Futures Market Highlights

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Energy Grain Wheat Soybean Meat Food General


Energy Markets

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The numbers in the chart above of daily CRUDE OIL spot futures prices refer to the HIGHLIGHT numbers below.


1. Crude oil, heating oil, and unleaded gasoline experience their sharpest rallies in 4 months just days after "Inversion Indexes" listed in "The 1997-1998 $upertrader's Book of Linear Time Cycles" produce buy signals.

(see COMMENT #s 27, 28, 29 and 48)


2. "Inversion Indexes" and "ALMANAC V" trading system presented in "The 1998 $upertrader's Almanac - 1st Half Edition" combine to buy crude oil 1 day after 9 year low and prior to sharp rally.

(see COMMENT #s 225, 235, 242)


3. The "ALMANAC V" trading system presented in "The 1998 $upertrader's Almanac - 1st Half Edition" signals long entry in crude oil 1 day after lowest price of 11 years - sharp $ 4.35 per barrel, 4 day rally ensues.

(see COMMENT # 440)


4. Market entry trading technique presented in "The $upertrader's Reference Manual" is used with the "Cyclic Trend" information from "The 1998-99 $upertrader's Book of Linear Time Cycles" to provide entry in crude oil just off the third quarter, 1998
lows.

(see COMMENT #s 588, 623)


5. Market entry trading technique presented in "The $upertrader's Reference Manual" is used to reverse long and enter short positions.

(see COMMENT #s 720, 742)

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Grain Markets

1. Special trading technique presented in "The $upertrader's Reference Manual" signals sharpest rally of the year in the corn market.

(see COMMENT # 452)

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Wheat Markets

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The number in the chart above of daily CBT WHEAT spot futures prices refers to the HIGHLIGHT numbers below.

1. The THRUST trading technique presented in "The $upertrader's Reference Manual" is used to provide entry just prior to sharpest rally of the year in CBT Wheat.

(see COMMENT #s 664, 678)

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Soybean Complex

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The number in the chart above of daily SOYBEAN spot futures prices refers to the HIGHLIGHT numbers below.


1. Trading technique presented in "The $upertrader's Reference Manual" provides entry at 1998 first half low and just prior to most explosive rally of the year.

(see COMMENT # 441, 452, 486)


2. ALIGNMENTS combine to signal long positions in soybean meal at the low for the first half of the year and prior to sharp rally.

(see COMMENT # 428)


3. Simple trendline break is used to position soybeans long just off their 1998 post-harvest low.

(see COMMENT # 645)

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Meat Markets

1. "FND SLAMMER" and "FND LAUNCHING" trading information presented in "The 1998 $upertrader's Almanac - 1st Half Edition" combine to produce 18 month low in live cattle market followed by stout rally.

(see COMMENT #s 39, 64)


2. "Inversion Cycle Indexes" listed in "The 1998-1999 $upertrader's Book of Linear Time Cycles" identify 10 month feeder cattle market low.

(see COMMENT # 280)

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Food Markets

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The number in the chart above of daily COFFEE spot futures prices refers to the HIGHLIGHT numbers below.


1. Exact day of 1998 high in coffee identified through use of weekly/monthly "Inversion Cycle" and "Linear Time Cycle" ALIGNMENTS projected in "The 1997-1998 $upertrader's Book of Linear Time Cycles".

(see COMMENT #s 44, 53, 54)


2. "Seasonal Launching" trading technique presented in "The 1998 $upertrader's Almanac - 1st Half Edition" precedes sharp rally and misses first half 1998 low in cocoa by only 1 day.

(see COMMENT # 86)


3. The "ALMANAC V" and "ALMANAC VI" trading systems presented in 1st Half & 2nd Half Editions of "The 1998 $upertrader's Almanac"  both signal long positions in October sugar the exact day of new 7 year lows - spike rally follows.

(see COMMENT #s 441, 452)

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Fiber Markets

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The numbers in the chart above of daily COTTON spot futures prices refers to the HIGHLIGHT numbers below.


1. Elliott Wave pattern explained on pages 283-292 of "The $upertrader's Reference Manual" and "Linear Time Cycle" projection listed in  "The 1998-1999 $upertrader's Book of Linear Time Cycles" combine to identify exact day of 4 year low in cotton and signal ensuing rally.

(see COMMENT #s 285, 324)


2. Technical trading technique explained in "The $upertrader's Reference Manual" ALIGNS WITH "Inversion Cycle Index" turning point projection listed in "The 1998-1999 $upertrader's Book of Linear Time Cycles" to signal 1998 high in cotton.

(see COMMENT # 510)

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General

1. Key commodity market fundamental event identified prior to spring rally.

(see COMMENT # 17)


2. Buy signal in CRB Index provided by "Inversion Cycle Index" projection listed in "The 1998-1999 $upertrader's Book of Linear Time Cycles" and "ALMANAC V" trading system ALIGNMENT on exact day of 5 year low is followed by sharp rally.

(see COMMENT # 442)


3. Buy signal in 1st Half 1998 "TRADE OF THE YEAR" selection precedes absolutely stunningly explosive rally.

(see "TRADE OF THE YEAR" chart from 1998 "Fashion" trade at "The $upertrader's Almanac" site).


4. Buy signal in 2nd Half 1998 "TRADE OF THE YEAR" selection precedes strong rally.

(see COMMENT #s 730, 764)

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THE $UPERTRADER'S ALMANAC

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THE $UPERTRADER'S REFERENCE MANUAL