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Commodity Timing Track Record
From 2000 through most of 2005, I made a decision to focus on my own personal trading and teaching. During that time frame I wrote the research newsletter but had professional traders provide the trade recommendations. In Late 2005 I resumed the trade selection for Commodity Timing when my protege at that time ventured out on his own. Thus the track record below represents my trades, not someone else's.

I hate this part of the business, showing a track record.  I hate it with a passion for several reasons.  First it spotlights all my inadequacies. That’s hard to do in public, but worse yet it gives a totally false impression.  Let me explain...

If I’m having a hot streak people think it will always be that way, but it won’t.  They subscribe, have a loser or two and get upset with me.   If I’m having a cold streak people say I’m a washed up old man, a has-been.  While that may be correct, I think I still provide value with the letter, hotline and video lessons on www.ireallytrade.com.  Yet most people, “new followers” just focus on the track record so below you will find a summary of this year's trades and the trade by trade details.

While this looks ok, it sure could have been better. What it does not show is the anguish, the blood, sweat and tears of each trade.  Numbers can never show that.

I want to add to this that the record below means nothing about the future. I have seen a few thousands track records in my career, and the future was never like the track record of the trader.  Some did much better in the future.  Others, like Amaranth, blew up. The only good advice I’ve ever gotten from the Government is that “past performance is no guarantee or indication of future results.”  Trust me, the future is unknown. The fact that our track records shows that we have made a little money in the last few years is meaningless in regard to the future.

BY THE WAY---We do not do the track record. An independent third party does... Thank you D.H.!

It is impossible to know where every subscriber gets filled or pays in commission. As a good rule of thumb, deduct at least 10% from all track records for commission and slippage. The results are based on 1 contract per commodity.

COMMODITY TRADING IS RISKY. SO YOU KNOW THE RISKS, PLEASE READ OUR DISCLAIMER BY CLICKING HERE

 

2008 Results
Month Profit (Loss)
January
$8,454
February
($2,794)
March
$24,565
April
($4,734)
May
$8,677
June
$13,106
July
$36,642
August
$2,830
Net Profit (Loss) YTD
$86,746

 

2007 Results
Month Profit (Loss)
January
($261)
February
$737
March
$15,797
April
($2,073)
May
($3,632)
June
$2,293
July
$6,622
August
$9,734
September
$4,189
October
$10,407
November
$5,211
December
$5,462
Net Profit (Loss) YTD
$54,486

 

2006 Results
Month Profit (Loss)
January
$1,811
February
($544)
March
$3,580
April
$11,477
May
($2,402)
June
($6,922)
July
$7,743
August
$2,789
September
($1,545)
October
$8,014
November
$5,350
December
$4,470
Net Profit (Loss)
$33,821


Trade By Trade Analysis

 

August 2008
Contract
Sym
Month
 Pos
Entry Date
Exit Date
Entry
Exit
Gain/(Loss)
Wheat W Sept LONG
8/4/2008
8/4/2008
792
778
(700.00)
Whest W Dec LONG
8/7/2008
8/26/2008
814
859
2250.00
SoyMeal SM Dec LONG
8/18/2008
8/26/2008
340
360.00
2000.00
Jap Yen JY Dec LONG
8/18/2008
8/25/2008
0.9138
0.911
(350.00)
Crude Oil CL Oct LONG
8/19/2008
8/21/2008
114.4
115.85
1450.00
Aussie Dollar AD Sept SHORT
8/21/2008
8/21/2008
0.8650 0.8717 (670.00)
Canadian $ CD Dec LONG
8/25/2008
8/29/2008
0.9575 0.946 (1150.00)
Closed Out Trade Results
US $2,830

 

 

July 2008
Contract
Sym
Month
 Pos
Entry Date
Exit Date
Entry
Exit
Gain/(Loss)
Gold GC Aug LONG
6/26/2008
7/3/2008
893
933
4000.00
Bean Oil BO Aug LONG
6/27/2008
7/7/2008
66.25
66.42
102.00
Sugar SB Oct LONG
6/27/2008
7/7/2008
13.11
13.60
548.80
Live Cattle LC Aug SHORT
6/27/2008
7/10/2008
104
103
400.00
T Bonds US Sept SHORT
7/7/2008
7/7/2008
116^03
116^19
(500.00)
Sugar SB Oct LONG
7/10/2008
7/15/2008
13.85
13.60
(280.00)
Sugar SB Oct SHORT
7/15/2008
7/22/2008
13.60
12.14
1635.20
Soybean Oil BO Dec SHORT
7/14/2008
7/28/2008
65.06
61.1
2376.00
Cotton CT Dec LONG
7/15/2008
7/22/2008
73.9
71.85
(1025.00)
Heating Oil HO Aug SHORT
7/15/2008
7/30/2008
4.0209
3.465
23347.80
Coffee KC Sept LONG
7/17/2008
7/17/2008
142.9
138.6
(1612.50)
Dollar Index DX Sept LONG
7/17/2008
7/22/2008
72.2
72
(200.00)
Cocoa CC Sept SHORT
7/17/2008
7/25/2008
2950
2790
1600.00
Wheat W Sept LONG
7/17/2008
7/21/2008
824
794
(1500.00)
Silver SI Sept SHORT
7/22/2008
7/30/2008
1819
1704
5750.00
Swiss Franc SF Sept SHORT
7/22/2008
7/25/2008
0.9769
0.9684
1062.50
T Bonds US Sept LONG
7/28/2008
7/29/2008
114^02
115
937.50
Closed Out Trade Results
US $36,642

 

June 2008
Contract
Sym
Month
 Pos
Entry Date
Exit Date
Entry
Exit
Gain/(Loss)
Jap Yen
JY
June
SHORT
5/22/2008
6/2/2008
0.9675
0.957
1312.50
Gold
GC
June
SHORT
5/27/2008
6/2/2008
917
893.1
2390.00
Bonds
US
Sept
LONG
6/2/2008
6/3/2008
113^23
115^02
1343.75
Live Cattle
LC
Aug
SHORT
6/2/2008
6/5/2008
100.9
101.2
(120.00)
Canadian $
CD
June
SHORT
6/2/2008
6/4/2008
1.0044
0.99
1440.00
Silver
SI
July
SHORT
6/5/2008
6/5/2008
1660.50
1700.00
(1975.00)
Coffee
KC
Sept
LONG
6/16/2008
6/30/2008
138.5
155.4
6337.50
B. Pound
BP
Sept
LONG
6/16/2008
6/16/2008
1.938
1.959
1312.50
Gold
GC
Aug
SHORT
6/23/2008
6/26/2008
896.8
893
1800.00
Jap Yen
JY
Sept
SHORT
6/23/2008
6/23/2008
0.9296
0.9362
(825.00)
Closed Out Trade Results
US $13,016

 

May 2008
Contract
Sym
Month
 Pos
Entry Date
Exit Date
Entry
Exit
Gain/(Loss)
Live Cattle LC June SHORT
04/29/08
05/08/08
92.9
92.8
40
Copper HG July SHORT
04/29/08
05/05/08
388.7
396.3
(1,900)
Yen JY June LONG
04/29/08
05/02/08
0.9654
0.955
(1,300)
Soybean Oil BO July SHORT
04/24/08
05/01/08
61.07
56
3,042
S&P500 SP June LONG
05/01/08
05/02/08
1400.0
1423.5
5,875
Cotton CT July LONG
05/06/08
05/12/08
70.65
70.54
(55)
Soybeans SB July LONG
05/06/08
05/15/08
1314.5
1319
225
Wheat W July LONG
05/06/08
05/12/08
813.5
803
(525)
T Bonds US June LONG
05/08/08
05/13/08
116^20
116^02
(563)
S&P500 SP June LONG
05/08/08
05/13/08
1397.3
1407.7
2,600
Gold GC June SHORT
05/13/08
05/16/08
877.1
872.1
500
Sugar SB July SHORT
05/13/08
05/19/08
11.4
11.3
112
Cocoa CC July SHORT
05/13/08
05/19/08
2705
2695
100
Coffee KC July LONG
05/15/08
05/19/08
139.4
136
(1,275)
Euro Fx EU June LONG
05/15/08
05/27/08
1.547
1.58
4,125
T Bonds US June LONG
05/15/08
05/22/08
116^15
116^08
(219)
Dollar Index DX June SHORT
05/20/08
05/27/08
72.7
72.4
300
Corn  C July SHORT
05/27/08
05/30/08
594
597.5
(175)
Soybeans SB July LONG
05/27/08
05/29/08
1357
1339
(900)
Cocoa CC July SHORT
05/28/08
05/28/08
2577
2625
(480)
Wheat W July LONG
05/28/08
05/29/08
760
743
(850)
Closed Out Trade Results
US $8,677

 

April 2008
Contract
Sym
Month
 Pos
Entry Date
Exit Date
Entry
Exit
Gain/(Loss)
Sugar SB May  SHORT
03/27/08
04/02/08
12.01
11.78
258
Cocoa CC May  SHORT
03/27/08
4/3/2008
2350.00
2305.00
450
Bean Oil BO May  SHORT
03/27/08
04/01/08
56.9200
50.7000
3,732
Yen JY June SHORT
03/31/08
04/04/08
1.0025
0.9894
1,638
Dollar Index DX June LONG
04/01/08
04/09/08
72.20
72.07
(130)
Live Cattle LC June LONG
04/03/08
04/21/08
88.7250
92.1000
1,350
SoyMeal SM July SHORT
04/07/08
04/09/08
332.00
342.00
(1,000)
Corn C May  SHORT
04/07/08
04/09/08
590
602
(600)
Swiss Franc SF June SHORT
04/07/08
04/09/08
0.9897
0.995
(662)
Cotton CT May  LONG
04/07/08
04/09/08
71.6
73.95
1,175
S&P 500 SP June LONG
04/10/08
04/10/08
1362.4
1348.4
(3,500)
Copper HG May  SHORT
04/14/08
04/16/08
390.2
396.1
(1,475)
British Pound BP June LONG
04/14/08
04/15/08
1.9675
1.9538
(856)
Euro FX EU June SHORT
04/14/08
04/14/08
1.5656
1.5809
(1,912)
Dollar Index DX June LONG
04/18/08
04/22/08
72.09
71.6
(490)
T Bonds US June LONG
04/21/08
04/24/08
116^07
116^08
31
Heating Oil HO June SHORT
04/24/08
04/25/08
3.2566
3.314
(2,411)
Canadian $ CD June Long
04/28/08
04/30/08
0.9886 0.9853 (330)
Closed Out Trade Results
US ($4,734)

 

March 2008
Contract
Sym
Month
 Pos
Entry Date
Exit Date
Entry
Exit
Gain/(Loss)
S. Meal SM May SHORT
03/06/08
03/13/08
374 357 1700.00
Wheat W May SHORT
03/10/08
03/10/08
1091 1136 (2250.00)
Crude Oil CL May SHORT
03/17/08
03/19/08
107.9900
103.5000
4490.00
Copper HG May SHORT
03/17/08
03/20/08
378.7000
360.00
4675.00
Silver SI May SHORT
03/17/08
03/20/08
2032.000
1713
15950.00
Closed Out Trade Results
US $24,565

 

February 2008
Contract
Sym
Month
 Pos
Entry Date
Exit Date
Entry
Exit
Gain/(Loss)
Feeder Cattle FC March LONG
02/28/08
02/19/08
102.6 102.9 150.00
Heating Oil HO March SHORT
01/31/08
02/04/08
2.5218 2.4788 1806.00
Jap Yen JY March SHORT
02/04/08
02/07/08
0.9380
0.9450
(875.00)
Cotton CT March SHORT
02/07/08
02/14/08
68.10
68.30
(100.00)
T Bonds US March SHORT
02/07/08
02/08/08
118^25
118^00
781.25
Bean Oil BO March SHORT
02/11/08
02/14/08
54.95
56.90
(1170.00)
Dollar Index DX March SHORT
02/12/08
02/18/08
76.50
76.28
220.00
Gold GC April SHORT
02/12/08
02/19/08
919.40
920.00
(60.00)
C. Dollar CD March LONG
02/12/08
02/14/08
1.0049
0.9930
(1190.00)
Swiss Franc SF March SHORT
02/21/08
02/22/08
0.9070
0.9150
(1000.00)
SoyMeal SM May SHORT
02/21/08
02/25/08
363.30
371.80
(850.00)
British Pound BP March SHORT
02/21/08
02/26/08
1.9607
1.9688
(506.25)
Closed Out Trade Results
US ($2,794)

 


January 2008
Contract
Sym
Month
 Pos
Entry Date
Exit Date
Entry
Exit
Gain/(Loss)
Gold GC Feb LONG
12/18/07
01/10/08
804
870
6600.00
Copper HG March LONG
01/02/08
01/10/08
3.069
3.240
4275.00
Live Cattle LC Feb LONG
01/02/08
01/03/08
96.55
94.70
(740.00)
Wheat W March SHORT
01/07/08
01/15/08
916
907
450.00
Aussie Dollar AD March LONG
01/08/08
01/16/08
0.871
0.886
1540.00
US Dollar DX March SHORT
01/14/08
01/16/08
75.82
75.15
670.00
Coffee KC March SHORT
01/14/08
01/15/08
135.00
138.30
(1237.50)
Sugar S March SHORT
01/15/08
01/16/08
11.31
11.62
(347.20)
British Pound BP March LONG
01/17/08
01/18/08
1.9662
1.9477
(1156.25)
Soybeans SB March SHORT
01/22/08
01/30/08
1240
1278
(1900.00)
Coffee KC March LONG
01/28/08
01/30/08
133.40
137.00
1350.00
Swiss Franc SF March SHORT
01/28/08
01/30/08
0.9150
0.9234
(1050.00)
Closed Out Trade Results
US $8,454

 

December 2007
Contract
Sym
Month
 Pos
Entry Date
Exit Date
Entry
Exit
Gain/(Loss)
Cocoa CC March LONG
11/19/07
12/03/07
1920
2030.00
1100
Corn C March LONG
12/03/07
12/17/07
405.00
433.00
1400
Gold GC Feb LONG
12/03/07
12/13/07
795.80
805.30
950
T Bonds US March LONG
12/03/07
12/04/07
117^16
118^14
937.50
T Bonds US March SHORT
12/06/07
12/10/07
117^10
115^04
2187.50
Aussie Dollar AD Dec LONG
12/06/07
12/10/07
0.8741
0.8848
1070
Aussie Dollar AD March LONG
12/10/07
12/11/07
0.8804
0.8704
(1000)
Lumber LB Jan LONG
12/10/07
12/13/07
247.20
243.00
(462)
Dollar Index DX March LONG
12/13/07
12/19/07
76.400
77.700
1300
Brit Pound BP March  SHORT
12/13/07
12/20/07
2.0278
1.9876
2512.50
Bean Oil BO March  SHORT
12/17/07
12/20/07
46.600
47.700
(660)
Heating Oil HO Jan LONG
12/18/07
12/18/07
2.6388
2.5686
(2948.40)
Brit Pound BP March LONG
12/31/07
12/31/07
1.9928
1.978
(925)
Closed Out Trade Results
US $5,462

 

November 2007
Contract
Sym
Month
 Pos
Entry Date
Exit Date
Entry
Exit
Gain/(Loss)
T Bonds US Dec-07 LONG
10/30/07
11/02/07
113^21
113^30
281.25
S&P 500 SP Dec-07 LONG
11/02/07
11/05/07
1510.80
1496.80
(3500)
Japan. Yen JY Dec-07 LONG
11/02/07
11/12/07
0.8778
0.9110
4150
Live Cattle LC Dec-07 LONG
11/09/07
11/09/07
98.70
97.90
(320)
Corn C Dec-07 SHORT
11/15/07
11/20/07
374.50
383.50
(450)
Wheat W Mar-08 LONG
11/15/07
11/29/07
786
896
5500
S. Bean Meal SM Dec-07 SHORT
11/27/07
11/29/07
288.50
293.00
(450)
Closed Out Trade Results
US $5,211

 

October 2007
Contract
Sym
Month
 Pos
Entry Date
Exit Date
Entry
Exit
Gain/(Loss)
Sugar SB Mar-08 LONG
09/20/07
10/08/07
10.160 9.650 (571)
S&P 500 SP Dec-07 SHORT
09/27/07
10/01/07
1541.600 1541.800 (50)
S&P 500 SP Dec-07 LONG
10/01/07
10/02/07
1,541.800 1,559.200 4,350
Dollar Index DX Dec-07 LONG
10/02/07
10/18/07
78.25 77.73 (520)
Silver SI Dec-07 SHORT
10/02/07
10/05/07
13.73 13.56 850
Swiss Franc SF Dec-07 SHORT
10/02/07
10/08/07
0.857 0.852 700
Copper HG Dec-07 SHORT
10/08/07
10/09/07
3.7000 3.6150 2,125
Brit Pound BP Dec-07 LONG
10/08/07
10/09/07
2.0365 2.0265 (625)
Aussie Dollar AD Dec-07 SHORT
10/15/07
10/18/07
0.8941 0.8953 (120)
T Bonds US Dec-07 LONG
10/15/07
10/19/07
110^06
112^16
2312.50
Soy Meal SM Dec-07 SHORT
10/16/07
10/25/07
275.900 279.500 (360)
Cotton CT Dec-07 SHORT
10/16/07
10/18/07
62.800 64.500 (850)
Copper HG Dec-07 SHORT
10/16/07
10/22/07
3.643 3.61 825
Japan. Yen JY Dec-07 LONG
10/16/07
10/22/07
0.8603 0.8855 3,150
Cocoa CC Dec-07 SHORT
10/22/07
10/26/07
1855 1880 (250)
Live Cattle LC Dec-07 LONG
10/22/07
10/22/07
97.9 96.5 (560)
Closed Out Trade Results
US $10,407

September 2007
Contract
Sym
Month
 Pos
Entry Date
Exit Date
Entry
Exit
Gain/(Loss)
Oats O Dec-07 LONG
08/27/07
09/18/07
261.000 271.000
500
Swiss Franc SF Sep-07 SHORT
08/30/07
09/06/07
0.832 0.833 (125)
Sugar SB Oct-07 LONG
08/30/07
09/05/07
9.550 9.260 (325)
Coffee KC Dec-07 LONG
09/10/07
09/13/07
117.700 118.300 225
Sugar SB Oct-07 LONG
09/10/07
09/11/07
9.480 9.200 (314)
Corn C Dec-07 SHORT
09/11/07
09/12/07
342.500 354.000 (575)
Sugar SB Oct-07 LONG
09/13/07
09/20/07
9.420 9.810 437
Cocoa CC Dec-07 LONG
09/17/07
09/21/07
1825.000 1995.000 1700
Bonds US Dec-07 SHORT
09/17/07
09/19/07
112^24
112^05
593.75
Heating Oil HO Nov-07 SHORT
09/24/07
09/26/07
2.246 2.216 1268
S&P 500 SP Dec-07 LONG
09/25/07
09/26/07
1528.900 1536.200 1825
Gold GC Dec-07 SHORT
09/25/07
09/26/07
733.800 744.000 (1020)
Closed Out Trade Results
US $4,189

 

August 2007
Contract
Sym
Month
 Pos
Entry Date
Exit Date
Entry
Exit
Gain/(Loss)
Live Cattle LC
Oct-07
LONG
07/19/07
08/07/07
97.150 97.300 60
Corn C
Dec-07
LONG
07/26/07
08/06/07
333.500 333.000 (25)
Bean Oil BO
Dec-07
LONG
07/30/07
08/06/07
38.200 37.750 (270)
Coffee KC
Sept-07
LONG
08/02/07
08/14/07
114.800 119.100 1,613
Cotton CT
Dec-07
SHORT
08/06/07
08/16/07
64.400 59.000 2700
Sugar SB
Oct-07
SHORT
08/06/07
08/16/07
10.150 9.250 1,008
S&P 500 SP
Sept-07
LONG
08/06/07
08/08/07
1466.200 1488.000