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Grains, Foods, & Meats Futures Trader

2005 Track Record Summary

Total closed trades in January 2005 through the June 2005: 111
---Profitable trades: 70: 63%
---Losing Trades: 41: 37%

Total profit from trades closed after January 1 through May 20: $63,135

---Average profitable trade: $901;  Largest profitable month:$15,886 (May)
---Total losses from  trades closed after January 1 through May 20: $7,065--
--Average losing trade: ($172) Only losing month on closed trades: ($270) February
---Average profit per month: +$7,265 5 out of 6 months were profitable.

All figures are based on trading only one contract per trading signal. Results do not count commissions or “slippage.”  Individual traders may do worse or better depending on how many contracts they trade, how effective their broker is in executing trades, and the commission rates charged.

Grains, Foods, & Meats Futures Trader

Track Record

Jan – Dec 2005

Commodity Expiration Month Date/Price
Bought/(Shorted)
Date Exited $ Profit 
1 contract
%Profit 
1 contract
Live Cattle 5-Apr 12/15: 8525 12/21: 8855 +$1,32 122%
Lean Hogs 5-Feb 11/22: 7402 11/30: 7715 $1,248 119%
Soybeans 5-Jan 12/8: 529¼ 12/15: 546 $838 84%
Lean Hogs 5-Feb 11/23: 7442 12/1: 7630 $752 74%
Bean Meal 5-Mar 12/8: 158.20 12/14: 165.10 $690 86%
Soybeans 5-Jan 12/10: 533 12/16: 544½ $575 58%
Bean Meal 5-Mar 12/10: 160.10 12/14: 165.10 $500 63%
Live Cattle 5-Apr (11/26: 8555) 12/5: 8450 $420 39%
Lean Hogs 5-Feb 11/24: 7527 12/1: 7630 $412 38%
Bean Oil 5-Mar (12/1: 2059) 12/10: 2014 $264 44%
Live Cattle 5-Apr (12/1: 8510) 12/5: 8450 $240 22%
Corn 5-Mar (11/22: 208¼) 12/2: 204 $213 36%
Corn 5-Mar (11/26: 207 12/3: 204½ $125 21%
Soybeans 5-Jan 12/13: 546¾ 12/16: 544½ $113 11%
Soybeans 5-Jan 12/17: 548¾ 12/20: 550 $63 6%
Corn 5-Mar (11/29: 204¾) 12/3: 204¾ Even Even
Soybeans 5-Jan 12/3: 525¾ 12/7: 525¾ Even Even
Bean Oil 5-Mar (12/2: 2031) 12/13: 2019 Even Even
Sugar 5-Mar 11/22: 888 11/29: 889 Even Even
Lean Hogs 5-Feb (12/20: 7310) 12/21: 7310 Even Even
Bean Meal 5-Mar 12/3: 157.10 12/7: 157.30 Even Even
Bean Oil 5-Mar (12/6: 2034) 12/14: 2019 Even Even
Corn 5-Mar (12/7: 203¼) 12/8: 204 ($38) -6%
Corn 5-Mar (12/10: 201¼) 12/13: 204¾ ($25) -4%
Soybeans 5-Jan 12/6: 529¾ 12/7: 525¾ ($200) -20%
Bean Meal 5-Mar 12/6: 160.60 12/7: 157.30 ($330) -37%
Bean Meal 5-Mar 12/13: 165.90 12/14: 165.10 ($80) -8%
Wheat 5-Mar 12/3: 304½ 12/7: 303½ ($50) -5%
Wheat 5-Mar 12/8: 300 12/10: 299¼ ($38) -4%
Wheat 5-Mar 12/14: 301 12/16: 299½ ($75) -8%
Sugar 5-Mar 11/24: 897 12/2: 882 ($168) -21%
Sugar 5-Mar 12/1: 890 12/2: 882 ($89) -11%
Live Cattle 5-Apr (12/2: 8415) 12/5: 8450 ($140) -13%
Bean Meal 5-Mar (1/11: 165.20) 19-Jan $1,000 117%
Bean Meal 5-Mar (1/12: 161.90 19-Jan $670 74%
Lean Hogs 5-Apr 12/29: 7530 4-Jan $540 54%
Live Cattle 5-Apr 12/17: 8675 28-Dec $420 38%
Bean Meal 5-Mar 1/7: 162.80 11-Jan $240 30%
Soybeans 5-Mar (1/3: 535½) 6-Jan $200 20%
Bean Oil 5-Mar 1/6: 2017 10-Jan $60 10%
Soybeans 5-Mar 1/7: 542¼ 11-Jan $50 5%
Live Cattle 5-Apr 1/10: 8897 19-Jan $48 4%
Soybeans 5-Mar (12/28: 546¾) 30-Dec ($38) -4%
Lean Hogs 5-Apr 12/30: 7680 4-Jan ($60) -6%
Soybeans 5-Mar 1/13: 536½ 14-Jan ($488) -49%
Soybeans 5-Mar (12/29: 544½) 30-Dec ($150) -15%
Bean Meal 5-Mar 12/30: 163.00 3-Jan ($170) -19%
Soybeans 5-Mar 1/20: 523¼ 21-Jan ($325) -33%
Corn 5-Mar 1/10: 206¾ 12-Jan ($38) -6%
Soybeans 5-Mar (1/4: 525) 6-Jan ($325) -33%
Soybeans 5-Mar 1/10: 548½ 11-Jan ($263) -26%
Bean Oil 5-Mar 1/13: 2008 14-Jan ($150) -25%
Bean Oil 5-Mar 1/7: 2041 10-Jan ($144) -24%
Wheat 5-Mar (1/3: 302¼) 6-Jan ($63) -7%
Wheat 5-Mar (1/11: 306½) 12-Jan ($38) -4%
Wheat 5-Mar 12/30: 307½ 3-Jan ($250) -27%
Beans March 2/9: 510¾ 22-Feb $3,313 331%
Beans March 2/10: 516 23-Feb $3,038 304%
Beans March 2/11: 528½ 23-Feb $2,413 241%
Lean Hogs April (1/26: 7550) 3-Feb $920 90%
Bean Meal March (1/26: 157.40) 7-Feb $770 86%
Lean Hogs April (2/8: 7400) 11-Feb $592 58%
Bean Meal March (1/27: 154.80) 7-Feb $510 57%
Bean Meal 5-Mar (1/21: 155.80) 7-Feb $510 57%
Bean Meal March (1/28: 154.10) 7-Feb $440 49%
Wheat 5-Mar (1/14: 297½) 31-Jan $325 41%
Wheat 5-Mar (1/18: 296½) 31-Jan $275 34%
Bean Oil March 2/8: 1917 15-Feb $270 45%
Wheat March (1/26: 295¼) 28-Jan $263 33%
Live Cattle April 1/27: 8765 2-Feb $240 22%
Lean Hogs April 2/15: 7300 18-Feb $200 20%
Wheat March (2/15: 299¼) 17-Feb $188 13%
Wheat 5-Mar (1/20: 294¾) 31-Jan $188 13%
Bean Oil March 2/18: 2007 24-Feb $138 23%
Sugar March 2/10: 915 14-Feb $112 19%
Corn 5-Mar 1/20: 197¾ 26-Jan $50 8%
Bean Oil March 2/18: 2175 24-Feb ($270) -45%
Wheat March (1/27: 289½) 28-Jan ($25) -31%
Wheat March (2/2: 288¼) 7-Feb ($213) -27%
Wheat March (2/4: 287¾) 7-Feb ($238) -28%
Wheat March (2/16: 292½) 17-Feb ($150) -17%
Sugar March (2/3: 894) 7-Feb ($11) -1%
Sugar March (2/4: 908) 7-Feb ($168) -28%
Live Cattle April 1/31: 8832 2-Feb ($28) -3%
Live Cattle April 2/16: 8767 17-Feb ($37) -4%
Lean Hogs April (2/2: 7312) 3-Feb ($32) -3%
Bean Oil March 2/11: 2001 15-Feb ($234) -39%
Lean Hogs April 2/23: 7542 24-Feb ($208) -20%
Corn March (2/16: 197) 18-Feb ($150) -25%
Beans March 1/25: 526 26-Jan ($150) -15%
Sugar March 2/22: 899 25-Feb ($314) -45%
Beans July 3/8: 629¼ 3/15: 684¾ $2,763 276%
Beans July 3/10: 643 3/15: 684¾ $2,088 209%
Wheat July 3/8: 343¾ 3/15: 375 $1,563 184%
Bean Meal July 3/8: 186.80 3/16: 201.10 $1,430 179%
Bean Meal July 3/9: 188.20 3/16: 201.10 $1,129 141%
Wheat July 3/9: 347½ 3/16: 368 $1,025 128%
Bean Meal July 3/10: 191.00 3/16: 201.10 $1,010 126%
Bean Oil July 2/25: 2291 3/15: 2444 $918 153%
Corn July 3/8: 221¼ 3/15: 235¼ $700 117%
Wheat July 3/10: 355 3/16: 268 $650 76%
Bean Oil July 2/28: 2341 3/15: 2444 $618 103%
Bean Oil July 3/7: 2341 3/15: 2444 $618 103%
Corn July (3/18: 227½) 3/24: 218½ $450 75%
Lean Hogs June 3/15: 7905 3/17: 8010 $420 41%
Corn July 3/10: 227 3/15: 235¼ $413 69%
Bean Oil July (3/18: 2373) 3/24: 2309 $384 64%
Live Cattle June (3/17: 8532) 3/24: 8470 $268 25%
Corn July (3/21: 222½) 3/24: 218½ $200 33%
Sugar May 3/9: 900 3/16: 914 $157 26%
Lean Hogs June 3/11: 8075 3/17: 8010 ($260) 25%
Live Cattle June (3/18: 8410) 3/24: 8470 ($240) 24%
Bean Oil July (3/21: 2275) 3/24: 2309 ($204) -33%
Lean Hogs June 3/3: 8155 3/9: 8155 ($180) -18%
Sugar May 3/11: 917 3/16: 914 ($34) -5%
Beans July 3/8: 629¼ 3/15: 684¾ $2,763 154%
Beans July 3/10: 643 3/15: 684¾ $2,088 116%
Wheat July 3/8: 343¾ 3/15: 375 $1,563 195%
Bean Meal July 3/8: 186.80 3/16: 201.10 $1,430 113%
Bean Meal July 3/9: 188.20 3/16: 201.10 $1,129 108%
Wheat July 3/9: 347½ 3/16: 368 $1,025 101%
Bean Meal July 3/10: 191.00 3/16: 201.10 $1,010 102%
Bean Oil July 2/25: 2291 3/15: 2444 $918 117%
Corn July 3/8: 221¼ 3/15: 235¼ $700 72%
Wheat July 3/10: 355 3/16: 268 $650 77%
Bean Oil July 2/28: 2341 3/15: 2444 $618 77%
Bean Oil July 3/7: 2341 3/15: 2444 $618 75%
Corn July (3/18: 227½) 3/24: 218½ $450 39%
Lean Hogs June 3/15: 7905 3/17: 8010 $420 69%
Corn July 3/10: 227 3/15: 235¼ $413 48%
Bean Oil July (3/18: 2373) 3/24: 2309 $384 48%
Live Cattle June (3/17: 8532) 3/24: 8470 $268 26%
Corn July (3/21: 222½) 3/24: 218½ $200 33%
Sugar May 3/9: 900 3/16: 914 $157 33%
Lean Hogs June 3/11: 8075 3/17: 8010 ($260) -23%
Live Cattle June (3/18: 8410) 3/24: 8470 ($240) -22%
Bean Oil July (3/21: 2275) 3/24: 2309 ($204) -26%
Lean Hogs June 3/3: 8155 3/9: 8155 ($180) -17%
Sugar May 3/11: 917 3/16: 914 ($34) -5%
Beans July 4/5: 624¾ 4/8: 619½ ($263) -23%
Beans July 4/11: 624½ 4/14: 623 ($75) -7%
Beans July 4/13: 630 4/14: 623 ($350) -32%
Bean Meal July (3/31: 188.80) 4/6: 186.60 $220 28%
Bean Meal July (4/1: 185.70) 4/6: 186.60 ($90) -11%
Bean Meal July (4/4: 185.10) 4/6: 186.60 ($150) -19%
Bean Meal July (4/8: 187.00) 4/11: 188.20 ($120) -15%
Bean Oil July (3/31: 2303) 4/11: 2261 $252 36%
Bean Oil July (4/7: 2293) 4/11: 2261 $192 32%
Bean Oil July (4/8: 2249) 4/11: 2261 ($72) -9%
Bean Oil July 4/11: 2261 4/20: 2287 $156 20%
Bean Oil July 4/15: 2282 4/20: 2287 $30 4%
Bean Oil July 2.207638889 4/20: 2287 $48 6%
Corn July (4/4: 218) 4/12: 214¾ $163 27%
Corn July (4/5: 213¾) 4/12: 214¾ ($50) -8%
Corn July (4/8: 212½) 4/12: 214¾ ($113) -19%
Sugar May 3/9: 900 3/16: 914 $157 22%
Lean Hogs June (4/4: 7985) 4/7: 7682 $1,212 112%
Lean Hogs June (4/5: 7822) 4/7: 7682 $560 52%
Lean Hogs June (4/6: 7675) 4/7: 7682 ($28) -2%
Live Cattle June (3/30: 8518) 4/5: 8447 $284 26%
Live Cattle June (4/4: 8413) 4/5: 8447 $420 38%
Beans July (5/9: 637¾) 5/17: 625¼ $625 63%
Beans July (5/11: 638) 5/17: 625¼ $638 64%
Beans July