Greece may “be the word”, but the news items continue to confound. It’s hard to take leaders at their word or those reporting. Greek leaders say they will resign if they don’t get a vote rejecting Euro austerity demands. With a clear voting mandate rejecting austerity Greek leaders promptly turn around and accept austerity. Then reporters first claim that Germany blinked (conceded Greek demands) “Merkel Blinks/Stocks Surge!” The same hour reporters claim Greece blinked (conceded to German austerity requirements) “Greece blinked and its past 6 months of chaos have been a complete waste” Business Insider July 10th. Now Europe and Greece appear to be coalescing around a gradual verify and then trust procedure to gradually release debt bailout funding upon proof that Greece has implemented the laws and structure of austerity as demanded. Early indications are that Greece will not avoid tax hikes or debt restructuring, which is what the new leaders were elected for. What Tsipras, Syriza and the Greeks have gained by the 6 months of acrimonious negotiations remains elusive. It appears Greece has increased its pain and lost trust to arrive at an even weaker position today than they could have secured months ago. Perhaps the Value Added Tax (VAT) proposed among other measures will instill some honesty in Greece’s structural accounting for the first time in their modern history.
Normally news events are inconsequential regarding our very technical commodity futures trading model. However, the extreme news events and major reversal of leaders opinions has stopped us out of trades we otherwise feel confident would have been profitable. The surprise news events from Greece will hopefully start winding down over the near term – we’ll verify and then trust. For those that are not following the daily gyrations: as the odds of a Greek exit – Grexit – increase, the US Dollar and Treasury Bonds rally while the Euro and most commodities such as Oil fall. The reverse has also been true. The net movement in these various markets is close to zero over the past 2 weeks, yet the short term volatility has been intense. The current sentiment is once again building for retaining Greece in the Eurozone and avoiding a long term default. Should this trend continue to prevail then it favors a rising Euro and petroleum markets while downside pressure is exerted upon the US Dollar and Bond prices (lower bond prices = higher interest rates). Stocks may also continue a relief rally near term if Euro sanity returns. Once Europe and China have calmed we will return to the fundamental trends in the global economy and earnings for which our KDelta technical model should navigate more confidently.
US stock market sentiment and breadth readings are clearly primed for a medium term bottom soon.
K DELTA 2015: Commodity futures trading system
Updated 07-12-15
KDelta profit YTD =$42,061= +420% for 2015 YTD 65% winning trades
(Italic=New trades/changes since last free update)
Open positions: Entry Exit Stop (Loss/profit)
07-06-15 Sell A6U 7469 7294 7500
07-07-15 Sell SIU 1534 1351 1564
07-06-15 Sell KCU 126.25 118 127.60
Pending Signal entries using Buy or Sell Stops only (GTC or good until canceled):
Sell OJU 106.25 Exit 93 “or” Buy OJU 128.45 Exit 138
Buy E6U 114.86 Exit 117.26
Sell GCQ 1143.7 Exit 1118.5
Sell GCQ 1135.2 Exit 1054.8
Buy ZLZ 34.27 Exit TBD cancel order
Buy ESU 2079.25 Exit 2097.75
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Assume a $10,000 opening account & one contract per trade/signal
Legend: Currencies: Australian $=A6, British Pound=B6, Canadian $=C6,New Zealand $=N6, Euro=E6, Yen= J6, Swiss Franc=S6, US Dollar=DX. Ags: Corn= ZC, Wheat=ZW, Soybeans=ZS, Soybean Meal=ZM, Soybean Oil=ZL, Oats=ZO, Wheat=ZW, KC Wheat=KE. Metals: Copper=HG, Gold=GC, Silver=SI, Platinum=PL, Palladium=PA. Stock Indexes: SP 500=ES, Dow/DJIA=YM, Nasdaq=NQ, Mini-Russell 2000=TF. Softs: Cocoa=CC, Coffee=KC, Sugar=SB, Cotton=CT, Orange Juice=OJ, Lumber=LB. Bonds: 30 Year T-Bonds=ZB, 10 Year Note=ZN, 5 Year Note=ZF. Energies: RB=Unleaded Gasoline; HO=Heating Oil; CL= Crude Oil; QM=mini-Crude Oil; NG=Natural Gas {final-3rd– letter in symbol refers to contract month: Jan’=F; Feb’=G; Mar’=H; Apr’=J; May=K; Jun’=M; Jul’=N; Aug’=Q; Sep’=U; Oct’=V; Nov’=X; Dec’=Z}
Below: $P/(L)/contract=profit and loss of single contract trade per signal
P/L % margin= profit & loss per trade based upon margin required per contract
Profit/Loss based on $10k opening account for 2015 YTD
…………………………………………………………………………….$ P/(L) P/L
Date Signal Entry Exit date/price Contract %margin
07-02-15 Sell GCQ 1162.0 07-08-15 1146.6 1540 37%
07-06-15 Sell A6U 7553 07-07-15 7402 1510 69%
07-07-15 Sell RBQ 197.13 07-07-15 198.13 (420) (7%)
06-26-15 Buy KEZ 590-2 07-06-15 598-2 400 81%
07-02-15 Buy NGQ 2870 07-06-15 2794 (760) (36%)
07-06-15 Sell HOQ 182.27 07-06-15 177.32 2079 37%
06-29-15 Sell HOQ 182.80 07-01-15 188.35 (2331) (42%)
06-26-15 Sell QMQ 59.15 07-01-15 57.35 1100 47%
July results: 5 win & 3 loss = $3218
YTD 44 wins & 24 losses: Profit using single contracts= $42,061 = +420%
06-18-15 Buy S6U 10867 06-19-15 10847 (250) ( 4%)
06-18-15 Buy A6U 7777 06-19-15 7711 (666) (30%)
06-22-15 Buy NQU 4544.00 06-25-15 4512.00 (640) (16%)
06-18-15 Buy GCQ 1191.9 06-18-15 1204.9 1300 32%
06-15-15 Buy CCU 3168 06-16-15 3225 570 52%
06-15-15 Sell CTN 63.02 06-16-15 63.31 (145) (10%)
06-11-15 Sell SBN 11.82 06-15-15 11.51 347 39%
06-09-15 Buy RBN 208.42 06-10-15 213.41 2096 33%
06-09-15 Sell ZBU 148-18 06-10-15 147-17 1132 30%
05-26-15 Sell J6M 8199 06-05-15 7950 3112 109%
06-05-15 Sell PLN 1088.7 06-05-15 1092 (165) (8%)
05-29-15 Buy ZFM 119-21.75 06-01-15 119-15.50 (49) (5%)
06-01-15 Sell ZMN 301.3 06-01-15 297.3 400 19%
June results: 7 wins & 3 losses = $7042
YTD 39 wins & 21 losses =$38,843 = +388%
05-29-15 Buy ZNM 128-05 05-29-15 128-05 0 0
05-22-15 Sell ZSN 934-6 05-29-15 934-6 0 0
05-21-15 Sell QMN 59.1 05-26-15 58.025 537 23%
05-14-15 Buy YMM 18189 05-26-15 18185 (20) 0%
05-19-15 Sell ZSN 948-6 05-22-15 932 837 38%
05-20-15 Sell J6M 8279 05-26-15 8201 975 34%
05-20-15 Buy ESM 2120 05-26-15 2114 (300) (6%)
05-12-15 Sell ZMN 307.4 05-13-15 302.7 470 22%
05-11-15 Buy CCN 2968 05-11-15 3010 420 38%
05-01-15 Sell KCN 134.30 50% 05-08-15 134.05 109 2%
05-04-15 Sell KCN 131.95 50% 05-08-15 134.30 (1022) (23%)
05-05-15 Buy PAM 788.10 50% 05-08-15 801
& 50% 05-11-15 783.90 435 10%
04-13-15 Sell ZFM 120-00 05-05-15 119-21 344 35%
04-29-15 Buy S6M 10580 05-05-15 10805 2812 34%
04-29-15 Buy QMM 5885 05-05-15 6030 725 27%
May results: 10 wins & 2 loss P/L= $6,052
YTD results= 32 wins & 15 losses: P/L=$31,801 = 318%
04-29-15 Sell ZNM 128-18 04-30-15 127-27 718 43%
04-23-15 Buy ESM 2110 04-30-15 2090.50 (950) (19%)
04-24-15 Sell ZCN 374-6 04-27-15 366-4 412 37%
04-16-15 Buy N6M 7639 04-23-15 7594 (450) (19%)
04-15-15 Sell RBM 188.60 04-20-15 190.15 650 25%
04-13-15 Buy HOM 180.60 04-15-15 189.00 3528 70%
04-09-15 Sell ZMN 314.5 04-20-15 317.5 (300) (14%)
04-09-15 Sell NGM 2632 04-16-15 2632 0 0
03-30-15 Sell NGK 2619 04-02-15 2718 (990) (23%)
04-02-15 Buy ZWK 540-6 04-07-15 526 (738) (52%)
04-02-15 Buy KEK 579-4 04-07-15 564-4 (250) (18%)
03-31-15 Sell ZOK 265-2 04-01-15 262 162 13%
April results: 5 wins & 6 losses P/L=$ 1792
YTD results=22 wins & 13 losses: P/L = $25,459 = +255%
03-17-15 Sell ZCK 373-4 03-20-15 377-6 (213) (19%)
03-13-15 Sell D6H 7800 03-18-15 7921 (1210) (66%)
03-10-15 Sell J6H 8218 03-12-15 8272 (675) (21%)
02-12-15 Buy NQH 4342.5 03-10-15 4389.5 940 24%
02-13-15 Buy ESH 2089 03-06-15 2089 0 0
02-26-15 Buy DXH 95.24 03-05-15 96.60 1360 82%
02-26-15 Sell E6H 112.74 03-04-15 111.28 1825 54%
02-26-15 Buy HOJ 19423 03-04-15 18823 (2520) (50%)
March results: 3 wins & 4 losses: P/L= $(493);
YTD=17W&7L: YTD P/L=$23,667=237%
02-25-15 Buy RBJ 18825 02-27-15 19528 2952 52%
02-25-15 Buy A6H 7860 02-26-15 7830 (300) (12%)
02-24-15 Buy HGK 264.10 02-26-15 270.60 1625 43%
02-17-15 Sell LBK 303.75 02-24-15 292.9 1193 68%
02-18-15 Sell OJK 133 02-23-15 129 600 45%
02-17-15 Sell KCK 161.15 02-19-15 154.20 2606 59%
01-16-15 Sell ZSH 990-6 02-03-15 966-6 1200 44%
February results:6 wins & 1 losses:14W/3L:P/L=$9,876:YTD=$24,160=+242%
01-28-15 Sell QMH 4479 01-29-15 4369 550 20%
01-26-15 Sell S6H 11353 01-29-15 10891 5775 69%
01-22-15 Sell B6H 15026 01-26-15 15053 (169) (9%)
01-13-15 Sell ZMH 336.9 01-20-15 322.2 1470 67%
01-15-15 Sell NQH 4080.5 01-16-15 4101.5 (420) (11%)
01-12-15 Sell HOG 16714 01-13-15 16316 1671 44%
01-12-15 Sell QMG 4682 01-13-15 4545 685 37%
12-15-14 Sell HEG 83.25 01-06-15 78.17 2032 154%
01-02-15 Sell D6H 8544 01-05-15 8472 720 57%
12-30-14 Sell CLG 53.97 01-05-15 50.03 1970 105%
January results: 8 wins & 2 loss: P/L=$14,284= +143% gain on $10k account
Final results for 2014 trading single contracts per signal=$49,937 which = +250% on a $20,000 account & 500% on a $10,000 account starting value
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