Our historic grain, oilseed and special crop analyses can be found with the following links:
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We provide you with institutional-grade analysis and trade strategies.
The same strategies are used by grain companies and traders in Chicago, London, New York and Geneva.
The effectiveness of these strategies allows you to compete with the grain companies, top traders and hedge funds.
Year-To-Date Canola Strategy Performance
Approximately 8 months in.
We do our best to be transparent and are returning to regular publishing of our Sell Signals and benchmark statistics.
We benchmark against the crop-year average and high prices.
Our goal is to beat the average price and be within 10% of the high.
We also do our best to encourage you not sell in times of market capitulation.
Anyways, the video provides a bit more context to the data below.
Video Summary
The Klarenbach Price Index is represents an weighted index price and is often/always lower than the price available at your elevator.
The KPI is used for trend following and is an effective performance metric.
A KPI Sell Signal is a Sell Signal on that date regardless of the price available.
Following the strategy using the KPI can expect similar level of performance for you operation.
Performance Benchmarking:
Analyzed year-to-date sell signals against yearly averages and high prices using the Klarenbach Price Index (KPI) for Saskatchewan and Canola Futures.
KPI Performance Highlights:
The average sell signal of $13.87/bushel is 5% above the yearly average of $13.23, representing a gain of over $0.60/bushel.
Current performance sits at 91% of the yearly high of $15.24.
Futures Performance Highlights:
The average sell signal of $693/ton outperformed the yearly average of $652/ton by approximately $41/ton.
This represents 91% of the yearly high of $758/ton.
Strategy and Tracking:
Utilized laddering strategies and comprehensive tracking of trigger dates, publication dates, and new crop futures to ensure consistent outperformance of market averages.
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Nothing written, expressed, or implied here should be considered investment advice or an admonition to buy, sell, or trade any security or financial instrument. As always, do your own due diligence.
