Performance | 6 Grains + Sugar

Commodity Trading Overview (6 Grains + Sugar Markets): Updated – October 31st, 2016

 

These statistics below represent a sample agricultural commodity futures portfolio’s trend-following results trading all grain + sugar futures markets (inclusive of a $5 per side commission) since January 2001. The markets traded are: hard-red winter wheat, sugar #11, soymeal, corn, soft-red winter wheat, soybeans, & soy oil. $35K is considered a suggested account size to trade this sample portfolio of markets. Here is more detailed information regarding the sample portfolio below:

This is the same advisory newsletter used when Schad Commodity placed 3rd participating in the 2014 Altegris Int’l Commodity Trading Championship.

 

Hypothetical Agricultural All Grain + Sugar Market’s Monthly Returns | Rebalanced to $35K Each Year

 

Month 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
January -5.98% 2.07% 4.54% -1.07% 1.45% -7.95% 12.71% 0.78% 11.54% -4.81% 12.77% 0.32% -2.45% 1.94% -1.95% -4.91%
February -8.54% -6.32% 14.27% 5.74% 3.11% -15.59% -5.60% 6.44% 13.73% 8.63% 7.83% -1.13% -3.31% 4.09% -1.88% -4.34%
March -3.41% -8.00% 34.25% -5.84% -4.10% -14.65% -9.65% -6.21% -15.89% -7.77% -6.19% 12.13% 7.30% 3.43% -1.56% 6.28%
April 9.37% -6.96% -4.00% 0.27% 6.38% 2.54% -2.09% 8.37% -1.27% -0.63% -1.71% 2.91% -6.49% -5.43% 7.17% -5.39%
May -3.49% -5.85% 0.19% -7.44% 8.79% -16.02% -2.60% 0.29% -2.02% 6.51% 8.86% -3.64% 12.36% -0.81% 1.26% -0.76%
June 7.12% -6.60% -8.19% 9.40% 2.01% -0.54% -1.79% -0.84% 2.28% 2.69% -4.81% 2.27% -14.65% 2.95% 3.86% 5.45%
July -0.96% -18.22% 1.11% -2.14% 17.38% -26.16% 16.91% 0.30% -1.16% -4.14% -11.42% -1.10% 12.75% 13.71% 6.04% -2.68%
August -4.32% -1.82% 2.95% -2.88% 6.08% 22.16% 8.95% 11.42% 3.37% 11.70% 8.22% 0.64% -12.92% 6.87% 3.87% 0.05%
September -9.39% 1.75% 10.80% -1.10% -6.42% -10.24% 18.38% 9.93% -3.40% 4.46% -8.21% 3.25% -4.26% 5.26% 18.55% -0.38%
October -6.91% -11.92% 1.56% -5.05% -8.22% -3.44% 38.27% -14.86% -1.44% -4.92% 21.64% -2.41% -11.08% 24.48% 0.64% 7.14%
November 1.60% 3.07% 9.37% -3.09% 15.94% 14.32% 0.72% -5.20% 7.88% 4.66% 3.92% -0.85% 1.16% 4.99% 0.02%
December -0.40% 1.29% 4.60% -2.82% 57.33% 5.46% -20.07% 8.27% 12.39% -7.89% -4.55% 0.49% -0.30% 3.81% 1.45%
Annual Rate of Return -24.93% -47.59% 73.18% 2.10% 19.29% -19.00% 126.30% -8.69% 5.41% 33.65% 19.87% 12.20% -24.41% 70.22% 52.90% 0.94%

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS INVOLVE SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS AND ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERYONE.

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS INVOLVE SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS AND ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERYONE.

HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM.

ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.

THE RESULTS SHOWN IN THE SAMPLE PORTFOLIO’S HAVE NOT BEEN AUDITED BUT IN THE OPINION OF SCHAD COMMODITY PRESENT ACCURATE PERFORMANCE OF THE HYPOTHETICAL ACCOUNT SHOWN FOR THE PERIODS INDICATED.

NEITHER THIS NEWSLETTER TRADING ADVISOR NOR ANY OF ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAVE PREVIOUSLY DIRECTED ANY ACCOUNTS.

THESE RESULTS CANNOT BE USED TO PREDICT THE FUTURE PERFORMANCE OF SCHAD COMMODITY OR IT’S PRINCIPAL.