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Lean Hogs Direction Starts Chart PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS. =================================================================== Philosophy is to identify the cause and characteristics of direction. Proprietary criteria, definitions and logic are given to a computer which decifers price, time and volume data, calculates Direction Starts and four types of activity. The four types of activity are categorized and encoded as: Up Buying = Buying, Down Selling = Selling, High Selling = HS Low Buying = LB White vertical line identifies the new day. Pacific time and date of the new day are below. Volume information is sent from the exchanges and is a numerical count. Basic segment sequence: 1) a start, 2) market continues direction or not, 3) go flat. (Not auto-reverse, reverse.) =================================================================== Trading is not easy and timing is a factor. Some people have busy schedules, projects to work on and simply don't have time to study and monitor markets. Some people don't have a computer connected to receive, and programmed to analyze streaming data from the exchanges. Furthermore, some people might not have the specific market experience or haven't researched in depth the combination of market understanding, market logic and programming. Without all three Ts: Time + Tools + Training, what kind of market timing will one have? Click here for a complimentary, free trial of Direction Starts chart service.

Live Cattle Direction Starts Chart PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS. =================================================================== Philosophy is to identify the cause and characteristics of direction. Proprietary criteria, definitions and logic are given to a computer which decifers price, time and volume data, calculates Direction Starts and four types of activity. The four types of activity are categorized and encoded as: Up Buying = Buying, Down Selling = Selling, High Selling = HS Low Buying = LB White vertical line identifies the new day. Pacific time and date of the new day are below. Volume information is sent from the exchanges and is a numerical count. Basic segment sequence: 1) a start, 2) market continues direction or not, 3) go flat. (Not auto-reverse, reverse.) =================================================================== Trading is not easy and timing is a factor. Some people have busy schedules, projects to work on and simply don't have time to study and monitor markets. Some people don't have a computer connected to receive, and programmed to analyze streaming data from the exchanges. Furthermore, some people might not have the specific market experience or haven't researched in depth the combination of market understanding, market logic and programming. Without all three Ts: Time + Tools + Training, what kind of market timing will one have? Click here for a complimentary, free trial of Direction Starts chart service.

Contract Specifications Descriptions CME Group Lean Hogs contract: Hog (barrow and gilt) carcasses CME Group Live Cattle contract: 55% Choice, 45% Select, Yield Grade 3 live steers Contract Sizes 40,000 Pounds CME Globex Electronic Trading Hours Monday 9:05 a.m. - Friday 1:55 p.m. Central Time Daily trading halts 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Central Time Contract Listings Lean Hogs: Feb, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct, Dec Live Cattle: Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec Pricing Unit Cents per pound Minimum Price Fluctuation $.00025 per pound ($10 per contract) Final Settlement Lean Hogs: Cash Settlement Live Cattle: Physical Delivery Daily Price Limit Lean Hogs: $.03 above or below previous day's settlement price; none for expiring contract in last 2 trading days. Live Cattle: $.03 above or below previous day's settlement price Margin Requirements As of January, 2012 initial speculative margin requirements: Lean Hogs: $1,688 Live Cattle: $1,620 Margin requirements are subject to change. CME Globex Trading Symbols Lean Hogs: HE Live Cattle: LE Subscribe to Lean Hogs Direction Starts 1 Month $88.88 3 Months $239.88 6 Months $453.88 12 Months $853.88 Subscribe to Live Cattle Direction Starts 1 Month $88.88 3 Months $239.88 6 Months $453.88 12 Months $853.88 ======================================================================

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