1. Introduction to Pricing and Trading Strategies
Ag. Econ. 160
Dr. James Cothern

2. Pricing and Trading Strategies
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3. Seasonal and Technical Basics
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4. Seasonal Tendencies and Technical Relationships
Managers Use Both
Seasonal tendencies are part of what we call fundamental market relationships
Technical trading or pricing is based on the belief that the market at any one time contains all the information known
Interpreting technical and seasonal information the key to pricing success
Couple With Financial Analysis
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5. Use Seasonal Tendencies
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6. The Three Party Agreement in Hedging
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7. Order Placement: A Review
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8. Order Placement: The Game
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9. Introduction to Trading Strategies
Order Types
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10. Introduction to Trading Strategies
Duration of Orders
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Stop Loss Orders
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12. Charting Basics: The High, Low, Close
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13. Introduction to Trading Strategies
What is A Trend?
This chart contains a great deal of useful
Information when interpreted by the skilled
Chartist. It not only contains a definite trand
Trends..and other useful formations are
Used by the skilled trader who charts every
Day
Trands are usually established after price
Moves from a confirmed bottom or top
Usually 2 weeks of trading are a minimum
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Our Friend the Trend
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15. Identifying Tops and Bottoms, Reversals and Gaps
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16. Major and Minor Support and Resistance
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17. Double Tops and Other Formations
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18. Stop Loss Order Placement
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19. Stop Loss Placement: Sell Order
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20. Stop Loss Placement With Buy Order
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21. Stop Losses in Trending Markets
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22. Market Bottoms and Consolidation
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23. Tops, Hooks and Channels
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24. Flags, Pennants and Triangles
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25. Tops and Bottoms Reversals and Gaps
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Summary
Pricing Products Based Not on One But Combined Strategies
Fundamentals
Technical relationships
Charting
Identifying and Interpreting Formations
Mechanics of Order Placement Important
Types of entry and contingent orders
Market Entry and Exit of Fundamental Importance
Why are we in the market?
Stops Must Be Used for Successful Trading
Next: Using Seasonal Patterns and Other Pricing Tools To Our Advantage
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