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while at it, I thought why not indicate all major cot extreme signals on the chart 
I hope you will find cot analysis a useful tool afterwards
Ok... you need to be patient, this tool is not meant for daytraders... but for any swing or long term trader, I think it is a great stress measuring tool!
All the best,
Dunstan
I hope you will find cot analysis a useful tool afterwards Ok... you need to be patient, this tool is not meant for daytraders... but for any swing or long term trader, I think it is a great stress measuring tool!All the best,
Dunstan
Thanks for the referral to cotbase. I hadn't seen that one - I'll give it a try.
I have long been a fan of COT and especially the COT index. There is a spreadsheet by Glyn Tomkins that is excellent for importing and charting all the data. That spreadsheet has not been updated since 2012 and I am having some trouble getting it corrected. I have attached it in case you don't have it and would like to take a look.
I have long been a fan of COT and especially the COT index. There is a spreadsheet by Glyn Tomkins that is excellent for importing and charting all the data. That spreadsheet has not been updated since 2012 and I am having some trouble getting it corrected. I have attached it in case you don't have it and would like to take a look.
{quote} thank you..since there are no indicators thinking and interpretation is different so need some examples/guideline...
Examples and guidelines can be found in this thread, actually my whole purpose for launching it was to give people some help in understanding the cot report and how to use it. The basics are explained in the first part of the thread, afterwards you will find many examples throughout my weekly postings on how the report can be interpreted. Please if you have the time, start reading this thread from the very beginning and I'm sure you will find most, or hopefully all answers to your questions regarding the usage of cot analysis in Trading
All the best,
Dunstan
Thanks for the referral to cotbase. I hadn't seen that one - I'll give it a try. I have long been a fan of COT and especially the COT index. There is a spreadsheet by Glyn Tomkins that is excellent for importing and charting all the data. That spreadsheet has not been updated since 2012 and I am having some trouble getting it corrected. I have attached it in case you don't have it and would like to take a look. {file}
Thank you very much for your contribution to this thread with the spreadsheet you attached, it could be useful to some people. I'll be very honest with, I much rather use a service, such as COTbase.com to show me the charts than to construct them myself. I tried years ago, but it took too much time and was not necessarily that usable at the end (too short history, visually incorrect). The other reason for me choosing COTbase is that I can view all major futures market very fast. If you are trading only one or two markets, it maybe enough to construct the charts yourself, true. But for me, I'm not limiting myself to a few markets, I happily trade all
COTbase also has a very fast and helpful customer service and they offer great extra features that I like using, for example the volume and Open Interest analysis.
All the best,
Dunstan
I have subscribed to cotbase.com and agree it is terrific. A time saver over maintaining the spreadsheet and more extensive in forms of analysis.
I also trade them all also and after a few years of beating my brains out trading intra-day my prey is now longer term trades where the COT info is much more applicable. I also consider seasonality and a few other things.
BTW, I'm "Monet" because I couldn't get MoMoney. Like the French pronunciation of JC Penney
I also trade them all also and after a few years of beating my brains out trading intra-day my prey is now longer term trades where the COT info is much more applicable. I also consider seasonality and a few other things.
BTW, I'm "Monet" because I couldn't get MoMoney. Like the French pronunciation of JC Penney
I have subscribed to cotbase.com and agree it is terrific. A time saver over maintaining the spreadsheet and more extensive in forms of analysis. I also trade them all also and after a few years of beating my brains out trading intra-day my prey is now longer term trades where the COT info is much more applicable. I also consider seasonality and a few other things. BTW, I'm "Monet" because I couldn't get MoMoney. Like the French pronunciation of JC Penney
If you trade long term, I think you have made a very good decision subscribing to them. I'm also in similar situation. I've done daytrading, but the real profits always came from my long term positions! (longest one I held for almost a year
)All the best,
Dunstan
That's my idea of a long term trade. I listened to a podcast where the trader was a long term enthusiast. He claims he makes his whole year with just a few trades. Has a hit rate in the 30's with small losses but the rewards are large and more than offset it.
I incorporate seasonality into the picture as well as the COT data. I am doing a study on the cash/futures spread and calendar spreads and the forward curves. I have not come up with any useful relationships yet but am still exploring.
I have found some sites that have free sections with useful info on the above. I used to subscribe to MRCI for futures spreads but they also have a free section for what I think are the best seasonal charts available: http://www.mrci.com/client/spmarket/
There is another impressive spread sight that has free seasonal charting: https://spreadcharts.com/ and https://app.spreadcharts.com/user/
I assume you have seen the great charting for COT that https://www.barchart.com/futures/quo...viewName=42091
offers.
COTBASE is still the best for COT analysis but I keep looking for the "unified field theory"<
I incorporate seasonality into the picture as well as the COT data. I am doing a study on the cash/futures spread and calendar spreads and the forward curves. I have not come up with any useful relationships yet but am still exploring.
I have found some sites that have free sections with useful info on the above. I used to subscribe to MRCI for futures spreads but they also have a free section for what I think are the best seasonal charts available: http://www.mrci.com/client/spmarket/
There is another impressive spread sight that has free seasonal charting: https://spreadcharts.com/ and https://app.spreadcharts.com/user/
I assume you have seen the great charting for COT that https://www.barchart.com/futures/quo...viewName=42091
offers.
COTBASE is still the best for COT analysis but I keep looking for the "unified field theory"<
