This is a list of the best seasonal trades for each asset class, based on research gathered from Equity Clock.com.
Cocoa (CC, NIB)
Trade 1 - Sell in mid March, cover in early May
Trade 2 - Sell in late September, buy in November, sell in mid December
Coffee (KC, JO)
Trade 1 - Buy in January, sell in mid March, buy in mid April, sell in late May, cover in late June
Trade 2 - Sell in early September, cover in early October
Copper (HG, JJC)
Trade 1 - Buy in early December, sell in late July
Trade 2 - Sell in late September, cover in late October
Corn (C, JJG)
Trade 1 - Buy in early December, sell in early June, cover in early October
Cotton (CT, BAL)
Trade 1 - Sell in early March, cover in August
Trade 2 - Buy in mid November, sell in late January
Crude Oil (CL, OIL, USO)
Trade 1 - Buy in mid January, sell in late September, cover in early December
Feeder Cattle (FC)
Trade 1 - Buy in late April, sell in mid September, cover in early December
Orange Juice (OJ)
Trade 1 - Buy in mid September, sell in mid December, cover in mid February
Gold (GC, GLD)
Trade 1 - Buy in mid September, sell in early October
Trade 2 - Buy in early November, sell in late February, cover in early April
Trade 3 - Sell in late May, buy in mid June, sell in mid July, cover in late August
Hard Red Winter Wheat (KW)
Trade 1 - Sell in mid June, cover in early July
Trade 2 - Buy in early August, sell in late September
Heating Oil (HO, JJE)
Trade 1 - Buy in early December, sell in late September
Lean Hog (HE)
Trade 1 - Buy in late February, sell in late April
Trade 2 - Sell in mid May, buy in late August, sell in early October
Live Cattle (LE)
Trade 1 - Buy in mid May, sell in early August
Lumber (LB)
Trade 1 - Sell in mid February, buy in early October, sell in late November
Natural Gas (NG, GAZ, UNG)
Trade 1 - Buy in mid February, sell in mid June, cover in early September
Trade 2 - Buy in early September, sell in late October
NY Harbor Blendstock RBOB (UHU)
Trade 1 - Buy in mid February, sell in late June, cover in mid February
Oats (ZO)
Trade 1 - Buy in mid February, sell in early March
Trade 2 - Sell in mid June, cover in early August
Trade 3 - Buy in early September, sell in mid October
Platinum (PL, PGM, PPLT)
Trade 1 - Buy in late October, sell in early June, cover in late October
Rough Rice (RR)
Trade 1 - Sell in early January, buy in late February, sell in late April, cover in late June
Trade 2 - Buy in late October, sell in early November
Silver (SI, SLV)
Trade 1 - Buy in late October, sell in mid February
Trade 2 - Sell in late May, cover in late June
Trade 3 - Sell in early August, buy in mid September, sell in early October
Soybean Oil (BO)
Trade 1 - Buy in early October, sell in late November
Trade 2 - Buy in late January, sell in early May, cover in early October
Soybeans (S)
Trade 1 - Buy in early February, sell in mid July
Trade 2 - Sell in mid July, buy in early August, sell in mid September, buy in early October, sell in mid January
Sugar (SB, SSG)
Trade 1 - Buy in late May, sell in early August, buy in early October, sell in early January
Unleaded Gasoline (QU)
Trade 1 - Buy in mid January, sell in mid June, cover in early December
Wheat (W)
Trade 1 - Sell in early March, cover in late March
Trade 2 - Sell in mid June, cover in early July
Trade 3 - Buy in early December, sell in early January
