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Trader’s Blog Contest for February

Posted on by lindsay

Every trading year, there is one commodity that is king. By using the DOW AIG Indices, here are the commodity sectors that ranked as the top-performer each year for the last decade.

1999 - Energy
2000 - Energy
2001 - Precious Metals
2002 - Energy
2003 - Industrial Metals
2004 - Industrial Metals
2005 - Industrial Metals
2006 - Industrial Metals
2007 - Energy
2008 - Precious Metals

So this month's question is…

"What Will Be The Top Performing Commodity Sector For 2009?"

Just click comment and enter one of the following:

Industrial Metals  -  Energy  -  Agricultural  -  Precious Metals  -  Livestock

Prize

Winner will receive 6 workshops on Futures from our authors in INO TV. These MP3s and digital PDF workbooks will be mailed to you courtesy of INO TV. No shipping, no handling, no catches.

The Mechanics of Futures Trading - Ron Michaelsen
A Technicians View On The Hot Futures Market - James Bianco
Futures Trading Superstars - Ron Michaelsen
A Little Keltner, A Little Wycoff, & A Lot Of Street Smarts - Linda Raschke
Event Trading In The Futures Market - Ben Warwick
Multiply Your Money With Ag Commodities - Scott David & Dan Manternach

How To Enter:

Comment on this post telling us what commodity do you think will be the superstar of 2009.

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Rules

1. This contest is open until 11:59 PM on February 29th, 2009.

2. No wrong answers, any participation counts as an entry.

3. One entry per email address.

4. Winner will be picked by random integer software.

5. Winner will be contacted on Friday, March 2nd, 2009 via email.

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Good luck!

Trader's Blog Contest for January

Posted on by lindsay

Contest has been closed as of 2/1/09.

The contest couldn't be any easier this month... acutally, every month is very easy. This month so you can win two ways... one way by luck and one way by skill.

Just answer the question and we'll put your name in the hat to win the prize below. If you guess ends up being closest to the actual value then you can win too.

So the question is…

"Where will the DOW close at the end of the 1st quarter of 2009?"

Will it land on 7,900 or at 11,532? It may seem like a shot in the dark now, but where do you think the DOW is headed? Enter a number and you will be put in for our drawing of the prize below.

Prize

Winner will receive 6 workshops on charting from our authors in INO TV. These MP3s and digital PDF workbooks will be mailed to you courtesy of INO TV. No shipping, no handling, no catches.

A special prize will be given out to the person with the answer closest to the actual close (winner will be notified April 1st, 2009 via email).

Advanced Trading Application Candlestick Charting Volume 1 - Gary Wagner & Brad Matheny
Advanced Trading Application Candlestick Charting Volume 2 - Gary Wagner & Brad Matheny
Practical Applications of Candlestick Charts - Gary Wagner
Bollinger Bands: Construction & Implementation - John Bollinger
Point & Figure Charting - Tom Dorsey
Finding Tops & Bottoms Using The NYSE Tick Index - Tim Ord

How To Enter:

Comment on this post telling us what price you think the DOW will close at on March 31, 2009 at 4:00 pm (EST). You have only until the end of January to answer, so think longer-term on this one.

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Rules

1. This contest is open until 11:59 PM on January 31st, 2009.

2. No wrong answers, any participation counts as an entry.

3. One entry per email address.

4. Winner will be picked by random integer software.

5. Winner will be contacted on Friday, February 4th, 2009 via email.

6. Special Prize winner will be the numerical value closest to the official close listed on INO.com.

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Good luck!