{"id":977,"date":"2009-02-02T12:30:37","date_gmt":"2009-02-02T16:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/club.ino.com:80\/trading\/?p=977"},"modified":"2009-02-02T12:54:43","modified_gmt":"2009-02-02T16:54:43","slug":"trader%e2%80%99s-blog-contest-for-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwtest.ino.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/trader%e2%80%99s-blog-contest-for-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Trader\u2019s Blog Contest for February"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>1999 - Energy<br \/>\n2000 - Energy<br \/>\n2001 - Precious Metals<br \/>\n2002 - Energy<br \/>\n2003 - Industrial Metals<br \/>\n2004 - Industrial Metals<br \/>\n2005 - Industrial Metals<br \/>\n2006 - Industrial Metals<br \/>\n2007 - Energy<br \/>\n2008 - Precious Metals<\/p>\n<p>So this month's question is\u2026<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\"What Will Be The Top Performing Commodity Sector For 2009?\"<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Just click comment and enter one of the following:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Industrial Metals\u00a0 -\u00a0 Energy\u00a0 -\u00a0 Agricultural\u00a0 -\u00a0 Precious Metals\u00a0 -\u00a0 Livestock<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Prize<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Winner will receive 6 workshops on Futures from our authors in <a href=\"http:\/\/tv.ino.com\/premium\/?ltblogcontest\" target=\"_blank\">INO TV<\/a>. These MP3s and digital PDF workbooks will be mailed to you courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/tv.ino.com\/premium\/?ltblogcontest\" target=\"_blank\">INO TV<\/a>. No shipping, no handling, no catches.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\" width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup span=\"1\">\n<col span=\"1\" width=\"40\"><\/col>\n<col span=\"1\" width=\"216\"><\/col>\n<\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"15%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/movies\/coverimage.jpg?movieid=128&amp;type=small\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"82\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"85%\">The Mechanics of Futures Trading - Ron Michaelsen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"15%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/movies\/coverimage.jpg?movieid=76&amp;type=small\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"82\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"85%\">A Technicians View On The Hot Futures Market - James Bianco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"15%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/movies\/coverimage.jpg?movieid=139&amp;type=small\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"82\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"85%\">Futures Trading Superstars - Ron Michaelsen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"15%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/movies\/coverimage.jpg?movieid=91&amp;type=small\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"82\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"85%\">A Little Keltner, A Little Wycoff, &amp; A Lot Of Street Smarts - Linda Raschke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"15%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/movies\/coverimage.jpg?movieid=301&amp;type=small\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"82\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"85%\">Event Trading In The Futures Market - Ben Warwick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"15%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/movies\/coverimage.jpg?movieid=184&amp;type=small\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"82\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"85%\">Multiply Your Money With Ag Commodities - Scott David &amp; Dan Manternach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>How To Enter:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Comment on this post telling us what commodity do you think will be the superstar of 2009.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Rules<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. This contest is open until 11:59 PM on February 29th, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>2. No wrong answers, any participation counts as an entry.<\/p>\n<p>3. One entry per email address.<\/p>\n<p>4. Winner will be picked by random integer software.<\/p>\n<p>5. Winner will be contacted on Friday, March 2nd, 2009 via email.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Good luck!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every trading year, there is one commodity that is king. 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