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by Stephen Briese (Author)
Regardless of your trading methods, and no matter what markets you're involved in, there is a Commitments of Traders (COT) report that you should be reviewing every week. Nobody understands this better than Stephen Briese, an industry-leading expert on COT data. And now, with The Commitments of Traders Bible, Briese reveals how to use the predictive power of COT data--and accurately interpret it--in order to analyze market movements and achieve investment success.
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's weekly Commitments of Traders (COT) report has established the U.S. futures market as one of the most transparent exchanges in the world--and created a level playing field for commodity and futures traders of all sizes in the process. But the information found within the COT report extends well beyond the confines of the commodity pits and can be profitably applied to virtually any market sector, from equities and treasuries to forex, gold stocks, and exchange-traded funds.
Nobody understands this better than author Stephen Briese, an industry-leading expert on COT data. And now, with The Commitments of Traders Bible, he shares the insights and experiences of his successful career to help put the COT report in perspective. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, this detailed guide skillfully examines the predictive power of COT data and reveals how you can accurately interpret it in order to analyze market movements and make the most informed investment decisions possible.
Divided into two comprehensive parts, this reliable resource:
- Takes you through a brief history of the COT report and explains how it has evolved over time
- Illustrates how the dozens of numbers published on specific markets expose the positions of the biggest and smartest market insiders
- Describes how to properly view the COT Index and use it to avoid the traps that most observers fall into
- Offers technicians and chartists various ways to incorporate COT analysis into their existing programs
- Discusses individual idiosyncrasies and patterns that appear in certain markets--from oil to interest rates
- Lists hundreds of securities from all over the world whose prices are highly correlated with commodities contained in the COT report
Regardless of your trading methods, and no matter what markets you're involved in, there is a COT report that you should be reviewing every week. With The Commitments of Traders Bible as your guide, you'll gain an invaluable edge over uninformed market participants as you learn how to use legal "insider" information to enhance your everyday investment endeavors.
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Praise for The Commitments of Traders Bible
"This book provides an important understanding of how the crowd operates in the markets. Steve Briese has given us a complete explanation of the metrics that are required to actually use contrary opinion methods."
--Woody Dorsey, President, Market Semiotics, and author of Behavioral Trading
"Steve Briese is the master of the COT and here gives us the benefit of many years of experience in using the Commitments of Traders reports in his trading. Steve guides us, with wit and humor, through how the COT is calculated, why it is valuable, and, more importantly--how to use it to uncover an edge in your trading and investing. You will profit from this book."
--Charlie Wright, Chairman, Fall River Capital, LLC
"I have followed Steve Briese's analysis for two decades in trading the commodities markets. His methods and conclusions from COT data are fact based and often properly contrarian. In today's world, where commodity hedge funds have become even larger players, Steve Briese's work assumes an even higher importance level for commodity market participants, individual and professional alike."
--Brent R. Harris, Head of PIMCO Real Return and Commodities Desk; Chairman, PIMCO Funds
Author Biography
Stephen Briese is the leading expert on analyzing the Commitments of Traders data published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Briese has published a newsletter, Bullish Review, since 1988 and has written articles for several industry publications and spoken at a variety of industry trading and technical analysis conferences.
