Futures trading requires understanding contract specifications, margin requirements, and complex relationships between spot and forward prices. Our Futures & Commodities Tracker simplifies these complexities, helping you identify profitable opportunities in agricultural, energy, metals, and financial futures markets.
From crude oil and gold to wheat and S&P 500 futures, track contango and backwardation patterns, calculate storage costs, and leverage seasonal trends. Built for the unique characteristics of futures markets, this template helps you manage leverage, avoid delivery, and optimize roll strategies.
Track contract size, tick value, margin requirements, and expiration dates for all major futures contracts. The template includes specifications for agricultural commodities, energy products, metals, currencies, and financial instruments across global exchanges.
Calculate initial and maintenance margin requirements for each position. Track leverage exposure and available buying power across multiple contracts. The template alerts you to margin calls and helps optimize position sizing based on account equity.
Analyze the relationship between near-term and longer-dated futures contracts. Identify contango and backwardation patterns that signal market sentiment and storage costs. Use this analysis to optimize entry timing and roll strategies.
Calculate optimal roll dates and costs for continuous futures positions. Track roll yield and its impact on long-term returns. The template helps you avoid delivery while minimizing roll costs and maximizing carry returns.
Track planting, growing, and harvest seasons for agricultural commodities. Analyze how weather patterns, crop reports, and seasonal demand affect prices. The template includes historical seasonal patterns for corn, wheat, soybeans, and other agricultural futures.
Monitor seasonal patterns in crude oil, natural gas, and heating oil markets. Track inventory levels, refinery maintenance schedules, and seasonal demand patterns. Identify recurring opportunities in energy spreads and calendar spreads.
Analyze seasonal trends in stock index futures, bond futures, and currency futures. Track how economic cycles, earnings seasons, and monetary policy announcements create predictable patterns in financial markets.
The template supports all major futures contracts including agricultural (corn, wheat, soybeans), energy (crude oil, natural gas), metals (gold, silver, copper), and financial futures (S&P 500, bonds, currencies). It can be customized for any futures contract.
The template includes current margin requirements for major contracts and automatically calculates initial and maintenance margins based on position size. It updates with exchange announcements and includes both day trading and overnight margins.
Yes, the template includes specialized sections for calendar spreads, inter-commodity spreads, and location spreads. It calculates spread ratios, margin offsets, and analyzes the relative value between different contracts.
The template tracks delivery dates, delivery locations, and quality specifications for physically settled contracts. It includes alerts for first notice day and last trading day to help you avoid unwanted delivery.
The template includes historical seasonal data for major commodity groups and automatically generates seasonal charts. It identifies recurring patterns and highlights optimal entry/exit windows based on historical performance.
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