{"product_id":"a-complete-guide-to-the-futures-market-9781118853757","title":"A Complete Guide to the Futures Market","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Amazon customers: The new version of the book, printed on higher quality paper, is now available to purchase.   The essential futures market reference guide    A Complete Guide to the Futures Market is the comprehensive resource for futures traders and analysts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Preliminaries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 For Beginners Only 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePurpose of This Chapter 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature of Futures Markets 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDelivery 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContract Specifications 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVolume and Open Interest 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHedging 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrading 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Orders 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommissions and Margins 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTax Considerations 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 The Great Fundamental versus Technical Analysis Debate 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Chart Analysis and Technical Indicators\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Charts: Forecasting Tool or Folklore? 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Types of Charts 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBar Charts 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinked Contract Series: Nearest Futures versus Continuous Futures 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClose-Only (“Line”) Charts 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoint-and-Figure Charts 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCandlestick Charts 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Linking Contracts for Long-Term Chart Analysis: Nearest versus Continuous Futures 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Necessity of Linked-Contract Charts 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethods of Creating Linked-Contract Charts 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNearest versus Continuous Futures in Chart Analysis 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Trends 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Trends by Highs and Lows 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTD Lines 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternal Trend Lines 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving Averages 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Trading Ranges 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrading Ranges: Trading Considerations 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrading Range Breakouts 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Support and Resistance 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNearest Futures or Continuous Futures? 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrading Ranges 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrior Major Highs and Lows 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcentrations of Relative Highs and Relative Lows 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrend Lines, Channels, and Internal Trend Lines 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrice Envelope Bands 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Chart Patterns 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne-Day Patterns 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContinuation Patterns 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTop and Bottom Formations 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Is Chart Analysis Still Valid? 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Technical Indicators 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is an Indicator? 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Basic Indicator Calculations 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Indicators 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving Average Types 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOscillators and Trading Signals 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndicator Myths 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndicator “Types” 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Applying Chart Analysis to Trading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Midtrend Entry and Pyramiding 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Choosing Stop-Loss Points 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Setting Objectives and Other Position Exit Criteria 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChart-Based Objectives 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasured Move 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRule of Seven 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupport and Resistance Levels 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverbought\/Oversold Indicators 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeMark Sequential 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContrary Opinion 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrailing Stops 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChange of Market Opinion 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 The Most Important Rule in Chart Analysis 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFailed Signals 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBull and Bear Traps 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFalse Trend Line Breakouts 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReturn to Spike Extremes 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReturn to Wide-Ranging Day Extremes 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounter-to-Anticipated Breakout of Flag or Pennant 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpposite Direction Breakout of Flag or Pennant Following a Normal Breakout 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePenetration of Top and Bottom Formations 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreaking of Curvature 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Future Reliability of Failed Signals 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Trading Systems and Performance Measurement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16 Technical Trading Systems: Structure and Design 235\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Benefits of a Mechanical Trading System 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Basic Types of Systems 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrend-Following Systems 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTen Common Problems with Standard Trend-Following Systems 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePossible Modifications for Basic Trend-Following Systems 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCountertrend Systems 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiversification 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTen Common Problems with Trend-Following Systems Revisited 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17 Examples of Original Trading Systems 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWide-Ranging-Day System 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRun-Day Breakout System 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRun-Day Consecutive Count System 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 18 Selecting the Best Futures Price Series for System Testing 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActual Contract Series 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNearest Futures 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstant-Forward (“Perpetual”) Series 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContinuous (Spread-Adjusted) Price Series 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing the Series 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 19 Testing and Optimizing Trading Systems 289\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Well-Chosen Example 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic Concepts and Definitions 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing the Price Series 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing the Time Period 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRealistic Assumptions 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimizing Systems 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Optimization Myth 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTesting versus Fitting 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Truth about Simulated Results 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultimarket System Testing 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNegative Results 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTen Steps in Constructing and Testing a Trading System 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObservations about Trading Systems 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 20 How to Evaluate Past Performance 319\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Return Alone Is Meaningless 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk-Adjusted Return Measures 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisual Performance Evaluation 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvestment Insights 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Fundamental Analysis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 21 Fourteen Popular Fallacies, or What Not to Do Wrong 347\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive Short Scenes 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fourteen Fallacies 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 22 Supply-Demand Analysis: Basic Economic Theory 359\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupply and Demand Defined 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem of Quantifying Demand 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the Difference between Consumption and Demand 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need to Incorporate Demand 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePossible Methods for Incorporating Demand 368\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Traditional Fundamental Analysis Doesn’t Work in the Gold Market 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 23 Types of Fundamental Analysis 373\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “Old Hand” Approach 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Balance Table 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Analogous Season Method 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegression Analysis 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex Models 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 24 The Role of Expectations 379\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Prior-Year Estimates Rather Than Revised Statistics 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding Expectations as a Variable in the Price-Forecasting Model 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Influence of Expectations on Actual Statistics 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining New-Crop Expectations 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 25 Incorporating Inflation 383\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 26 Seasonal Analysis 389\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Concept of Seasonal Trading 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCash versus Futures Price Seasonality 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Expectations 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs It Real or Is It Probability? 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalculating a Seasonal Index 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 27 Analyzing Market Response 403\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating Market Response for Repetitive Events 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 28 Building a Forecasting Model: A Step-by-Step Approach 413\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 29 Fundamental Analysis and Trading 417\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFundamental versus Technical Analysis: A Greater Need for Caution 417\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Major Pitfalls in Fundamental Analysis 418\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCombining Fundamental Analysis with Technical Analysis and Money Management 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Bother with Fundamentals? 427\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre Fundamentals Instantaneously Discounted? 428\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFitting the News to Price Moves 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFundamental Developments: Long-Term Implications versus Short-Term Response 432\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Futures Spreads and Options\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 30 The Concepts and Mechanics of Spread Trading 439\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 439\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpreads—Definition and Basic Concepts 440\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Trade Spreads? 440\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Spreads 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe General Rule 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe General Rule—Applicability and Nonapplicability 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpread Rather Than Outright—An Example 445\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Limited-Risk Spread 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Spread Trade—Analysis and Approach 448\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePitfalls and Points of Caution 449\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 31 Intercommodity Spreads: Determining Contract Ratios 453\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 32 Spread Trading in Stock Index Futures 461\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntramarket Stock Index Spreads 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntermarket Stock Index Spreads 462\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 33 Spread Trading in Currency Futures 471\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntercurrency Spreads 471\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntracurrency Spreads 473\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 34 An Introduction to Options on Futures 477\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreliminaries 477\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors That Determine Option Premiums 480\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheoretical versus Actual Option Premiums 483\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDelta (the Neutral Hedge Ratio) 484\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 35 Option Trading Strategies 487\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Trading Strategies 487\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfit\/Loss Profiles for Key Trading Strategies 489\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Practical Trading Guidelines\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 36 The Planned Trading Approach 559\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 1: Define a Trading Philosophy 559\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 2: Choose Markets to Be Traded 560\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 3: Specify Risk Control Plan 560\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 4: Establish a Planning Time Routine 563\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 5: Maintain a Trader’s Spreadsheet 563\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 6: Maintain a Trader’s Diary 565\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 7: Analyze Personal Trading 565\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 37 Seventy-Five Trading Rules and Market Observations 567\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEntering Trades 568\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExiting Trades and Risk Control (Money Management) 569\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Risk-Control (Money Management) Rules 570\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolding and Exiting Winning Trades 570\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous Principles and Rules 571\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarket Patterns 572\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalysis and Review 573\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 38 50 Market Wizard Lessons 575\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix A Introduction to Regression Analysis 589\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasics 589\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeaning of Best Fit 591\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Practical Example 593\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReliability of the Regression Forecast 593\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix B A Review of Elementary Statistics 597\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasures of Dispersion 597\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProbability Distributions 599\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading the Normal Curve (\u003ci\u003eZ\u003c\/i\u003e) Table 604\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulations and Samples 606\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstimating the Population Mean and Standard Deviation from the Sample Statistics 607\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSampling Distribution 608\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCentral Limit Theorem 609\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandard Error of the Mean 612\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfidence Intervals 612\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003et\u003c\/i\u003e-Test 614\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix C Checking the Significance of the Regression Equation 619\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Population Regression Line 619\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic Assumptions of Regression Analysis 620\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTesting the Significance of the Regression Coefficients 620\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandard Error of the Regression 627\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfidence Interval for an Individual Forecast 627\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtrapolation 630\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoefficient of Determination (\u003ci\u003er\u003c\/i\u003e\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e) 630\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpurious (“Nonsense”) Correlations 634\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix D The Multiple Regression Model 637\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasics of Multiple Regression 637\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying the \u003ci\u003et\u003c\/i\u003e-Test in the Multiple Regression Model 640\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandard Error of the Regression 641\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfidence Intervals for an Individual Forecast 642\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e and Corrected \u003ci\u003eR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e 642\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eF\u003c\/i\u003e-Test 643\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyzing a Regression Run 644\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix E Analyzing the Regression Equation 649\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutliers 649\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Residual Plot 650\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAutocorrelation Defined 651\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Durbin-Watson Statistic as a Measure of Autocorrelation 651\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Implications of Autocorrelation 654\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMissing Variables and Time Trend 655\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDummy Variables 658\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMulticollinearity 663\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddendum: Advanced Topics 666\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix F Practical Considerations in Applying Regression Analysis 673\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermining the Dependent Variable 673\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelecting the Independent Variables 675\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShould the Preforecast Period Price Be Included? 675\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing the Length of the Survey Period 676\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources of Forecast Error 677\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimulation 678\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStepwise Regression 679\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSample Step-by-Step Regression Procedure 680\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 681\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and 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