Weekly/montly data.(FINANCIAL MARKETS)

Commodity Price Charts, March, 2006 by Roberts, Edward

 
WEEKLY/MONTHLY DATA 
 
Listed below is the data to update your weekly and 
monthly charts. 
 
When plotting weekly charts, the lead contract is used until the 
week of expiration. When plotting the week of the changeover, 
combine the price range of the lead contract with the price range 
of the next contract, and use the higher of the two highs and the 
lower of the two lows for the weekly range. The Friday closing 
price of the second contract is the weekly close. 
 
When plotting monthly charts, the lead contract is used from the 
first of the month through the expiration day and the next contract 
from (and including) the expiration day through the last day of the 
month. Use the higher of the two highs and the lower of the two lows 
for the monthly range. Use the closing...

            
        
    
    	    
                
                
	

		

					 
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