Jim roemer ppt

The Power of Weather: Commodity ETFs & ETNs Global Interdependence Center February 18, 2015

James Roemer ŠCopyright 2015 Cumberland AdvisorsŽ. Further distribution prohibited without prior permission.

Outline  Natural Disasters &Commodity Price Moves  Long-Range Weather Forecasting for Commodities  Developing a Commodity ETF/ETN Program  When to Exit a Commodity Position

 Outlook for Commodities in 2015  Conclusion

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Natural Disasters & Price Moves • Between 2010 and 2014: 168 “billion-dollar” disasters worldwide • >10 major weather related Commodity price moves

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Long-Range Weather Forecasting • Solar cycles and global ocean temperatures

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Long-Range Weather Forecasting (cont’d) • Finding “analog” years (example: 1995 and 2003 for 2015) -19.77%

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Long-Range Weather Forecasting (cont’d) • The El Niño/La Niña Effect

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Developing an ETF/ETN Program • How to beat the index: be selective and maintain cash

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Developing an ETF/ETN Program (cont’d) • Midwest drought  BUY Teucrium ETFs (CORN) & (SOYB) Summer 2012: Outperformed most other Commodity ETFs by at least 15%

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Developing an ETF/ETN Program (cont’d) • Cool summer, no hurricanes, rebound in crops  Summer 2013: BUY inverse Natural Gas ETF (DGAZ), many ETFs down 10-15%

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Developing an ETF/ETN Program (cont’d) • Winter Polar Vortex  Winter 2013/2014: BUY Natural Gas ETF (UNG), up 35%

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Developing an ETF/ETN Program (cont’d) • Brazil coffee drought  Winter 2013/2014: BUY Coffee ETF (JO), up 40%

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When to Exit a Position Commitment of Traders (CME)

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When to Exit a Position (cont’d) Psychology of markets: Examples of market bubbles

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2015 Outlook • Crude Oil: Fewer U.S. rigs, Libya, cold winter  Price range $35-$65 • Cotton, cocoa, soybeans: Analogs, lower global production  Bullish in spring or summer

• Coffee: Brazil crop may have been hurt by dry January vs. lower Brazilian Real  Bearish and remains volatile • Sugar: Remains bearish; if El Niño  Prices will bottom this summer

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2015 Outlook (cont’d) • Cattle: Rebuilding of herds, warm winter, Texas drought easing  Longer-term bearish • Gold, silver, copper: China’s economic downturn, strong US$  Longer-term neutral to bearish • Natural Gas: Cold winter, active hurricane season, areas of hot weather this summer  May spark rally (but large shale production prevents bull market)

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Conclusion • Weather has impact on Commodity fundamentals and prices • Many Commodities still bearish for 2015 • Accurate weather forecasting benefits an actively traded ETF program • Other factors to consider: – Non-weather fundamentals – Market psychology – Technical signals

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