Let's look at another missed opportunity; this one was in Feeder Cattle:

Notice this trade started on October 10th, 2002 and continues past a buy on March 21st, 2003: This is what we call "Swing Trading", where you stay in the market at all times and
never exit until the contract ends. (No, this is not buy and hold.)

In the example above the swing trading method is executed using the charting analysis tool, Moving Averages (MA). Notice the three different colored lines. The 4 day MA, (In Orange.), The 9 day MA line, (In Yellow.), and the 18 day MA line, (In Green.)

Traders use these moving average lines to confirm key market reversal points. These market reversal points are indicated by the three MA lines making a complete crossover
i.e. the position of the 4, 9, 18, flips and becomes 18, 9, 4 or vice versa. Knowing this,
you could have swing traded the moving average crossovers in Feeder Cattle and made
over $5,000.00 dollars!