Some sayings about the futures market (or equities) ring true and others not so much. For example, “this time it’s different” is a risky bet; but buy low, sell high is good guidance. A ritual, such as getting out of the market ahead of an extended break would seem to make the trend your friend, except when it is not true. The market is closed this Thursday for the U.S. Independence Day celebration and trading is expected to be light on Friday as people turn it into a four-day extended summer weekend. This would seem a normal opportunity to close out and avoid the risk of developments occurring while the market is closed, and the beach is beckoning. This would be perfect if one is positioned for gains while headed out and...
From WPI Consulting
Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.