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Performance of 40 Futures Markets Mid-Year

JULY 1, 2014 BY ATTAIN CAPITAL

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65% of the markets are positive of the year, down from 75% last quarter.
Corn and Wheat went from number 4 & 8 on the leader board last quarter, to a negative performance
on the year thanks to an ongoing multi-month down trend.

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 Coffee and Hogs continue to hold their position as the top commodity performers. However, coffee is
down considerably (-19%) from its 2014 highs, while hogs have been hitting new highs.
Nikkei is the only stock futures index that remains negative of the year
CHF, CAD, USD, and EUR are almost unchanged on the year
The S&P 500 & the 30 Year Bonds YTD performance are almost identical.

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