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+tHe COnCepts And MeCHAniCs OF spreAd trAding 
+ 3. Spreads often offer some protection against sudden extreme losses due to dra-
+matic events that may spark a string of limit-up or limit-down moves counter to 
+one’s position (e.g., freeze, large export deal). 
+such situations are not all that infrequent, 
+and traders can sometimes lose multiples of the maximum loss they intended to allow (i.e., as 
+reflected by a protective stop) before they can even liquidate their positions. 
+in contrast, during 
+a time of successive limit moves, the value of a spread might not even change as both months 
+may move the limit. Of course, eventually the spread will also react, but when it does, the 
+market may well be past its frenzied panic stage, and the move may be gradual and moderate 
+compared with the drastic price change of the outright position.
+ 4. a knowledge and understanding of spreads can also be a valuable aid in trading 
+outright positions. For example, a failure of the near months to gain sufficiently during a 
+rally (in those commodities in which a gain can theoretically be expected) may signal the trader 
+to be wary of an upward move as a possible technical surge vulnerable to retracement. 
+in other 
+words, the spread action may suggest that no real tightness exists. this scenario is merely one 
+example of how close observation of spreads can offer valuable insights into outright market 
+direction. 
+naturally, at times, the inferences drawn from spread movements may be mislead-
+ing, but overall they are likely to be a valuable aid to the trader. A second way an understanding 
+of spreads can aid an outright-position trader is by helping identify the best contract month in 
+which to initiate a position. 
+the trader with knowledge of spreads should have a distinct advan-
+tage in picking the month that offers the best potential versus risk. Over the long run, this factor 
+alone could significantly improve trading performance.
+ 5. trading opportunities may sometimes exist for spreads at a time when none is 
+perceived for the outright commodity itself.
+ ■ Types of Spreads
+there are three basic types of spreads:
+ 1. the intramarket (or interdelivery) spread is the most common type of spread and con-
+sists of buying one month and selling another month in the same commodity. An example of an 
+intramarket spread would be long 
+december corn/short March corn. the intramarket spread 
+is by far the most widely used type of spread and will be the focus of this chapter’s discussion.
+the intercrop spread is a special case of the intramarket spread involving two different 
+crop years (e.g., long an old crop month and short a new crop month). the intercrop spread 
+requires special consideration and extra caution. intercrop spreads can often be highly volatile, 
+and price moves in opposite directions by new and old crop months are not particularly uncom-
+mon. 
+the intercrop spread may often be subject to price ranges and patterns that distinctly 
+separate it from the intracrop spread (i.e., standard intramarket spread).
+ 2. the intercommodity spread consists of a long position in one commodity and a short 
+position in a related commodity. in this type of spread the trader feels the price of a given