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+46A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE FUTURES MARKET
+ The limited price data available for many futures contracts—even those that are the most actively 
+traded contracts in their respective markets—makes it virtually impossible to apply most chart analy-
+sis techniques to individual contract charts. Even in those markets in which the individual contracts 
+have a year or more of liquid data, part of a thorough chart study would still encompass analyzing 
+multiyear weekly and monthly charts. Thus, the application of chart analysis unavoidably requires 
+linking successive futures contracts into a single chart. In markets with very limited individual con-
+tract data, such linked charts will be a necessity in order to perform  any  meaningful chart analysis. In 
+other markets, linked charts will still be required for analyzing multiyear chart patterns.   
+ ■ Methods of Creating Linked-Contract Charts  
+ Nearest Futures 
+ The most common approach for creating linked-contract charts is typically termed  nearest futures.  This 
+type of price series is constructed by taking each individual contract series until its expiration and 
+then continuing with the next contract until its expiration, and so on. 
+ Although, at surface glance, this approach appears to be a reasonable method for constructing 
+linked-contract charts, the problem with a nearest futures chart is that there are price gaps between 
+expiring and new contracts—and quite frequently, these gaps can be very substantial. For exam-
+ple, assume the September coff  ee contract expires at 132.50 cents/lb and the next nearest con-
+tract (December) closes at 138.50 cents/lb on the same day. Further assume that on the next day 
+    FIGURE   5.1    March 2016 Russell 2000 Mini Futures
+Chart created using TradeStation. ©TradeStation T echnologies, Inc. All rights reserved.