Using the Chart screen (Chart ), examine the intercommodity spread you.

Note than the contracts have to have the same expiration and may need to be adjusted for possible differences in the size of their contracts.

a. Use the "Chart" screen (Chart ) to create multigraphs for the futures contracts. On the Chart Menu screen, select Standard G chart; once you have loaded your securities, go to "Edit" to put your graphs in separate panels.

b. Select a period in which you would have taken a bullish spread position and calculate the profit you would have realized from opening and closing at the futures prices at the beginning and ending dates for your selected period. Calculate the losses if you had taken a bearish intercommodity position.

c. Select a period in which you would have taken a bearish spread position and calculate the profit you would have realized from opening and closing at the futures prices at the beginning and ending dates for your selected period. Calculate the losses if you had taken a bullish position.

d. Using the annotation bar, apply the "\% Change" tool to calculate the percentage change for your select periods, and then click the "News" icon on the annotation bar to find relevant news events on or preceding the opening date.