Lumber Futures Commodity Forecast - Naive Prediction

LBUSD Commodity   589.00  0.50  0.09%   
The Naive Prediction forecasted value of Lumber Futures on the next trading day is expected to be 561.00 with a mean absolute deviation of 6.44 and the sum of the absolute errors of 392.60. Investors can use prediction functions to forecast Lumber Futures' commodity prices and determine the direction of Lumber Futures's future trends based on various well-known forecasting models. However, exclusively looking at the historical price movement is usually misleading.
  
A naive forecasting model for Lumber Futures is a special case of the moving average forecasting where the number of periods used for smoothing is one. Therefore, the forecast of Lumber Futures value for a given trading day is simply the observed value for the previous period. Due to the simplistic nature of the naive forecasting model, it can only be used to forecast up to one period.

Lumber Futures Naive Prediction Price Forecast For the 30th of November

Given 90 days horizon, the Naive Prediction forecasted value of Lumber Futures on the next trading day is expected to be 561.00 with a mean absolute deviation of 6.44, mean absolute percentage error of 71.93, and the sum of the absolute errors of 392.60.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict Lumber Commodity prices using its time series forecasting, we generally do not recommend using it to place bets in the real market. The most commonly used models for forecasting predictions are the autoregressive models, which specify that Lumber Futures' next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

Lumber Futures Commodity Forecast Pattern

Lumber Futures Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting Lumber Futures' Commodity value on the next trading day, we examine the predictive performance of the model to find good statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios. Lumber Futures' downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 559.24 and 562.77, respectively. We have considered Lumber Futures' daily market price to evaluate the above model's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that traditional linear or nonlinear forecasting models outperform artificial intelligence and frequency domain models to provide accurate forecasts consistently.
Market Value
589.00
559.24
Downside
561.00
Expected Value
562.77
Upside

Model Predictive Factors

The below table displays some essential indicators generated by the model showing the Naive Prediction forecasting method's relative quality and the estimations of the prediction error of Lumber Futures commodity data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent Lumber Futures commodity, the representation will rarely be exact; so some information will be lost using the model to explain the process. AIC estimates the relative amount of information lost by a given model: the less information a model loses, the higher its quality.
AICAkaike Information Criteria122.3862
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors None
MADMean absolute deviation6.4361
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0116
SAESum of the absolute errors392.6015
This model is not at all useful as a medium-long range forecasting tool of Lumber Futures. This model is simplistic and is included partly for completeness and partly because of its simplicity. It is unlikely that you'll want to use this model directly to predict Lumber Futures. Instead, consider using either the moving average model or the more general weighted moving average model with a higher (i.e., greater than 1) number of periods, and possibly a different set of weights.

Predictive Modules for Lumber Futures

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as Lumber Futures. Regardless of method or technology, however, to accurately forecast the commodity market is more a matter of luck rather than a particular technique. Nevertheless, trying to predict the commodity market accurately is still an essential part of the overall investment decision process. Using different forecasting techniques and comparing the results might improve your chances of accuracy even though unexpected events may often change the market sentiment and impact your forecasting results.
Sophisticated investors, who have witnessed many market ups and downs, anticipate that the market will even out over time. This tendency of Lumber Futures' price to converge to an average value over time is called mean reversion. However, historically, high market prices usually discourage investors that believe in mean reversion to invest, while low prices are viewed as an opportunity to buy.

Other Forecasting Options for Lumber Futures

For every potential investor in Lumber, whether a beginner or expert, Lumber Futures' price movement is the inherent factor that sparks whether it is viable to invest in it or hold it better. Lumber Commodity price charts are filled with many 'noises.' These noises can hugely alter the decision one can make regarding investing in Lumber. Basic forecasting techniques help filter out the noise by identifying Lumber Futures' price trends.

Lumber Futures Related Commodities

One prevalent trading approach among algorithmic traders in the commodities sector involves employing market-neutral strategies, wherein each trade is designed to hedge away specific risks. Given that this approach necessitates two distinct transactions, if one position underperforms unexpectedly, the other can potentially offset some of the losses. This method can be applied to commodities such as Lumber Futures, pairing it with other commodities or financial instruments to create a balanced, market-neutral setup.
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Lumber Futures Technical and Predictive Analytics

The commodity market is financially volatile. Despite the volatility, there exist limitless possibilities of gaining profits and building passive income portfolios. With the complexity of Lumber Futures' price movements, a comprehensive understanding of forecasting methods that an investor can rely on to make the right move is invaluable. These methods predict trends that assist an investor in predicting the movement of Lumber Futures' current price.

Lumber Futures Market Strength Events

Market strength indicators help investors to evaluate how Lumber Futures commodity reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing, and determine when trading Lumber Futures shares will generate the highest return on investment. By undertsting and applying Lumber Futures commodity market strength indicators, traders can identify Lumber Futures entry and exit signals to maximize returns.

Lumber Futures Risk Indicators

The analysis of Lumber Futures' basic risk indicators is one of the essential steps in accurately forecasting its future price. The process involves identifying the amount of risk involved in Lumber Futures' investment and either accepting that risk or mitigating it. Along with some essential techniques for forecasting lumber commodity prices, we also provide a set of basic risk indicators that can assist in the individual investment decision or help in hedging the risk of your existing portfolios.
Please note, the risk measures we provide can be used independently or collectively to perform a risk assessment. When comparing two potential investments, we recommend comparing similar equities with homogenous growth potential and valuation from related markets to determine which investment holds the most risk.

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