Crude Oil, Gold, etc...

[robertmclure]

I like to try and keep up to date with crude, gold, and those type of futures commodities. I currently use http://www.marketcenter.com/futures to see what those markets are doing.

I use Advanced Get EOD for my stock and options trading, and I know that I can chart crude oil and gold, but what symbol do I use?

When I do New Chart to bring up a chart on crude oil, there are many choices (CL F0, CL F1, CL F2, etc.) with years attached to each chart (2000, 2001, 2002, etc.). Which chart should I be looking at?

If I type CL #F it'll bring up a chart, but which future am I looking at?

Thanks for any guidance you can provide!

Bobby

[JayF]

Hello Bobby,

All of the energy and metal futures' symbols come from NYMEX. The symbols guide for NYMEX can be found here.

CL #F refers to a continuation symbol where the front month contract is always used, and the historical data is linked together to form an extensive history of data.

[robertmclure]

Jay,

Many thanks for the explanation and the web link!

Bobby