In a previous working paper I analyzed the performance of several rolling strategies for the 5 most important Energy Futures in the last 10 years. It was assumed that one is always long the Futures. The task was to minimize the harm of rolling. Due to the weak performance of this sector there was in absolute terms (almost) nothing to gain. This working paper analyzes several strategies which try to exploit all aspects - rolling, the term structure, mean reversion, seasonal-patterns and trends - of the Energy Futures market. Anything goes as long as it is profitable. Some of the strategies perform considerable better then the long-only portfolios. But the times they are A Changin' in the Energy-Futures market. It is difficult to find a consistent strategy which handles the different market-regimes successfully. Some of the winners proposed in the literature performed fine once upon a time. But they are the losers now.

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