On the right you will see the four week performance of our weekly, short-term August buying strategies. The results show 2x4 #2 SYP, Canadian SPF, and western U.S. Dry and Green Fir as well as 7/16 OSB southeast and southwest.
The buying strategies are simple. In rising markets, buy immediately to avoid midweek and week ending price increases (as was the advice for SYP the first week of August, week #31.) That week was forecasted to be the last week of the summer rally and mill prices were indeed higher or flat. Other species were advised to delay purchases.
The next three weeks of August were each forecasted to move lower. The buying strategy was to delay purchases until week's end. Note how prices peaked and declined over those three weeks. The lone exception was SYP west the second week. You may recall that 2x8 & wider held on longer. We picked that fruit from the tree as well on week #32.
The point is: Layman's Lumber Guide is not an expense, rather a profit center. It more than pays for itself...the buying strategies create lower lumber purchase prices...if you implement them.
I invite you to join us for only $69 per month. As you can see, I'll save you more than that on just one truck load of lumber or OSB in just one week...every week.
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