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session_topic: 'COT-based trading strategies for beginners'
session_goals: 'Practical, implementable trading approaches using CFTC positioning data'
selected_approach: 'ai-recommended'
techniques_used: ['first_principles_thinking', 'morphological_analysis', 'six_thinking_hats']
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# Brainstorming Session Results

**Facilitator:** Greg
**Date:** 2026-02-22

## Session Overview

**Topic:** COT-based trading strategies for beginners
**Goals:** Practical, implementable trading approaches using CFTC positioning data

### Context Data

CFTC Commitments of Traders Report (February 17, 2026) covering:
- Agricultural commodities: Wheat (SRW/HRW), Corn, Soybeans, Soybean Oil, Soybean Meal, Rough Rice
- Treasury securities: UST Bonds, 2Y/5Y/10Y Notes, Ultra bonds
- Other: Fed Funds, DJIA, DJ Real Estate, Bloomberg Commodity Index, ERIS SOFR Swaps

### Session Setup

User selected AI-Recommended approach for systematic strategy development.

## Technique Selection

**Approach:** AI-Recommended Techniques
**Analysis Context:** Trading strategy development with focus on practical implementation

**Recommended Techniques:**

1. **First Principles Thinking:** Strip away assumptions about COT data to identify fundamental truths
2. **Morphological Analysis:** Systematically explore all variable combinations for strategy generation
3. **Six Thinking Hats:** Multi-perspective evaluation of top strategy candidates

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## Phase 1: First Principles Thinking