PPA Strategy Workshop

PPAs are increasingly being concluded for renewable energies. For shorter terms in particular, pricing is often based on futures market developments. A thorough understanding of the futures market is therefore essential for both parties. The timing of PPAs can be optimised by a suitable log-in strategy.

This strategy workshop provides a sufficient understanding of price dynamics on the electricity futures markets. In addition to teaching methods for identifying price trends, the focus here is on the joint analysis of current market movements. The aim of the workshop is to facilitate the derivation of a log-in strategy for the conclusion of a PPA. The scope of the workshop can be set at half a day or a full day, depending on requirements. The following agenda refers to a full day.

Personalised Agenda Suggestion (1 Day or 2 x 3 Hours)

Introduction to trading on the futures market

• overview of sales strategies on the futures market
• volume hedging vs. value-neutral hedging
• sensible use of risk indicators (VaR, CfaR)
• derivation of trading and procurement strategies for different market situations and risk profiles

Introduction to different chart formations

• Line charts - the classic
• Candlestick charts - from rice trade to standard
• creation and recognition of seemingly insurmountable price levels
• trend lines and trend channels

Evaluation of technical signals

• upstream and downstream indicators
• volume-based indicators
• derivation of trading signals
• combination of technical signals

The current market situation

• analysis of the current market situation
• what trends can be identified?
• derivation and evaluation of different PPA log-in strategies

Format

The strategy workshop can optionally be held on site (in-house) or online (e.g. via Zoom). In case you choose the online workshop it is recommended to limit individual sessions to 3 hours.