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FuturesCom Investment Publications
Morning Comments, Friday January 31st, 2003

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Thursday, January 30th, 2003
3:30 PM eastern standard time

 

                             The ‘Frenzied’ Forex Front

March Yen
Support
should appear near  8314 to 8300.
Resistance should appear near 8391 to 8406 and 8445..

March Euro Currency (EC)
Recommended Open Position , Long 2  at 10780 avg
Support should appear at 10780 and 10725
Resistance is at 10820 and 10855

March
Swiss Franc
Resistance
should appear near 7378 and  7414 to 7428 .
Support should appear near 7342 to 7328 
BW traders should go long if a close over 7432 occurs.

March  British Pound
Support
should appear near  1.6420 and 1.6326 
Resistance should appear near the 1.6550 region.
BW Traders should go long if a close over 1.6558 occurs

March  Canadian Dollar
Recommended Open Position , Long at 6544
Support should appear near 6509 to 6483
Resistance is at  6577 to 6591
BW Traders should go long if a close over 6677 occurs

March Aussie Dollar

Recommended Open Position , Long at  5883
Support is at  5855 and 5830   Under that buyers should appear near 5805 to 5791. 
Resistance is at 5880 then 5912 and  5945 to 5957
Aggressive  BW Traders should go long if a close over 5961 occurs.

            The Sensational Stock and Bond Markets

Dow Jones Industrial Average
Resistance should appear near 8029 to 8045 and 8119 to 8134.    
Support should appear near  7864 to 7836 and 7777 to 7763 

March SP500
R
esistance
is at 848.40 to 849.90 then 856.00 to 858.90 and  866.80 to 868.30. 
Support should appear near 839.10 then 831.40  to 830.00 and 822.30 to 819.40 .

Nasdaq Composite
R
esistance
is at 1334 to 1346 and 1377 to 1383
Support should appear near 1310 to 1304 and 1274 to 1268 .

March Mini Nasdaq 100
Nearby Resistance
is at  992.00 top 994.00 and 1000.00 to 1005.00
Support is at 983.50 to 982.00 and 974.00 to 970.50 

March Ten Year T-Notes
Resistance
should appear near 114-07 then 114-23 and 115-07
Support
is at  113-23 and 113-16 . A close under is negative and augurs for a test of 113-07 and 112-23 ,
which should contain a decline for a bit.

The Precious Metals

April  Gold
Recommended Open Position , Long at  368.3
Support
should appear at 368.2 to 366.3 and the 362.3 to 361.3 region..
Resistance is at  373.6 to 374.3 and 379.5 to 380.6 
BW Traders should go long if a close over 374.7 occurs

March Copper
Recommended Open Position , short at 7600
Support should appear near  7865 to 7835 and 770 to 7760 
Resistance
should appear near 7940 to 7955 and 8030 to 8045 

March Silver
Recommended Open Position , Long at  481.5
Support should appear near 485.5 to 484.5 and  478.5 to 477.5 
Resistance is at  491.5 to 493 and 497.0 to 499.5. 
Aggressive  BW Traders should go long if a close over 494.5 occurs

                              The Exciting Energies

March Crude Oil
Support
should appear near 3377 and 3328 to 3319 and 3270 to 3261 . 
Resistance is at 3425 to 3443 and 3493 to 3503 

March Unlead
ed Gas
Support should appear near 9735 to 9705 and 9545 to 9525  .

Resistance
is at  9820 to 9835 then 9920 to 9935 and 1.0000  to 1.0050

March Heating Oil
Resistance
is at  9425 to 9445 and 9520 to 9545   
Support should appear near 9315 and 9235, below that 9155 to 9140 should hold .. 

March Natural Gas
Support
is at 5.577 to 5.553 and 5.504 to 5.492.
Resistance is at 5.716 to 5.729 and 5.790 to 5.805 

                    The Lively Livestock

April Live Cattle
Resistance
should appear near 8027 to 8047 and 8117 to 8132
Support is at 7957 to 7937 and 7867 to 7837.

April  Lean Hogs
Support
is at  5652 to 5637 and 5577 to 5552.
Resistance is at 5717 to 5732 and 5792 to 5807. 

June  Lean Hogs
Support
is at 6352 to 6337 and 6272 to 6257 
Resistance
is at 6417 to 6492 and 6482 to 6512 

March Pork Bellies
Recommended Open BW Position Long  8000
Support should appear at 8222 to 8192 then 8137 to 8117 and 8047 to 8027. .
Resistance
is at  8297 to 8317 and the 8392 to 8407 region.  

- Stay tuned for Livestock and Belly Updates -

                           The Grande’ Grains

March Soybeans
Support
is at  565 1/4 to 564 and 555 ¾  to 554 ¾  BW. Traders can buy at  556 ½  and hold for higher prices.    . 
Resistance
should appear near 571 ¾  to 573  and  579 ½ to 580 ½ 
BW Traders should go long if a close over 573  ¾ occurs.

March Soymeal
Recommended Open Position , Long at  172.4
Support should appear near 169.6 to 168.9 and 165.5 to 164.2   
Resistance is at  173.1 to 173.8 and 177.4 to 178.0  

March Soybean Oil
Recommended Open Position , Long at  2043
Resistance 
 should appear near 2034 to 2042 
Support  should appear near  the 1996 to 1982 region. 

March Corn
Resistance
should appear near  237 and 241 1/4 to 242 
Support is at  235 1/2 and 232 ¼ to 231 ½

March Wheat
Recommended Open Position , Long at 316 1/2
Support should appear at 310 1/4 to 309 1/2. and 304 1/2 to 303 3/4 
Resistance
is at  315 3/4  and 319 1/2 to 321 1/4. 
BW Traders should go long if a close over 321 3/4 occurs.

                             The Satisfying Softs
March the ‘ Monster’ Coffee
Recommended Open Position, Long  at 6680
Support
is near 6275 to 6255 and 6190 to 6165
Resistance should appear near 6415 to 6430 and 6480 to 6510 . 

March Cocoa 
Support is at 2370 to 2354 and 2322 to 2315  
Resistance should appear near 2411 to 2419 and 2461 to 2469  

March Sugar
Recommended Open Position , Long 838
Support should appear near 852 to 847 and 823 to 814  .     
Resistance should appear near 877 to 882 and 907 to 912. 

March Cotton
Recommended Open Position , Long at  2 at  5110  avg
Support  should appear near the 5125 then 5065 to 5035 and 4995 to 4975..
Resistance is at 5200 to 5215 and 5255 to 5285 

 A Ship in Harbor is Safe.. But that is not what ships are built for –

Happy Trading! 
Bill  
wil@futurescom.com

Thursday, January 30th,   2003

4:35 PM, South Florida Beach Time

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