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Morning Comments Monday January 5th  2004
 
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Friday January 2nd, 2004
2:00 PM Eastern time  

The Frenzied Forex Front

March Yen
Support
should appear near 9347 to  9316 and 9237
Resistance
should appear near 9383 then 9429 to 9445 and the 9526 to 9543 region.
BW 
Traders can sell at 9417 for a turn lower and risk a close over 9547 for three days in a row.  

BW Traders should go short if a close under 9316 occurs

March Euro Currency (EC)
Support
should appear at 1.2530 and 1.2380 to 1.2320 ..
Resistance
is at  the1.2680 to 1.2740 region.BW  Traders can sell at 1.2672 and risk a close 
over 1.2770 for three days in a row..  ..BW Traders should go short if a close under 1.2522 occurs..

March Swiss Franc
Recommended open position short at 8117
Resistance should appear near 8119 to 8134, which should cap a rally ..

Support 
should appear near 8044 to 8029  
Aggressive BW  Traders should go short if a close under 7988 occurs

March  British Pound
Support
should appear near 1.7800 to 1.7740 and 1.7560, below that a test of 1.7380 to 1.7310 is likely.  
Resistance should appear 1.7940, beyond that sellers should appear near 1.8080 to 1.8220 
BW   Traders should go short if a close under 1.7554 occurs..

March Canadian Dollar
S
upport should appear near 7675 and 7601 to 7587
Resistance is at the 7762 to 7777
BW Traders should go short if a close under 7671 occurs

March Aussie Dollar
Support 
should appear near 7513 to 7486 and 7428 to 7414 
Resistance should appear near 7587 to 7601 and 7675 to 7689.. BW Traders can sell at 7582 and 
risk a close over 7608 for three days in a row.

BW Traders should go short if a close under 7412 occurs.

 

   The Sensational Stock and Bond Markets

Dow Jones Industrial Average
Resistance
should appear near 10470,  a close over augurs for a test of 10580 to 10630 and 10680
 where sellers should appear and cap a rally
Support should appear near 10360 to 10320 and 10257

March SP500
Recommended Open Position Long 2  at 1111.8 avg
R
esistance
should appear near 1115.50 and  the 1130.00 to 1136.00 region.
Support
should appear near 1101 to 1096 and 1082a

Nasdaq Composite
Resistance 
should appear near  2034 to 2042
Support should appear near 1996 to 1982 and 1953 to 1946

March  Mini Nasdaq 100
Resistance
is at 1484 to 1496
Support is at  1459 to 1453

March 10 Year T-Note
Resistance
should appear near 111-22 and 112-07 
Support is at  111-07 and 110-22..

                                                                            Precious Metals

February Gold
Support should appear at 412.0 to 411.0 and 405.6 to 404.6 
Resistance is at  416.3 to 418.3.and  423.8 to 424.9

March Copper
Recommended open position , long at 10435
Support
should appear near 10360 to 10320 and 10185
Resistance
should appear near 10470  then 1.0580 to 10630 and 10680

March Silver
Support
should appear  595.5 to 594.5 and 588 to 585.5
Resistance is at 602.5 to 603.5 and  610.5 to 611.5.

--Stay tuned for updates--

The Exciting Energies

February Crude Oil
Support
should appear near 3213 to 3194.and 3157 to 3148
Resistance
is at 3261 to 3270 and 3319 to 3328

February  Unleaded Gas
Resistance should appear near 9705 to 9735 and 9820 to 9835 
Support
should appear near 9315 then 9155 to 9140 and 8965 to 8935 

February Heating Oil
Resistance should appear near 9315 to 9345 and 9625 to 9640
Support
should appear near 9140  then 9060 to 9045 and 8875 to 8855

                                                                                The Lively Livestock

February Live Cattle
Support should appear near 7342 to 7327 then 7172 to 7142 and 7087 to 7072
Resistance
is at 7487 to 7512 and 7587 to 7602

April Cattle
Support
should appear near 7142 then 7087 to 7072 and 7002 to 6992
Resistance
is at  7242 to 7257 and 7417 to 7432

February Lean Hogs
Support
is at  5507 to 5492 and 5432 to 5417
Resistance is at 5552 to 5577 and 5637 to 5652 , beyond that sellers should appear near 5717 to 5732

April Hogs
Recommended open position short at 5500
Support is at 5432 to 5417 and 5357 to 5342
Resistance
is at 5717 to 5732 and the 5792 to 5807 region.. Which should cap a rally for a bit..
BW Traders can sell at 5852 and risk a close over 5962 for three days in a row…

February Pork Bellies
Recommended open position short 2 at  8657 avg 
Support should appear near 8667 and 8592 to 8562
Resistance
is at 8762 to 8777 .. Beyond that sellers should appear near 8857 to 8872 and the 8937 to 8967 region.

The Grande’ Grains

March Soybeans
Recommended open position short at 783 1/4 
Resistance is at 802 1/2 to 804 1/2 and the 811 3/4 to 813 1/2 region
Support should appear at 795 1/2 to 793 3/4  and 777 3/4 to 775 1/4 

March Soymeal
Support should appear near 241.9 to 241.1 
Resistance
should appear near 251.1 to 251.9

March Soybean Oil
Resistance should appear near 2820 to 2829..
Support
should appear near 2775 to 2758  

March Corn
Resistance
should appear near 255 1/4 to 256 3/4 
Support
is at 252 to 251 1/4 and 246 3/4 to 246 1/4 

March CBOT Wheat
Recommended open position short at 378 3/4 
Support   should appear near 399 1/4 to 398 1/4 and 386 3/4 to 385 3/4 
Resistance
 should appear near 411 to 412 and 416 1/2 to 418 1/4

                                      
    The Satisfying Softs

March the ‘Monster’ Coffee
Recommended open position long at 6380
Support is near 6430 to 6415 then 6355 to 6335 and 6270 to 6255 and 6190 to 6165.
Below that buyers should appear near 6115 to 6105 and the 6035 to 6020 region
BW Traders can buy at  6120 and hold for higher prices.. risk a close under 5935 three days in a row.. .
Resistance
should appear near 6510 and  the 6655 to 6670 region..

March Cocoa 
Recommended open position  short at 1515
Support is at 1496 to 1478 and the 1453 to 1459 region.
Resistance
should appear near 1529 to 1535 and 1569 to 1576

March Sugar
Recommended open position short 580
Support should appear near 562 to 588 and  the 538 to 534 region.
Resistance
should appear near 582 to 586 and 601 to 609

March Cotton
Recommended open position long at 7395
Support should
appear near 7430 to 7415 and 7350 to 7335 
Resistance
should appear near 7585 to 7605 and 7675 to 7690

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

Happy Trading!  
Bill
 wil@futurescom.com

1-866-409-3890

Friday January 2nd 2004
3 00 PM  South Florida Beach Time

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