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Morning Comments Tuesday January 13th  2004
 
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Monday January 12th, 2004
1:40 PM Eastern time  

The Frenzied Forex Front

March Yen
Support should appear near 9347 to 9316, a close under augurs for an eventual  test of 9156 to 9140
Resistance
should appear near 9429 to 9445 and the 9526 to 9543 region..BW Traders can sell at 9427 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 9389 occurs

March Euro Currency (EC)
Support
should appear at 1.2680 then 1.2530 and 1.2380 to 1.2320.
Resistance is at 12740 then 1.2890 and 1.3040 to 1.3100. 
BW Traders should go short if a close under 1.2677 occurs

March Swiss Franc
Recommended open position Short 2 at 8094 avg
Resistance
should appear near 8194 to 8223 and 8300 to 8314
Support
should appear near 8134 to 8119 and 8044 to 8029
Aggressive   BW Traders should go short if a close under 8191 occurs

March British Pound
Support
should appear near 1.8220 to 1.8080
Resistance should appear 1.8580 to 1.8560.    
BW Traders should go long if a close over 1.8562 occurs.

March Canadian Dollar
Recommended open position Short at 7833
Support should appear near 7777 to 7763.
Resistance
is at the 7836 to 7864 region .

March Aussie Dollar
Support
should appear near 7689 to 7675 ..
Resistance should appear at 7763 to 7777

   The Sensational Stock and Bond Markets

Dow Jones Industrial Average
Resistance
should appear near 10580 to 10630 and 10680
where sellers should appear and cap a rally

Support
should appear near 10360 to 10320 and 10185

March SP500
Recommended Open Position Long at 2 at 1126.50
R
esistance
should appear near 1130.00 to 1136.00 and 1150  
Support
should appear near 1115.50 and 1101 to 1096 , which should hold.. .BW Traders can buy at 1101.30 for a bounce and risk a close under 1094.7 for three days in a row.

BW Traders should go long if a close over 1136.30  occurs

Nasdaq Composite
Resistance 
should appear near 2126 to 2134 and the 2170 to 2185 region. 
Support should appear near 2089 to 2080 and 2042 to 2034.

March  Mini Nasdaq 100
Recommended open position long at 1545.50
Resistance is at 1569 to 1576
Support is at 1496 to 1484
.

March 10 Year T-Note
Resistance
should appear near 114-07 and 114-22
Support is at 113-22 and  113-07

Precious Metals

February Gold
Recommended open position long at 424.9
Support should appear at  424.9 to 423.8 and 418.3 to 416.3
Resistance
is at  the 430.4 to 431.5 region.

March Copper
Recommended open positing long at 10840
Support should appear near the 1.0680 to 1.0580  region.
Resistance should appear near 10960 to 11010
BW Traders should go long if a close over 11185 occurs.

March Silver
Recommended open position long at 661.5
Support should appear  659.5 to 657.5 then  643 to 641.5 and 635 to 633.5. BW .Traders can buy at 635.5 for a bounce and risk a close under 624 for three days in a row.
Resistance is at  665.5 to 667.5 and  674 to 675.5.. beyond that sellers should appear near  the 681 to 683.5 region

--Stay tuned for updates--

 

The Exciting Energies

March Crude Oil
Support
should appear near 3386 to 3378 and 3328 to 3319
Resistance
is at 3443 then 3493 to 3503 and 3553 to 3563

March Unleaded  Gas
Resistance should appear near 1.0320 to 1.0360 and 10580 to 10680 .. Beyond that sellers should appear near 10960 to 11010 
BW Traders can sell at 10960 for a turn lower and risk a close over 11205 for three days in a row,
Support should appear near 10135 to 10105 and the 9935 to 9920 region.. A slip under is negative and augurs for a test of 9735 to 9705 and eventually the 9345 to 9315 region..
BW Traders should go short if a close under 9910 occurs.

March Heating Oil  
Resistance should appear near 9930 to 9935 and 10105 to 10135 .. Beyond that sellers should appear near 10320 to 10360 and the 10960 to 11010 region. Well Heeled BW Traders can sell at 10320 for the pull and risk a close over 10710 for three days in a row.
Support
should appear near 9735 to 9705 , a close under is negative and augurs for a test of 9545 to 9525 and eventually the 9345 to 9315 region. Below that buyers should appear near 9155 to 9140

BW Traders should go short if a close under 9705 occurs. 

 The Lively Livestock

February Live Cattle
Recommended open position short at 7470
Support should appear near 7432 to 7412 and 7342 to 7328

Resistance is at 7482 to 7512 and 7582 to 7612 .

April Cattle
Recommended open position short at 7452
Support should appear near  7427 to 7412 and the 7342 to 7328 region.
Resistance
is at 7487 to 7512 and 7587 to 7602

February Lean Hogs
Recommended open position short at 5197
Support is at  5142 to 5127 and  5067 to 5057
Resistance is at  5197 to 5212 and 5257 to 5282

April Hogs

Recommended open position short 2 at 5535 avg

Support
is at 5552 and 5507 to 5492 , below that buyers should appear near 5432 to 5417..
Resistance is at 5637 to 5652 and 5717 to 5732 ..

February
Pork Bellies
Recommended open position short 2 at 8472 avg
Support should appear near 8317 to 8302.  Under that  a test of 8227 to 8192 and the 8047 to 8027  region is likely.. 
Resistance
is at  8407 then 8487 to 8502 and the 8557 to 8592 region.

Traders should stay tuned for Updates

 

The Grande’ Grains

March Soybeans
Recommended open position short at 783 1/4
Resistance
is at 830 to 831 ¼  and the 856 to 858 ¾ region.
Support
should appear at 822 1/4 to 819 and 813 1/2 to 811 3/4

March Soymeal
Support
should appear near 241.9 to 241.1 and 237 to 235.4
Resistance
should appear near 246.9 and 251.1 to 251.9. 

March Soybean Oil
Resistance should appear near the 3036 to 3045 region.
Support
should appear near 2990 to 2972

March Corn
Resistance
should appear near 267 1/4 and 271 3/4 to 272 1/2
255 ½ to 256 ¾  and 261 ¼ to 262. 
Support
is at  the 262 to 261 1/4 and 256 3/4 to 255 1/2

March CBOT Wheat
Recommended open position short at 378 3/4
Support 
 should appear near 392 3/4 to 390 3/4
Resistance
 should appear near 404 3/4 to 405 3/4 and the 411 to 412 region.

Trade Accordingly and Stay tuned for updates

     

           The Satisfying Softs

March the ‘Monster’ Coffee
Recommended open position long at 7080
Support is near 7005 to 6990 and 6920 to 6905
Resistance
should appear near 7075 to 7090 and  the 7140 to 7170 region.

March Cocoa 
Support
is at 1655 to 1642 and 1615 to 1609 , a close under augurs for a test of  1576 to 1569 and eventually the 1535 to 1529  region..  Resistance should appear near 1689 to 1696 and 1731 to 1738.. traders can sell at 1727 for a turn lower, risk a close over 1829 for three days in  row. ..
BW Traders should go short if a close under 1607 occurs 

March Sugar
Recommended open position short at 580
Support
should appear near  586 to 582 , a close under is negative and augurs for a test of 562 to 558
Resistance
should appear near 601 to 609 then 630 to 634 and 656 to 661..BW  Traders can sell at 629 and risk a close over to 664  for three days in a row .

March Cotton
Support should
appear near 7340 to 7320 and 7170 to 7140
Resistance
should appear near  7485 to 7515, a close over is friendly an augurs for a test of 7585 to 7605
BW Traders should go long if a close over 7520 occurs

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

Monday January  12th, 2003
4 00 PM  South Florida Beach Time

 

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