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Morning Comments Thursday January 15th  2004
 
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Wed January 14th, 2004
2:00 PM Eastern time  

The Frenzied Forex Front

March Yen
Recommended open position Short at 9427
Support
should appear near 9347 to 9316
Resistance
should appear near  9445 and the 9526 to 9543 region..
BW Traders should go short if a close under 9389 occurs

March Euro Currency (EC)
Recommended open position short at 12646
Support should appear at 12555 to 1.2530 and 1.2380 to 1.2320.
Resistance is at 12680 to 12710 and 12740

March Swiss Franc
Recommended open position Short 2 at 8094 avg
Resistance
should appear near 8163 then 8194 to 8223 and 8300 to 8314
Support
should appear near  8119 and the 8044 to 8029 region

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
S
upport should appear near 7689 to 7675 .below that a slip to 7601 to 7587 is is likely
Resistance
is at the 7763 to 7777 and 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 10470 and 10360 to 10320

March SP500
Recommended Open Position Long at 2 at 1126.50
R
esistance
should appear near 1130.00 to 1136.00 . 
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. 
Support should appear near 2089 to 2080 and 2042 to 2034.

March  Mini Nasdaq 100
Recommended open positin long at 1545.5
Resistance is at  1569 to 1576
Support
is at 1535 to 1529 and 1496 to 1484

March 10 Year T-Note

Resistance
should appear near 115-07 and 115-22
Support is at 114-07 and  113-22

Precious Metals

February Gold
Support
should appear at 418.3 to 416.3 and 412.0 to 411.0
Resistance
is at  the 423.8 to 424.9 and the 430.4 to 431.5 region.

March Copper
Recommended open positin 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 positin long at 661.5
Support should appear near 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.
Below that buyer should appear near 627 to 625.5 and the 619 to 616.5 region. 
Resistance is at 648.5 to 650.5 and 657.5 to 659.5
--Stay tuned for updates--

 

The Exciting Energies

March Crude Oil
Support
should appear near 3328 to 3319 and 3270 to 3261 
Resistance
is at 3386 then 3425 to 3443 and 3493 to 3503

March Unleaded  Gas
Recommended open position short at 9900
Resistance should appear near 10105 to 10135 and 1.0320 to 1.0360
Support should appear near 9840 to 9820.  A slip under is negative and augurs for a test of 9735 to 9705.
Below that buyers should appear near 9645 to 9625 

March Heating Oil
Recommended open position short at 9700
Resistance should appear near 8705 to 9735 and 9820 to 9835
Support
should appear near 9545 to 9525 and the eventually the 9345 to 9315 region. Below that buyers should appear near 9155 to 9140

 The Lively Livestock

February Live Cattle
Recommended open position short at 7470
Support should appear near 7602 to 7587 , a close under augurs for a test of 7512 to 7487 
Resistance
is at 7672 to 7687 and 7762 to 7777..

April Cattle
Recommended open postion short at 7452
Support should appear near  7512 to 7487.
Resistance
is at 7587 to 7602 and 7672 to 7687   
BW Traders can sell at 7672 for a turn lower and risk a close over 7872 for three days in row.

February Lean Hogs
Recommended open position short at 5197
Support is at  5357 to 5342 and 5282 to 5257 
Resistance
is  5417 to 5432 and the  5492 to 5507 region..BW Traders can sell at 5487 and risk a close over  
5587 for three days in a row. Beyond that sellers should be evident near 5637 to 5652

April Hogs
Recommended open position short 2 at 5535 avg

Support
is at 5652 to 5637 and 5577 to 5552 
Resistance is at  5717 to 5732..Beyond that sellers should appear near  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…
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February
Pork Bellies
Recommended open postion short at 8385
Support should appear near 8407 to 8392 and 8317 to 8302.  Under that  a test of 8227 to 8192 and the 8047 to 8027  region is likely.. 
Resistance
is at 8487 to 8502 and the 8557 to 8592 region.

Traders should stay tuned for Updates

 

The Grande’ Grains

March Soybeans
Resistance
is at 848 1/2 to 849 3/4 and the 856 to 858 ¾ region.
Support
should appear at  840 3/4 to 839 1/4 and 831 1/2 to 830 1/4

March Soymeal
Support
should appear near 256.8 to 255.2 and 246.9 to 246.1 
Resistance
should appear near 261.2 to 262 and 266.3 to 267.2 

March Soybean Oil
Resistance should appear near the 3036 to 3045 region.
Support
should appear near 2972 and 2937 to 2928

March Corn
Resistance
should appear near  271 3/4 to 272 1/2
Support is at  the 262 to 261 1/4

March CBOT Wheat
Support 
should appear near 392 3/4 to 390 3/4 and 386 3/4 to 385 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 6920 to 6905 and 6835 to 6810 
Resistance
should appear near 6990 to 7005 and 7075 to 7090.

March Cocoa 
Support
is at  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 1609 to 1612 and 1642 to 1655

BW Traders should go short if a close under 1607 occurs 

March Sugar
Recommended open position short at 580
Support
should appear near 582 , a close under is negative and augurs for a test of 562 to 558
Resistance
should appear near 601 to 609 and 630 to 634 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

Wednesday January  14, 2004
3:30 PM  South Florida Beach Time

 

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