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Morning Comments Thursday August 19th,2004
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Open BW Positions
* indicates change in recommendation price  from BW # 198 
Please note : We have rolled analysis to October for Heating Oil and Unleaded Gas 

                                      The Frenzied Forex Front  
Sept Yen
Recommended open position Short 2  at 9069 avg
Resistance should appear near 9156 and 9237 . Beyond that sellers should appear near the 
9316 to 9347 region.. BW  Traders can sell at 9233 and risk a close over 9357 for three days in a row
 

Support should appear near 9140 and 9060 to 9044.    

Sept Euro Currency (EC)
Support
should appear at 12320 and 12175
Resistance should appear near 12350 to 12380 and 12500
* BW Traders should go short if a close under 12318 occurs

Sept Swiss Franc
Resistance
should appear near 8081 and 8119 to 8134  
Support should appear near 8029 and 7954 to 7939 
* BW Traders should go short if a close under 8027 occurs,

Sept British Pound
Recommended open position Short at 18197
Support  should appear near 18150 and 18080... Below that a test of 17800 to 17740 is likely 
Resistance should appear near 18220 and 18400 

Sept Canadian Dollar
S
upport should appear near 7601 to 7586
Resistance is at  7675 to 7689

Sept Aussie Dollar
Recommended Open Position Short at 7137
Support should appear near 7088 to 7074.
Resistance should appear at  7143 to 7170  and 7242 to 7255 
BW Traders should go short if a close under 7072 occurs..

Trade accordingly and stay tuned for Flashes
 

                                       The Sensational Stock and Bond Markets

Dow Jones Industrial Average
Resistance
should appear near 10104 to 10136 
Support should appear near 10021 and 9937 to 9921

September SP500
Recommended open position Long at 1076.10
Resistance should appear near the 1096.00 to 1101.00 region 
Support
should appear near 1082.00 then 1068.00 to 1063.00 and 1058.00  

Nasdaq Composite
Support
should appear near 1808 and 1780 to 1774
Resistance should
appear near 1858 to 1865  

Sept Mini Nasdaq 100
Resistance
is at  1377 to 1383
Support is at 1346 to 1334 and 1310 to 1304

Sept 10 Year T-Note
Resistance
should appear near 113-07 and 113-22
Support is at 112-22 and 112-07

Precious Metals

December  Gold
Recommended open position short 2 at  401.2 avg
Resistance should appear at 411 to 412.0
Support
is at  405.6 to 404.6 and 399.2 to 398.2

Sept Copper
Support
should appear near 12680 and 12380 to12320  
Resistance
should appear near 13040 to 13100 and 13340 to 13460  

Sept Silver
Recommended open position short at 654
Support should appear 675.5 to 674 and 667.5 to 665.5 
Resistance
is at 690.5 to 691.5  and the 714.5 to 717.0 region  which should cap the rally.. 
BW Traders can sell at 713.0 and hold for lower prices..



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                             The Exciting Energies
Oct Crude Oil
Recommended open position short at 4501 
Resistance  should appear near 4639 to 4650 and the 4695 to 4717 region 
Support should appear near 4582 to 4571 and 4514 to 4503  

October  Unleaded  Gas
Recommended open position Short 12850
Support
should appear near 12740 to 12680 and 12500  
Resistance
should appear near 13040 to 13100 and 13340 to 13460 

October  Heating Oil
Support
should appear near 12030 to 11920 and the 11690 to 11640 region   
Resistance 
should appear near  12380 and the12680 to 12740 region. Which should cap the rally 

                                                The Lively Livestock

October Cattle
Recommended open position short at 8852 
Support
should appear near 8777 to 8762 and 8682 to 8667  
Resistance
is at 8872 then 8937 to 8967 and 9042 to 9062

October Hogs
Support
is at 6432 to 6417 and the 6352 to 6337 region 
Resistance is at 6487 to 6512 then 6572 to 6587 and the 6657 to 6672 region 

February  Pork Bellies
Resistance
should appear near 9427 to 9447 then 9527 to 9542 and 9622 to 9642 
Support  is 9347 to 9317 and the 9157 to 9142 region 

                                  The Grande’ Grains

December Corn
Support should appear near 235 1/2 and 232 1/4 to 231 1/2  
Resistance  is at 241 1/4 to 241 3/4 and 246 1/4 to 246 3/4. BW Traders can sell at 245 3/4 and hold for lower prices.  Initially  risking  a close over 273 1/4 for three days in a row,. 


November Beans
Support
is at 588 to 585 1/2 then 580 1/2 to 579 1/2 and 573 3/4 to 571 3/4  
Resistance
is at 594 1/2 to 595 3/4 and the 602 1/4 to 603 1/2 region . 

December Soymeal
Support
should appear near 178.0 to 177.4 and 173.8 to 173.1
Resistance should appear near 180.8 to 182.2 and 185.8 to 186.5 

December Soybean Oil
Resistance
should appear near 2267 to 2275 and 2315 to 2322
Support should appear near 2226 to 2219 and 2185 to 2170 

Sept CBOT Wheat
Recommended open position long at 304 3/4 
Support should appear near 299 to 297 1/4 and 293 3/4 to 292 3/4 
Resistance  should appear near 3303 3/4 to 304 1/2 and 309 1/4 to 310 1/4 

 

                                    The Satisfying Softs

September  Coffee
Recommended Open Position Long at 6890
Support is near  the 6590 to 6575 and 6510 to 6485  
Resistance should appear near 6740 to 6755 and 6810 to 6835 

Sept Cocoa 

Support is at 1576 to 1569 and 1535 to 1529 
Resistance is at 1609 to 1615 and 1642 to 1655 .

October Sugar
Support
should appear near 767 to 763 
Resistance
should appear near 791 to 794

December Cotton
Recommended open position short 4630
Support should appear near 4785 to 4775 and 4715 to 4695  
Resistance
should appear near 4845 to 4855 and 4915 to 4925

 - 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
Wed August 18th   2004
3:10 PM  South Florida Beach Time

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Recommended Open BW  Positions
Short 2 Sept Yen 9069 avg
Short Sept British Pounds 18197
Short Sept Aussie Dollar 7137 
Long Sept SP500 1076.20
Short 2  Dec Gold 401.2 avg
Short Sept Silver 654
Short October Crude Oil 4501 
Short October Unleaded Gas 12850
Short October Cattle 8852
Long Sept Wheat 304 3/4
Long Sept Coffee  6890
Short Dec Cotton   4630 


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