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Thursday August 19th, 2004
4:30 PM eastern time 


Open BW Positions


                                      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 9060 to 9044.    

Sept Euro Currency (EC)
Support
should appear at 12350 to 12320 , a close or extended trade under 
augurs for an eventual test of
12175 . 
Resistance should appear near 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 8044 to 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 18220 to 18150 and 18080
Resistance should appear near 18400 and  the 1.8580 to 1.8650 region.  
BW Traders can sell at 18570 and risk a close over 18680 for three days in a row. 


Sept Canadian Dollar
S
upport should appear near 7689 to 7675 
Resistance is at  7763 to 7777

Sept Aussie Dollar
Recommended Open Position Short at 7137
Support should appear near 7170 to 7143 .
Resistance should appear at  7242 to 7255 

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 10037 to 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 and 416.3 to 418.3 
Support
is at  405.6 to 404.6 and 399.2 to 398.2

Sept Copper
Support
should appear near 12740 to12680 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
Resistance 
should appear near 4845 to 4856 
Support should appear near 4717 to 4695  

October  Unleaded  Gas
Recommended open position Short 12850
Support
should appear near 13100 to 13040 and 12740 to 12680  
Resistance
should appear near 13340 to 13460 and 13770 to 13830

October  Heating Oil
Support
should appear near 12740 to 12680 and 12380 to 12320    
Resistance 
should appear near 13040 to 13100 and 13340 to 13460 

                                                The Lively Livestock

October Cattle
Support
should appear near 8777 to 8762 and 8592to 8562 and 8502 to 8482.. 
Below that a test of 8407 to 8392 is likely.  
Resistance
is at 8762 to 8777 and 8857 to 8872

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

February  Pork Bellies
Resistance
should appear near 9317 to 9347 and 9427 to 9447  
Support  is 9157 to 9142 and 9062 to 9042 

                                  The Grande’ Grains

December Corn
Support should appear near 237 to 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
Support
should appear near 304 1/2 to 303 3/4 and 299 to 297 1/4 
Resistance  should appear near 314 3/4 to 315 3/4 and 319 1/2 to 321 1/4 

 

                                    The Satisfying Softs

September  Coffee
Recommended Open Position Long at 6890
Support is near 6675 to 6655 and the 6590 to 6575 region  
Resistance should appear near 6740 to 6755 and the 6810 to 6835 region 

Sept Cocoa 

Support is at 1696 to 1689 and 1655 to 1642  
Resistance is at 1731 to 1736 and 1774 to 1780 .

October Sugar
Support
should appear near 767 to 763 and 739 to 735 
Resistance
should appear near 791 to 794

December Cotton
Recommended open position short 4630
Support should appear near 4855 to 4845 and 4785 to 4775  
Resistance
should appear near 4915 to 4925 and 4975 to 4995 

 - 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
Thursday August 19th   2004
5:45 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 Unleaded Gas 12850
Long Sept Coffee  6890
Short Dec Cotton   4630 


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