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Tuesday  August 23rd  2005
3:15 PM  Eastern time   
Open BW Positions                         

                                                                  The Sensational Stock and Bond Markets  

Dow Jones Industrial Average
Resistance
should appear near 10580 to 10680  .
Support
should appear near 10470 and 10360 to 10320

Sept SP500
Recommended open position Long 2 at  1238.70 avg
Support
should appear near  1217.50 and 1203.00 to 1192.00
Resistance should appear near 1232.00  to 1238.00 

Nasdaq Composite
Support
should appear near 2134 to 2126 
Resistance should appear near 2170 to 2185  

Sept Mini Nasdaq 100
Recommended Open Position Long at 1577 
Resistance
should appear near 1609.00 to 1615.00
Support is at 1576.00  to 1569.00   

Sept Mini Russell 2000
Recommended Open Position Long at 675.6
Support
is at  650.9 to 648.30 and 643.00 to 641.70 
Resistance should appear near  665.90 to 667.30 and 674.30 to 675.50 

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

Sept 30 Yr   T-Bond 
Resistance
should appear near  116-22 and 117-07
Support  is  at 116-07 and 115-22..

                                                         The Frenzied Forex Front

Sept  Yen
Resistance
should appear near 9156 and 9237
Support should appear near 9100 and 9060 to 9044  

Trade accordingly .

Sept Euro Currency (EC)
Support
should appear at 12175 then 12102 and the 12030 to 11920 region 
Resistance
should appear near 12247and 12320 to 12380

Sept Swiss Franc
Recommended open Position Short at 7990 
Resistance
should appear near 7901 and 7939 to 7954 
Support should appear near 7864 to 7836 and 7807 

Sept British Pound
Support
should appear near 17800 to 17740
Resistance
should appear near 18080 to 18220

Sept  Canadian Dollar
S
upport should appear near  8314 to 8300 
Resistance is at  8391 to 8406

Sept Aussie Dollar
Resistance
should appear near 7587 to 7601  
Support should appear near 7513 to 7486

 

                                                 Precious Metals
Dec Gold
Recommended open Position Short 2 at 435.8
Resistance
should appear at 444.6 and 450.4 to 451.4   
Support is at 438.1 to 437.0 and 431.5 to 430.4

Dec Copper
Support
should appear near 16150 to 16090.  
Resistance
should appear near the 16420 to16550 region   

Dec Silver 
Support
should appear near 700.5 to 699.0 and 692 to 690.5 
Resistance is at 707.5 to 708.5 and 714.5 to 717.0

The Exciting Energies

Oct Crude Oil
Resistance
should appear near 6659 to 6673 and 6743 to 6755
Support
should appear near the 6509 to 6483 and 6350 to 6335

Oct Unleaded Gas 
Re
sistance should appear near 18080 to 18220 and the 18580 to 18650 
Support
should appear near 17800 to 17740 and the 17380 to 17310 region 

Oct Heating Oil
Re
sistance should appear near 18580 to 18650 and 19020 to 19090  
Support should appear near  18220 to 18080 and 17800 to 17740 


The Lively Livestock 
 

October  Cattle
Recommended Open Position Short at 8117 
Support should appear near 8137 to 8117 and 8047 to 8027  
Resistance is at  8192 to 8222 and 8302 to 8317 

October Hogs
Recommended open positions  Short at 2 at 6112  avg  
Support is  6112 to 6102 and 6037 to 6022  
Resistance is at  6167 to 6192 and 6257 to 6272  

Stay tuned  for Flashes and Updates  

Recommended open Spread :  Short Oct  / long Dec at 140

February Pork Bellies
Resistance
should appear near 8192 to 8222 and the 8297 to 8317 region    .
Support  is at 8037 to 8022 and the 7957 to 7937 region    
                                  

                                           The Grande’ Grains

November Soybeans
Resistance
at  625 3/4 to 627 and 633 3/4 to 635 
Support
should appear near 619 to 616 1/2 and 611 1/4 to 610 1/4

Dec Soymeal
Recommended open position Short at 193.4 
Support should appear near 190.9 to 190.2
Resistance should appear near 194.6 to 195.3 

Dec  Soybean Oil
Resistance should appear near 2315 to 2322 and 2354 to 2370 
S
upport
should appear near 2275 to 2267 and 2226 to 2219

Dec Corn

Resistance should appear near 226 3/4 to 227 1/2 and 231 1/2 to 232 1/4  . 

Support
is at  222 3/4 to 221 3/4 and the  218 ½ to 217 region .   

Dec Wheat
Recommended Open position Short at 342 1/4  
Resistance should appear near 331 3/4 to 332 3/4 and 337 3/4 to 338 3/4. 
Support
should appear near 327 to 326 1/4 and the 321 1/4 to 319 1/2 region 


                                                      
 
The Satisfying Softs  

Dec 'The Monster' Coffee
Support  
should appear near 10135 to 10105 then 9935 to 9920 and the  9735 to 9705 region. 
BW
Traders can buy at 9735 and hold for higher prices...
Resistance
should appear near 10320 to 10360 and the 10580 to 10680 region 

Dec Cocoa
Support
is at 1383 to 1377 and the 1346 to 1334 region. BW Traders can buy at 1346 for a bounce and risk a close 
under 1264 for three days in a row.
Resistance
is at 1415 to 1421 and 1453 to 1459


Oct Sugar
Support
should appear near 941 to 932 
Resistance
should appear near 968 to 972 

Dec Cotton
Recommended open position Short at 4795 
Support should appear near  4855 to 4845 and 4875 to 4775 
Resistance should appear near 4970 to 4995 and the 5055 to 5070 region.
 Beyond that sellers should appear near  5125 to 5140 

BW Traders can sell at 5045 and risk a close over 5230 for three days in a row. 

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
Tuesday  August 23rd, 2005
4:20 PM South Florida Beach Time

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BW Recommended Open Positions 8-23-2005
Long Sept 2 SP500 1238.70 avg
Long Sept Mini Nasdaq 1577 
Long Sept Mini Russell 675.6
Short 2 Dec  Gold 435.8
Short Sept Swiss Francs 7990
Short 2 Oct Hogs 6112 avg 
Spread Short Oct / Long Dec Hogs 140 
Short Dec Soymeal 193.4
Short Dec Wheat 342  1/4 
Short Dec Cotton 4795