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Morning Comments Thursday,  December 18th 2003 

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                                    The Frenzied Forex Front

March Yen
Recommended Open Position Short at 9264
Support should appear near 9316 and 9237 , a close under augurs for a test of 9156 to 9140 
Resistance
should appear near 9347 and the 9420 to 9445 region. 

BW Traders should go short if a close under 9232 occurs 

March Euro Currency (EC)
Recommended Open Position Short 2 at 12241 avg
Support
should appear at 12320 and 1.2175 
Resistance is at 12380 region and 1.2530

March Swiss Franc
Resistance
should appear near  7991 and the 8029 to 8044 region , which should cap a rally ..
Support should appear near 7954 to 7939  
BW Traders should go short if a close under 7932 occurs 

March  British Pound
Support
should appear near 1.7380 to 1.7310 
Resistance should appear near 1.7560 and the 1.7740 to 1.7800  region.   

March Canadian Dollar
S
upport should appear near and the 7486 and 7428 to 7414.
Resistance
is at the 7587 to 7601
BW Traders should go short if a close under 7481 occurs

March Aussie Dollar
Support 
should appear near 7255 to 7242  
Resistance should appear at 7328 to 7342

 

The Sensational Stock and Bond Markets

Dow Jones Industrial Average
Resistance
should appear near 10137 and 10185 
Support should appear near 10104 and 10037 to 10021  

March SP500
Recommended Open Position Long at 2  at 1066.1
Resistance should appear near 1082.00 and the 1096.00 to 1101.00 region. 
Support should appear near 1068 to 1063 and 1958.00

BW Traders should go long if a close over 1082.30  occurs  

Nasdaq Composite
Resistance 
should appear near 1946 to 1953 .
Support should appear near 1909 to 1902 region.

March  Mini Nasdaq 100
Resistance
is at 1415 to 1421
Support is at 1383 to 1377 

March 10 Year T-Note

Resistance
should appear near 112-23 and 113-07
Support is at 112-07 and 111-23

Precious Metals

February Gold
Support should appear at 412 to 411 and 405.6 to 404.6. .
Resistance is at  416.3 to 418.3 and 423.8 to 424.9  

March Copper
Recommended Open Position Long at 1.0035
Support should appear near 9935 to 9920 and 9840 to 9820. 
Resistance should appear near 10020 to 10035  and the 10105 to 10135 region.

March Silver
Support
should appear 557.5 to 555.5 and  the 550.5 to 549.0 region
Resistance is at 571.5 to 573 and 579 to 580.5

..

The Exciting Energies

February Crude Oil
Support
should appear near 3328 to 3319 and 3270 to 3261
Resistance is at  3377 to 3386 and the 3425 to 3443 region

February  Unlead
ed Gas
Resistance should appear near 9315 to 9345 . Beyond that resistance is at 9705 to 9735
Support should appear near 9155 to 9140 then 9060 to 9045 and 8870 to 8855 .

February Heating Oil
Resistance should appear near 9525 to 9540 and  9705 to 9735
Support should appear near  9345 to 9315 and 9155 to 9140

The Lively Livestock

February Live Cattle
Resistance
should appear near 8967 and 9042 to 9062  
Support  is at 8872  to 8857

February Lean Hogs
Support
is at 5212 to 5197 
Resistance
is 5257 to 5282 and  5342 to 5357

April Hogs
Recommended open position short at 5442
Support is at 5432 to 5417 and 5357 to 5337 
Resistance
is at 5492 to 5507 and 5552 to 5577.

February Pork Bellies
Recommended Open Position Short  2 at 8542 avg
Support
should appear near 8502 to 8482 and 8407 to 8392
Resistance
is at 8562 to 8592 and 8667 to 8682


The Grande’ Grains

March Soybeans
Recommended Open Position Short at 769
Resistance is at 776 3/4 to 777 3/4 and 783 3/4  to 786 1/2 
Support should appear at  768 3/4 to 767 ½ and the 760 1/4 to 758 3/4 region 

March Soymeal

Recommended Open Position Short at 229.3
Support should appear near 227.5 to 226.7 and the 222.6 to 221.9 region. 
Resistance should appear near 231.5 to 232.2 and 235.4 to 237.0


March Soybean Oil

Resistance should appear near 2820 to 2829 and 2874 to 2883 
Support should appear near 2775 to 2758 and the 2724 to 2716 region

March Corn
Recommended Open Position Long at 253 3/4 
Resistance
should appear near 255 1/2 to 256 3/4  and 261 1/4 to 262 
Support is at  251 1/4 and 246 3/4 to 246 1/4

March CBOT Wheat
Resistance
 should appear near 390 3/4 to 392 3/4 and 398 1/4 to 399 1/4
Support
should appear near 380 3/4 to 379 1/2 ..

 

                                The Satisfying Softs

March the ‘Monster’ Coffee
Recommended Open Position Long 6645            
Support
is near 6350 to 6335 and 6190 to 6165 .
Resistance
should appear near 6415 to 6430 and 6485 to 6510
BW Traders should go long if a close over 6595 occurs

March Cocoa 
Support
is at 1576 to 1569 and 1535 to 1529.
Resistance
should appear near 1609 to 1615 and 1689 to 1696
BW 
Traders should go long if a close over 1697 occurs

March Sugar
Recommended Open Position Long 665            
Support
should appear near 634 to 630 and  609 to 601
Resistance
should appear near 656 to 661 and 686 to 686

BW Traders should go long if a close over  687 occurs

March Cotton
Recommended Open Position Long 7055            
Support should appear near 6990 then 6835 to 6810 and the 6755 to 6740 region.  
Resistance should appear near  7075 to 7090, a close over is friendly and augurs for a test of 7140 to 7170 and the 7325 to 7340 region.. .. 

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 December 17th   2003
3:15 PM  South Florida Beach Time

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