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Morning Comments Feb 1st, 2002
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Thursday, January 31st, 2001
3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time

                                                      Financial Markets 
January non- farm payrolls are expected to be flat to down around 50,000 jobs. By contrast, non-farm  payrolls fell by 124,000 jobs in December, 371,000 in November and 448,000 in  October. The consensus estimate of economists is for the unemployment rate to edge up slightly to 5.9% from 5.8% in December. The monthly data for January is due out from the Department of Labor   Friday at 8:30 a.m. E

On the Frenzied Forex Front

March Yen 

Recommended open position , long at 7515
Support should appear near 7428 to 7414 region..Below that 7342 to 7328 offers support. 
Resistance should appear near the 7486 to 7513

March Euro Currency (EC)
Support should appear near  8560 and 8499 to 8484
Resistance is at 8589 and 8628 


March Swiss Franc 
Resistance should appear near 5835 and 5855 to 5880.
Support should appear near 5805 to 5795
BW 
Traders should go long if a close over 5880 occurs .

March  British Pound
Support
should appear near 1.4042 to 1.3990 and the 1.3830 to 1.3770 region.. 
R
esistance is at 1.4150 to 1.4210.  

March Canadian Dollar
Support should appear at 6271 to 6256 and 6225.

Resistance
is at 6335 to 6350

March Aussie Dollar
Support
is at  5035 and 4995 to 4975   
Resistance should appear near 5067 and 5098
              
                                                 Stay tuned for Forex Updates

         The Sensational Stock and Bond Markets

Dow Jones Industrial Average
Resistance should appear near  9937 and 10,021to  10,037   
Support should appear near 9879 and 9837 to 9821 then 9779 
 

March SP500
Recommended Open Position Short  2 at 1110.70 avg
Resistance
is at the 1133 to 1136 region and 1143.00   
Support should appear at 1122.70 then 1115.5 and 1108.70

Nasdaq Composite
Resistance
is at 1946 to 1953
Support is at 1909 to 1902 and 1883

March Mini- Nasdaq 100
Resistance is at the 1569 to 1576 region
Support
is at 1552 and 1535 to 1529

Trade Accordingly and Stay tuned…. 

March 10 Year  T-Note
Resistance
should appear near 106-07 then 106-12 and 106-23 then 107-07
Support is at 105-23 and 105-12 under that 104-23 should contain a decline.  

Precious Metals

April Gold 
Recommended open position long at 282.9
Support
 should appear near  282.8 to 282.0 and 279.7 then 277.5 to 275.8.. 
Resistance
is at 287.4 to 288.3

March Copper
Recommended open position long at 7335
Support
should appear near 7170 to 7140
Resistance should appear near 7415 to 7430 and 6485 to 7515.  

March Silver
Recommended open position long at 452
Support
should appear near 418.5 to 416...Below that support should appear near the 412 to 411 region.. which should contain a decline for a bit...

Resistance is at 430 to 431.5 then 437 to 438.5 
Aggressive BW  Traders should go long if a close over 432.0 occurs. ..Stay tuned for Updates


The Exciting Energies  

March Crude Oil
Recommended Open Position Long at 1996
Support
should appear near 1909 to 1902 region.. 
Resistance is at 1946 to 1953 and the 1982 to 1996 region. 

March Unleaded Gas
Recommended Open Position ,long at 5880

Support
should appear near  5730 to 5715 and the 5655 to 5645 region. 
Resistance
is at the  5790 to 5805 and 5945 to 5955
 

March Heating Oil 
Recommended Open Position Long at 5285

Resistance
is at 5415 to 5430 then 5490 to 5505 and the 5550 to 5575  region 
Support should appear near the 5280 to 5255 and the 5140 to 5125 region  Under that buyers should emerge from the sidelines at 5065 to 5055 and the 4995 to 4975 region. .
 
Trade Accordingly and stay tuned for updates.                                                      

The Lively Livestock Markets

April Live Cattle 
Recommended Open Position Short at 7487
Support should appear near 7517 to 7487
Resistance
is at 7587 to 7602 and the 7672 to 7687 region 

-Stay tuned for updates--

April  Hogs 
Recommended Open Position Short at 6100
Support is at the 6037 to 6022 region. ..a close under is negative and augurs for a test of 
5957 to 5942

Resistance is at 6102 to 6112 and 6162 to 6192
.
June Hogs 
Support
is at 6672 to 6657 .   
Resistance is at 6742 to 6757

February Pork Bellies
Support should appear near  7487 and the 7432 to 7417 region..Below that a test of 7342 to 7327 is likely. 
Resistance is at 7587 to  7602 and the 7677 to 7682 region Beyond that saellers should appear near 7762 to 7777
  

                                               -Stay tuned for Livestock and Belly Updates and Flashes-

The ‘Grand’ Grain Markets

March  Soybeans 
Recommended Open Position , Long 442 3/4 avg

Resistance is 431 1/2 and 437 to 438 1/2 
Support should appear near 425 to 423 and the 418 1/4 to 416 1/2 region..


March Soybean Meal 
Support
should appear near 149.6 to 148.4..Below that 145.9 to 145.3 should hold.. 
BW Traders can buy at 145.9  for a bounce and risk a close under
 145.3 for three days in a row. 
Resistance is at  153.5 and 156.9 to 157.6

March Soybean Oil 
Support
is near 1496 to 1484 and the 1459 to 1453 region...
Resistance should appear near  1529 to 1535. 

March Corn 
Recommended Open Position , Long at 214 3/4
Resistance should appear near 208 to 208 3/4
Support
is at 204 1/4 to 203 1/2

March Wheat
Recommended Open Position , Long at 298
Nearby Support should appear near 282 3/4 to 282 and the 277 1/2 to 275 1/2  region. 
Resistance is at 287 3/4 to 288 1/4 


The Satisfying Softs

March Cotton 
Support
should appear near the 3505 to 3495 and  3445 to 3425.  
Resistance is at the 3555 to 3565 and 3610 to 3625.. 


M
arch Coffee
Recommended Open Position Long at 4790
Support
is near the 4445 to 4425 and 4315 to 4305.
Resistance should appear near 4570 to 4580 and 4635 to 4650 

March Sugar
Resistance  should appear near 656 to 661
Support
should appear near 634 to 630 and 609 to 601 
Trade Accordingly

March Cocoa 
Resistance
is at 1361 and 1377 to 1383 and 1415 to 1421
Support
should appear near1334.. Below that support sahould appear near 1310 to 1304 ..
 BW  traders can buy at 1311 and hold for higher prices..

A Ship in Harbor is Safe.. But that is not what ships are built for --

Happy Trading !
Bill  
bill@futurescom.com

1--561-433-2995
Thursday, January 31st  2002  
4:35 PM

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ARE ATTRIBUTED TO OTHER SOURCES. WRITTEN PERMISSION IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO ANY DISTRIBUTION OR REPRODUCTION. FUTURES TRADING ARE RISKY AND CAN CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL LOSS. THE USE OF OPTIONS AND OPTION TRADING INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. THE USE OF STOPS MAY NOT LIMIT LOSSES TO INTENDED AMOUNTS. SPREAD POSITIONS MAY NOT BE LESS RISKY THAN OUTRIGHT FUTURES POSITIONS. PAST RESULTS ARE NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. SOURCES ARE BELIEVED TO BE RELIABLE BUT NO ASSURANCE IS MADE FOR ACCURACY. ADDITIONAL RISK DISCLOSURE IS AVAILABLE.

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Recommended Open Positions as of 1-31-2002
Long 10 March EC 8813
Long 10 March Swiss Franc 6035
Long 10 March Aussie Dollar 5156 avg
Short 9 March SP500 1117.90 avg 
Long 10 April Gold 282.9 
Long 5 March Silver 453.5
Short 25 April Hogs 6067 avg
Short 5 Feb Bellies 7400
Short 4 March Bellies 7652
Long 30 March Soybeans 443 1/4 avg 
Long 5 March Soymeal 157.8
Long 20 March Corn 213 3/4
Long 30 March Wheat 301 avg
Long 20 May Wheat  301 1/2 avg
Long 5 March Coffee 4920

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Recommended Open Position as of 1-31-2002
Short 4 March SP500 at 1117.50 Avg 


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