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Morning Comments , Thursday March 28h, 2002
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when it’s really fortunes accomplice.” 

 


Wed March 27th , 2002
8:30 PM Eastern Standard Time

The Holiday Trading Schedule is at the end of today's newsletter



    The Frenzied Forex Front 

June Yen 
Support should appear near 7550 and 7513 to 7486, a close under is negative and augurs for as test of the 7428 to 7414 region.. BW Traders can buy at 7429 for a bounce and risk a close under 7413 for three days in a row.. 
Resistance should appear near 7587 to 7601…A close over is friendly and augurs for a test 7675 to 7689  and eventually the 7763 to 7777  region.. 

BW Traders should go long if a close over 7602 occurs.


June Euro Currency (EC)
Support should appear at the 8683 to 8668 region. BW Traders can buy at 8684 and risk a close under 8668 for three days in a  row . 

Resistance is at 8728 and 8762 to 8777 

June Swiss Franc   
Resistance  should appear near  5998 and 6023 to 6035. 

Support should appear near the 5957 to 5945 region..

June  British Pound
Recommended Open BW  Position Long at 1.4150
Support
should appear near 1.4180 to 1.4150 and 1.4072..BW  Traders can buy at 1.4150  for a turn higher and risk a close under 1.4068 for three days in a row..

Resistance is at 1.4210, a close over is friendly and augurs for s test of  1.4372  and beyond towards the 1.4530 to 1.4590 region. 

BW Traders should go long if a  close over 1.4210 occurs. 

June Canadian Dollar
Recommended Open BW Position Long  at 6307
Support should appear at the 6271 to 6257 region and 6223
Resistance is at 6305 and the 6337 to 6350 region .. A close over is friendly and augurs for a  test of 6417 to 6430 and most likely the 6483 to 6509 region..

BW Traders should go long if a close over  6350 occurs.

June Aussie Dollar  
Support
is at 5259 then 5227,  under that 5211 to 5200 should hold for a bit  ,,BW Traders can buy at 5228 and risk a close under 5174 for three days in a row.. 

Resistance
is at  5282.. above that a trade towards the 5344 to 5356  region is likely 
BW Traders should go long if a close over 5284 occurs

The Sensational Stock and Bond Markets

Dow Jones Industrial Average
Resistance should appear near 10,470  then 10,525 and 10,580 to 10,630
Support should appear at 10,415 , a slip under augurs for a test of 10,360 to 10,320 . 

June SP500  
Resistance
is at  1150, beyond that sellers should appear near 1157 and the 1164 to 1169 region. 
Support
should appear at 1136 to 1133 and 1130....eventually a test of  1115.50 should not be ruled out.. 
BW . Traders who have ‘ice water running thru their veins ‘ can buy at  1115.6 and hold for higher prices. Failure there is negative and augurs for a test of  1101 to 1096 …

Stay Tuned for BW Updates and additional trades during the trading sessions..

Nasdaq Composite
Resistance
is at  1841 , beyond that sellers should appear near 1858 to 1865 and 1883.5 

Support is at 1822 to 1808..  Below that buyers should appear near 1780 to 1774 .. A close under 1774 is negative for a slip to 1738 to 1731 where buyers should appear and contain a decline.

June Mini Nasdaq 100
Nearby Resistance
is at 1453 to 1459 and 1471.5 .
Nearby support is at the1421 to 1415 region. A slip under augurs for a test of 1383 to 1377 and the 1346 to 1334 region.. 

Trade Accordingly and Stay tuned…

June 10 Year  T-Note
Resistance
should appear near 103-07 and 103-22
Support is at 102-23 and 102-04  below that 101-23 should contain a decline for a bit… 

                                                                     
Precious Metals

June Gold  
recommended open BW Position long at 303
Support
should appear at 299 to  297.2 and  295.4 and the 293.7 to 292.8.  BW Traders can buy at 293.8 and hold for higher prices, initially plan on risking a close under 292.6 for three days in a row..

Resistance
is at 304.5. Beyond that a test of 309.2 to 310.2 is likely..
 

May Copper
Support
should appear near the 7485 and 7430 to 7415. Under that buyers should appear near  7255 to 7240.. BW traders can buy at 7260 and hold for higher prices.. Initially plan on risking a close under 7140 for three days in row.. .

Resistance should appear near  the 7585 to 7606  region a close over is friendly and augurs for a test of  7760 to 7780  and eventually the 7835 to 7865 region.. 

BW Traders should go long if a close over 7515 occurs

May Silver
Recommended Open BW Position Long at 458.5

Support should appear near 465 to 463.5 and 458.5 to 457.

Resistance is at the  469.5 to 471.5 region  Beyond that  a test of the  484.5 to 485.5 region is likely.

Stay tuned for Updates

                                         The Exciting Energies

May Crude Oil
Support
should appear near 2568 to 2552 and 2519 to 2511.. Under that support should appear near 2469 to 2462 and 2419 to 2411 
Resistance is at the 2612 to 2620 region.. Beyond that a test of 2663 to 2672 is likely.  


May
Unleaded Gas
Support should appear near 8140 to 8115 and 8045 to 8035  Under that support should appear near the 7865 to 7835 region.

Resistance is at 8300 to 8315  and the 8390 to 8410 region.

May Heating Oil 
Resistance
is at 6740 to 6755 and the 6805 to 6835 region. 

Support should appear near6670 to 6655 and 6590 to  6575 .. under that buyers should appear near 
 6505 to 6485 and the 6350 to 6335 region. 


                           The Lively Livestock

June Live Cattle   

Support
should appear near  6512 to 6487.and the 6432 to 6417 region.
Resistance
is at  6572 to 6592

April Hogs 
Support
is at 5212 to 5197.and 5142 to 5127
Resistance is at 5257 to 5282  and 5342 to 5357..


June
Hogs 
Support
is at 6037 to 6022  and 5957 to 5942
Resistance
is at 6102 to 6112 a close over is friendly and augurs for a test of 6337 to 6352 and eventually the 6417 to 6432 region.. 

BW Traders should go long if a close over 6112 occurs.

May Pork Bellies
Support
should appear at 7602 to 7587 and the 7512 to 7487 region. 
Resistance is at  7672 to 7687 and 7762 to 7777 

    -Stay tuned for Livestock and Belly Updates and Flashes-


                                                                 
The Grande' Grains  

May Soybeans 
Recommended Open BW Position long at 472 1/2
Resistance is at 477 1/2 to 478 1/2 .. beyond that a test of  the 484 1/2 to 485 ¾ region is likely
Support
should appear at 471 1/2 to 469 1/2 and 465 to 463 1/2 then 458 1/2 to 457 .
BW Traders can buy at 458 ½  and risk a close under 450 ½  for three days in a row.. 

July Soybeans 
Resistance is at  477 to 478 3/4 and  491 1/2 to 492 3/4  
Support should appear at 471 1/2  to 469 and 465 to 463 3/4  under that buyers should appear near 458 1/4 to 457 ..BW  Traders can buy at  459 and hold for higher prices.. 

Aggressive BW  Traders should go long if a close over 478 3/4  occurs

May Soybean Meal
Support
should appear near 161.5 to 160. 9  and 157.6 to 156.9  BW  Traders can buy at 157.7 for a turn higher.  Risk a close under 156.7 for three days in a row. 
Resistance is at 164.2 to 165.5 

May Soybean Oil 
Support is near 1576 to 1569. under that 1535 to 1529 should hold.
Resistance should appear near 1609 to 1615.

May Corn
Resistance
should appear near 208 to 208 1/2
Support
is at 204 3/4 to 203 1/2 and 199  3/4 to 198 1/4 

BW Traders should go long if a close over 208 ¾  occurs

May Wheat
Recommended open BW position , long May Wheat 283 3/4
Nearby Support should appear at 293 1/2 to 292 1/2 and 288 1/4  to 287 1/2  
Resistance is at the 297 1/4 to 299, an extended trade over is friendly and augurs for a test of 
the 303 1/2 to 304 1/2  region. 

                                         The Satisfying Softs

 


May Cocoa 
Recommended open BW Position Long at 1491
Resistance
is at 1529 to 1535 
Support
should appear near 1496 to 1484 and 1459 to 1453

May Coffee
Recommended Open BW position ,long at 5510
Support is near 5575 to 5555 and 5505 to 5490, under that buyers should appear near 5430 to 5415 and 5215 to 5200 .BW Traders can buy at 5220 and risk a close under 5020 for three days in a row. 

Resistance
should appear near 5640 to 5655. A close over 5655 is friendly and augurs for a test of  5855 to 5880 and the 6020 to 6035 region.  Beyond that sellers should appear near 6165 to 6190


May Sugar
Recommended open BW Position , long at 587
Support
should appear near 586 to 582 .
Resistance should appear near 601 to 609 and 630 to 634. A close over augurs for a test of  656  to 661.. BW Traders should go long if a close over  635 occurs.        

May Cotton  
Nearby Support
should appear near 3929 to 3909 and 3855 to 3845. Below that 3805 to 3790  should hold 
Resistance is at  4045 to 4055 and 4110 to 4120 and  should cap a rally.. 
 
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

Wed March  27th 2002  
10:45 PM 
THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS THE VIEW AND OPINIONS OF THE AUTHOR, EXCEPT WHERE OPINIONS 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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Holiday Trading Schedule

All U.S. exchanges are closed Friday, March 29, because of the Good Friday holiday and some will close early Thursday, March 28. 

CBT:
O
pen outcry financial contracts will close at 1200 CT Thursday. Electronic trading for financials and metals will close at 1230 CT Thursday. Overnight electronic trading will be closed Thursday.Electronic trading reopens at its normal evening times Sunday. 

CME:
Agricultural futures and currency and interest rate markets will close at 1200 CT Thursday, with agricultural options closing at 1202 CT. Equity products close at their regularly scheduled times.Currencies and interest rates traded on Globex will close at 1515 CT 
Thursday. There is no Globex session for Friday's trade, with Globex reopening at 1730 ET Sunday. 

NYBT: Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange, commodity index contracts will close at 1315 ET Thursday. At the New York Futures Exchange, CRB contracts will close at 1315 ET Thursday.At the Financial Instrument Exchange, all New York day-session products will close at 1300 ET Thursday. Finex Dublin products will trade regular hours 
Thursday but will be closed Monday. 

NYMEX: New York Mercantile Exchange Access trading will be closed Thursday 
and reopen at 1900 ET Sunday.