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Morning Comments, Tuesday January 7th, 2003
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Monday  January 6th, 2003
3:30 PM   Eastern Standard Time

                              The ‘Frenzied’ Forex Front

March  Yen
Support
should appear near 8406 to 8391 and 8352.
Resistance should appear near 8445.. Above that sellers should appear near the 8484 to 8499 region . 
BW Traders can sell at 8482 for a turn lower and risk  a close over 8522 for three days in a row. 
Aggressive  BW Traders can go short if  close under 8347 occurs…

March Euro Currency (EC)
Support should appear at 10415 and 10360 to 10320. 
Resistance is at 10470 and the1.0580 to 1.0630 region.
BW Traders should go long if a close over 1.0477 occurs..

March Swiss Franc
Recommended Open BW Position , Long 7223
Resistance should appear near 7206 and 7242 to 7253 
Support should appear near 7170 to 7143 then  7115 and 7088 to 7074 
BW Traders can buy at 7118 for a bounce and hold for higher prices. 

March  British Pound
Support
should appear near 1.5968 and 1.5926
Resistance should appear near the 1.6090 to 1.6150  region

March  Canadian Dollar
Support should appear near 6350 to 6337 and  6305
Resistance is at 6417 to 6430  

March Aussie Dollar
Support is at 5717 and 5683   
Resistance is at 5739 and the 5855 to 5880 region 

         
  The Sensational Stock and Bond Markets

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Resistance should appear near  8777 and 8856 to 8871 

Support
should appear near 8762  and 8683 to 8668

March SP500
R
esistance
is at 931.60 to 934.70 and 942.90 to 944.50  
Support
should appear near 923.60 and the 915.60 to 914.00 region.  

Nasdaq Composite
Nearby R
esistance
is at 1437 and 1453 to 1459
Support should appear near 1421 to 1415  

March Mini Nasdaq 100
Resistance
is at  1068 then 1082 and the 1096 to 1101 region 
Support is at 1058 and 1047.5

March Ten Year T-Notes
Resistance
should appear near 113-21 and 114-07
Support is at 113-04 and 112-23 .

                                                   The Precious Metals

Feb  Gold 
Recommended Open BW Position , Long 351.6
Support should appear at 350.3 to 349.3 and 344.3 to 342.5 
Resistance
is at 355.3 to 356.3 , beyond that an eventual test of  the 361.3 to 362.3 region is likely. 

March Copper

Recommended Open BW Position , Short 2 at  7170 avg
Support should appear near 7345 to 7325 and 7255 to 7240. 
Resistance should appear near 7415 to 7430  and the 7485 to 7515 region  

March
Silver
Support
should appear near 485.5 to 484 and 478.5 to 477.5 
Resistance
is at  491.5 to 492.5 and 497 to 499.5

 
                              The Exciting Energies
Feb Crude Oil
Support
should appear near 3213 to 3194 and 3157 to 3148 
Resistance
is at 3261 to 3270

Feb Unleaded Gas
Support should appear near 8780 to 8765 then 8685 to 8665 and the 8590 to 8560 region. 
Resistance
is at 8935 to 8965 and 9040 to 9060
. 

Feb Heating Oil
Resistance
is at 8930 to 8965 and 9140 to 9155 
Support should appear near 8875 to 8855 and 8780 to 8760. 

Feb Natural Gas

Resistance
is at 4.995 and 5.127 to 5.139 .
Support is at 4.926 to 4.915 and 4.856 to 4.845   

                                    The Lively Livestock

February Live Cattle
Recommended Open BW Position , short 7902
Resistance should appear near 8117 to 8137.
Support is at  8047 to 8027 .  

February  Lean Hogs
Recommended Open BW Position , short 5160
Support is at  5142 to 5127 then 5067 to 5037 and 4997 to 4972 region, which should hold..  
BW Traders can buy at 5002 for a turn higher and hold for higher prices.. Risk a close under 4907 for three days in a row.
Resistance is at 5197 to 5212 and 5257 to 5282. 

February Pork Bellies
Recommended Open BW Position Long  2 at  8730 avg
Support should appear at 8407 to 8392 and 8317 to 8300 
Resistance is at 8662 to 8682 and 8777 to 8762. ..   
  
- Stay tuned for Livestock and Belly Updates -

 

                               The Grande’ Grains

March Soybeans 
Resistance is at 579 1/2 to 580 1/2 , beyond that sellers should appear near  the 585 ½ to 588 region .. Support should appear near 573 to 571 3/4 and 565 1/4 to 564 

March Soymeal
Support should appear near 169.6 to 168.9 . 
Resistance is at 173.1 to 173.8 

March Soybean Oil
Recommended Open Position , Long at 2138
Resistance 
 should appear near 2126 to 2134,
Support  should appear near 2088 to 2080 

March Corn
Resistance
should appear near  237 and 241 1/4 to 242
Support should appear near 232 1/4 to 231 1/2

March Wheat
Recommended Open BW Position Long at 2 at  350 3/4
Resistance  should appear at 331 3/4 to 332 3/4 and 337 3/4 to 338 3/4 
Support
is at  327 to 326 1/4  
 

                                            The Satisfying Softs
March Cocoa 
Support is at the 2185 to 2170 and 2138 to 2126 
Resistance should appear near 2219 to 2226  and 2267 to 2275 

March Coffee
Recommended Open BW Position Long at 6325 
Support is near 6270 to 6255 and 6195 to 6165 .
Resistance should appear near 6335 to 6350 and augurs 6415 to 6430
 
March Sugar
Recommended Open BW Position , Long  761
Support should appear near 751 then 739 to 735 and 712 to 704    
Resistance should appear near 763 to 767 and the 791 to 795 region. ..  

March Cotton
Recommended Open BW Position , Long 5140
Support should appear near the 5065 to 5035 and the 4995 to 4975 region . 
Resistance is at 5125 to 5140 and 5200 to 5215 

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


Happy Trading! 

Bill  
wil@futurescom.com
1-561-433-2995

Monday Jan 6th,  2003 

4:30 PM , South Florida Beach Time

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