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FuturesCom Investment Publications
Morning Comments,  Thursday April  8th 2004
 
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Wed April 7th   2004
3:00 PM .. West Palm Beach Time  

Open Positions

The Frenzied Forex Front

June Yen
Resistance should appear near 9526 to 9542 and 9625 to 9641
Support should appear near 9445 to 9429 region  and the 9347 to 9318 region. 

June Euro Currency (EC)
Recommended open position Short at  12174
Support should appear at 12030 to 1.1920, a close under augurs for a test of 11805
Resistance
is at 12175 then 12247 and 12320 to 12360 
Aggressive BW  Traders should go short if a close under 11917 occurs

June Swiss Franc
Recommended Open Position Short 7752 avg
Resistance should appear near 7850 to 7864  and 7907 
Support should appear near  7777 to 7763 ..

June British Pound
Recommended Open Position Short 2 at  18007 avg
Support
should appear near 18220 to 18080 and 1.7940
Resistance
should appear near 18400 and 18580 to 18650 .

June Canadian Dollar
Recommended Open Position Short 7586
S
upport should appear near 7601 to 7587 and 7513 to 7486
Resistance is at  7675 to 7689 and the 7763 to 7777 region. 
BW Traders should go short if a close under 7482 occurs.. 

June Aussie Dollar
Recommended Open Position Short 2 at  7389 avg
Support
should appear near 7513 to 7487  
Resistance
should appear at  7601 and 7675 to 7689  BW traders can sell at 7671 and
 risk a close over 7782 for three days in a row. 

                               The Sensational Stock and Bond Markets

Dow Jones Industrial Average
Resistance
should appear near 10580 to 10630 and 10680
Support
should appear near 10470 and 10360 to 10320i

June SP500
Recommended Open Position Long 2 at 1111.50 avg
Resistance
should appear near 1164.00 to 1169.00 
Support
should appear near the 1136.00 to 1130.00 

Traders should stay tuned for Flashes and Updates

Nasdaq Composite
Support
should appear near 2042 to 2034 and 1996 to 1982 
Resistance should appear near 2080 to 2089 and 2126 to 2134

June Mini Nasdaq 100
Resistance
is at 1529 to 1539 and the 1569 to 1576 region..
Support is at  1484 and 1459 to 1453 .

June 10 Year T-Note
Resistance
should appear near  113-07 and 113-22 
Support is at 112-22 and 112-07   

Precious Metals

June Gold 
Recommended Open Position Short at 418
Support
should appear at  418.3 to 416.3 and 412 to 411.0
Resistance
is at 423.8 to 424.9 and  430.4 to 431.5

May Copper
Support
should appear near 130.40  Failure there augurs for a test of 127.40 to 126.80 and the 123.80to 123.20 region, which should hold..  
Resistance should appear near 133.40 to 134.60 and 137.70 to 138. 30  

May Silver
Support
should appear 804.5 to 802.5 and the 795.5 to 794.0 region.
Resistance
is at 830 to 831.5 and the 848.5 to 849.5  region. 

The Exciting Energies

May  Crude Oil
Resistance 
should appear 3663 to 3682 and 3734 to 3743  
Support
is at 3563 to 3553 and 3503 top 3493 

May Unleaded  Gas
Resistance should appear near 11300 to 11360 and 11640 to 11690.
Support should appear near 11010 to 10960 and the10680 to 10580 region.

May Heating Oil
 
Resistance should appear near 9140 to 9155 and 9315 to 9345  
Support
should appear near 9045 then 8965 to 8935 and 8780 to 8765
Trade Accordingly…

                                                   The Lively Livestock

June Cattle
Recommended open position short at 7357
Support
should appear at 7602 to 7587 and 7512 to 7487 
Resistance
is at  7672 to 7687 and 7762 to 7777

June Hogs
Support
is at  7342 to 7327 and 7257 to 7242
Resistance
is at 7412 to 7427 and the 7487 to 7512 region.   

July Hogs
Recommended Open Position Long at 7255
Support is at  7172 to 7142 and 7087 to 7072 .
Resistance is at  7327 to 7342 and 7412 to 7427. 

May
Pork Bellies
Recommended open position Short at 10122
Support should appear near 10360 to 10320 and 10192
Resistance
is at 10580 to 10630 and 10680

             ---  Traders should stay tuned for BW Updates and Flashes in the Livestock markets  ---

The Grande’ Grains

July Soybeans
Resistance
is at 1032 to 1036 .
Support
should appear at 1005 to 1000.

Trade According and Stay tuned for Updates

July Soymeal
Support
should appear near 321.3 to 319.4 and the 315.7 to 314.8  region 
Resistance
should appear near 326.1 to 327.0 and 331.9 to 332.8 

July Soybean Oil
Resistance should appear near 3261 to 3270 and 3319 to 3328 ..
Support should appear near 3213 to 3193 and 3157 to 3148   
Aggressive BW Traders who have ‘ice water running thru their veins’  can go short if a close under 3189 occurs

Stay tuned for BW Flashes and Updates..

July Corn
Recommended open position Long 323 1/2
Resistance
should appear near 342 1/2 to 344 1/2 
Support
is at 332 3/4 to 331 3/4  BW Traders can buy at 329 3/4 and hold for higher prices.
Below that buyers should appear near 326 to 326 1/4...

BW
Traders should go long if a close over 338 3/4 occurs.
 
December Corn
Recommended open Position long at 333 1/4 
Resistance should appear near 337 3/4 to 338 3/4 and the 349 1/4 to 350 1/4 region
Support
is at  332 3/4 to 331 3/4 and 326 3/ 4  to 326 1/4 
BW Traders should go long if a close over 339 1/4  occurs.

May CBOT Wheat
Support
should appear near 412 to 411 and 392 3/4 to 390 3/4
Resistance
 should appear near  418 1/4 and  423 3/4 to 424 3/4.. A close over is friendly and augurs for a test of 430 1./2 to 431 1/2
BW  Traders should go long if a close over 419 1/4  occurs

July CBOT Wheat
Support
should appear near 418 1/4 to 416 1/4 and 412 to 411.. Below that buyers should appear near  405 3/4 to 404 3/4 
Resistance  should appear near 430 1/2  to 431 1/2 and the 442 1/2 to 444 3/4 region…
BW Traders should go long if a close over 431 1/2  occurs


                                        The Satisfying Softs

May Coffee
Recommended open Position  Long 7645
Support
is near 7255 to 7240 then  7170 to 7145 and  7090 to 7075   
Resistance
should appear near 7345 then7415 to 7430 and 7485 to 7515 

July the ‘Monster’ Coffee
Support
is near 7515 to 7485 and 7425 to 7410 ..Below that buyers should appear near 7345 to 7325 
Resistance should appear near 7585 to 7605 and the 7675 to 7690 region 
 BW  Traders should go long if a close over 7615 occurs .

July Cocoa 
Support
is at 1383 to 1377 and the 1346 to 1334 region..
Resistance is at 1415 to 1421 and 1453 to 1459 .
BW  Traders should go short if a close under 1412 occurs.

July Sugar 
Recommended open position Short 681

Support
should appear near  686 to 682 and 661 to 656
Resistance
should appear near the 704 to 712  region. 

July  Cotton
Support should appear near 6350 to 6335 and the  6115 to 6105 region
BW .Traders can buy at 6115  and hold for higher prices. Risk a close under 5935 for three days in a row.    

Resistance
should appear near 6485 to 6510 and  6575 to 6590 . A close over is friendly and augurs for a test 6740 to 6755 and eventually the 6810 to 6835 region..BW Traders should go long if a close over 6525 occurs 

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

Stay tuned for flashes and updates in all markets..

Happy Trading!  

Bill  wil@futurescom.com

1-866-409-3890
Wed April 7th  2004
4:00 PM South Florida Beach Time

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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Recommended Open Positions
Short June EC 12174
Short 2 June Swiss Franc 7752 avg  
Short 2  June British Pounds at  18007 avg
Short June Canadian Dollars 7586
Short 2  June Aussie dollars at  7389 avg 
Long 2 June SP500 1111.50 avg
Short  June Gold 418.00 
Short June Cattle 7357
Long July Hogs 7255
Short May Pork Bellies 10122
Long July Corn 323 1/2 
Long December Corn 333 1/4
Long  May Coffee 7645 
Short July Sugar 681