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Thursday  August 18th,  2005
3:45  PM  Eastern time   
Open BW Positions                         

                                                   The Sensational Stock and Bond Markets  


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

Sept SP500
Recommended open position Long 2 at  1238.70 avg
Support
should appear near  1217.50 and 1203.00 to 1192.00
Resistance should appear near 1232.00  to 1238.00 

Nasdaq Composite
Support
should appear near 2134 to 2126 
Resistance should appear near 2170 to 2185  

Sept Mini Nasdaq 100
Recommended Open Position Long at 1577 
Resistance
should appear near 1609.00 to 1615.00
Support is at 1576.00  to 1569.00   

Sept Mini Russell 2000
Recommended Open Position Long at 675.6
Support
is at 650.9 to 648.30.and 643 to 641.7   
Resistance should appear near 657.70 to 659.10 and 665.90 to 667.30 

Sept 10 Year T-Note  
Resistance should appear near 111-22 and 112-07 
Support  at 111-07 and 110-22

Sept 30 Yr   T-Bond 
Resistance
should appear near  116-22 and 117-07
Support  is  at  116-07 and 115-22..

                                                         The Frenzied Forex Front

Sept  Yen
Resistance
should appear near 9140 to 9156 
Support should appear near 9060 to 9044  

Trade accordingly .

Sept Euro Currency (EC)
Support
should appear at 12175.and 12030 
Resistance
should appear near 12320 to 12380

Sept Swiss Franc
Recommended open Position Short at 7990 
Resistance
should appear near 7901 and 7939 to 7954 
Support should appear near 7864 to 7836 and 7807 

Sept British Pound
Support
should appear near 17800 to 17740
Resistance
should appear near 17940 and 18080 to 18220

Sept  Canadian Dollar
S
upport should appear near  8194 and 8134 to 8119 
Resistance is at  8223 and 8300 to 8314

Sept Aussie Dollar
Resistance
should appear near 7587 to 7601 and 7675 to 7689  
Support should appear near  7513 and 7486 and 7428 to 7414

 

                                                 Precious Metals
Dec Gold
Recommended open Position Short 2 at 435.8
Resistance
should appear at  450.4 to 451.4   
Support is at  442.5 and 438.1 to 437.0

Dec Copper
Support
should appear near 15760 to 15690.  
Resistance
should appear near 16090 to 16150.  

Dec Silver 
Support
should appear near 692 to 690.5 and 683.5 to 680.5 
Resistance is at the 707.5 to 708.5 and 714.5 to 717.0

The Exciting Energies

Oct Crude Oil
Resistance
should appear near 6417 to 6430 and 6483 to 6509
Support
should appear near the  6270 to 6257 and 6190 to 6165

Oct Unleaded Gas 
Re
sistance should appear near 18080 to 18220 and 18580 to 18650 
Support
should appear near 17800 to 17740 and the 17380 to 17310 region 

Oct Heating Oil
Re
sistance should appear near 18580 to 18650 and 19020 to 19090  
Support should appear near  18220 to 18080 and 17800 to 17740 


The Lively Livestock 
 

October  Cattle
Support
should appear near 8047 to 8027 and 7957 to 7932 
Resistance is at  8117  to 8137  and 8192 to 8222..  . BW Traders can sell at  
8117 for a turn lower and risk a close over 8232 for three days in a row,
BW Traders should go short if a close under 7927 occurs.

October Hogs
Recommended open positions  Short at 5942  
Support is 6112 to 6102 and 6037 to 6022   
Resistance is at 6162  to 6192 and 6257 to 6272   

Stay tuned  for Flashes and Updates  

Recommended open Spread :  Short Oct  / long Dec at 140

February Pork Bellies
Resistance
should appear near 8392 to 8407 and 8482 to 8502    .
Support  is at 8317 to 8302 and 8222 to 8192   
                                  

                                           The Grande’ Grains

November Soybeans
Resistance
at 625 3/4 to 627 and 633 3/4 to 635  
Support
should appear near 619 to 616 1/2  and the 603 1/2 to 602 1/4 region.

Dec Soymeal
Recommended open position Short at 193.4 
Support should appear near 190.9 to 190.2 and 186.5 to 185.8.
Resistance should appear near 194.6 to 195.3 and 198.2 to 199.6.

Dec  Soybean Oil
Resistance should appear near 2315 to 2322 and 2354 to 2370
S
upport
should appear near  2275 to 2267 and 2226 to 2219  .

Dec Corn
Resistance should appear near 226 3/4 to 227 1/2 and 231 1/2 to 232 1/4  . 

Support
is at  222 3/4 to 221 3/4 and the  218 ½ to 217 region .   

Dec Wheat
Recommended Open position Short at 331 
Resistance should appear near 337 3/4 to 338 3/4 and 342 1/2 to 344 1/4 , BW traders can sell at 342 1/4 and 
risk a close over 351 1/4 for three days in a row . 

Support
should appear near 332 3/4 to 331 3/4 and 327 to 326 1/4 .

                                                       The Satisfying Softs  

Dec 'The Monster' Coffee
Support  
should appear near 9935 to 9920 and the  9735 to 9705 region. 
BW
Traders Who sleep on a bed of Nails can buy at 9735 and hold for higher prices..
Resistance should appear near 10020 to 10035 and 10105 to 10135 

Dec Cocoa
Support
is at 1383 to 1377 and 1346 to 1334 BW Traders can buy at 1346 for a bounce and risk a close under 1264 for three days in a row.
Resistance is at 1415 to 1421 and 1453 to 1459


Oct Sugar
Support
should appear near 941 to 932 and 912 to 907 
Resistance
should appear near 968 to  972 and  1000 to 1005 

Dec Cotton
Recommended open position Short at 4795 
Support should appear near  485 to 4775 and 4725 to 4695 
Resistance should appear near 4845 to 4855 and 4915 to 4925.   ..

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
Thursday  August 18th , 2005
4:35 PM South Florida Beach Time

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BW Recommended Open Positions 8-16-2005
Long Sept 2 SP500 1238.70 avg
Long Sept Mini Nasdaq 1577 
Long Sept Mini Russell 675.6
Short 2 Dec  Gold 435.8
Short Sept Swiss Francs 7990
Short Oct Hogs 5942
Spread Short Oct / Long Dec Hogs 140 
Short Dec Soymeal 193.4
Short Dec Wheat 331
Short Dec Cotton 4795