EQUITIES: Eurostoxx 50 Target March 2000 All-Time High at 5525.00
The Eurostoxx 50 futures contract continues to appreciate. The move higher this week confirms once again, a resumption of the uptrend that started on Nov 21 ‘24. Moving average studies are in a bull mode set-up too, highlighting a dominant uptrend. Sights are on a major resistance at 5525.00, the March 2000 all-time high. Clearance of this level would highlight a key bullish break. Initial firm support to watch lies at 5283.40, the 20-day EMA. S&P E-Minis have traded higher this week. The recovery undermines a recent bearish threat and attention turns to the next resistance at 6162.25, the Jan 24 high. Clearance of this level would expose key resistance at 6178.75, the Dec 6 ‘24 high. A move above this hurdle would resume the primary uptrend. On the downside, initial key support has been defined at 6014.00, the Feb 10 low. A break would be viewed as a bearish development.
- Japan's NIKKEI closed lower by 312.04 pts or -0.79% at 39149.43 and the TOPIX ended 6.38 pts lower or -0.23% at 2759.21.
- Elsewhere, in China the SHANGHAI closed higher by 14.241 pts or +0.43% at 3346.724 and the HANG SENG ended 805.96 pts higher or +3.69% at 22620.33.
- Across Europe, Germany's DAX trades lower by 13.43 pts or -0.06% at 22598.42, FTSE 100 lower by 18.01 pts or -0.21% at 8746.68, CAC 40 up 41.79 pts or +0.51% at 8206.31 and Euro Stoxx 50 up 16.08 pts or +0.29% at 5516.79.
- Dow Jones mini down 47 pts or -0.1% at 44764, S&P 500 mini up 1.5 pts or +0.02% at 6136.75, NASDAQ mini up 17.75 pts or +0.08% at 22131.
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COMMODITIES: Recent Gains in Gold Appear Technically Corrective, For Now
The trend structure in WTI futures remains bullish and the contract is trading just ahead of its recent highs. The stronger reversal to the upside has resulted in a breach of key short-term resistance at $76.41, the Oct 8 high. Clearance of this hurdle strengthens a bull theme and opens $79.59, the Jul 5 ‘24 high. On the downside, a reversal lower would expose the 20-day EMA, at $73.15. This average is seen as a key short-term support. Recent gains in Gold appear corrective - for now. However, the yellow metal continues to hold on to the bulk of last week’s gains and scope is seen for a continuation higher near-term. A stronger recovery would open $2726.2, the Dec 12 high and an important resistance. Clearance of this level would be a bullish development. On the downside, a reversal lower would expose $2583.6, the Dec 19 low. Initial support is at $2644.3, the 50-day EMA.
- WTI Crude down $0.03 or -0.04% at $77.46
- Natural Gas down $0.01 or -0.2% at $3.96
- Gold spot up $9.39 or +0.35% at $2686.8
- Copper down $0.85 or -0.2% at $433.5
- Silver up $0.21 or +0.72% at $30.1135
- Platinum up $1.49 or +0.16% at $943.78
EQUITIES: Bear Threat in E-Mini S&P Remains Present
A bull cycle in the Eurostoxx 50 futures contract remains intact and the latest pullback appears corrective. Initial support is at 4939.33, the 50-day EMA. It has been pierced, a clear break of this EMA would undermine a bullish theme and signal scope for a deeper retracement. For bulls, resistance at 5040.00, Dec 9 high, has recently been pierced. Clearance of it would resume the bull cycle that started on Nov 21 and open 5068.13, a Fibonacci projection. A bear threat in the S&P E-Minis contract remains present and short-term gains are considered corrective - for now. The reversal from the Dec 26 high, confirmed the end of the Dec 20 - 26 correction. 5866.00, the Dec 20 low and a key short-term support, has been breached. This strengthens a bearish theme and sights are on 5784.00, the Nov 4 low and an important short-term support. Initial pivot resistance is seen at 5987.43, the 50-day EMA.
- Japan's NIKKEI closed lower by 29.72 pts or -0.08% at 38444.58 and the TOPIX ended 8.23 pts higher or +0.31% at 2690.81.
- Elsewhere, in China the SHANGHAI closed lower by 13.823 pts or -0.43% at 3227.117 and the HANG SENG ended 66.29 pts higher or +0.34% at 19286.07.
- Across Europe, Germany's DAX trades higher by 93.14 pts or +0.46% at 20364.47, FTSE 100 higher by 57.16 pts or +0.7% at 8258.33, CAC 40 up 3.61 pts or +0.05% at 7427.28 and Euro Stoxx 50 up 7.78 pts or +0.16% at 4988.25.
- Dow Jones mini up 50 pts or +0.12% at 42802, S&P 500 mini up 5 pts or +0.09% at 5887.25, NASDAQ mini up 32.5 pts or +0.16% at 20951.75.
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