Drop in German business confidence drags oil and EC

Top Day Rec 2.23.10

German business confidence drops unexpectedly and

this takes the EC lower along with oil. Oil product

options expire today. The yield curve remains incredibly

flat; the world is flat, at least to the yield curve. Case

Schiller with home price data at 9.

This Week's Calendar

Date ET Release For Actual Briefing.com Consensus Prior

Current views, speculations and suggestions

(good till close of business today). These are technical in nature

only, not fundamental.

March Emini S&P: positive with support at 1099

March Emini Nasdaq: positive with support at 1810.00

March Mini Dow: positive with support at 1031

April Gold: positive with support at 1105

March Silver: negative with resistance at 16.48

Mar Copper: positive with support at 324

Mar Yen: potential reversal day

Mar Swiss: positive with support at 92.50

Mar Euro Currency: negative with resistance at 136.93

Mar Canadian: positive with support at 95.40

Mar British Pound: negative with res at 155.68

Mar Aussie: positive with support at 89.35

April Crude: positive with support at 79.15

Mar Mini Natural Gas: negative with resistance at 4.96

Mar Soybeans: positive with support at 9.50

Mar Wheat: potential reversal day

Mar Ten Year Notes: negative with res at 117.13

Mar 30 Year Bonds: negative with res at 117.02

June Eurodollar: potential reversal day

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International Markets

March Bund: negative with res at

March Dax: positive with support at

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N.B.: if you initiate a trade using ANY of these

numbers use a STOP at least equivalent to 2 ½%.

Repeat: use Stops. Don’t think about using Stops.

Use Stops. Some find it appropriate to look at the

margin requirement and use that as a Stop or if

it’s a steep initial requirement, use half. But

whatever you do, stop thinking about any other

alternative and use Stops.

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Futures trading entails considerable risk and is not for

everyone. An account can lose more than its initial investment.

Stops are not necessarily filled at the stop level. Past

performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Charles Kespert

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