The market is fixated on the Fed Chairman's testimony this morning

Top Day Rec 2.24.10

Confidence was in short supply yesterday with a lower

reading than expected for German business confidence

and a lower than expected reading for US consumer

confidence.

As a “snow hurricane” apparently barrels down on NYC,

the market is fixated on the Fed Chairman’s testimony

this morning. Semi annual testimony. He’s expected to

assure that monetary policy will continue to keep

interest rates low despite the increase in the discount

rate late week. New home sales and inventories later

followed by oil inventories. “Snow hurricane;” is that

when the plywood you’re using to nail to your windows

turns into an inadvertent snow board?

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 1087.50

March Emini Nasdaq: positive with support at 1782.00

March Mini Dow: positive with support at 1023

April Gold: potential reversal day

March Silver: negative with resistance at 16.28

Mar Copper: potential reversal day

Mar Yen: positive with support at 109.87

Mar Swiss: positive with support at 91.92

Mar Euro Currency: negative with resistance at 136.43

Mar Canadian: potential reversal day

Mar British Pound: negative with res at 155.40

Mar Aussie: positive with support at 88.20

April Crude: positive with support at 78.00

April Mini Natural Gas: negative with resistance at 4.90

Mar Soybeans: positive with support at 9.44

Mar Wheat: negative with resistance at 4.98

Mar Ten Year Notes: negative with res at 118.14

Mar 30 Year Bonds: negative with res at 118.15

June Eurodollar: positive with support at 99.59

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International Markets

March Bund: potential reversal day

March Dax: potential reversal day

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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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