Chicago-land Purchasing Manager's Index at 10 and Crude Inventories at 10:30

Top Day Rec

12.30.09

As the week unwinds, just the Chicago-land Purchasing

Manager’s Index at 10 and Crude Inventories soon

thereafter. After drifting higher over the past few

sessions, the market seems to be hitting the reset

button this morning with a modicum of dollar strength

pressing certain sectors lower.

This Week's Calendar

Date ET Release For Actual Briefing.com Consensus Prior

Revised

From

Current views, speculations and suggestions

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

only, not fundamental.

Mar ES: pos with support at 1115.00

NQ: pos with support at 1862.00

Mar Mini Dow: pos with support at 1040

Feb Gold: neg with res at 1105

Mar Silver: pos with support at 16.78

Mar Copper: pos with support at 329.50

Mar Yen: neg with res at 109.20

Mar Swiss: pos with support at 96.10

Mar EC: pos with support at 143.01

Mar Canadian: pos with support at 95.26

Mar BP: neg with res at 160.19

Mar Aussie: pos with support at 88.01

Feb Crude: pos with support at 78.10

Feb Mini Nat Gas: pos with support at 5.68

Mar Soybeans: neg with res at 10.54

Mar Wheat: pos with support at 5.356

Mar Ten Year: neg with res at 115.27

Mar 30 Year : neg with res at 115.22

June Eurodollar: neg with res at 99.35

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International Markets

Mar Bund: potential reversal day

Mar Dax: neg with res at 6030

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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.

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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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