BP better on better than expected housing prices.  However, big trend remains negative.  Happy New Year!

Top Day Rec

12.31.09

And that’s the way it was… Another year is about to go

into the books. Are we going out with a whimper or a

bang? Going forward, the range of all probabilities only

seems to be expanding.

BP better on better than expected housing prices. Big

trend remains negative.

Just initial and continuing claims today.

Happy New Year.

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 1119.50

NQ: pos with support at 1866.00

Mar Mini Dow: pos with support at 1047

Feb Gold: neg with res at 1105.00

Mar Silver: potential reversal day

Mar Copper: pos with support at 330.50

Mar Yen: neg with res at 108.74

Mar Swiss: potential reversal day

Mar EC: potential reversal day

Mar Canadian: potential reversal day

Mar BP: neg with res at 162.50

Mar Aussie: pos with support at 88.40

Feb Crude: pos with support at 78.50

Feb Mini Nat Gas: potential reversal day

Mar Soybeans: positive with support at 10.35

Mar Wheat: pos with support at 5.39

Mar Ten Year: potential reversal day

Mar 30 Year : potential reversal day

June Eurodollar: potential reversal day

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International Markets

Mar Bund: closed

Mar Dax: closed

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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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Charles Kespert

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