Higher Consumer Confidence Numbers and Higher Stock Index Futures

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05.26

Welcome back. The Tuesday that feels like a Monday. Case Schiller at 9:00 will take the temperature of the US housing market while Consumer Confidence chimes in at 10.

North Korean atomic testing gives strength to the dollar over the weekend. US options are limited however.  

   

May 26	09:00	S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Index	Mar		NA	-18.4%	-18.63%
May 26	10:00	Consumer Confidence	May		43.0	42.0	39.2
May 27	10:00	Existing Home Sales	Apr		4.65M	4.65M	4.57M
May 28	08:30	Durable Goods Orders	Apr		0.0%	0.5%	-0.8%
May 28	08:30	Durables, Ex-Transport	Apr		-0.5%	-0.3%	-0.6%
May 28	08:30	Initial Claims	05/23		615K	NA	631K
May 28	10:00	New Home Sales	Apr		365K	363K	356K
May 28	11:00	Crude Inventories	5/22		NA	NA	-2.10M
May 29	08:30	GDP - Prelim.	Q1		-5.5%	-5.5%	-6.1%
May 29	08:30	GDP Deflator	Q1		2.9%	2.9%	2.9%
May 29	09:45	Chicago PMI	May		41.0	42.0	40.1
May 29	09:55	Mich Sentiment-Rev	May		68.0	68.0	67.9

     

 

Current views, speculations and suggestions

 

June Yen: pos with support of 104.66   

June Swiss: positive with support at 91.87 but has spent time under this level

June EC: positive with support at 139.23 but  is currently below   

June Canadian: positive with support at 88.25

June BP:  pos with support at 157.90.     

June ES: neg with res at 894.00

June NQ: neg with res at 1371  

June Russell: neg with res at 479    

June Mini Dow: neg with res at 8340

Jun Gold: positive with support at 949.80 but has spent most of the day under this level    

July Silver: pos with support at 14.50, but… see above

July crude: positive with support at 60.15, but … see above.         

July Soybeans: positive with support at 11.50

July Wheat: positive with support at 5.97

June Ten Year: neg with res at 119.20       

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International Markets

June Bund: potential reversal day        

June Dax: pos with support at 4785

NK: pos with support at 9240  

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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.   

 

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Charles Kespert 

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