Chinese equity market lifting all ships around the globe
Top Day Rec
09.03.09
Overnight, a rebound in the Chinese equity market lifted all
ships around the world, for now. Gold is testing a good
breakout of an ascending triangle. Tip was the day before
yesterday when everything on the board was down except for
gold, the dollar and the Yen on risk aversion, a true
decoupling of usual influences.
Initial claims and ISM services today but that is mere
prologue (maybe largo) to the crescendo of the Unemployment
Report Friday.
European Central Bank leaves rates unchanged.
Current
views, speculations and suggestions
(good
till close of business today). These are technical in nature
only.
Sept Yen: pos with support at
107.78
Sept Swiss: positive with
support at 93.75 (the ultra wealthy are moving here in droves;
hope they send postcards)
Sept EC: positive with support
at 142.08
Sept Canadian: neg with res at
91.23
Sept BP: neg with res at
164.20
Sept ES: neg with res at 1005
Sept NQ: neg with res at 1611
Sept Mini Dow: neg with res at
9375
Dec Gold: potential reversal day
(see chart)

Dec Silver: pos with support at
14.99
Dec Copper: pos with support at
277
Oct Crude: neg with res at 69.70
Nov Soybeans: neg with res at
9.67
Dec Wheat: potential reversal
day
Dec Ten Year: pos with support
at 117.19 and better at 117.05
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International Markets
Dec Bund: pos with support at
121.10
Sept Dax: neg with res at 5385
NKD: neg with res at 10305
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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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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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