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FUTURES MARKET TIMING SIGNALS: SOFTS & LUMBER
Last updated 8-5-04 |
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SYM | TECH - LT | TECH - ST | SEAS | POWER | OI | VOLAT |
SB: | LT more upside likely | Very toppy ST | Jul/A often bearish | Very bearish | Very high | Very low, asleep |
Keep extremely tight stops or hedges on longs. Sugar bulls have become very complacent with the rally and are likely to be confronted with a violent selloff near term. Speculators consider bear plays with cheap options | ||||||
KC: |
Mixed picture | ST Bearish | NA | Bullish for at least a pop | Avg or higher | Very low |
Keep tight stops or hedge shorts. After any rally here lower lows are still the most likely outcome. | ||||||
CC: |
Major upside breakout in June | Ready for a pause in uptrend ST | CC often peaks Aug/S. Then bearish Oct/N | Becoming ST bearish | Rising | Rising, confirming the June bottom |
ST keep very tight stops on any longs as a retracement is imminent. Thereafter the longer-term uptrend is likely to resume, taking cocoa to new post-June highs. Look to trade this market mainly to the upside over the next year or so. | ||||||
CT: |
Downtrend | Ready for a downtrend rally | ST rally then selloff to bearish Oct/N | Very bullish | Avg | Sky high |
Keep very tight stops on shorts. Expect a rally followed by further downside. | ||||||
LB: | Very toppy | Final rally pattern | Aug/S often bearish | Very bearish | Sky high | Very low |
Complacent bullish market is setup for a rude awakening to the downside, unwinding the vulnerable high open interest. Both longs and speculative shorts should consider use of very cheap options. | ||||||
NOTES: |
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LEGEND |
TECH - LT: Long-term technical picture, usually based on weekly charts |
TECH - ST: Short-term technical picture, usually based on daily charts |
POWER: Interpretation of internal market power |
OI: Open interest analysis |
VOLAT: Volatility analysis |
Unc: Unclear |