Daily Spot
A daily summary of high-profile members of several complexes…[pay] View a more detailed discussion of each at the end of today’s Market Wrap.
Today’s Highlight Thursday’s FOMC news extended its effect Friday. Substantial resistance among the Euro, rates and Crude Oil were probed. Gold’s follow-through was almost a rounding error compared to its recent run, which is especially interesting if this is a function of its predictive value.
Dollar Basket Dec Contract (DX, ETF: (UUP, UDN)) Gapped down Friday and probed fresh lows, but closed at or above the open’s gap down. May have formed an Island bottom, which would be known by gapping up Monday back above Thursday’s 79.50 prior low or 80.00 prior high. Any such rally would be temporary.
Eurodollar Dec Contract (EC, ETF: (FXE)) Friday’s gap up retraced most of the post-open gains. Gapping down Monday under 1.2970 would form an Island of Friday’s session, but its follow-through would be only temporary.
Gold Dec Contract (GC, ETF: (GLD)) Thursday’s test of the 1760.00-1770.00 target area was still testing its upper-end at the close. The target area’s upper-end was still being tested at Friday’s close, too, after an interim test of 1780.00. Pullbacks have room down to 1760.00 without invalidating potential for extending up to 1814.00.
Silver Dec Contract (SI, ETF: (SLV)) Thursday’s surge consolidated narrowly Friday, leaving intact a rally that cannot afford any further correction on the way to its 35.40 target.
30-year Treasury Dec Contract (US, ETF: (TLT)) The drop extended down more than 2-1/2 points Friday, probing well under last month’s 146-00 lows. Closing above 146-20 would trigger a rally targeting 148-26 and potentially 150-04/150-18. There is otherwise no active signal.
Crude Oil Oct Contract (CL, ETF: (USO)) Friday’s gap up to 99.50 increased the margin of danger for still ranging around 97.00.Overnight highs had already tested 100.40. But closing while testing 99.00 still undermines the rally from any credible or attractive buy signal. And now closing back under 99.30 would signal momentum reversing down.
Natural Gas Oct Contract (NG, ETF: (UNG, UNL)) Recovering 3.05 would have resumed the rally. It still would. But Thursday’s close at its resistance produced a gap down Friday to range around Thursday’s 2.96 lows. It was still being tested at the close, and not rejected, but now closing above 3.01 would resume the rally, next targeting 3.25.
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