What To Watch
With the Christmas holiday upon us, there was a lack of trading volume in the
futures markets. However, there are some nice setups beginning to form in the
Canadian dollar, copper and live cattle. Take a look at the "Tuesday’s
Futures Setups."
March 30-Year T-Bonds
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USH2 |
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T-Notes
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FVH2 |
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T-Notes
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THY2 |
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PowerRating) closed at 104’09.0, down -0’11.0.
The grains (Wheat, Corn, Oats and Beans) were closed due to the
holiday and will resume trading on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2001.
Meat markets were up. Jan. Feeder cattle
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FCF2 |
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PowerRating) closed at
85.50, up 0.92. Feb. Live Cattle
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LCG2 |
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70.47. Feb. Lean Hogs
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LHG2 |
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and Feb. Pork Bellies [PBG2] moved up 2.32 to 78.90.
Broader market index futures closed mostly unchanged. March S&P 500
futures
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SPH2 |
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PowerRating) closed at 1147.20, unchanged. The March Dow Jones
Industrial Average Index futures
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DJH2 |
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PowerRating) closed down -5.00 to
10040.0, and the March Nasdaq 100 futures
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NDH2 |
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PowerRating) was
unchanged at 1585.00.
The currencies were mixed. The U.S. dollar index futures
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DXH2 |
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PowerRating) moved up1.13 to 118.54. The March British pound futures
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BPH2 |
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PowerRating) was up 0.005 to 1.436. The Japanese yen
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JYH2 |
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PowerRating) slid
.0077. The Swiss franc
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SFH2 |
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PowerRating) dropped 0.014 to .59. And the Australian
dollar
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ADH2 |
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PowerRating) rose 0.0006 to .5058.