Friday’s Futures Setups

Five
days later
, Dec. gold
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is confirming its bearish engulfing
bar, with a gap down close below the bar and the neckline and the setup here
suggests gold will test to $5 below contract lows.

Imploding T-bonds
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are down for a fifth straight day. We
pointed out the pattern that alerted you to this move a week ago in Friday’s
Futures Setups
. While stepping in front of falling knives is dangerous, this
market held at support as it continued trading in the electronic market after
Chicago closed. Support at 105 26/32. Failing that, this market has been trading
geometrically so the 50% retracement of the rally from May comes just below that
at 105 5/32.

From the Momentum-5
List
, December cotton
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held the 33.25-33.50 area. Any
tests of this area set up defined-risk entry for a possible resumption of the up
move.

See if March cocoa
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holds at the 1245, eight-month high
tomorrow — for a third day. We closed at 1232, and this market is parabolically
overbought, meaning we’re testing the theory of the market holding 1245
resistance.

As suggested in last night’s Futures
Setups
, the jolt in the last five minutes in December coffee
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suggests some late-hour manipulation and the
chance for a correction,”
a theory which could be “tested below
48.75, the trigger of Thursday’s Turtle
Soup Plus One Sell
setup.”
Coffee gave entry on the
“Soup” and retraced over half of yesterday’s 10% range today. Late gyrations
today suggested another attempt at tape painting today. But this type of
volatility can also be a sign of the confirmation of a trend reversal (meaning
up). Look for the March contract
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to track higher to retest the area of the two-month high at 54-55. Opening range
longs.


Contract

Setup
Direction

Trigger
Gold

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Confirming
previous down signals, and new 10-Day Low

Down


Off The Blocks

will help keep you out of the “Turtle Soup” here

T-bonds


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Key
support

Up


105
26/32 then


105
5/32.

Cotton


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Momentum-5

held pullback

Up


Above

33.25-33.50



Cocoa


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Parabolically
over bought

Down

Below
1245

Coffee


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Test
lower and recovery adds credence to yesterday’s suspect late rally and
daily expansion bar.


Up

Opening
range longs

Define the risk before every trade and honor your stops.