Naz Follows The Leader
Nasdaq 100 futures
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futures–both to the upside and downside-in recent sessions. JDS Uniphase’s
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and the broad tech sector. JDSU’s weighting is 5.1% of the Nasdaq 100 and it
will carry a heavier weight when it finishes its merger with SDLI.
From the
Implosion-5 and
New 10-Day Low lists, cocoa opened at a contract low, attempted and failed a
rally and is now trading back on its lows, making this market appear very weak.
Cocoa is currently down 9 at 768.
Coffee is trading in a narrow-range pattern at its
lows in a setup that argues for more downside. Coffee is down slightly and is
also registering on the Multiple Days Low
Volatility List, implying that the September contract could make a
larger-than-normal move.
A multi-month high in interest rate futures could help stock index futures. September T-bonds
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In the energies natural gas is gaining after posting on
the Momentum-5
List. The contract has also traced the right shoulder of a
head-and-shoulders top. Such a setup implies that this may be the last rally before a major decline.
Heating oil is trading near its lows and is making good
on its Turtle Soup Plus One
Sell setup, down .0085 at .8100.