Naz Hits Fib Level

The Nasdaq Composite has now retraced .618% of the Jan. 3
to Jan. 24 run, an important Fibonacci level. Looking for a place to trade this?
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by Carolyn Boroden, has calculated support in
the Nasdaq 100 futures
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in the 2289 to 2304 zone. Today’s low in the
NDH1 stands at 2293. Look for intraday pattern setups, such as the five-minute
“tail” that laid the low.

As the stock market’s January rally falters, traders are
looking more quizzically at stocks gains and buying the safety of bonds.

T-bonds

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have been bucking, showing gapping and lapping action
near their highs. These are signs of potential upside action. Bonds also traded
above a pullback from a 30-day high.

In a slightly different interpretation of the pattern,
Dave Landry observed in last night’s Futures
Market Trading Outlook
that the debt futures recovery rally yesterday
“suggests that their bullish cup-and-handle patterns at the 50-day moving
average remain intact.”

Bonds and 10-year notes
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and
are up 16/32 and 10/32, respectively.

Coming back from a steep, week-long sell off
to fill yesterday’s gap down, Swiss francs
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are rallying after
triggering a Turtle Soup Plus One Buy
setup. 

Soybean oil
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is also
making good on its Turtle Soup Plus One Buy
setup but be cautious because the same signal in
March soybeans
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is not confirming the move after beans’ big 12
cent loss yesterday. 

Metals are trading lower: April gold
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and

silver

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are both on the
Implosion-5 List.