Thursday’s Futures Setups

The
Dow
fell 28 to
7985
, the Nasdaq
dropped 5 to 1301, and the S&P 500 fell 5 to 843.59. Colin Powell
presented the case before the U.N. The US announced that it would sell $18
billion in 10-year notes, will re-introduce three-year notes, and will sell five
year notes eight times per year (up from four).

Long
Candidates:


Contract

Setup

Direction

Trigger

Sugar

(
SBH3 |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
pullback
from highs
up pullbacks
to 8.47, and above Wednesday’s high

From both a supply standpoint and a technical standpoint, bonds could fall
farther.

Cotton
(
CTH3 |
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PowerRating)
is marking time near its highs.

Wheat

(
WH3 |
Quote |
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PowerRating)
is trying, having closed above its 10-day moving average..
Getting overbought now, though.

Short
Candidates:

Contract

Setup

Direction

Trigger

Gold

(
GCG3 |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
bearish
bar
down rallies
to 379.2, and
below
Wednesday’s low
Canadian
Dollar
(
CDH3 |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
double
top
down rallies
to .6575, and below Wednesday’s low
Feeder
Cattle
(
FCH3 |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
tweezers
tops
down below
Wednesday’s low

Gold
(
GCG3 |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
made a bearish bar, and on CNBC, Art
Cashin said the retail crowd was now buying gold, and you know what that means.

Feeders
(
FCH3 |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
took out 1/29 lows and look lower. Live
Cattle

(
LCG3 |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
may pull back a few more
days here.

The Dollar

(
DXH3 |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
actually rallied, but any rally at this time is still
a pullback from lows.

The Canadian Dollar
(
CDH3 |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
pulled back, and looks like a double top.

Here are the intraday numbers for the E-minis (ESH3):

S2 828.16 S1
836.33 Pivot: 848.66 R1 856.83 R2
869.16

Please
note that while there are strong trends, one bar or a series of bars forming a
setup can sometimes indicate a contra move for the next day. This contra move
may not be long-lasting — maybe only for a day or two. Trading with the main
trend is always the highest probability trade.
Be
advised that some futures contracts are prone to gaps.

Remember,
use stops on all your trades.

Brice