Wednesday’s Futures Setups
The
Dow added 51
to 8402, the Nasdaq
gained 6 to 1391, and the S&P 500 rose 5 to 890. After the close, both Microsoft
and Texas Instruments beat estimates, with Microsoft lowering its guidance.
Crude oil closed above $29 a barrel for the first
time in two weeks, with May crude closing up 66 cents to $29.29 a barrel.
Industrial production was down .5% in March, weaker than expected. Bonds were up
21/64ths at 111-26.
Long
Candidates:
|
Contract
|
Setup
|
Direction
|
Trigger
|
| Corn ( CK3 | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
pullback | up | above Tuesday’s high |
| Bean Oil ( BOK3 | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
Hammer | up | pullbacks to 21.87, and above Tuesday’s high |
| Coffee ( KCK3 | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
oversold at support | up | above Tuesday’s high |
| Bonds ( USM3 | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
break angular resistance | up | above Tuesday’s high |
Bonds
(
USM3 |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) are breaking above angular resistance, which can be
a nice setup.
Soybeans
(
SK3 |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) never triggered to the safer pullback entry,
but are still breaking out. Go with the trend. Bean Oil
(
BOK3 |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
triggered, and may still rally from yesterday’s hammer.
Coffee
(
KCK3 |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) made an inside bar without taking out Friday’s
lows. This isn’t a bad looking broadening pattern, which has a shot at resolving
to the upside. Cocoa
(
CCK3 |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) broke below support, but is also oversold here.
This one looks lower after a short bounce.
Corn
(
CK3 |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) is rallying out of a pullback. The 50 day moving
average is flattening out here. We’ll see.
Short
Candidates:
|
Contract
|
Setup
|
Direction
|
Trigger
|
| Pork Bellies ( PBK3 | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
bear flag | down | below Tuesday’s low |
Pork bellies
(
PBK3 |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) are trading in a bear flag and could go lower
here.
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.