What’s Up, What’s Down: Gold and Crude Futures Down
Comments for Thursday, September 24, 2009
Looking Ahead to Today by Reflecting Back at Wednesday’s Price Action
ENERGIES:
Sharply higher closes on the 23rd for natural gas while lower to sharply lower for crude and heating oil along with the rbob. The crude and rbob are still giving me sell signals and the heating oil a buy signal although the latter looks weak at this time. Natural gas settled sharply higher breaking out of a BULL PENNANT and BULL FLAG depending on what month you are following now very close to a buy signal in the November contract.
METALS:
Lower close yesterday for copper, silver, gold and platinum but still no changes technically. All of the metals continue to be in uptrends but copper continues to show potential topping signs needing to hold the 27500 are basis the December contract. Gold and silver settled lower still in uptrends holding their respective support areas. Platinum also closed lower but with no support nearby still looking higher overall at this time.
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FINANCIALS:
Higher for the eurodollar, bonds and notes again. The financials are still in uptrends this time with the eurodollars making a new contract high and close after the Fed said they will leave the dollar alone but notes and bonds are feeling some pressure from the rising stock indices.
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