Intermarket Analysis – 22nd September ‘09
Agenda Intermarket Analysis Currency markets US credit Markets Commodity markets Equity Markets
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Currency Markets
USD downtrend nears termination
USD Index is in the final leg of the current downtrend Although index is still in a downtrend, we believe last weeks price move is pointing to a reversal if the index trades above 78.5 and 81.4 subsequently for a move to levels of 88 - 90
Three push divergence US DOLLAR INDEX CONTINUOUS [FINEX] (76.7500, 77.3350, 76.7000, 77.0000, +0.33000)
91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 79 78 77 76
Three push divergence shifts focus to possibility of a reversal
75 74 73 72 71
Relative Strength Index (41.0042) 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 Stochastic Oscillator (14.3077)
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EURUSD USDEUR - EURODOLLAR (1.46880, 1.47130, 1.46060, 1.46740, -0.00330) 1.60
1.55
Euro is expected to weaken from current levels of 1.4730
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Relative Strength Index (66.7185)
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80 75 70 65 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 March
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GBP at crucial support USDGBP - UK POUND STERLING (1.62160, 1.62640, 1.61320, 1.62100, -0.00600)
1.90 1.89 1.88 1.87 1.86 1.85 1.84 1.83 1.82 1.81 1.80 1.79 1.78 1.77 1.76 1.75 1.74 1.73 1.72 1.71 1.70 1.69 1.68 1.67 1.66 1.65 1.64 1.63 1.62 1.61 1.60 1.59 1.58 1.57 1.56 1.55 1.54 1.53 1.52 1.51 1.50 1.49 1.48 1.47 1.46 1.45 1.44 1.43 1.42 1.41 1.40 1.39 1.38 1.37 1.36 1.35 1.34 1.33 1.32 1.31
GBP below 1.60 will make USD reversal case even stronger
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30 6 April
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Commodity Markets
September Gold Breakouts GOLD [CASH] (1,004.45, 1,006.60, 995.500, 1,002.55, -3.60004)
1150 1100 1050 1000
Gold remains bullish as it has broken out of consolidation
950 900
September breakouts have played out well in gold
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Gold – Bullish against 970 1060 1050 1040 1030 1020 1010 1000 990 980 970 960 950 940 930 920
GOLD [CASH] (1,004.45, 1,006.60, 995.500, 1,002.55, -3.60004)
Support @$970
910 900 890 880 870 860 850 840 830 820 810 800 790 780 770 760 750 740 730 720 710 700 690 680 670 660 July
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Crude oil: consolidation to give way to a trend LIGHT CRUDE CONTINUOUS 1000 BARRELS [NYMEX] (71.7800, 72.2000, 68.9600, 69.7100, -2.33000) 150
100.0%
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Crude oil has traced out an ascending triangle For itself, probability of a breakdown looks higher
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A break below $68 and then below $65 will confirm a downtrend to $50
110
61.8% 100
50.0%
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38.2% 70
23.6%
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0.0% 30
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Natural gas turns in September again 19 18 17
NATURAL GAS CONTINUOUS 10000 MMBTU [NYMEX] (3.72200, 3.79700, 3.53200, 3.57600, -0.20200)
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September turn in natural gas shifts focus to a possible reversal developing
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Natgas might already have formed a bottom for 2009 2
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Copper uptrend nears completion HG COPPER CONTINUOUS 25000 LBS [COMEX] (2.78350, 2.83150, 2.75050, 2.80550, +0.02050) 4.5
100.0% 4.0
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61.8%
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38.2%
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23.6%
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Copper prices might form termination of current upmove
1.5
Look for confirmation and a fall to 2.20 if price trades below 2.70 for Commex active month contract
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US Credit Markets
US 30 YR about to breakout US TREASURY BONDS 30YRS - CONTINOUS [CBT] (120.844, 121.250, 120.562, 120.969, +0.28100)
145 144 143 142 141 140 139 138 137 136 135 134 133 132 131 130 129 128 127 126 125 124 123 122 121 120 119 118 117 116 115 114 113 112 111 110
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High Yields undeperforms the risk appetite
Bond markets are not confirming the new highs being formed in US equity markets
Equity Markets
DJIA – Support @ 9200 DOW JONES INDL AVG (DJIA) (9,818.61, 9,818.69, 9,725.88, 9,778.86, -41.3398)
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S&P 500 approaches major turn date S&P 500 INDEX (1,067.14, 1,067.28, 1,057.46, 1,064.66, -3.64001) 1600 1550 1500 1450 1400 1350 1300
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Nikkei 225 NIKKEI 225 INDEX (10,379.20, 10,399 .40, 10,292.50, 10,370.50, -73.2998) 14000
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In Summary USD index is in a process of forming a bottom. Last week price action points to the possibility of a bottom if the index trades above 78.5 Commodity prices are not confirming the rise in risk appetite as industrial metals continue to remain at brink of important support levels Gold might give a major breakout trade if it continues to trade above $1000 this week, we remain bullish against $970 in the short term Bond markets are consolidating before a major move. US 30 year bond price is expected to rise to 124 although long term trend in still down A strong blowout rally can be expected if USD turns down to support levels of 74 and below which might lead to marginal new highs in equity and some commodity markets