SOFTS: October sugar closed down 1 points at 9.28
cents today. Prices closed nearer the session low and hit a
fresh three-week low today. Bears still have the overall
near-term technical advantage. A potentially bearish symmetrical
triangle pattern on the daily bar chart has again formed. Bulls'
next upside price objective is to push and close prices above
solid resistance at this week's high of 9.52 cents. Bears' next
downside price objective is to close prices below solid
technical support at today's low of 9.20 cents. First resistance
is seen at today's high of 9.40 cents and then at 9.45 cents.
First support is seen at 9.20 cents and then at the August low
of 9.08 cents. Wyckoff's Market Rating: 3.0.
December coffee closed down 55 points at 119.50 cents today.
Prices closed near mid-range. Bears still have the slight
downside technical advantage. However, a good up day on
Wednesday would provide the bulls with fresh upside technical
momentum. The next downside price objective for the bears is
closing prices below solid support at the August low of 115.00
cents a pound. Bulls' next upside price objective is closing
prices above solid technical resistance at this week's high of
121.40 cents. First support is seen at today's low of 118.40
cents and then at this week's low of 116.65 cents. First
resistance is seen at today's high of 120.35 cents and then at
121.40 cents. Wyckoff's Market Rating: 4.0.
December cocoa closed up $4 at $1,856 today.
Prices closed nearer the session high today and
closed at a fresh three-week high close. Bulls
have gained some fresh upside technical
momentum. The next upside price objective for
the bulls is closing prices above solid chart
resistance at $1,900. The next downside price
objective for the bears is closing prices below
solid support at $1,800. First resistance is
seen at today's high of $1,864 and then at this
week's high of $1,872. First support is seen at
today's low of $1,835 and then at this week's
low of $1,827. Wyckoff's Market Rating: 5.0.
December cotton closed up 58 points at 61.58
cents today. Prices closed nearer the session
high and closed at a fresh four-week high close
today. Bulls still have the near-term technical
advantage. Traders are awaiting Wednesday
morning's USDA supply and demand report. The
next downside price objective for the bears is
to produce a close below strong technical
support at 60.00 cents. Bulls' next upside
objective is producing a close above solid
resistance at last week's high of 62.26 cents.
First resistance is seen at today's high of
61.94 cents and then at 62.26 cents. First
support is seen at today's low of 60.80 cents
and then at 60.00. Wyckoff's Market Rating: 6.5.
November orange juice closed up 40 points at
$1.1970 today. Prices closed nearer the session
high and closed at a fresh two-week high close
on more mild short covering in a bear market. A
strong close on Wednesday would provide the
bulls with confidence that a near-term low could
be in place. But right now the bears still have
the overall near-term technical advantage. The
next upside technical objective for the bulls is
to produce a close above solid chart resistance
at $1.2200. The next downside price objective
for the OJ bears is pushing and closing prices
below solid support at this week's low of
$1.1580. First resistance is seen at today's
high of $1.2040 and then at this week's high of
$1.2095. First support is seen at today's low of
$1.1820 and then at $1.1750. Wyckoff's Market
Rating: 3.0.
November lumber futures closed up $0.80 at
$245.70 today. Prices closed nearer the session
high on tepid short covering in a bear market.
Prices did hit another fresh contract low today.
Bears still have downside technical momentum.
But the market is still oversold, technically.
The next upside technical objective for the
lumber bulls is closing prices above strong
resistance at $250.00. The next downside price
objective for the bears is pushing and closing
prices below solid support at $240.00. First
resistance is seen at this week's high of
$248.00 and then at $250.00. First support is
seen at today's contract low of $244.00 and then
at $242.50. Wyckoff's Market Rating: 1.0.
Jim Wyckoff became a financial journalist with
Futures World News for many years, cutting his teeth
as a reporter on the futures trading floors in
Chicago and New York, where he covered every futures
market traded in the United States at one time or
another.
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