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MAJOR TREND INDICATORS--

MAY 1997

JUNE BONDS: Monthly close is 109.09. Trend is up. Trendline support 108.25, 107.16; resistance 110.20, 111.10. 108.25 is pivotal on a weekly basis.

SEPTEMBER EURODOLLARS: Monthly close is 93.875. Trend is neutral. Trendline support 93.550, 93.370; resistance 93.910, 93.970.

JUNE YEN: Monthly close is .7925. Trend is down. Trendline support .7850, .7750; resistance .8160, 8360. Oversold with correction potential.

JUNE D-MARK: Monthly close is .5800. Trend is down. Trendline support .5710, .5625; resistance .6125, .6550. Oversold with correction potential.

JUNE S&P: Monthly close is 802.80. Trend is positive. Trendline support 791.50, 778.00; resistance 818.00, 842.00. 827.80 June contract high is vulnerable.

JUNE NIKKEI: Monthly close is 19,390. Trend is positive. Trendline support 18,520, 17,750; resistance 19,950, 20,350. Weekly chart increasingly positive.

JUNE GOLD*: Monthly close is 341.2. Trend is neutral/negative. Trendline support 346.8, 341.0; resistance 370.0, 376.0.

JULY SILVER*: Monthly close is 4.693. Trend is neutral/negative. Trendline support 4.450, 4.380; resistance 4.940, 5.180.

JULY COPPER*: Monthly close is 111.35. Trend is positive. Trendline support 108.40, 105.00; resistance 115.30, 117.90.

JUNE CRUDE*: Monthly close is 20.21. Trend is pot. reversal. Trendline support 19.30, 18.80; resistance 20.30, 22.70. 20.30 is pivotal in correction attempts.

JULY BEANS*: Monthly close is 8.870. Trend is positive. Trendline support 8.700, 8.37; resistance 9.16, 9.46. In position to drive over 9.00.

JULY WHEAT*: Monthly close is 4.335. Trend is positive. Trendline support 4.100, 3.850; resistance 4.510, 4.780. Despite the delay, 4.650 stays vulnerable.

JULY CORN*: Monthly close is 2.932. Trend is positive. Trendline support 2.850, 2.720; resistance 3.120, 3.280.

JUNE CATTLE*: Monthly close is 64.75. Trend is positive. Trendline support 63.85, 62.70; resistance 66.50, 68.10.

JUNE HOGS*: Monthly close is 83.55. Trend is positive. Trendline support 82.80, 80.90; resistance 86.10, 87.25.

JULY COTTON*: Monthly close is 73.65. Trend is negative. Trendline support 71.25, 69.75; resistance 74.10, 74.60, 77.00.

JULY SUGAR*: Monthly close is 10.96. Trend is negative. Trendline support 10.36, 8.65; resistance 11.09, 11.26. Below 10.20, prices can break sharply.

MAY COCOA*: Monthly close is 1400. Trend neutral/negative. Trendline support 1365, 1210; resistance 1585, 1675.

MAY COFFEE*: Monthly close is 210.40. Trend is positive. Trendline support 208.00, 201.00; resistance 231.00, 236.00. Poised to take out standing monthly highs.

ALUMINUM: Monthly close is 1648. Trend is positive. Trendline support 1590, 1550; resistance 1710, 1760, 1845. Facing tough resistance through the 1760 area.

GSCI: Monthly close is 196.77. Trend is pot. reversal. Trendline support 193.25, 191.80; resistance 197.00, 211.00. 192.00 remains pivotal.

CRB: Monthly close is 248.29. Trend is neutral/positive. Trendline support 245.75, 243.00; resistance 251.00, 257.00.

* Components of the CRB Index.

May, 1997
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