DECEMBER CORN: Trend up. Support 2.77¾. Resistance 2.95. Long-term promising; short term must hold $2.80.
JANUARY SOYBEANS: Trend up. Support 6.79. Resistance 7.33. Supplies tight. Short term hurt by stock volatility.
DECEMBER SOYMEAL: Trend up. Support 218.80. Resistance 239.00. Needs demand to pick up soon.
DECEMBER SOYBEAN OIL: Trend up. Support 24.31. Resistance 25.93. Breaking out. Wait for slight correction.
DECEMBER WHEAT: Trend neutral. Support 3.48½. Resistance 3.79½. Too many countries peddling wheat. Stay on beans and corn.
DECEMBER OATS: Trend neutral-up. Support 1.60½. Resistance 1.72. Not enough movement for trading right now.
DECEMBER LIVE CATTLE: Trend neutral. Support 65.57. Resistance 68.00. Very weak long-term fundamentals.
NOVEMBER FEEDER CATTLE: Trend neutral. Support 76.40. Resistance 79.20. Plenty available on the feedlots.
DECEMBER LIVE HOGS: Trend neutral-down. Support 60.00. Resistance 64.00. Struggling. Wait for more strength.
FEBRUARY PORK BELLIES: Trend neutral. Support 58.00. Resistance 66.00. Range-bound for a while. No fresh news.
DECEMBER BRITISH POUND: Trend up. Support 163.66. Resistance 168.50. Good follow through on rally. Might slow down for a while.
DECEMBER SWISS FRANC: Trend neutral. Support 70.20. Resistance 72.35. Should fall right back.
DECEMBER JAPANESE YEN: Trend neutral-down. Support 82.30. Resistance 84.80. Rallying on U.S. stock weakness.
DECEMBER D-MARK: Trend neutral. Support 57.12. Resistance 58.80. Weak economy. Slight rally on U.S. weakness.
DECEMBER CANADIAN DOLLAR: Trend down. Support 70.75. Resistance 72.00. Dragged down by weak U.S. and Canadian stocks.
DECEMBER U.S. DOLLAR: Trend neutral-down. Support 94.75. Resistance 97.50. Temporary break. Still strongest currency going.
DECEMBER EURODOLLARS: Trend neutral-up. Support 94.06. Resistance 94.41. Tight ranges. Buy near support. Sell near resistance.
DECEMBER U.S. T-BONDS: Trend up. Support 114.16. Resistance 119.02. Flight to quality has strengthened.
DECEMBER NYFE: Trend neutral-down. Support 444.00. Resistance 509.50. Took a solid uppercut to the chin.
DECEMBER S&P: Trend neutral-down. Support 844.00. Resistance 942.00. Crash? So far just a thud!
DECEMBER GOLD: Trend down. Support 308.00. Resistance 324. Can't seem to sustain anything. Scalp for small profits.
DECEMBER SILVER: Trend down. Support 4.57. Resistance 5.08. Can't seem to push above $5.50.
DECEMBER COPPER: Trend down. Support 87.90. Resistance 100.00. Also hurt by mini- crash.
DECEMBER PALLADIUM: Trend up. Support 199.00. Resistance 224.50. Maybe $150 by March.
JANUARY PLATINUM: Trend down. Support 384.00. Resistance 419.00. Took away 2-month gain in 3 days.
JANUARY LUMBER: Trend neutral-down. Support 300.00. Resistance 334.00. Weak stocks are holding back (sounds familiar).
JANUARY HEATING OIL: Trend neutral. Support 55.30. Resistance 60.80. Very close. Buy near 5700.
JANUARY UNLEADED GAS: Trend neutral. Support 56.80. Resistance 59.75. Seasonal strength waning. Wait until spring.
JANUARY NATURAL GAS: Trend up. Support 329.00. Resistance 373.00. Too high priced. Too volatile.
JANUARY CRUDE OIL: Trend neutral. Support 20.15. Resistance 21.65. Falling back nicely. Be patient.
DECEMBER COCOA: Trend neutral. Support 15.74. Resistance 16.81. Best of the softs. Nearly a buy.
MARCH SUGAR: Trend neutral. Support 12.03. Resistance 11.46. Won't go anywhere for a while.
DECEMBER COTTON: Trend neutral. Support 70.80. Resistance 72.75. Needs to push through resistance; soon!
JANUARY ORANGE JUICE: Trend neutral. Support 69.10. Resistance 75.70. Trying to form a bottom.
DECEMBER COFFEE: Trend down. Support 146.00. Resistance 159.00. Needs an El Nino spark to rally.
October 28, 1997
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