Daily Market Analysis 01/25/12
KEY TERMS
OVB = Outside Vertical Bar
VRCB = Volatility Reduced Compression Bar
Primary Trend = Trend based on a range confirmation
Secondary Trend = Trend based on a close violation
RBB = Resistance Bollinger Band
SBB = Support Bollinger Band
Energies
CLH12:
- Primary and Secondary Trends are bearish.
- Inside VRCB generated today. Possible Primary confirmation of a bottom @ 100.25. Possible Secondary confirmation of a bottom with a close @ 100.25 or higher.
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- March Crude continued to slide slightly lower today as possible inventory builds are expected tomorrow and strong technical selling continues once this market trades above $100.
- Unless you were Houdini and got short at the very top, the risk-reward trade just hasn’t been available in WTI crude as it continues to be an indecisive traders market.
- Projected Daily Range: 2.55
- Projected Weekly Range: 4.65
- Projected Monthly Range: 14.61
NGH12:
- Primary and Secondary Trends are bearish.
- Possible Primary confirmation of a bottom @ 2.705. Possible Secondary confirmation of a bottom with a close @ 2.705 or higher.
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- Nat Gas was able to violate Monday’s EROVB (Extended Range OVB) high but stopped just short of filling the weekly close gap left from 2 weeks ago.
- As stated multiple times this year, any and all rallies (this one included), should be viewed as a strong selling opportunity until this market can put in a higher low to reverse the short term trend to bullish.
- Projected Daily Range: .161
- Projected Weekly Range: .320
- Projected Monthly Range: .640
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