Daily Market Analysis Tuesday 02/21/12
KEY TERMS
OVB Outside Vertical Bar
VRCB Volatility Reduced Compression Bar
STT 1 Trend Based on a Range Violation
STT 2 Trend Based on a Close Violation
RBB Resistance Bollinger Band
SBB Support Bollinger Band
ENERGIES
CLJ12:
- Trends are bullish.
- New nine-month highs made on Friday @ 104.50. Upside Target over 150% achieved.
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- April Crude generated 2012’s highest settle price on Friday and gapped higher in limited trading on Monday as it broke the $105 mark for the first time since the first week in May 2011.
- It is important to note that our Q1 Projected Range pegged the low to be @ 96.39 with an upside target of 120.35 which still stands.
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- 90% chance that last year’s high or low is violated, last year’s high = 114.83.
- Projected Daily Range: 1.69
- Projected Weekly Range: 5.08
- Projected Monthly Range: 10.15
NGJ12:
- Trends are bullish.
- STT 2 TREND REVERSAL from bearish to bullish @ 2.824. Upside Target = 3.026.
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- Nat Gas exploded, no pun intended, higher on Friday as it made new 2 ½ week highs as it approached its daily RBB.
- Gas should face a little downward pressure in early trading this week before finding support just below $2.70 and then rallying back towards $3.00 over the next few weeks.
- Projected Daily Range: .126
- Projected Weekly Range: .360
- Projected Monthly Range: .760
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