Daily Market Analysis Friday 02/24/12
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:
- STT 1 and STT 2 Trends are bullish.
- New nine-month highs made on Thursday @ 108.74. Upside Target over 200% achieved.
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- April Crude moved decisively higher Thursday after initially generating a bearish OVB before reversing course and pushing towards our weekly price objective of 109.69.
- Crude seemed to disregard fundamental reports this morning that showed a build in inventories and demand reaching 15-year lows as the technical bulls continue to push this market higher as it looks poised to go after 2011 highs in short order.
- Projected Daily Range: 2.13
- Projected Weekly Range: 5.08
- Projected Monthly Range: 10.15
NGJ12:
- STT 1 Trend is bearish. STT 2 Trend is bullish.
- Possible STT 1 TREND REVERSAL from bearish to bullish with a range violation @ 2.834. Possible STT 2 TREND REVERSAL from bullish to bearish with a close @ 2.669 or lower.
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- Natural Gas continues to disappoint position holders in this market as it reverses course as often as the wind blows, remaining range bound between $2.85 and $2.50.
- Projected Daily Range: .124
- Projected Weekly Range: .360
- Projected Monthly Range: .760
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