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Index Focus – 22 Jul - 22 July 2014

The recovery by the indices shows desire by markets to move on from myriad geopolitical risk and back to economic recovery. The US Q2 Earnings season is delivering and M&A is helping, but the term ‘cautious optimism’ is back in vogue.

The UK’s UK 100  is trading higher this morning, on-course to test the 6795 highs of last week. The February uptrend is intact, and we are back in the middle of the 3-month 6650-6900 sideways range.

Germany’s DAX is still testing March rising lows and so still technically in an uptrend. It has bounced off 9600 but has the potential to fall below the trendline, which could revert to resistance. The shorter term charts show work to be done before any suggestion a reversal of the July downtrend

The US Dow Jones remains very close to its recent all-time highs, with February’s uptrend very much unperturbed, and while the trend is your friend there is still the chance that the bearish rising wedge eventually leads to a breakdown.

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Where next?
  1. Will the index rise towards highs of 6900? or;
  2. Will the index fall towards lows of 6650?

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Possible support

Solid Red line
Possible resistance

  • Trend: Sideways
  • Potential support: 6640
  • Potential resistance: 6795, 6900

Important: The information provided above does not constitute advice or opinion and must only be regarded as technical observations.

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Where next?
  1. Will the index rise towards highs of 10048? or;
  2. Will the index fall below lows of 9100?

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Possible support

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Possible resistance

  • Trend: Uptrend
  • Potential support: 9600, 9400, 9100
  • Potential resistance: 9885, 10042

Important: The information provided above does not constitute advice or opinion and must only be regarded as technical observations.

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Where next?
  1. Will the index rise above highs of 17150? or;
  2. Will the index fall below rising lows of 16940?

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Possible support

Solid Red line
Possible resistance

  • Trend: Uptrend
  • Potential support: 16940
  • Potential resistance: 17150

Important: The information provided above does not constitute advice or opinion and must only be regarded as technical observations.

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