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Index Focus – 22 Oct - 22 October 2015

Equity markets are mixed-to-positive this morning with UK 100 holding just below the waterline hqaving made a small recovery at the open. DAX and Dow Jones futures 20-30pts higher. European markets likely hopeful of dovish rhetoric from Mario Draghi at today’s ECB press conference where it’s expected that he may hint at an extension of Eurozone QE which still has another year, at least, to go in its current form.

With US and UK central banks undertaking three rounds of bond buying each, it’s evidently pretty difficult to exit a money printing mentality, so it could be that Draghi & Co. will end up travelling a similar route. Cheap money for longer 🙂

Gold suffering from a rallying US dollar basket putting the yellow metal firmly back around 14 Oct levels and as European markets go risk-on this morning.

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Where next?
  1. Will the index rally towards 6600? or;
  2. Will the index fall back towards 5900?

UK 100  picked up support at a rising trendline from Aug 24 lows while the 200-period MA proving a hurdle at current levels. Note  falling highs since 9 Oct making for a potential pennant continuation pattern.

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  • Trend: Sideways
  • Potential support: 6300, 6260, 6170
  • Potential resistance: 6380, 6415, 6460

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Where next?
  1. Will the index break out above 10275? or;
  2. Will the index pull back towards support 10120?

Germany’s DAX has tested 10275 for a second time, supported by fresh rising lows since yesterday. Momentum remains positive while daily RSI trending upwards strongly.

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  • Trend: Uptrend
  • Potential support: 10230, 10200, 10190
  • Potential resistance: 10259, 10275

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Where next?
  1. Will the index break out above 17300? or;
  2. Will the index fall back below 16320?

US Dow Jones futures in a narrowing pattern at top of 1-month rising channel. Potential for the index to drop back beneath support having sold off yesterday evening. Shallow uptrend through Oct giving low momentum. Still trading around 400pts from 200-day MA.

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  • Trend: Uptrend
  • Potential support: 17145, 17030, 16945
  • Potential resistance: 17200, 17260, 17300

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Where next?
  1. Will Gold rally back towards highs of $1192? or;
  2. Will Gold move down below $1165?

Gold now below $1170 with that level having served as resistance after a re-test this morning. Potential for gold to settle into a sideways range which could see it exit this week’s falling channel.

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  • Trend: Downtrend
  • Potential support: 1165
  • Potential resistance: 1170, 1171, 1174

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