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Index Focus – 5 May - 5 May 2015

Equity markets are in the blue this morning ahead of the all important US jobs report due this Friday with UK 100 recovering from a series of selloffs last week to climb back above 7000, helped by better than expected HSBC results that have just been released. Germany’s DAX is also recovering well with only two of its member stocks weighing on the index thus far today. Wall St is back above 18000 while gold is eyeing $1200.

Where next?
  1. Will the index rise towards highs of 7127? or;
  2. Will the index fall beneath lows of 6670?

UK 100 is now officially in a downwards channel. The index recovered from April lows in futures trading over the bank holiday weekend with highs of 7060 failing to better those of last Wednesday, allowing a resistance trend line to be drawn. 

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Possible support

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Possible resistance

  • Trend: Downtrend
  • Potential support: 7000, 6900, 6850
  • Potential resistance: 7050, 7060, 7120

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 12411? or;
  2. Will the index fall below lows of 8350?

Germany’s DAX has bounced off the 100-day moving average and rising support dating back to mid-October. Resistance has been encountered around mid-April lows 11650, a break above which could allow recovery back to early April all-time highs 12411.

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Possible support

Solid Red line
Possible resistance

  • Trend: Uptrend
  • Potential support: 11350, 10600, 10000
  • Potential resistance: 11650, 12060, 12410

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 18286? or;
  2. Will the index fall towards lows of 17040?

The US Dow Jones continues to trade sideways since early Feb although its range has narrowed significantly since early March with steadily converging highs and lows. the uptrend from late April remains intact as does that from mid-October.

Solid Green line
Possible support

Solid Red line
Possible resistance

  • Trend: Sideways
  • Potential support: 18025, 17990, 17900
  • Potential resistance: 18137, 18185, 18200

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 Gold rise above highs of $1307? or;
  2. Will Gold fall towards lows of $1142?

Gold’s bounce from 6-week lows continues but it has yet to break convincingly above $1200 while falling support since early April remains a concern. Note also potential falling resistance dating back to 9 Feb.

Solid Green line
Possible support

Solid Red line
Possible resistance

  • Trend: Sideways
  • Potential support: 1185, 1177, 1170
  • Potential resistance: 1192, 1200, 1215

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

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