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Index Focus – 8 Apr - 8 April 2015

Equity markets are on the up this morning with UK 100 leading the surge, back trading around 7000 on the back of Oil & Gas M&A news – Royal Dutch Shell have agreed to pay £47B for BG Group with investor excitement buoying UK oil & gas stocks. The US Dow Jones is also up with the energy sector boosting shares globally as investors begin to eye opportunities. Germany’s DAX is struggling to make further headway, however, after disappointing factory orders came out this morning. Gold still sideways as investor confidence in higher risk securities keeps safe haven demand subdued.

Where next?
  1. Will the index rise towards highs of 7065? or;
  2. Will the index fall towards lows of 6326?

UK 100 is back in the upper half of its 1-month sideways channel, hovering around the 7000 mark having lost a little momentum after this morning’s jump. 7000 proving resistive so far today, with bears looking to a fall back towards support around 6860.

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Possible support

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Possible resistance

  • Trend: Sideways
  • Potential support: 6928, 6850, 6694
  • Potential resistance: 7000, 7035, 7065

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Where next?
  1. Will the index rise towards highs of 12221? or;
  2. Will the index fall towards lows of 11400?

Germany’s DAX is having trouble breaking through resistance around 12140, however is becoming ever more constrained by 3.5-month rising lows which could converge with horizontal resistance towards the end of the month. Where after that?!

 

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Possible support

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Possible resistance

  • Trend: Sideways
  • Potential support: 12056, 11996, 11872
  • Potential resistance: 12140, 12221

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Where next?
  1. Will the index rise towards highs of 18285? or;
  2. Will the index fall towards lows of 15855?

The US Dow Jones is also struggling to find a direction other than that of time’s arrow, although it is sitting comfortably above resistance around 17850.

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Possible support

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Possible resistance

  • Trend: Sideways
  • Potential support: 17850, 17790, 17618
  • Potential resistance: 17940, 17985, 18010

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 towards highs of $1224? or;
  2. Will Gold fall towards lows of $1178?

Gold is trading sideways with a gap yet to be filled below recently found support around $1207.

 

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Possible support

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Possible resistance

  • Trend: Sideways
  • Potential support: 1207, 1202, 1178
  • Potential resistance: 1211, 1214, 1224

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

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