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Crude oil fell to near $76 a barrel on concern that Europe’s almost $1 trillion bailout may not be sufficient to end the region’s sovereign debt crisis. Oil pared an increase of as much as 0.8 percent earlier today after the euro dropped against the dollar and investors questioned whether the European plan will reduce deficits accumulated by Greece, Spain and Portugal. U.S. crude supplies probably rose for the 14th time in 15 weeks, reinforcing concern that demand in the world’s biggest consumer is lagging.
“The package will just buy Europe some time,” said Clarence Chu, a trader at options dealers Hudson Capital Energy in Singapore. “Portugal and Spain now have a safety net so there is less incentive for them to cut their budget deficits.” Crude oil for June delivery fell as much as 62 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $76.18 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It was at $76.20 at 2:22 p.m. Singapore time. The contract earlier rose as much as 59 cents to $77.39. Yesterday, it gained 2.3 percent to settle at $76.80.
Leaders of the 16 European nations using the single currency agreed yesterday to lend as much as 750 billion euros ($957 billion) to the most-indebted member countries. The euro declined to $1.2727 as of 6:46 a.m. in London from $1.2787 in New York yesterday, when it reached $1.3094, the highest level since May 4.....Read the entire article.
Crude oil closed higher due to short covering on Monday as it consolidated some of last week's decline. The mid-range close sets the stage for a steady opening on Tuesday. Stochastics and the RSI remain neutral to bearish signaling that sideways to lower prices are possible near term. If June extends last week's decline, the 87% retracement level of the February-April rally crossing at 72.86 is the next downside target. Closes above the 20 day moving average crossing at 83.10 are needed to confirm that a short term low has been posted. First resistance is the 10 day moving average crossing at 81.52. Second resistance is the 20 day moving average crossing at 83.10. First support is last Friday's low crossing at 74.51. Second support is the 87% retracement level of the February-April rally crossing at 72.86.
Natural gas closed higher on Monday and above the 20 day moving average crossing at 4.123. The high range close sets the stage for a steady to higher opening on Tuesday. Stochastics and the RSI are turning bullish signaling that sideways to higher prices are possible near term. If June extends today's rally, the 25% retracement level of the October-April decline crossing at 4.438 is the next upside target. If June renews this winter's decline, weekly support crossing at 3.502 is the next downside target. First resistance is today's high crossing at 4.235. Second resistance is the 25% retracement level of the October-April decline crossing at 4.438. First support is last Thursday's low crossing at 3.855. Second support is weekly support crossing at 3.502.
The U.S. Dollar closed lower due to profit taking on Monday as it consolidated some of this month's rally. The high range close sets the stage for a steady to higher opening on Tuesday. Stochastics and the RSI are overbought but remain neutral to bullish signaling that sideways to higher prices are possible near term. If June extends this month's rally, weekly resistance crossing at 85.85 is the next upside target. Closes below the 20 day moving average crossing at 82.19 are needed to confirm that a short term top has been posted. First resistance is last Thursday's high crossing at 85.46. Second resistance is weekly resistance crossing at 85.85. First support is today's low crossing at 83.07. Second support is the 20 day moving average crossing at 82.19.
Gold closed lower due to profit taking on Monday as it consolidated some of the rally off February's low. The high range close sets the stage for a steady to higher opening on Tuesday. Stochastics and the RSI remain bullish signaling that sideways to higher prices are possible near term. If June extends this year's rally, December's high crossing at 1230.00 is the next upside target. Closes below the 20 day moving average crossing at 1165.30 would confirm that a short term top has been posted. First resistance is last Friday's high crossing at 1214.90. Second resistance is December's high crossing at 1230.00. First support is the 10 day moving average crossing at 1182.10. Second support is the 20 day moving average crossing at 1165.30.
Crude oil's strong recovery today suggests that a temporary low is formed at 74.51 and turns bias neutral. Some consolidations would probably be seen. However, strong resistance should be seen at double top neck line (80.53) and 4 hours 55 EMA (now at 80.84) to limit upside and bring fall resumption. On the downside, break of 74.51 will target 69.50 key support next.
In the bigger picture, as noted before, 33.20 is viewed as a correction to the whole correction that started at 2008 at 147.27. Such rise might have completed at 87.15 already, ahead of 50% retracement of 147.27 to 33.2 at 90.24. Break of 69.50 support will break the series of higher low pattern from 33.2 and will be an important indication that the trend has reversed. In such case, we'll turn bearish on crude oil and expect the then down trend to target a new low below 33.2.....Nymex Crude Oil Continuous Contract 4 Hours Chart.
Crude oil surged more than 4.5 percent in New York, its biggest jump in seven months, on speculation an emergency fund by European policy makers will contain sovereign debt risks and maintain economic growth. Oil climbed from a 12 week low on May 7 after the European Union and the International Monetary Fund agreed to a lending mechanism of about 720 billion euros ($928 billion). Prices may return to $80 to $85 a barrel once the debt crisis is resolved, Algerian Energy Minister Chakib Khelil said today.
“Europe has clearly swung the pendulum back to optimism,” said Michael Fitzpatrick, vice president of energy at MF Global in New York. Crude oil for June delivery rose $1.64, or 2.2 percent, to $76.75 a barrel at 9:03 a.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Futures rose as much as $3.40 to $78.51, the biggest gain since Sept. 30. Crude has increased 31 percent in the past year.
U.S. stock index futures rallied, with the contract on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index touching its daily limit. June contracts on the S&P 500 Index increased 4.1 percent to 1,152.10 at 9:05 a.m. in New York after earlier reaching the limit of 1,162. The euro is heading for its biggest two day gain in more than a year, rising to $1.2913 from $1.2755 May 7 and restoring the appeal of dollar price assets as an alternative investment.
Reporter Margot Habiby can be reached at mhabiby@bloomberg.net.
As we all know, last weeks stock market blip/mini crash was very emotional for those of you watching or trading it live. A lot of money changed hands last week and you either lost a bundle or made a bundle…
I did send out some charts and a video on Thursday night about the market crash/recovery if you have not seen it. It’s called “Stock Market Micro Intraday Crash Shows Us Where The Safe Havens Are”.
Below are my ETF charts for the commodities and index I actively follow and trade.
GLD – Gold Bullion ETF – Daily Chart GLD is a great ETF to trade as it generates 10-20 quality low risk setups each year for subscribers. The chart clearly shows the large rally in late 2009 and the correction as it formed patterns moving from a down trend – base – and back to an uptrend.
$USD – US Dollar Index – Monthly Chart This weekly chart I think shows some serious potential for gold and silver prices. The US Dollar is now trading at a key resistance level which I think it will have a tough time moving higher. The dollar has been moving up for several months and looks ready for a pullback or at least a pause. If the dollar starts to roll over in the next few months then we should see gold and silver move substantially higher.
SLV – Silver Bullion ETF – Daily Chart Silver like gold bounced off a key support level last week as investors started to buy silver as a safe haven. Gold moved up sharply on the day of the intraday market crash while silver traded sideways for a day before joining the party. The following day investors starting buying up silver because it was lagging its big sister “yellow Gold”.
USO – Oil Fund – Daily Chart Several weeks back I posted this chart showing how volume was drying up as oil tested resistance on declining volume. This indicated to us that once/if the price started to roll over it would trigger a sharp sell off as short term traders who bought in anticipation of a breakout to the up side sold out of their positions once support was broken. This is what caused the heavy volume and sharp price drop.
SPY – SP500 INDEX Trading ETF – Daily Chart It’s tougher now to read the index charts as last weeks heavy volume market crash could be seen in two very different ways…
One – We are starting a correction and had a jump start with the human error of selling billions of dollars worth of investments instead of millions prematurely pushing pulling the market down to a level where I think it should/will test again before moving up.
OR Two – This extremely heavy sell off is just the start of what is to come....
Since the government owns the largest banks and the banks are unloading/selling massive amounts of shares calling it an error how do we know it’s not a scam for them to completely short the market in anticipation for a collapse which would make them unheard of amounts of money as the market drops… It is tough to trust anyone sitting up there in those power positions after everything they have been caught for already…
I personally think we could see lower prices in the coming month then the market will bottom and we will see new highs for 2010.
Weekend Commodity & Index ETF Trading Strategy Conclusion: Stepping back and looking at the above charts it looks as thought we could see stocks and commodities digest the recent moves. In short, gold and silver have rallied strong and now trading near resistance. Oil dropped last week and is now trading near a key support level. I feel it the market will trade sideways and stabilize before for a while as the SP500 had that crazy drop last week and now the market is in shock. I figured it would see 3-4 weeks to reach those prices yet it happened in 1 day so now the market could do very little for 3-4 weeks…
The US dollar is something we will be watching more closely because it’s trading at key resistance level. In the past it has taken a month or two for a rally to roll over and head back down. This could play out very nicely if the dollar tops and the rest of the market trends sideways to digest the recent moves. Once the dollar starts to fall it will provide fuel for the next rally in both stocks and commodities.
Everyone is bearish now... should you be selling after a nearly 10% correction now? I don't think so. Even if your a believer in a double dip recession and a market crash, the charts show that now is probably not the time for that. For predicting the future, we are using the S&P 500 monthly 10 year chart. Over the last 10 years, we have never entered a bear market while the MACD was positive. With this 10% correction, the RSI is now down back to 50 and the MACD is still positive.
That leads me to believe that the RSI will not break 50 and that we are exactly laying the foundation for a bottom here. Remember the 50 level on the RSI is pivot point because below 50 signals a bear market while above 50 signals a bull market. Not only are the charts saying this is not the start of a crash but the fundamentals in the US also do not support it. Last time we broke the 200 day moving average in late 2007, we were losing jobs, our banking system was reporting huge write downs and home prices were falling.
April's job report was very good with around 220,000 private sector jobs being created and March's numbers were revised upwards. Before we panic out of the market, let's wait to see what happens this week. We'll be watching the 200 day on the SPY daily chart and the RSI on the 10 year monthly SPY chart. The RSI needs to hold 50 on that chart for us to remain bullish. Below is the chart of the SPY 10 year monthly. I have circled the areas of importance.
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Despite edging lower to 3.855 last week, Natural gas managed to stay above 3.81 support and basically engaged in sideway trading only. The development argues that down trend might not be ready to resume yet and we'll turn neutral first. Some more consolidations could be seen above 3.81 and stronger recovery cannot be ruled out. But after all, we'd expect upside to be limited by 4.386 resistance conclude the consolidation and finally bring down trend resumption. Decisive break of 3.81 low will target 3.0 psychological level next.
In the bigger picture, medium term rebound from 2.409 has completed at 6.108 and the three wave corrective structure of the rebound argues that it's merely a correction, or part of the consolidation in the larger down trend. Current fall from 6.108 might extend further for a retest on 2.409 low next after sustaining below 61.8% retracement of 2.409 to 6.108 at 3.822. Sustained trading above 4.386 resistance is needed to be the first sign that the trend in natural gas has reversed. Otherwise, outlook will remain bearish.
In the longer term picture, while the bounce from 2.409 was strong, it's been limited below 55 months EMA (now at 6.035) and reversed. The failure to sustain above 55 weeks EMA (now at 4.730) also argue that 2.409 might not be the bottom yet. We'll stay bearish as long as this year's high of 6.108 holds and favor a new low below 2.409 going forward.
Was it real or was it all just a dream? Someone might say we were living in a dream or maybe it was more of a nightmare. Fat fingers and Greece rioters set up one of the most jaw dropping and surreal days in market history.
With Europe embroiled in economic and political turmoil as riot police faced protesters assembling near the Greek Parliament after passing an austerity package, the market was already in panic mode. And then the bottom just fell out. In just in a short ten minute free fall the Dow dropped nearly 700 points bringing the Dow down close to 1000 points before rebounding very quickly. After the smoke settled there were rumors that a major trading error occurred that sparked the record drop leading many to question what was real and what was not. Those questions might have actually been a stabilizer for a market that obviously was not stable at all. In fact we may want to thank whoever made that error because that error may help restore some confidence and bring buyers back into the market!
What? Is he crazy? Well indeed I am but that has nothing to do with it. The reason why I say that is because prior to this alleged error the Dow was already having one of its worse days of the year. The fears surrounding Greece, while very real, were being exasperated by fear and emotion. The market started to react to live news reports of Greek protesters and started to sense that Europe was going to go up in flames. That caused the markets to go into flight to quality mode and because of someone probably hurrying to sell stocks as the market started to break while watching TV news at the same time probably made that monster error.
Yet later in the day news reports surfaced that told the world the drop was not that bad and that probably will bring back even more buyers back to the market. I guess you can call it artificial capitulation. The error sold off many stocks so far under their true value that the markets started to focus less on Greece and more on scouring the trading board for stocks that may had been undervalued. Proctor and Gamble was the stock that seems to have started the route and of course that company does a lot of business in Greece but not enough to justify anything near the value of the drop.
So the crash may have stock traders putting Greece on the back burner so that now all we have to worry about is the monthly jobs situation in the US. Oh Boy. Of course for oil that now means the move down in was too much too soon and no one has to question whether yesterday's close in oil was real or an illusion. The close in oil was determined during the heat of the stock market battle which means technical traders may want to throw that close out and wait for today's close as a barometer of where we are going on the longer term charts! Do Over! Wait, there's no do overs in trading! Well unless they throw out trades.
Another risk to the upside in oil is the threat that the oil slick can slow oil imports. Bloomberg News reported yesterday that oil leaking from BP Plc’s damaged Gulf of Mexico well has drifted within 1.5 miles of the buoy marking the entrance to Southwest Pass, the main approach to the Port of New Orleans. Bloomberg says that Wayne Mumphrey, Secretary Treasurer of the Port of New Orleans said in an interview in New Orleans, “Once it passes the buoy, we have to start decontaminating every ship coming into the port.” Mumphrey said two floating decontamination stations have been set up near the buoy to scrub oil from the hulls of ships entering the Mississippi.
It will take 10 to 12 hours to decontaminate each ship, which will dramatically slow incoming port traffic and that may cause ships to begin backing up into the Gulf, he said. Mumphrey said a port study commissioned in the wake of a tanker spill that closed the Port of New Orleans for several days last year showed the economic impact of a total port closure on U.S. Midwestern communities from the mouth of the Mississippi to Minnesota is roughly $250 million a day. “All the grain from the Midwest ships out through the Port of New Orleans,” Mumphrey said. “It can’t get out any other way. Slowing oil imports may also give sellers some pause.
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Crude oil's sharp fall last week indicates that rise from 69.50 is completed at 87.15 on a double top reversal pattern (87.05/87.15). Initial bias remains on the downside this week and further fall should be seen to test 69.50 key support next. On the upside, above 78.19 resistance will argue that a temporary bottom is formed and bring consolidations. But we'd expect strong resistance at double top neck line (80.53) and 4 hours 55 EMA (now at 81.55) to limit upside and bring fall resumption.
In the bigger picture, as noted before, 33.20 is viewed as a correction to the whole correction that started at 2008 at 147.27. Such rise might have completed at 87.15 already, ahead of 50% retracement of 147.27 to 33.2 at 90.24. Break of 69.50 support will break the series of higher low pattern from 33.2 and will be an important indication that the trend has reversed. In such case, we'll turn bearish on crude oil and expect the then down trend to target a new low below 33.2.
In the long term picture, there is no change in the view that fall from 147.27 is part of the correction to the five wave sequence from 98 low of 10.65. While the rebound from 33.2 is strong and might continue, there is no solid evidence that suggest fall 147.27 is completed and we're still preferring the case that rebound from 33.2 is merely a corrective rise only. Having said that, strong resistance should be seen between 76.77/90.24 fibo resistance zone and bring reversal for another low below 33.2 before completing the whole correction from 147.27.....Nymex Crude Oil Continuous Contract 4 Hours Chart.
