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February 28, 2011

Market Internals Update

***Economic Data*** – (CL) Chile Jan Industrial Production Y/Y: 4.0 v 4.5%e; Industrial Sales Y/Y: 3.9% v 4.8%e – (CL) Chile Jan Unemployment Rate: 7.3% v 7.1%e – (CL) Chile Jan Total Copper Production: 446.9K v 497.6K tons – (SA) South Africa Jan Trade Balance: -4.9B v -2.3Be – (CA) Canada Q4 Current Account (BOP): […]

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February 28, 2011

Fake-Out Breakouts how to Avoid them day trading and swing trading futures

How to predict a fake-out breakout? –          What I need: o     Slow timeframe:                  Looking for the trend o    Medium timeframe:            looking for the pattern o    Fast timeframe:                    looking for the entry Slow timeframe: This defines the trend, or lack of trend.  Then once we see the trend, we want to follow it We also now […]

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February 28, 2011

Pending Home Sales index

Definition.. -The National Association of Realtors developed the pending home sales index as a leading indicator of housing activity. As such, it is a leading indicator of existing home sales, not new home sales. A pending sale is one in which a contract was signed, but not yet closed. It usually takes four to six […]

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February 25, 2011

US Market Up-Date

***Economic Data*** – (GE) Germany Feb Preliminary Consumer Price Index M/M: 0.5% v 0.5%e; Y/Y: 2.0% v 2.1%e – (GE) Germany Feb Preliminary CPI EU Harmonized M/M:0.6 % v 0.5%; Y/Y: 2.2% v 2.1%e – (GE) Germany Feb CPI Baden Wuerttemberg M/M: +0.5 v -0.4% prior; Y/Y: 2.4 v 2.1% prior – (BR) Brazil Primary […]

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