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Index Focus - 26 January 2018

Whilst FX world sees all the excitement, equities are mixed into the weekend. Wall St’s compass still points north thanks to the USD having given up much of last night’s Trump-inspired “I want a stronger dollar” gains, investors clearly ignoring the President’s attempt to over-ride his Treasury Secretary’s preference for the opposite. The resulting recovery in both GBP and EUR is to mixed effect, failing to hinder the UK UK Index but keeping Germany’s DAX firmly in the red.

The UK Index  is in the midst of a tug of war between GSK/AZN (positive drug results), RDSB/BP (strong oil price), STAN/HSBC (Goldman Sachs broker update), RBS (second leg of uptrend) and VOD/BT (defensive) on the bullish side, and the likes of BLT/RIO/GLEN (metals off highs), BATS (breakdown) and RB (pullback) pulling for the bears.

The UK Index 100 is trying to break back above 7650. The DAX 30 has failed to get back above 13355. Dow Jones Futures continue to push towards fresh highs of 26500. Gold’s bounce was checked by $1357 resistance.

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Where next?
  1. Will the index fall towards lows of 7,517? or;
  2. Will the index rise towards highs of 7,805?

The UK Index 100 is trying to break back above 7650 to extend its rebound.

  • Watch levels: Bullish 7,665, Bearish 7,635

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Possible support

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Possible resistance

  • Trend: Downtrend
  • Potential support: 7645, 7635, 7623, 7610, 7580
  • Potential resistance: 7650, 7665, 7688, 7700, 7710, 7745

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 fall towards lows of 12,678 or;
  2. Will the index rise towards highs of 13,601?

The DAX 30 has failed to get back above 13355 following last night’s breakdown.

  • Watch levels: Bullish 13325; Bearish 13290

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Possible support

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Possible resistance

  • Trend: Sideways
  • Potential support: 13265, 13220, 13200, 13140,
  • Potential resistance: 13355, 13400, 13445, 13500, 13580, 13600

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 fall towards lows of 25,600? or;
  2. Will the index rise towards highs above 26,500?

Dow Jones Futures continue to push towards fresh highs of 26500.

  • Watch levels: Bullish 26,480 Bearish 26,450

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Possible support

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Possible resistance

  • Trend: Uptrend
  • Potential support: 26450, 26430, 26410, 26400, 26350, 23600
  • Potential resistance: 26480, 26500, -

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 fall towards lows of $1,310? or;
  2. Will Gold rise towards highs of $1,366?

Gold’s bounce was checked by $1357 resistance.

  • Watch levels: Bullish $1357, Bearish $1344

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Possible support

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Possible resistance

  • Trend: Sideways
  • Potential support: 1350, 1348, 1344, 1340, 1335, 1330, 1326
  • Potential resistance: 1353, 1355, 1357, 1365, 1366

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

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