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Index Focus - 19 February 2018

Global equities are a shade offside to start the new week with holidays in Asia (Lunar New Year) and the US (Presidents’ Day) reducing trading volumes. This means a pause for last week’s global rebound. However, it may prove timely in terms of providing investors with a little more time to digest and decide – ahead of a busy corporate update roster including AAL, BARC, BLT, GLEN, HSBC, IAG, LLOY and RBS – whether the recovery merits another up-leg.

In London, the UK 100 is just offside, weighed down by RB (weak Q4), ULVR (RB read-across), BLT (USD bounce, metals off highs, continued profit taking ahead of results), SHP and VOD, but supported by gains for BP/RDSb (higher oil price), AZN (drug news), HSBC/BARC/LLOY (higher bond yields, rates rising, buying ahead of results this week).

The UK Index 100 has found resistance at 7300, and broken below rising support. The DAX 30 has broken below steeper rising lows at 12500. Dow Jones Futures are testing the floor of a new rising channel at 25275. Gold has found support  at $1345.

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Where next?
  1. Will the index fall towards lows of 6,950? or;
  2. Will the index rise towards highs of 7,700?

The UK Index 100 has found resistance at 7300, and broken below rising support

  • Watch levels: Bullish 7,310, Bearish 7,270

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Possible support

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Possible resistance

  • Trend: Uptrend, reversal
  • Potential support: 7275, 7255, 7240, 7210, 7140
  • Potential resistance: 7300, 7310, 7325, 7350, 7375, 7400

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 11,800 or;
  2. Will the index rise towards highs of 13,310?

The DAX 30 has broken below steeper rising lows at 12500

Watch levels: Bullish 12,460; Bearish 12,420

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Possible support

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Possible resistance

  • Trend: Downtrend
  • Potential support: 12430, 12370, 12340, 12300
  • Potential resistance: 12460, 12470, 12480, 12500, 12510, 12535, 12560

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 24,000? or;
  2. Will the index rise towards highs of 26,675?

Dow Jones Futures are testing the floor of a new rising channel at 25275

  • Watch levels: Bullish 25,355, Bearish 25,270

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Possible support

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Possible resistance

  • Trend: Uptrend
  • Potential support: 25270, 25250, 25200, 25160, 25120
  • Potential resistance: 25310, 25330, 25355, 25400, 25435

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 $1,362?

Gold has found support  at $1345

  • Watch levels: Bullish $1351, Bearish $1345

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Possible support

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Possible resistance

  • Trend: Sideways
  • Potential support: 1346, 1345, 1340, 1336, 1330
  • Potential resistance: 1350, 1351, 1354, 1357, 1362

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

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