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Index Focus - 22 February 2017

European equities are mixed this morning, with fresh US dollar strength helping both European and UK equities via reciprocal GBP and  EUR weakness. This comes after US bourses made fresh records on their return from a long weekend, still bullish about the future. In London, Lloyds profits at 10yr highs and continued interest in a range of defensive names is offsetting understandable weakness among Miners whose wares are hampered by the dollar’s rally. In Frankfurt, gains from engineer Thyssenkrupp’s brazilian asset sale are offsetting questions about Bayer’s growth after the big Monsanto acquisition, while US indices look set for a slightly weaker start.

The UK 100  has found rising support at  7275, allowing another bullish test of 7300. The DAX 30 is making a bullish test of 11200, trading around 22-month highs. Dow Jones Futures support at 20700 keeps alive a 2-week bullish flag that could take it all the way to 21,000. Gold has bounced from $1226 to keep intact its Feb uptrend.

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Where next?
  1. Will the index fall towards lows of 7100? or;
  2. Will the index rise towards highs of 7360?

The UK 100 has found rising support at  7275, allowing another bullish test of 2-day resistance at 7300. Can it break higher?

Watch levels: Bullish 7300, Bearish 7265

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  • Trend: Uptrend
  • Potential support: 7275, 7270, 7260, 7250, 7220, 7200
  • Potential resistance: 7300, 7305, 7310, 7325, 7340, 7365

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 8700? or;
  2. Will the index rise towards highs of 12400?

The DAX 30 is making a bullish test of 11200, trading around 22-month highs. Can it rally on to test 12400 all-time highs?

Watch levels: Bullish 12005, Bearish 11955

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  • Trend: Uptrend
  • Potential support: 11980, 11960, 11940, 11920, 11900, 11880
  • Potential resistance: 12000, 12050, 12030, 1205, 12090, 12400

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 19,700? or;
  2. Will the index rise towards highs of 21,000?

Dow Jones Futures support at 20700 keeps alive a 2-week bullish flag that could take it all the way to 21,000.

Watch levels: Bullish 20,730, Bearish 20,695

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  • Trend: Uptrend
  • Potential support: 20700, 20680, 20665, 20650, 20640, 20620
  • Potential resistance: 20730, 20750, 20755, -

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 $1,120? or;
  2. Will Gold rise towards highs of $1,280?

Gold has bounced from $1226 to keep intact its Feb uptrend. But can it break above $1244 to allow extension of major bullish flags?

Watch levels: Bullish $1238, Bearish $1236

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  • Trend: Uptrend
  • Potential support: 1228, 1226, 1224, 1220, 1217, 1207, 1200
  • Potential resistance: 1238, 1239, 1240, 1244, 1260, 1280

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

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