EQUITIES: Bearish Theme in Eurostoxx 50 Futures Intact Despite Thursday’s Gains
Despite Thursday’s gains, a bearish condition in Eurostoxx 50 futures remains intact. The move lower this week marks a resumption of the downtrend that started Sep 30. Price has breached 4746.94, 61.8% of the Aug 5 - Sep 30 bull cycle. This exposes 4662.12, the 76.4% retracement point. Initial firm resistance has been defined at 4961.00, Nov 6 high, where a break would highlight a reversal. For now, gains are considered corrective. The trend condition in S&P E-Minis remains bullish and the latest pullback is - for now - considered corrective. A key short-term support has been defined at 5724.25, the Nov 4 low. Initial supports to watch are 5911.09 and 5823.84, the 20- and 50-day EMA points respectively. Recent gains resulted in a breach of the bull trigger at 5927.25, Oct 17 high, confirming a resumption of the primary uptrend. Sights are on 6070.16, a Fibonacci projection.
- Japan's NIKKEI closed higher by 107.21 pts or +0.28% at 38642.91 and the TOPIX ended 10.42 pts higher or +0.39% at 2711.64.
- Elsewhere, in China the SHANGHAI closed lower by 49.113 pts or -1.45% at 3330.726 and the HANG SENG ended 9.47 pts lower or -0.05% at 19426.34.
- Across Europe, Germany's DAX trades lower by 33.11 pts or -0.17% at 19230.1, FTSE 100 lower by 3.82 pts or -0.05% at 8067.32, CAC 40 down 8.42 pts or -0.12% at 7303.38 and Euro Stoxx 50 down 16.85 pts or -0.35% at 4816.68.
- Dow Jones mini down 182 pts or -0.41% at 43720, S&P 500 mini down 35.75 pts or -0.6% at 5942.25, NASDAQ mini down 179 pts or -0.85% at 20832.75.