Free Trial

EQUITIES: E-Mini S&P Holding Onto Bulk of Recent Gains, Theme Remains Bullish

EQUITIES

A bear threat in the Eurostoxx 50 futures contract remains present and short-term gains are considered corrective - for now. A fresh cycle low last week marked 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, the Nov 6 high, where a break would highlight a reversal. S&P E-Minis started the week on a bullish note with the contract extending the recovery from 5855.00, the Nov 19 low. Recent weakness appears to have been a correction. Medium-term trend signals such as moving average studies, continue to highlight a dominant uptrend. Sights are on the bull trigger at 6053.25, the Nov 11 high. A break would resume the uptrend. On the downside, key short-term support to watch is 5855.60, the 50-day EMA.

  • Japan's NIKKEI closed lower by 338.14 pts or -0.87% at 38442 and the TOPIX ended 26.05 pts lower or -0.96% at 2689.55.
  • Elsewhere, in China the SHANGHAI closed lower by 4.003 pts or -0.12% at 3259.757 and the HANG SENG ended 8.21 pts higher or +0.04% at 19159.2.
  • Across Europe, Germany's DAX trades lower by 109.19 pts or -0.56% at 19293.26, FTSE 100 lower by 36.85 pts or -0.44% at 8254.44, CAC 40 down 54.65 pts or -0.75% at 7202.83 and Euro Stoxx 50 down 36.75 pts or -0.77% at 4763.21.
  • Dow Jones mini down 12 pts or -0.03% at 44812, S&P 500 mini down 1 pts or -0.02% at 6005, NASDAQ mini up 3.5 pts or +0.02% at 20882.5.
266 words

To read the full story

Close

Why MNI

MNI is the leading provider

of intelligence and analysis on the Global Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange and Energy markets. We use an innovative combination of real-time analysis, deep fundamental research and journalism to provide unique and actionable insights for traders and investors. Our "All signal, no noise" approach drives an intelligence service that is succinct and timely, which is highly regarded by our time constrained client base.

Our Head Office is in London with offices in Chicago, Washington and Beijing, as well as an on the ground presence in other major financial centres across the world.

A bear threat in the Eurostoxx 50 futures contract remains present and short-term gains are considered corrective - for now. A fresh cycle low last week marked 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, the Nov 6 high, where a break would highlight a reversal. S&P E-Minis started the week on a bullish note with the contract extending the recovery from 5855.00, the Nov 19 low. Recent weakness appears to have been a correction. Medium-term trend signals such as moving average studies, continue to highlight a dominant uptrend. Sights are on the bull trigger at 6053.25, the Nov 11 high. A break would resume the uptrend. On the downside, key short-term support to watch is 5855.60, the 50-day EMA.

  • Japan's NIKKEI closed lower by 338.14 pts or -0.87% at 38442 and the TOPIX ended 26.05 pts lower or -0.96% at 2689.55.
  • Elsewhere, in China the SHANGHAI closed lower by 4.003 pts or -0.12% at 3259.757 and the HANG SENG ended 8.21 pts higher or +0.04% at 19159.2.
  • Across Europe, Germany's DAX trades lower by 109.19 pts or -0.56% at 19293.26, FTSE 100 lower by 36.85 pts or -0.44% at 8254.44, CAC 40 down 54.65 pts or -0.75% at 7202.83 and Euro Stoxx 50 down 36.75 pts or -0.77% at 4763.21.
  • Dow Jones mini down 12 pts or -0.03% at 44812, S&P 500 mini down 1 pts or -0.02% at 6005, NASDAQ mini up 3.5 pts or +0.02% at 20882.5.