EQUITIES: E-Mini S&P Sets Sights on Key Resistance at $6053.25
A downtrend in Eurostoxx 50 futures remains intact 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 traded through 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 are trading at this week’s highs and sights are on the key resistance and bull trigger at 6053.25, the Nov 11 high. A break of this hurdle would resume the uptrend and open 6070.16, a Fibonacci projection. Moving average studies remain in a bull-mode set-up and this highlights a dominant uptrend and positive market sentiment. Initial support to watch lies at 5944.60, the 20-day EMA.
- Japan's NIKKEI closed lower by 307.03 pts or -0.8% at 38134.97 and the TOPIX ended 24.21 pts lower or -0.9% at 2665.34.
- Elsewhere, in China the SHANGHAI closed higher by 50.022 pts or +1.53% at 3309.779 and the HANG SENG ended 443.93 pts higher or +2.32% at 19603.13.
- Across Europe, Germany's DAX trades lower by 121.5 pts or -0.63% at 19174.15, FTSE 100 higher by 12.1 pts or +0.15% at 8270.84, CAC 40 down 81.37 pts or -1.13% at 7113.14 and Euro Stoxx 50 down 43.14 pts or -0.91% at 4718.85.
- Dow Jones mini down 44 pts or -0.1% at 44907, S&P 500 mini down 11.5 pts or -0.19% at 6026.5, NASDAQ mini down 78.25 pts or -0.37% at 20914.