Weekly Report on ES - Oct 6th to Oct 10th '08

Dominant TF: weekly, 60mins with Daily lagging behind
Swings: DN-DN-DN (from UP-DN-DN)
Market Direction(daily): short or preferably flat. Following intraday time frames is most recommended, but staying on the side line is fine too.

I wish i could be more optimistic than last week, but the outlook is still negative. It seems that the maket is looking for a bottom even if the worst is technically behind us now. The accumulated mistrust for the several shocks coming one after another will take a loooong to time to digest, and we therefore see no immediate bounce after the bottom is found (1065?)

ES 60mins: a tad too slow to trade in this mad market
Same as last week, we recommend lower time frames here. We can still use this time frame as context, with a target on 1065, i.e. still quite some room downward...

Daily: where is this going to end?
In this high volatility bearish market, we try and pick our targets and it seems we have a good consensus around 1065 - 1070 (MM - Fib) All indicators are pointing down but we'll keep a close eye at our target range now.

Weekly: no mercy...
Negative bias here too of course and a high probability that the market needs to test a bottom quickly. 1000 is now in sight but we have a convergence of targets around 1060 here too which we will have to hit to exhaust sellers, hopefully for good... As said before, the hangover may last quite a while, so i see no rush to really go on a "shopping spree" after the market has settled.

ON ACCOUNT OF THIS EXCEPTIONAL MARKET SITUATION, SNAPSHOT UPDATES WILL BE POSTED ON THIS PUBLIC BLOG THIS WEEK AGAIN

Weekly Report for ER - Oct 6th - Oct 10th '08

Dominant TF: Daily (we notice a drop in significance level on the 60mins chart)
Swings: DN-DN-DN from UP-DN-DN
Market Direction(daily): short of course, but staying cautiously away isn't a bad idea either.
Options (RUT): better wait for the end of the storm here too.

Last week monday, i warned again that we couldnt see the end of it, and i have to say the bottom is still to be found even if it may at last occur this week now that the bailout plan has been approved. Certainly not visible yet, but chances are that prices would settle soon. A number of banks and financial institutions are now ready to go shopping for bargains.

EURUSD: crazy week for €/$, which we followed fairly accurately on shorter time frames. Yet, volatility still surprised us with targets hit much quicker than anticipated. The 1.3672 level was broken in short time frames indicating a possible target on 1.3521. We'll be QUITE careful though as the € could also bounce strongly. It certainly looks possible on longer time frames.

60mins: drifting down again
Where and when is this fall going to stop ?? 625 looked like a very reasonable support level and breaking it now opens the way for a seriously bearish market. Are we really now targeting 577 ? Only a quick bounce early in the day would keep the 625 level valid.

Daily: down !
Tiny chance of a support level around 610, but is this wishful thinking...? All indicators are down, and looking for a support level right now in such a high volatility environment is ludicrous. Again, either carry on trading short time frames in the direction of the daily chart, i.e. short, or stay on the side line for now

Weekly: market crash... there is no other word for it
While 625 is not "officially" broken, it is not looking good.
We'll give it another chance this week still, as the market could digest the bailout and volatility settle a bit. This headache must stop first.

ON ACCOUNT OF THIS EXCEPTIONAL MARKET SITUATION, SNAPSHOT UPDATES WILL BE POSTED ON THIS PUBLIC BLOG THIS WEEK AGAIN