Trading Levels and Reports for August 31, 2012
Posted By:- Ilan Levy-Mayer Vice President, Cannon Trading Futures Blog
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1. Market Commentary
2. Support and Resistance Levels – S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Russell 2000, Dollar Index
3. Support and Resistance Levels – Gold, Euro, Crude Oil, T-Bonds
4. Support and Resistance Levels – Corn, Wheat, Beans, Silver
5. Economic Reports for Friday August 31, 2012
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2. Support and Resistance Levels – S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Russell 2000, Dollar Index
Contract Sept. 2012 | SP500 (big & Mini) | Nasdaq100 (big & Mini) | Dow Jones (big & Mini) | Mini Russell | Dollar Index |
Resistance 3 | 1411.63 | 2794.67 | 13125 | 819.90 | 82.20 |
Resistance 2 | 1407.12 | 2783.33 | 13080 | 816.40 | 81.99 |
Resistance 1 | 1404.43 | 2772.67 | 13055 | 812.90 | 81.83 |
Pivot | 1399.92 | 2761.33 | 13010 | 809.40 | 81.62 |
Support 1 | 1397.23 | 2750.67 | 12985 | 805.90 | 81.46 |
Support 2 | 1392.72 | 2739.33 | 12940 | 802.40 | 81.25 |
Support 3 | 1390.03 | 2728.67 | 12915 | 798.90 | 81.09 |
3. Support & Resistance Levels for Gold, Euro, Crude Oil, and U.S. T-Bonds
Contract | Dec Gold | Sept. Euro | Oct. Crude Oil | Dec. Bonds | |
Resistance 3 | 1681.2 | 1.2637 | 97.27 | 151 26/32 | |
Resistance 2 | 1674.0 | 1.2601 | 96.44 | 151 8/32 | |
Resistance 1 | 1666.8 | 1.2559 | 95.62 | 150 25/32 | |
Pivot | 1659.6 | 1.2523 | 94.79 | 150 7/32 | |
Support 1 | 1652.4 | 1.2481 | 93.97 | 149 24/32 | |
Support 2 | 1645.2 | 1.2445 | 93.14 | 149 6/32 | |
Support 3 | 1638.0 | 1.2403 | 92.32 | 148 23/32 |
4. Support & Resistance Levels for Corn, Wheat, Beans and Silver
Contract | Dec. Corn | Sept. Wheat | Nov. Beans | Sept. Silver | |
Resistance 3 | 824.2 | 926.5 | 1796.33 | 3159.3 | |
Resistance 2 | 820.8 | 920.0 | 1783.17 | 3128.2 | |
Resistance 1 | 814.7 | 911.0 | 1773.33 | 3088.8 | |
Pivot | 811.3 | 904.5 | 1760.17 | 3057.7 | |
Support 1 | 805.2 | 895.5 | 1750.3 | 3018.3 | |
Support 2 | 801.8 | 889.0 | 1737.17 | 2987.2 | |
Support 3 | 795.7 | 880.0 | 1727.33 | 2947.8 |
5. Economic Reports
source:http://www.forexfactory.com/calendar.php
All times are Eastern time Zone (EST)
Date | 3:54pm | Currency | Impact | Detail | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Graph | |
Fri
Aug 31
|
2:00am | EUR |
German Retail Sales m/m
|
0.2% | -0.1% | ||||
4:00am | EUR |
Italian Monthly Unemployment Rate
|
10.9% | 10.8% | |||||
4:00am | EUR |
Italian Quarterly Unemployment Rate
|
10.6% | 9.8% | |||||
5:00am | EUR |
CPI Flash Estimate y/y
|
2.5% | 2.4% | |||||
5:00am | EUR |
Unemployment Rate
|
11.3% | 11.2% | |||||
5:00am | EUR |
Italian Prelim CPI m/m
|
0.3% | 0.1% | |||||
9:45am | USD |
Chicago PMI
|
53.6 | 53.7 | |||||
9:55am | USD |
Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment
|
73.7 | 73.6 | |||||
9:55am | USD |
Revised UoM Inflation Expectations
|
3.6% | ||||||
10:00am | USD |
Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks
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10:00am | USD |
Factory Orders m/m
|
1.7% | -0.5% | |||||
Day 2 | ALL |
Jackson Hole Symposium
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