FTSE 100 December Futures overbought on the daily chart

Jason Sen DayTradeIdeas.co.uk

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FTSE 100 December Futures overbought on the daily chart but no sell signal yet. A period of consolidation & sideways movement would not be a surprise.

Daily Analysis

FTSE likely to be establishing a period of consolidation & sideways movement to ease overbought conditions. Longs at support at 6315/05 working well but need stops below 6290. A break lower targets 6250/45 then strong support at 6220/15.

Minor resistance at 6360/70 but above 6380 targets 6410 before a retest of 6445/50. If we break higher, expect very strong resistance at 6510/20. Shorts need stops above 6535. A break higher targets 500 week moving average resistance at 6580/95.

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