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Emini Dow Jones makes a new all time high

  1. Emini S&P September futures trade sideways for the last 3 days. The low & high for the last session were 5621 - 5708. (So you can compare the spread to the contract you trade).

  2. Emini Nasdaq September futures dipped a little further to 20335. Last session high & low for the SEPTEMBER futures contract: 20335 - 20741.

  3. Emini Dow Jones September futures shot higher to a new all time high at 40572

Emini SP 500 September futures

  • We hit the next targets of 5601/04, 5611/13 & 5617/19, 5627/31, 5646/48 & now 5672/76  & 5705/07 last week. A new all time high exactly here before prices unexpectedly collapsed to wipe out all of Wednesday's gains. We wrote: I would at least expect a sideways consolidation to develop & in the very short term dome further minor losses are possible (even likely).

  • Still no no sell signal so I would not be comfortable in a short but we could certainly dip as far as support at 5595/5585 at the start of the consolidation phase. Longs need stops below  5575. Targets: 5605, 5615, 5625.

  • However a break below 5575 risks a slide to 5560/55 & even as far as 5520/10 is possible.

  • A break above 5710 however can target: 5714/15, 5720/21 & 5728/30

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Nasdaq September futures

  • Emini Nasdaq made a new all time high exactly at the next target of 20950/21000, last week, but then unexpectedly crashed below support at 20770/690.

  • THIS DOES LEAVE A BEARISH ENGULFING CANDLE ON THE DAILY CHART

  • On Friday we initially broke first support at 20430/390 but recovered from 20335.

  • A break below here this week targets 20250/240. This could hold the downside initially.

  • I would feel safer buying at 20100/20050 this week, with stops below 19970.

  • I would try a short at 20940/980, to see if a double top forms. Shorts need stops above 21050.

  • Emini Dow Jones September futures beat the all time high at 40350/360.

  • The weekly close above here should be an important buy signal for next week. We can target 40630/660 & 40710/750.

  • However failure to hold above 40300 today risks a slide to a buying opportunity at 40050/39950 & longs need stops below 39850.

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