Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Exchange Stocks ICE & CME, Bullish?

ICE Weekly

ICE is on the break out this week as it made a new 13 week high of $111.84 before settling at $111.30 on Tuesday. On Monday, ICE reported record futures volume for the month of September (http://bit.ly/duKHbG). This breakout has ICE above the $110 neckline of an inverted h/s formation that has been forming since July. The market will need to close above $110 for the week for a confirmation on the weekly chart above. The h/s has a range of $17.82 (neckline 110.00 - head 92.18). Holding above the neckline of $110 gives bulls a target level of $127.82 (110+17.82). This level also tests the highs in June of $129.53. In the chart above, resistance is seen between $114.93 Dec 2009 highs, and $121.93 June 2009 highs. This also puts the 200day moving average in play at $115 level.

CME Daily

CME is also showing a potential inverted h/s formation in development. The stock rallied $35 from the August lows of $234.50 before meeting resistance at $275. The market appears to be trying to build a right shoulder as we have seen it consolidate between $255 and $275. This flagging formation is taking place above the resistance trend line from May highs to June highs. The most recent low in this right shoulder is $256.53 made Oct 1st. The market held and reversed to make a high of $269.72 today. This high as you see in the above chart is testing another resistance trend line from the August highs to the September highs. Market bulls will need to hold above $272 to break out of this range and try to leg higher. First resistance to be met at the 100day moving average around $279 followed by the neckline at $290.00. This makes a range of $55 (290-235). Holding above the neckline of $290 gives bulls a target of $345 (290+55). This lands bulls on the door steps of the April highs of $347.50. However, there is work to do on the upside, with the 200day moving average currently at $297.51 and a gap to fill at $296.8 from June 28, 2010. CME is expected to report earnings before the bell on October 28, 2010.

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Thank you and best of luck trading!

Stewart Solaka

futuresMONSTER

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4 comments:

pythagoruz said...

Nice charts, I've noticed ICE's strength lately but why has CME lagged?

This market pullback will prob create a good buying op in ICE and CME.

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Chicagostock said...

Pyth, that last pullback to 255 has been good thus far... CME...
ICE on highs.

Chicagostock said...

CME testing 290 neckline and 200day moving average. Updated chart: http://twitpic.com/31ny7v/full