Technical Levels
SUPPORT 1 | SUPPORT 2 | RESISTANCE 1 | RESISTANCE 2 | |
GOLD | 1324 | 1309 | 1348 | 1358 |
SILVER | 21.43 | 21.04 | 21.20 | 22.57 |
COPPER | 3.3036 | 3.2778 | 3.3431 | 3.3568 |
CRUDE | 101.59 | 100.82 | 103.64 | 103.64 |
Precious metals jumped in pre-market
trading today while equities declined as US lawmakers vote to avert
a government shutdown by October 1st. Gold opened at
1341.50/1342.50, touched a high of 1343.50/1344.50 early on, before
trading lower to bottom at 1333.00/1334.00 by mid-morning. The metal
closed the week at 1338.00/1339.00. Gold closed higher this week at
1338 after 4 straight down weeks. Gold has tested and held an
important support level, which is the 50% retracement of the June to
August rally, at 1307.16. There is also Fibonacci level convergence
in that area, reinforcing its importance as support, as 1301.78 is
the 50% retracement of the long-term rally from 2008 to 2011. RSI
has also moved higher, testing and holding the low-40 support area,
but has not yet broken higher. We will need to see another strong
weekly close before the bulls get excited again, given the weak
trading of the past 4 weeks. Support is at the recent low at 1292.
Gold rose driven up by a possible shutdown of U.S. government
operations next week and the threat of a debt default in mid-October.
Charles Evans told there was a “decent chance” that tapering
could start in October or December, but it could be pushed into
2014.”
China’s gold output in the first
seven months of the year totalled 232.189 tonnes, up 11.5 percent
from the same period last year.
Silver was also higher in pre-market,
opening at the session high of 22.06/22.11. Price was unable to hold
on to this level, dropping to a low of 21.70/21.75 by mid-morning.
Silver closed the week flat at 21.79/21.84. Silver closed down
slightly at 21.79, the third consecutive down week. Support is at
21.20, the recent low. Resistance is at 22.48, the 38.2% retracement
of the June to August rally. RSI is at 42.57, and has yet to break
into bullish territory on the Weekly chart. The trend is still
bearish on the Weekly chart.
The gold-silver ratio is trading higher
this week at 61.44. The ratio has broken higher above Fibonacci
convergence in the 60.90 to 61.06, which opens up a retracement
higher to 62.28, the 50% retracement of the July to August
downtrend.
Silver rose after investors avoided dollar out of fears
that budgetary impasse in U.S. Congress may lead to a partial
government shutdown in October. The U.S. government braced for the
possibility of a partial shutdown of operations on Oct. 1
Concern over congressional wrangling
over the U.S. budget sand debt negotiations in Washington
contributing to rally.
On the Comex division of the New YorkMercantile Exchange, copper futures for December delivery traded at
USD3.322 a pound during European morning trade. Copper settled up
2.56% recovered ahead of key manufacturing data out of China today,
to gauge the economic strength of the world’s largest copper
consumer.
While Deadlocked US budget talks worried investors, pushing
US stocks markets down. On the bright side, Chinese economy to avert
a slowdown in the second half of the year and to achieve a 7.75%
growth for the whole of 2013 based on recent positive economic
figures, boosting market sentiment and sending the US dollar down
slightly.
Copper rose amid brighter economic data and after comments
from a voting member of FOMC fanned hopes of sustained accommodative
measures. More than a quarter of the copper are waiting
to be delivered out of warehouses there, but the wait time for metal
can be months.
Copper stockpiles in New Orleans warehouse have vanished this summer
as quickly as they appeared.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange,
light, sweet crude futures for November delivery slid 1.16% to
USD101.68 per barrel in Asian trading Monday. The November contract
settled lower by 0.16% at USD102.87 per barrel last Friday. The
September reading of the China HSBC Purchasing Managers’ Index came
in at 50.2, well below the flash reading of 51.2 and estimates
calling for 51.2. Readings above 50 indicate expansion.
"The September HSBC China
Manufacturing PMI edged up slightly from August. New orders remained
flat from the previous month, while external demand improved,"said
HSBC China chief economist, Hongbin Qu, in a statement.
"Manufacturers restocking process continued but remained
relatively slow. Growth is bottoming out on Beijing’s
mini-stimulus. We expect continuous policy efforts to sustain the
recovery."
Oil futures traded sharply lower during
Monday’s Asian session after a critical economic data point out of
China surprised to the downside. Crude rose as rupee weakness
supported prices but pressure seen as a U.S.-Russia deal to remove
chemical weapons from Syria. Crude oil seen support amid worries that
a military assault against Syria would disrupt oil supplies in the
Middle East. Soft U.S. data eventually led selling pressure by
fueling concerns that U.S. recovery still faces potholes.
Global Economic Data
TIME | DATA | PRV | EXP | IMPACT |
7.15P.M | Chicago PMI | 53 | 54.5 | MEDIUM |
Chicago PMI
Source | MNI(latest release) |
Measures | Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the Chicago area; |
Usual Effect | Actual > Forecast = Good for currency; |
Frequency | Released monthly, on the last business day of the current month; |
Next Release | Oct 31, 2013 |
FF Notes | Data is given to MNI subscribers 3 minutes before the public release time listed on the calendar - early market reaction is usually a result of trades made by these subscribers. Above 50.0 indicates expansion, below indicates contraction; |
Why Traders Care |
It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy; |
Derived Via | Survey of around 200 purchasing managers in Chicago which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories; |
Also Called | Chicago Business Barometer; |
Acro Expand | Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI); |
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