EUREX BUND - Neutral Negative Shift

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Today I'm going to go over a NEUTRAL NEGATIVE SHIFT technical state. A MKT in this position has no underlying directional bias and has produced a negative signal within a sideways digestive trade. Expectations should be for the negative signal to remain in force below the session inflection pivot targeting the digestive support extreme.

NEUTRAL NEGATIVE SHIFT

NOV 16, 2009

EUREX BUND Z'09 - 12161 Inflection Pivot

DEC'09 EUREX BUND - Technically the MKT is in a NEUTRAL DIGESTIVE position with a negative bias. Opportunity exists on both sides of the MKT but selling strength is the better opportunity.

On the SELL side accept FADE, BREAKOUT and REVERSAL strategies off major inflection points. SELL BREAKOUT strategies should just "go" and not look back, so keep risk parameters tight. FADE strategies after a negative breakdown signal are good opportunities as well but expectation should be for the MKT to quickly move back under the failed support. If the trade just "hangs around" is more likely a signal that more digestive action is coming and a retest of resistance should be expected. Be more aggressive with FADE and REVERSAL strategies at or against the previous session high point targeting the opposing digestive support. Above the previous session high point enterying after the 2nd or 3rd press into an area is recomended over stepping in front of the initial challenge.

On the BUY side BREAKOUT strategies are aggressive and should be entered sooner [lower] than later [higher]. Expectations should be for the MKT to make its move early in the session and not look back, holding strucutre most of the day. If the MKT digests prior to making a positive move it is more likely a short squeeze to FADE. BUY FADE strategies are aggressive and if they are going to work should do so on the initial test of support. Repeated tests or "confirmation" are more likely to give way to a lower trade. BUY REVERSAL strategies are recommended off the session initial major support only, as the MKT is vulnerable to a negative trend shift. The probability is to the downside today so don't get stubborn buying breaks.

Note: The MKT is in neutral so "sloppy" conditions with "false signals" should be anticipated. Have a plan for any squeeze. Don't get stubborn however if the MKT starts to hold structure and gets into trend mode as the contract may just be expanding its digestive parameters producing a one way trade into the close and new extreme.

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Good trading.

JS

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