S&P 500 (Globex) Daily Commodity Futures Price Chart: March 2012

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Daily Commodity Futures Price Chart: March 2012

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Contract Specifications:SP_,CME
Trading Unit: $250 x S&P 500 Stock Index
Tick Size: 0.10 (10 pt.) ($2.50/pt.) ($25.00)
Quoted Units: index points, expressed to two decimals
Initial Margin: $22,500   Maint Margin: $18,000
Contract Months: Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
First Notice Day: Not applicable (cash settled contract)
Last Trading Day: The Thursday prior to the 3rd Friday of the contract month.
Trading Hours: Globex: Mon/Thurs 5:00 pm - 8:15 am & 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm;
Sun & Hol 5:00 pm - 8:15 am, CST.
Daily Limit: - 5.0%, 10.0%, 15.0% and 20.0%

Analysis

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Mov Avg 3 lines Indicator:

Note: In evaluating the short term, plot1 represents the fast moving average, and plot2 is the slow moving average. For the longer term analysis, plot2 is the fast moving average and plot3 is the slow moving average

Conventional Interpretation - Short Term: The market is bullish because the fast moving average is above the slow moving average.

Additional Analysis - Short Term: Recently the market has been extremely bullish, however currently the market has lost a some of its bullishness due to the following: price is below the fast moving average. Its possible that we may see a market pullback here. if so, the pullback might turn out to be a good buying opportunity.

Conventional Interpretation - Long Term: The market is bullish because the fast moving average is above the slow moving average.

Additional Analysis - Long Term: The market is EXTREMELY BULLISH. Everything in this indicator is pointing to higher prices: the fast average is above the slow average; the fast average is on an upward slope from the previous bar; the slow average is on an upward slope from the previous bar; and price is above the fast average and the slow average.

Mov Avg-Exponential Indicator:

Conventional Interpretation: Price is above the moving average so the trend is up.

Additional Analysis: Market trend is UP.

Swing Index Indicator:

Conventional Interpretation: The swing index has crossed zero, identifying this bar as a short term pivot point.

Additional Analysis: No additional interpretation.

Volatility Indicator: Volatility is in a downtrend based on a 9 bar moving average.

Open Interest Indicator: Open Interest is in a downtrend based on a 9 bar moving average. While this is normal following delivery of nearer term contracts, be cautious. Decreasing open interest indicates lower liquidity.

Important: This commentary is designed solely as a training tool for the understanding of technical analysis of the financial markets. It is not designed to provide any investment or other professional advice.

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