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[U]FTSE 100 [/U][/B]
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Long-term Technical Outlook[/U][/B]
There is little change to the outlook for the FTSE 100. 5 waves down from the 2007 high are complete and A 3 wave advance is underway now. Near term, a B wave decline likely leads to a drop back to 3763.
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Short-Term Technical Outlook
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The FTSE has broken lower out of a rising channel but has found near-term support at the 100-day moving average and managed to return back above the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level. The bulls now see the next hurdle at support-turned-resistance at the channel bottom (now at 408525).
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[U]DAX 30
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Long-term Technical Outlook[/U][/B]
A 5 wave decline is also complete in the DAX. A B wave decline is expected near term and likely leads to a decline back to 4229 or even 3987.
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Short-Term Technical Outlook[/U][/B]
Unchanged: "German shares are putting in the makings of a double top below 47035 and moved sharply lower to find support at the 76.4% Fibonacci retracement level. A break lower would meet substantial hurdles at the lower boundary of a rising channel and the 61.8% Fib."
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[U]CAC 40 _[/U][/B]
[B][U]Long-term Technical Outlook
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In examining the CAC 40 pattern from the 2007 high, it is possible to count 5 waves down with wave 5 as an ending diagonal. The diagonal is clear on this chart. 5th wave diagonals are almost always fully retraced fairly quickly. As is the case with other European indexes, expect a B wave decline, potentially back to 2719.
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Short-Term Technical Outlook
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French issues failed to stay above the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level, slipping to find support at the intersection of the 50% mark and the bottom of a rising channel. Near-term resistance at the 100-day moving average has been overcome and now prices are again eyeing the 61.8% level.
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[U]IBEX 35 _[/U][/B]
[B][U]Long-term Technical Outlook
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The rally from the low (6703) is most likely wave A in a 3 wave correction. Near term expectations are for a B wave decline to occur now, potentially bringing price back to Fibonacci support in the 7511-8059 zone before wave C completes the advance upwards of 10500-11500.
[U][B]Short-Term Technical Outlook
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Unchanged: “Spain’s benchmark index reversed lower at the top of a rising channel to find support at the 100-day moving average and the channel’s lower boundary. A break beyond this juncture opens the door for a decline to pivot support/resistance at 81065.”
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[U]S&P/MIB INDEX [/U][/B]
[B][U]Long-term Technical Outlook[/U][/B]
It appears that the Milan index needs at least one more low prior to formation of a longer standing bottom. An impulse (5 waves) appears to be unfolding from the 2007 high. Wave 3 may be complete at 12332. A wave 4 recovery could be large as initial Fibonacci resistance is not until 19543. A rally to this level probably takes at least a few months.
[U][B]Short-Term Technical Outlook
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Unchanged: "The MIB Index has met resistance in the 19699-19152 congestion region and turned lower, finding support at 18144, a key pivot level that has acted both as a top and a bottom in recent months. A break lower will aim to re-test resistance-turned-support at a falling trend line established from the high’s in November (now at 17216)."