The Footsie (FTSE 100) is again testing support at 6700. Declining Twiggs Money Flow warns of selling pressure. Breach of 6700 is likely and would warn of a correction to 6500.
Brexit negotiators identify UK’s trump cards
From Alex Barker:
Some British ministers reckon that Europe will eventually realise there are negative consequences for all sides from a hard, sharp Brexit. One is the competitive threat posed by a UK unbound. Dubbed the “Singapore model”, this is a scenario of British tax and regulatory “dumping” that European capitals fear. Britain is too big, too close and too similar an economy to not worry about being undercut…..
The second is the City of London. This remains Europe’s main financial hub and a hard exit could raise costs for corporate Europe and inflame weaknesses such as Italian banks.
David Davis, Brexit minister, has noted that more EU companies request a financial-services passport to operate in the UK than vice versa….
DAX in line
Germany’s DAX formed a narrow line (or consolidation) between 10200 and 10800 over the last quarter, in line with its earlier April/May highs. Declining Twiggs Money Flow is typical during a consolidation and does not have much significance unless it crosses below zero. Breakout above 10800 would signal a primary advance with a target of 11500*. Reversal below 10200, however, should not be ruled out before then.
* Target calculation: 10500 + ( 10500 – 9500 ) = 11500
Footsie dull rally
The Footsie (FTSE 100) found support at 6700 but short candlestick bodies and declining Twiggs Money Flow indicate a dull rally, without much enthusiasm from buyers. Breach of 6700 is likely and would warn of a correction to 6500.
DAX hesitates
Germany’s DAX is consolidating below 10800 but Twiggs Money Flow still reflects selling pressure. Breakout above 10800 would signal a primary advance with a target of 11500* but another test of 10200 looks equally likely.
* Target calculation: 10500 + ( 10500 – 9500 ) = 11500
Footsie under selling pressure
The Footsie (FTSE 100) is testing support at 6700. Narrow candlestick bodies for the last two weeks signal indecision, while declining Twiggs Money Flow warns of medium-term selling pressure. Breach of 6700 would warn of a correction to 6500. Respect of support is less likely but would indicate another test of 7100.
Europe quietly strengthens
Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 remains trapped below resistance at 3100, ranging between 2900 and 3100 for most of the year. Rising Twiggs Money Flow indicates buying pressure, however, and breakout above 3100 would suggest the start of a primary up-trend.
DAX
Germany’s DAX is testing resistance at 10800 after a shallow, saucer-shaped correction. Declining Twiggs Money Flow has leveled off above zero. Breakout would signal a primary advance with a target of 11500*.
* Target calculation: 10500 + ( 10500 – 9500 ) = 11500
Footsie bullish
Narrow consolidation on the FTSE 100, below long-term resistance at 7100, is a bullish sign. The decline in Twiggs Money indicates medium-term selling pressure, not long-term. Breakout above 7100 would offer a long-term target of 8000. Retreat below 6900, however, would warn of a correction to 6500.
Footsie faces stubborn resistance
The FTSE 100 is testing long-term resistance at 7000/7100. Declining Twiggs Money warns of selling pressure. Retreat below 6950 would warn of a correction to test 6500.
The quarterly chart below shows the FTSE 100 first tested 7000 resistance in December 1999, reaching a high of 6950, and has struggled to break clear of this level ever since.
With the pound approaching record lows from 1985, and exports expected to rise, the Footsie finally has a decent chance of breaking clear.
