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 Post subject: October 8th Thursday 2009 Emini ES ($ES_F) points +1.75
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Today's trades that were posted in real-time in #FuturesTrades chat room via my IRC user name wrbtrader. You can review each trade from entry to exit along with commentary and an occasional trading tip because its all archived @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/ftchat/forum/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=333

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I knew it was going to be a tough trading day for me prior to the first trade because of some personal distractions at my home. Later in the morning trading session I told other members in #FuturesTrades I was not mentally prepare to trade today (see #FuturesTrades log) and that I needed to take a long break from trading until the p.m. trading session. Anyways, upon my return it was still tough and I had more personal distractions. However, although the statement below shows green...the commission statement (not shown below) resulted as a small loss for the trading day. No biggie...it happens in that there's a few days per year that we trade in which we should not have traded. Today was one of those days in which I should have never gotten out of bed and just rested.


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http://www.thestrategylab.com/WRBAnalysisTutorials.htm

http://www.thestrategylab.com/TradeStrategies.htm

Also, I strongly believe that profitable trading involves more than just trade signals and that's why most traders fail because they put all their efforts in trade signals while ignoring the impact on their trading results via market psychology, trader psychology (trading habits/routine and personal lifestyle). If you don't understand this perspective...please ask questions here at the forum for more info or you can tweet me on twitter @wrbtrader.

My Trading Performance: +1.75 Emini ES ($ES_F) points

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Stocks Rally On Earnings Hopes
Wall Street welcomes Alcoa's better-than-expected results and a government report showing that the number of people filing for first-time unemployment declined.
By Alexandra Twin, CNNMoney.com senior writer
Last Updated: October 8, 2009: 6:31 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks rallied Thursday, with the major indexes flirting with 2009 highs, after Dow component Alcoa posted better-than-expected earnings and a report showed an unexpected drop in jobless claims.

The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) rose 61 points, or 0.6%. The S&P 500 (SPX) index gained 8 points, or 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite (COMP) climbed 14 points, or 0.6%.

Stocks ended mixed Wednesday as the previous two-day rally lost steam. Dow component Alcoa (AA, Fortune 500)'s after-the-bell announcement helped revive investors Thursday, starting off the financial reporting period on a positive note.

Stocks steadily moved higher as the session wore on, with the Dow briefly posting triple-digit gains, as 21 of 30 components rose.

"I think the market is clearly moving on expectations of better-than-expected earnings," said Tom Hepner, financial adviser at Ruggie Wealth Management. "But I'm just not sure we're going to see that. There are still plenty of reasons to think that the market has gotten ahead of the recovery."

A weak dollar, along with rising oil and gold prices, gave a lift to dollar-sensitive multi-nationals such as Dow components 3M (MMM, Fortune 500), GE (GE, Fortune 500) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, Fortune 500). The oil rise lifted Chevron (CVX, Fortune 500), Exxon Mobil (XOM, Fortune 500) and other commodity names.

Gold closed at a record $1,056.30 an ounce and hit an electronic trading high of $1,062.70 during the day Thursday.

Market breadth was positive. On the New York Stock Exchange, winners beat losers by nearly three to one on volume of 1.28 billion shares. On the Nasdaq, advancers topped decliners five to four on volume of 2.42 billion shares.

Results: Third-quarter S&P 500 earnings as a whole are expected to decline more than 20% from a year ago, with materials, energy and industrials leading the decline. That means S&P 500 earnings will have slumped for nine straight quarters, the longest streak since earnings tracker Thomson began calculating the numbers.

But separate from the big picture, Wall Streeters are looking to see if individual companies are starting to see any earnings growth, beyond the impact of cost-cutting. In the second quarter, more than 70% of companies reported results that topped estimates, due to reducing costs. But few market-moving companies reported sales growth or revenue that topped estimates.

Cost-cutting is expected to continue to drive results this quarter, but topline growth could be improving at least in some sectors, if Alcoa is an indication.

The aluminum maker reported quarterly earnings and revenue that dropped from a year ago, but handily beat estimates. Shares rallied in extended-hours trading and also gained 2% Thursday.

Economy: Around 521,000 Americans filed new claims for unemployment last week versus forecasts for 540,000, the Labor Department reported. The number was the lowest in more than 9 months. Around 554,000 Americans filed unemployment claims in the previous week.

Continuing claims, a measure of those who have been receiving benefits for a week or more, fell to 6.040 million from 6.112 million the previous week.

The Commerce Department said wholesale inventories fell 1.3% in August versus forecasts for a drop of 1%. Inventories fell 1.6% in the previous month.

World markets: Global markets rallied. In Europe, London's FTSE 100 gained 0.9%, while France's CAC 40 and Germany's DAX both gained 1.3%. Asian markets ended higher.

Currency and commodities: The dollar fell versus the euro and yen, extending its recent slide against a basket of currencies.

U.S. light crude oil for November delivery rose $2.12 to settle at $71.69 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

COMEX gold for December delivery rose $11.90 to settle at a record $1,056.30 an ounce, the third straight record high for the precious metal.

Bonds: Treasury prices tumbled, raising the yield on the 10-year note to 3.24% from 3.18% late Wednesday. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.

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4:35 pm : The broader equity market logged its fourth straight gain amid encouraging corporate headlines, continued weakness in the U.S. dollar, and a better-than-feared weekly jobless claims report. However, technical resistance capped the move by stocks.

Dow component Alcoa (AA 14.35, +0.15) kicked off earnings season last evening in positive fashion. The company brought in an adjusted $0.04 per share, which was considerably better than the loss of $0.09 per share that had been widely expected. Alcoa went on to issue a relatively upbeat outlook. Shares of AA started the session at fresh highs for 2009, but the stock drifted off of its opening levels for the rest of the session.

Still, Alcoa's report was enough to set the materials sector on a strong course. The sector finished 2.0% higher.

Materials stocks were also helped by higher commodity prices, which were bolstered by a weaker dollar. With the greenback shedding 0.6% against a basket of major foreign currencies, the CRB Commodity Index climbed 2.1%.

Once again, gold was a standout among commodities. The yellow metal finished 1.1% higher at $1056.20 per ounce, but had been as high as $1062.70 per ounce, which marks a new record high.

Oil futures also garnered strong interest. Crude contracts settled with oil priced 3.0% higher at $71.68 per barrel. Oil's enviable gain helped lift oil and gas drillers 4.3% and oil and gas explorers 3.9%, which gave the broader energy sector a 2.3% gain, better than any other major sector.

Retailers were also among the session's better performers. As a group, they finished with a 1.8% gain. The advance followed a flurry of same-store sales results for September. Though many companies continued to see softer sales results, the numbers showed an improvement from previous months and were also better than expected. JCPenney (JCP 35.16, +0.25) and Kohl's (KSS 59.97, +1.43) went so far as to raise their outlook in the wake of their monthly sales results.

The broader market was also helped by news that initial claims for the week ending October 3 fell 33,000 to 521,000, which is below the 540,000 that was widely expected. Meanwhile, continuing claims fell 72,000 to 6.04 million, which is below the consensus call of 6.11 million. Though the numbers were better than feared, there is cold comfort in knowing that initial claims remain at uncomfortable levels and continuing claims have come down as a result of expired jobless benefits.

Though the broader market traded with strength for the entire session, it did encounter some resistance as the S&P 500 attempted to push through levels in-line with its 2009 closing highs. Failure to push through that mark coincided with the dollar's move off of its session low, which was marked when the Dollar Index was down 0.8%, and left stocks to pare some of their gains in afternoon trading.

The pullback was particularly hurtful to the financial sector, which had been up as much as 1.3% before finishing with a modest 0.2% gain. Regional banks weighed on the sector after several were assigned a Sell rating by analysts at UBS. Regional banks closed with a 1.1% loss.

Health care stocks also underperformed. The sector settled with a fractional loss amid weakness in managed care stocks (-4.6%), which were pressured on comments regarding possible windfall taxes for insurers.

Telecom stocks were the worst performers for the second straight session, however. The sector surrendered 0.8%.

Treasuries encountered some of their own weakness following an auction of 30-year Bonds. The auction produced a bid-to-cover ratio of roughly 2.4 and a high yield of 4.0%. The 30-year Bond responded to the auction by surrendering more than one full point, while the benchmark 10-year Note dropped some 18 ticks, which put its yield back around 3.25%.

Advancing Sectors: Energy (+2.3%), Materials (+2.0%), Consumer Discretionary (+1.5%), Industrials (+1.2%), Consumer Staples (+0.6%), Tech (+0.4%), Utilities (+0.2%), Financials (+0.2%)
Declining Sectors: Telecom (-0.8%), Health Care (-0.1%)DJ30 +61.29 NASDAQ +13.60 NQ100 +0.4% R2K +0.9% SP400 +1.4% SP500 +7.90 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1535/2.42 bln/1131 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2203/1.28 bln/817

3:30 pm : Gold prices fetched a new record high of $1062.70 per ounce in Thursday's pit trading. Prices finished the session with a 1.1% gain at $1056.20 per ounce.

Silver saw even stronger gains. The precious metal settled 2.5% higher at $12.82 per ounce.

Oil prices also took a ride higher. Contracts for crude spiked 3.0% to close pit trade at $71.68 per barrel. Meanwhile, natural gas prices finished the session with a 1.5% gain at $4.98 per ounce. Weekly natural gas inventory data was generally not an issue.

Strength among commodities has been underpinned by continued weakness in the U.S. dollar. With the Dollar Index down 0.6%, the CRB Commodity Index has gained 2.1%. The gains have been particularly helpful to energy stocks and materials stocks, which are leading the broader equity market with respective gains of 2.5% and 2.2%.DJ30 +78.52 NASDAQ +19.36 SP500 +9.42 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1775/1.92 bln/884 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2306/885 mln/717

3:00 pm : Stocks are chopping along with solid gains as they head into the final hour of trade. Still, stocks are shy of their session highs.

Amid this session's broad gains, small-caps and mid-caps are performing quite well. In turn, the Russell 2000 is up 1.5% and the S&P 400 is up 1.6%.DJ30 +85.32 NASDAQ +22.97 SP500 +10.40 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1784/1.79 bln/861 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2315/815 mln/677

2:30 pm : Health care stocks have gradually drifted lower throughout the entire session. The descent has taken the sector into the red so that it now trades with a 0.1% loss. Health care's slide comes amid weakness in managed care stocks (-5.2%), which have been pressured amid comments from congressional officials regarding windfall taxes for insurers.

Telecom (-0.7%) makes up the only other sector to trade with a loss.

Semiconductor stocks are also trading with weakness this session. That has the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index down 0.6%.DJ30 +59.63 NASDAQ +15.93 SP500 +7.94 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1704/1.64 bln/3.24% NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2229/749 mln/745

2:00 pm : Stocks are working to recover recent gains. The attempt has been slowed, though, by the dollar's move off its lows. The Dollar Index is still down 0.6%, however.

Meanwhile, Treasuries continue to slide following the latest Treasury auction. The benchmark 10-year Note is now down 17 ticks, while the 30-year Bond has lost more than one full point.DJ30 +77.16 NASDAQ +20.24 SP500 +9.48 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1709/1.53 bln/903 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2249/700 mln/710

1:30 pm : Stocks continue to trade with solid gains, but they are off of their session highs after twice being rebuffed by technical resistance.

Treasuries have also turned lower. In turn, the benchmark 10-year Note has forfeited its gain so that it trades with a decent-sized loss and its yield is back above 3.2%. The downturn among Treasuries comes in the wake of the latest 30-year Bond auction, which produced a bid-to-cover ratio of roughly 2.4. That is in-line with recent averages.DJ30 +84.49 NASDAQ +22.11 SP500 +9.87 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1772/1.39 bln/818 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2311/638 mln/649

1:00 pm : Several catalysts have lifted stocks to solid, broad-based gains, but the broader market has struggled to extend its advance as it encounters resistance at its 2009 closing high.

The broader market received early support from renewed weakness in the U.S. dollar. The dollar's 0.8% decline this session has been particularly helpful to energy stocks (+2.1%) and materials stocks (+2.4%) as oil prices and metal prices push higher.

Oil prices were recently quoted 3.7% higher at $72.15 per barrel, while gold prices are up 1.6% to $1059.60 per ounce. Gold hit new record highs of $1061.40 per ounce earlier in the session.

Materials stocks have also been helped by a better-than-expected quarterly report from Dow component Alcoa (AA 14.62, +0.42). Alcoa's surprise profit and relatively upbeat outlook has helped take the stock to fresh 2009 highs.

Retailers were also out with some generally positive announcements. Though many of them continue to see softer sales, the declines haven't been as bad as they were in past months, nor have they been as bad as expected.

Stocks in the broader market have also been helped by the latest initial jobless claims tally, which wasn't as bad as had been feared. Still, claims levels remain at uncomfortable levels.

In a separate report, August wholesale inventories decreased more than expected, but the report didn't have much of an impact on action.

Results for an auction of 30-year Bonds are due shortly.DJ30 +100.13 NASDAQ +26.02 SP500 +12.01 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1827/1.27 bln/743 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2353/579 mln/588

12:30 pm : After being recently being rebuffed, the stock market is back to trying to push through resistance.

Meanwhile, gold prices continue to push higher. The yellow metal recently reached record highs of $1061.40 per ounce. It is currently trading at $1059.60 per ounce, up 1.6%.

Oil prices are also faring well. Crude oil futures are up 3.8% to $72.20 per barrel, but they remain below half of their record highs, which were set in mid 2008.DJ30 +108.67 NASDAQ +28.95 SP500 +12.83 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1826/1.16 bln/731 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2345/534 mln/574

12:00 pm : Stocks have run into resistance. As we mentioned earlier in the session, this zone stands at the 1069-1071 level for the S&P 500. That's approximately where the stock market logged its 2009 closing high roughly two weeks ago.

Though stocks have stalled in their ascent, they continue to sport strong, broad-based gains. As such, nine of the 10 major sectors in the S&P 500 are up and half of them are sporting gains of 1% or more. Energy (+2.1%) and materials (+2.1%) are tied for the best performing sector, while telecom (-0.8%) continues to lag.DJ30 +91.07 NASDAQ +24.41 SP500 +11.31 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1769/1.01 bln/762 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2324/469 mln/571

11:30 am : Stocks have fully recovered from a dip during the first hour of trade to reach fresh session highs.

Shares of retailers are showing particular strength. As a group, retailers are up 2.2%. Their gains follow a flurry of same-store sales results for September. Though many retailers continue to see lower sales, the declines haven't been as bad as they were in past months, nor have they been as bad as expected. Gap (GPS 22.14, +0.44) saw sales slide 1.0% last month; American Eagle (AEO 17.91, +1.25) posted flat sales results; Target (TGT 49.23, +0.72) saw sales slip 1.7% in September; JCPenney (JCP 35.36, +0.45) reported a 1.4% decline in sales, but raised its third quarter earnings outlook to a range of $0.03 to $0.10 per share from the range ($0.05) to $0.05 per share, and; Kohl's (KSS 59.81, +1.27) said sales actually advanced 5.5% and that it now expects third quarter earnings to range from $0.52 to $0.54 per share, up from the range $0.40 to $0.44 per share. Shares of KSS had been upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley ahead of the announcement.DJ30 +87.82 NASDAQ +24.48 SP500 +11.05 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1755/865 mln/726 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2281/409 mln/572

11:00 am : Telecom stocks are contending with considerable pressure for the second straight session. The sector is currently the only major sector to trade with a loss; it is down 0.7%. Telecom stocks have lost more than 3.5% since Tuesday's close, while the broader market has gained more than 1% during that time.

Telecom stocks also make up the only major sector that has yet to post a year-to-date gain. They are still down more than 6% this year.DJ30 +62.80 NASDAQ +16.30 SP500 +8.34 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1663/697 mln/784 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2196/329 mln/610

10:30 am : October crude oil traded modestly higher overnight and this morning before falling sharply into negative territory minutes after the open of pit trading. Crude fell to fresh morning lows of $69.17 per barrel on the move and is currently chopping around just below the unchanged line at $69.92 per barrel, down 0.5%.

October natural gas traded higher overnight, pushing to highs of $5.03 per MMBtu just before the open of pit trading. Natural gas has since reversed sharply, falling into negative territory to session lows of $4.869 per MMBtu and was trading 0.6% lower at $4.873 per MMBtu ahead of inventory data. Following the data, which showed a build of 69 bcf(consensus was expecting a build of 60 bcf), natural gas declined initially, but reversed higher back near unchanged levels of $4.904 per MMBtu.

December gold pushed to new all-time highs overnight to $1059.60 per ounce on weakness in the dollar, but has since moved back near the unchanged line. Currently, gold is trading 0.3% higher at $1047.80 per ounce. December silver pushed to a 14-month high of $17.93 overnight and has also erased most of its gains and moved back near the unchanged line. Silver is currently 0.8% higher at $17.645 per ounce.DJ30 +54.19 NASDAQ +14.28 SP500 +7.15 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1610/527.6 mln/753 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2135/253.3 mln/603

10:00 am : Stocks have pulled back after a strong start to the session. The retreat comes as the U.S. dollar recovers from its morning lows so that the Dollar Index is now down a more modest 0.2%. Still, stocks remain in positive territory.

Separately, August wholesale inventories decreased 1.3%, which is a steeper decline than the 1.0% slide that was widely expected. However, the downturn for August wasn't as steep as the 1.6% decline that was posted in July.

Advancing Sectors: Materials (+1.2%), Energy (+0.9%), Consumer Discretionary (+0.7%), Industrials (+0.7%), Financials (+0.5%), Health Care (+0.4%), Tech (+0.2%), Consumer Staples (+0.1%), Utilities (+0.1%)
Declining Sectors: Telecom (-0.4%)

Early Movers: Trading up -- THLD +18.4%, DDSS +17%, LIZ +15.6%, NCT +13.3%, CENX +11.5%, CPKI +9%, HOTT +8.3%, PNX +7.1%, TRIT +6.8%, AEZ +6.7%; Trading down -- FNSRD -8.5%, TRGT -7.7%, THQI -6%, SVNT -5.6%, WFT -5.6%, GYMB -5.3%DJ30 +40.20 NASDAQ +12.44 SP500 +5.76 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1574/326 mln/723 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2004/172 mln/657

09:45 am : Stocks are putting together a strong start with gains coming in broad-based form. The advance has the S&P 500 up through its initial resistance of 1063-1064. However, it faces a more significant barrier in the 1069-1071 zone, which represents the 2009 closing high.

Specific leadership is being exhibited by the materials sector, which is up 2.0% as Alcoa (AA 14.83, +0.63) rises to a 2009 high in the wake of its better-than-expected earnings report from last evening.DJ30 +72.10 NASDAQ +17.34 SP500 +8.46 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1617/172 mln/592 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2099/112 mln/500

09:15 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +8.70. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +10.00. Renewed selling pressure against the U.S. dollar has taken the Dollar Index down 0.6% this morning. That drop has helped to prop up stocks ahead of the opening bell. However, most of the credit for this morning's upbeat mood is being given to a better-than-expected quarterly report from Dow component Alcoa (AA). The company's surprise profit and relatively upbeat outlook has made the majority of headlines, pulling attention away from the fact that its top line was well short of the levels that were seen last year. Better-than-feared initial jobless claims have helped to keep this morning's positive tone intact, though claims levels remain at uncomfortable levels. Participants await another dose of data in the form of August wholesale inventories at 10:00 AM ET. Later in the day, results for an auction of 30-year Bonds are due (1:00 PM ET).

09:00 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +9.30. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +12.80. European markets are up solidly and firmed by a better-than-expected U.S. weekly jobless claims report. The stocks had little reaction to news that the European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged at 1.00%, as expected. ECB President Trichet stated during a call that the Euro economy is showing signs of recovery, but there is still plenty of risk. Though Trichet said risks to the outlook ar broadly balanced, he also said that balance sheet corrections in the financial services will keep the recovery uneven. Meanwhile, and Bank of England left its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 0.50%, as expected. The Bank of England also left its asset purchase target unchanged. British stocks are currently up 0.6%, based on the FTSE. Metals and mining stocks are providing the most leadership as they follow the lead of U.S. metal giant Alcoa (AA), which posted a surprise profit for the latest quarter. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is under pressure amid news that it has resumed with HSBC (HBC) talks regarding the purchase of certain RBS-owned assets in Asia. In Germany, the DAX is currently up 1.2%. Daimler (DAI) is up on news that it is forecasting a 10% rise in heavy-duty truck sales in North America for next year. Meanwhile, France's CAC is up 1.3%%. ArcelorMittal (MT) is a primary leader. In economic news, French business confidence hit a 15-month high and bested expectations. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index climbed 1.2% while Japan's Nikkei tacked on 0.3% during Thursday's trade. Shipping stocks rallied, but gains were restricted by the U.S. dollar's depreciation against the yen. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng managed to gain 1.2% as HSBC showed leadership and Chalco (ACH) gained by sharing in strength stemming from aluminum producer Alcoa. Mainland China's Shanghai Composite was closed for holiday. It will reopen tomorrow.

08:35 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +9.40. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +13.00. Stock futures have added to their premarket gains following the latest batch of weekly jobless claims data. Initial claims for the week ending October 3 totaled 521,000, which is below the 540,000 that was expected and down 33,000 from the previous week. The four-week moving average now stands at 539,750, down from 548,750. Continuing claims fell 72,000 to 6.04 million from the previous week. They were expected to come in close to 6.11 million.

08:00 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +8.20. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +11.00. Dow component Alcoa (AA) kicked off earnings season last evening with a surprise profit, which translated into adjusted earnings of $0.04 per share. The consensus had called for a loss of $0.09 per share. So, Alcoa has posted two solid earnings beats in a row. Shares of AA are up roughly 5.3% to $14.95 per share in premarket action. Should the price hold through the opening bell, it will mark a fresh 2009 high for the stock. PepsiCo (PEP) is also trading higher in premarket action. It was last quoted 1.7% higher at $62.22 per share following news that the soft drink and snack maker brought in $1.08 per share during its latest quarter. Analysts, on average, had expected $1.03 per share. The pair of better-than-expected earnings results are helping to prop up broader market stock futures, which currently suggest that the stock market will start the session higher and make its way toward its fourth straight gain. The broader market's premarket gains are also being helped along by a drooping dollar, which has declined 0.4% against a basket of major foreign currencies this morning. Market participants await jobless claims data, which are due at the bottom of the hour. Wholesale inventory data for August are due at 10:00 AM ET. Same-store sales results for September are also trickling in this morning.

06:23 am : S&P futures vs fair value: -0.10. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +13.00.

06:23 am : Nikkei...9832.47...+32.90...+0.30%. Hang Seng...21492.47...+251.30...+1.20%.

06:23 am : FTSE...5141.33...+32.40...+0.60%. DAX...5706.33...+65.90...+1.20%.

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