To: Les H who wrote (4791 ) 1/15/2003 8:42:56 PM From: pallmer Respond to of 29597 -- TECHNICALS - COMEX/NYMEX metals technical indicators -- GOLD SILVER PLATINUM PALLADIUM COPPER FEB MAR APR MAR MAR <GCG3> <SIH3> <PLJ3> <PAH3> <HGH3> Close Jan 15 351.10 $4.780 $609.60 $245.40 $76.50 High 353.40 4.805 614.00 248.00 76.70 Low 348.70 4.720 607.20 245.00 75.80 5-DAY M.A. 353.00 4.820 612.00 257.00 75.40 20-DAY M.A. 349.00 4.770 598.00 244.00 72.90 50-DAY M.A. 333.00 4.650 588.00 263.00 73.50 9-DAY R.S.I. 46.08 40.22 56.56 38.86 83.14 14-DAY R.S.I. 53.83 47.00 60.67 44.32 77.21 Note: Data calculated from previous close. Previous high and low include ACCESS trading from previous session. Indicators are based on the time periods recommended by their developers or commonly used by technical analysts. Moving averages are simple moving averages. RSI formulas include a smoothing factor utilizing an exponential moving average (EMA), determined to be the industry standard. All calculations can be made using Reuter Graphics or Reuter Technical Analysis products. Contract High 357.50 5.220 618.00 334.00 80.70 Contract Low 286.50 4.170 551.00 224.00 65.30 First Notice Day Dec 31 Feb 28 Apr 01 Mar 03 Feb 28 Expiry Date Feb 26 Mar 27 Apr 25 Mar 26 Mar 27 BULLISH CONSENSUS ON January 7: Gold 85 from 88 on December 24 Silver 62 from 57 on December 24 Platinum 86 from 75 on December 24 Copper 40 from 32 on December 24 * Bullish Consensus, Copyrighted, Market Vane Corporation, P.O. Box 90490, Pasadena, CA 91109-0490. Phone +1 626 395 7436. The survey expresses a percentage of bullish sentiment among analysts and advisors. The company said 50 percent is considered support in a bull market and resistance in a bear market. Data are most recent available. For prices, double click on: <METAL/SUM> <PRECIOUS/SUM> <METAL/NEWS1>-2 <METAL/NEWS3> For related news, double click on: [GOL] [MTL] [MET] [MIN] [GOL/X] [PLA/] [COP/X] [MINT] ["DLA"] For updated CFTC Commitment of Traders report, double click on <1CFTC00> for the latest week's data and <2CFTC00> for the previous week's data. Futures/options data is on <3CFTC00> and <4CFTC00>. --- ((New York Commodity Desk, 646-223-6040, nyc.commods.newsroom@reuters.com)) (C) Reuters 2003. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by caching, framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. nN15511333 PREC/S 15-Jan-2003 19:12:21 GMT Source RTRS - Reuters News