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Last week was slightly bullish with lower trading volume despite being the last week of the year 2009. The FBMKLCI rose for three consecutive days since the previous week but failed to close higher on Thursday. On week-to-week basis, the FBMKLCI still managed to close about 10 points higher from 1260.53 points to 1,271.12 points. The index went as high as 1,275.29 points. Average daily trading

The market was awakened by the news from Dubai Monday after a holiday last Friday for the Aidil Adha celebration. The market took a small plunge on Monday after Dubai World, an investment company which manages and supervises a portfolio of businesses and projects for the Dubai government across a wide range of industry segments, seek delay in debt payments. This caused fear across markets and

Investors in the US were startled by Dubais debt problems on their national holiday celebrating thanks-giving Thursday. The panic caused investors to sell on Friday and this caused the DJI to fall 154.48 points or 1.48% to close at 10,309.92 points. The DJI went as low as 10,231 points intraday before rebounding to close higher. On the last day of November, the DJI slightly rebounded to close at

As one of the major financial hubs in Asia, the Hong Kong equity market took a plunge after Dubai announced having problems in paying its debts which caused investors to worry about another financial crisis. The HSI gapped down and fell slightly more than 1,000 points or 4.8% on the 27th November to close at 21,134.50 points. However, the market rebounded at the end of the month to close at

Shares on Bursa Malaysia rose today, with the FBM KLCI gaining 0.6% to 1,266 points on a technical rebound, according to Benny Lee, Chief Market Strategist of NextVIEW. He believes that in the short term, upside potential for the market is very limited and looking at the FBM KLCI there is a strong resistance at 1,290-1,300 points. He advises investors should stay away from the market until the

Support at 1.0032 held until near the end of November. The February 18th, 2008 low of .9784 is almost certain to be tested in the next short while. There is minor support at .9934. Beyond that the way is fairly clear to the 15 year low of .9784, mentioned above.Other downside targets range to .89 and beyond, however a market rally will soon be overdue.TECHNICALSKELTNER CHANNEL Framing

Last weeks market performance was almost a non-event as the market was relatively quieter and lower in volatility. After two consecutive weeks of making new highs for the year, the benchmark FBMKLCI failed to make a new high last week. The index closed at 1,271 points Wednesday, 4 points lower than previous Wednesdays close. Average daily trading range was only 5.6 points against 7.5 points in

This article is in two parts. Watch out for Part 2Although we try to explain the processes of trading clearly there is no escape for the fact that trading is a complex activity. A successful trade brings together many different features. It includes the right selection of indicator tools appropriate for the type of trade. It includes selecting a type of trade that is compatible with our trading

Benny shares his views on Bursa Malaysia FBMKLCI and CPO Futures, US dollars and Airasia.

The market continues to make new highs last week but was not able to sustain and immediately pulled back. Resistance is getting stronger, as mentioned last week. The FBMKLCI went as high as 1,288.42 points, highest since May last year before pulling back to close at 1,276.65 points Thursday. The benchmark index still managed to close higher but only 4.9 points from the previous week. Last week,