CURRENCIES

The December U.S. dollar index is solidly higher in early trading today. Bulls are stronger today than they've been in weeks. Slow stochastics for the dollar index are bullish early today. The dollar index finds shorter-term technical resistance at 76.00 and then at 75.23. Shorter-term support is seen at 75.33 and then at the overnight low of 75.12. Today's key near-term Fibonacci support/resistance level: 75.97 Wyckoff's Intra Day Market Rating: 5.5

The December Euro is solidly lower in early electronic trading. The Euro finds sell stop orders are likely located just below technical support at the overnight low of 1.4719 and then more stops just below support at 1.4650. Shorter-term technical resistance for the Euro is seen at 1.4800 and then at the overnight high of 1.4847. Buy stops likely reside just above those levels. Slow stochastics for the Euro are bearish early today. Today's key near-term Fibonacci support/resistance level: 1.4697. Wyckoff's Intra Day Market Rating: 4.0

CRUDE OIL

Crude oil prices are near steady in early electronic dealings. In January crude, look for buy stops to reside just above resistance at $95.00 and then just above resistance at $96.00. Look for sell stops just below technical support at the overnight low of $93.72, and then more sell stops just below support at $93.00. Today's key near-term Fibonacci support/resistance level: $93.00. Wyckoff's Intra-Day Market Rating: 5.0

GRAINS

Prices were lower in overnight trading. Solid losses in gold and a stronger U.S. dollar pressured the grains. The "outside markets" gold, crude oil and the dollar are still the main drivers in the grain markets. Soybeans are still the most bullish from a technical perspective at present. Corn bulls still have the near-term technical advantage. In wheat, the bulls have regained solid near-term technical momentum recently.