The gain from the Oct. 1 low of $9.04 followed the completion of a five-wave cycle that developed from the May 22 high of $12.79. A Fibonacci retracement analysis on the cycle reveals soybeans have cleared a resistance at $9.92-1/2, the 23.6 percent level and approached the next resistance at $10.47-1/4, the 38.2 percent level.
Another Fibonacci retracement analysis on the fall from the July 29 high of $11.16-1/2 to $9.04 confirms that the fall from the Oct. 28 high of $10.34-1/2 was a pullback towards $10.10-1/4, the 50 percent level. The short uptrend from $9.04 remains steady.
** Wang Tao is a Reuters market analyst for commodities and energy technicals. The views expressed are his own.
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