{"id":56420,"date":"2010-03-29T12:12:04","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T01:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fnarena.com\/index.php\/2010\/03\/29\/nickel-remains-in-outperformance-mood\/"},"modified":"2010-03-29T12:12:04","modified_gmt":"2010-03-29T01:12:04","slug":"nickel-remains-in-outperformance-mood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.fnarena.com\/index.php\/2010\/03\/29\/nickel-remains-in-outperformance-mood\/","title":{"rendered":"Nickel Remains In Outperformance Mood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--{cke_protected}{C}%3C!%2D%2D%0A%09%09%40page%20%7B%20margin%3A%202cm%20%7D%0A%09%09P%20%7B%20margin-bottom%3A%200.21cm%20%7D%0A%09%09A%3Alink%20%7B%20so-language%3A%20zxx%20%7D%0A%09%2D%2D%3E--><\/p>\n<p><!--{cke_protected}{C}%3C!%2D%2D%0A%09%09%40page%20%7B%20margin%3A%202cm%20%7D%0A%09%09P%20%7B%20margin-bottom%3A%200.21cm%20%7D%0A%09%09A%3Alink%20%7B%20so-language%3A%20zxx%20%7D%0A%09%2D%2D%3E--><\/p>\n<p><!--{cke_protected}{C}%3C!%2D%2D%0A%09%09%40page%20%7B%20margin%3A%202cm%20%7D%0A%09%09P%20%7B%20margin-bottom%3A%200.21cm%20%7D%0A%09%09A%3Alink%20%7B%20so-language%3A%20zxx%20%7D%0A%09%2D%2D%3E--><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">Nickel once again outperformed the broader metals complex on Friday and that really shouldn&#039;t surprise anyone given the increasingly positive market mood supporting the metal over the weeks past.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">Short to medium term targets for nickel have been revised upwards to US$25,000\/tonne this month, and some experts have even dared to go higher.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">Subscribers who missed out on our recent reporting can catch up via:<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<a href=\"..\/index4.cfm?type=dsp_newsitem&amp;n=8CD326FE-AF8B-87EF-9EEEB8B22D5C5228\"><font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">Nickel, The Leader Of The Pack?<\/font><\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<a href=\"..\/index4.cfm?type=dsp_newsitem&amp;n=88A6344C-F83C-978E-4E7BA75D61124370\"><font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">Chinese Traders Optimistic On Nickel&#039;s Prospects<\/font><\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<a href=\"..\/index4.cfm?type=dsp_newsitem&amp;n=077A5C03-048F-4264-64F9F1CFDDE8AA28\"><font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">Fundamentals Positive For Nickel<\/font><\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">On Friday, nickel used the overall positive mood on the London Metals Exchange to post various bullish patterns and signals on price charts &ndash; enough to have part of the trading community excited about the metal&#039;s prospects for the sessions ahead.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">From a purely technical point of view, as long as nickel remains priced above US$22,813\/tonne, the outlook should remain for higher prices, or so the bullish view goes.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">Some chartists believe that if nickel can keep the positive momentum going in the days ahead (see: US$22,813\/t above) than it should be able to reach as high as US$26,100, if not to US$28,500 in the medium-term.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">On Friday, nickel surged above the top Bollinger band, which is usually seen as a positive momentum indicator. In addition, the metal broke higher over the top of a large flag formation at US$22,813-US$20,729 this morning. If nickel manages to hold above Friday&#039;s price levels later today, chartists report this will lead to the creating of bullish medium term targets of US$24,900, US$26,100 and US$28,500.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">Nickel also enjoys trendline support at US$22,813, at US$22,328, at US$22,133, and at US$20,729\/t.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">ASX-listed companies offering nickel exposure include:<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">&#8211; Tectonic Resources ((TTR))<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">&#8211; Falcon Minerals ((FCN)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">&#8211; Fox Resources ((FXR))<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">&#8211; Panoramic Resources ((PAN))<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">&#8211; Independence Group ((IGO))<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">&#8211; Mincor Resources ((MCR))<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">&#8211; Minara Resources ((MRE))<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">&#8211; Metallica Minerals ((MLM))<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">&#8211; GME Resources ((GME))<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">&#8211; Segue Resources ((SEG))<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">&#8211; Western Areas ((WSA))<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">&#8211; Mirabele Nickel ((MBN))<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">&#8211; Heron Resources ((HRR))<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">&#8211; Poseidon Nickel ((POS))<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n\t<font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: 11pt\">Nickel futures (3-mth) closed at US$23,700\/t on Friday.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nickel&#8217;s once again outperformed its peers on Friday. 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