SINGAPORE, June 26 (Reuters) - CBOT soybeans Sc1 may test support at $9.79 per bushel in the third quarter, a break below which may open the way towards the $8.92-1/2 to $9.46 range.
The uptrend from $9.36-1/4 has been developing within a rising channel, which defines a band of the price fluctuation. The trend may have adopted a double-zigzag mode.
Seven small waves make up this pattern. The second wave b could be unfolding towards $9.79. This wave is expected to be followed by an upward wave c, which would travel toward $10.82-1/4, to conclude the whole bounce.
However, the pattern may turn out to be a bearish flag, which will only be composed of five small waves, and the drop towards $9.79 will be classified as a resumption of the downtrend from $16.16-1/2.
A break below $9.79 would confirm this scenario. A wide bearish target range of $8.06-1/4 to $8.92-1/2 will be considered.
A break above $10.82-1/4 could lead to a gain into $11.72-1/4 to $12.15-1/2 range. Signals on the monthly chart present a much broader perspective.
Following its stabilisation around strong support of $9.44, the contract has been climbing toward the resistance at $11.07-1/4.
A falling channel suggests a similar target. The downtrend from $17.99 consists of five waves. The current wave (d) could travel to $11.07-1/4, followed by a downward wave (e).
That means the upside will be rather limited. But even such a limitation won't restrict the market to break $11.07-1/4 and climb further because the wave (d) might be the same degree as the preceding wave (b).
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