a look at STI and selected counters

Above is a weekly chart of the STI. I am showing a weekly chart to give us a better feel of the major trends. The STI had quite a remarkable runup since mid November 2012 and is has been trading sideways for about 3 weeks now. Support is strong at 3200 with resistance at 3238. The major trend is up, and you can see that since Oct 2011, we have been making higher highs and higher lows. Any weakness in the market should be a good opportunity to go long.

Here is a daily chart of Noble Group. Consolidating after a huge runup in December 2012. Looks poised for another leg up. Support is 2.15. Resistance is 1.25, then 1.265 (the start of the huge gap down).

Genting is also consolidating after a runup in December, but the upside potential appears to be rather huge. Support is at 1.420 and resistance is at 1.635. There is also a bullish divergence between the MACD and the price between the july bottom and the Oct bottom, which is playing itself out now.

STI - great start to 2013

Above is a weekly chart of the STI. The STI has powered up strongly since late November 2012 and it does look like a minor correction is taking place. So far the support at 3172 has yet to be tested. Today, the STI went to a low of 3185 before rebounding strongly to close above 3200. The major trend is still up, but i think this is the start of a minor correction. I expect the STI to drop to 3150 before retesting the year's high of 3242. Any pull backs would be good buying opportunity, especially property, oil and gas, and commodities stocks as the outlook for the China economy going forward is positive.