Halftime Report 3.30.2012

Crude futures are holding below resistance at $103.80, but in positive territory for the session. Natural gas futures, which hit a 10-year low yesterday, are relatively flat on the session.

Here are some breakdowns at the moment of rough estimates for quarterly performance:

DJIA: +8.1%
S&P 500: +12.1%
NASDAQ: +19.0%
Crude: 4.7%
Natural Gas: -28.2%

Relative to the US$, here is a breakdown of currency performance. As you can see, JPY was the only major currency to cede ground against US$ over the quarter:

NZD: +5.6%
CHF: +3.9%
EUR: +3.0%
GBP: +2.9%
CAD: +2.2%
AUD: +1.7%
JPY: -6.9%

With end of quarter trade this afternoon, we could see a barrage of orders coming through towards the end of the day, adding to intraday volatility and perhaps presenting some interesting trading opportunities.