The most obvious is the big round number of 1.3000 which could continue to contain upward movement.
That leaves us with the second option, which is to just take a nice round number close to where we are already.
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It's true that neither is likely to get to 300 wins, but that magic round number has become very much outdated as a benchmark in this era of five-man pitching rotations and increased emphasis on relief pitching.
The number 400 has been anticipated by climate scientists and environmental activists for years as a notable indicator, in part because it's a round number not because any changes in man-made global warming happen by reaching it.
In the short term, this abundance of round-number puts could translate into an added layer of options-related support for XOM.
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Still, the shares have rebounded from support in the round-number 30 region, which is also home to MEE's 160-week moving average.
The stock has not traded below this round-number level since June 2004.
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However, IGT is beginning to exceed even these bearish expectations as the stock is struggling to hold support in the round-number 30 region.
While the shares have rebounded sharply after flirting with 52-weeks lows on December 20, VMW is still staring up at round-number resistance at 90.
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Resistance for the SPX is at the round-number 900 area, which is home to the heaviest out-of-the-money call open interest in the May series.
Meanwhile, potential resistance levels would be the familiar round-number areas, such as 12, 000 on the Dow, 1, 300 on the SPX and 800 on the RUT.
If BTU fails to overcome its 160-week trendline, it could put the stock in danger of a breach of support in the round-number 40 region.
Removing the inventory buildup left real final sales up at only a 1.1 percent annual rate, well below the satisfyingly round headline number of three percent.
The shares breached potential round-number support at the 60 level last week and are now attempting to find a modicum of technical support at the 55 level.
However, the steel ETF has recently broken below key short-term support at its 10-day and 20-day moving averages, and is now testing round-number support in the 40 region.
Traders should keep a close watch on the 50 level for the security, as a solid break above this round-number region could send these bears scrambling for cover, pressuring the stock higher.
Currently, the stock is searching for support in the round-number 40 region, but short-term resistance at MGM's declining 10-day and 20-day moving averages could quickly put an end to this respite in selling pressure.
Whereas double lows or previous resistance areas made themselves known to the SPX, RUT and DJIA, it was an important round-number level on the MID that came into play last week, as the index made its first-ever run at 1, 000 on Friday.
Still, Simon found it "a bit boring" and preferred Marcus' Spectacle Spectacular round one dance number.
Kirilenko's victory has set up a second-round tie with world number 31 Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada.
Jacklin rode his luck in the third round having made a number of poor shots, but recovered brilliantly with most of them.
Frenchman Gilles Simon crushed 18-year-old American qualifier Donald Young 6-1 6-3 to set up a second-round meeting with world number one Roger Federer on Wednesday.
Archaeologists have also discovered the remains of a later Iron Age village which consists of a number of round houses defined by post holes in the ground.
In the women's singles second round, former world number one Maria Sharapova continued her poor run with a 7-6 6-2 defeat by unseeded Russian compatriot Elena Vesnina.
The Spaniard was the only seed to fall in the first round, while Taylor Dent, ranked 83rd in the world, set up a second-round encounter against world number one Rafael Nadal after beating Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-2.
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Meanwhile, Munich Open winner Mikhail Youzhny made an early exit to Latvian Ernest Gulbis 7-6 6-4 and 15th seed Stanislas Wawrinka set up a third-round showdown with world number one and Swiss compatriot Roger Federer after beating Leonardo Mayer, who was down 6-4 4-2 when he retired.
Greg Rusedski falls one place to 42nd after his first round defeat by former world number one Pete Sampras.
They hope to win five or six new seats this time round, taking their total number almost into double figures.
In a later second round match, former wordl number one Ana Ivanovic of Serbia beat Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky 6-2 2-6 6-4.
Second seed Novak Djokovic and fourth seed Andy Murray both reached the third round on Tuesday while world number one Roger Federer crashed out to Latvian Ernests Gulbis.
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