Pre-opening Comments for Thursday March 7th
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 20 points at 8:30 AM EST.
European Central Bank announced at 8:15 AM EST an extension of its lending rate to major banks at 4.50%.
Victoria’s Secret dropped $4.42 to $21.20 after forecasting fiscal first quarter revenues below consensus.
Big Lots dropped $0.34 to $4.69 after reporting a widening fourth quarter loss.
Ciena dropped $6.05 to $55.91 after reporting a revenue decline in its fiscal first quarter.
Kroger added $2.51 to $53.00.after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter revenues.
Technical Notes
Consumer Staples SPDRs $XLP moved above $75.31 extending an intermediate uptrend.
Palladium ETN $PALL moved above $91.62 completing a short term reverse Head & Shoulders pattern
IBM $IBM a Dow Jones Industrial Average stock moved above $195.12 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.
Wells Fargo $WFC an S&P 100 stock moved above $56.98 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.
Bristol-Myers $BMY an S&P 100 stock moved above $52.84 completing a double bottom pattern.
Vertex Pharma $VRTX a NASDAQ 100 stock moved below $410.80 completing a double top pattern
Tesla $TSLA a NASDAQ 100 stock moved below $175.01 extending an intermediate downtrend.
Trader’s Corner
Equity Indices and Related ETFs
Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for March 6th 2024
Green: Increase from previous day
Red: Decrease from previous day
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Commodities
Daily Seasonal/Technical Commodities Trends for March 6th 2024
Green: Increase from previous day
Red: Decrease from previous day
Sectors
Daily Seasonal/Technical Sector Trends for March 6th 2024
Green: Increase from previous day
Red: Decrease from previous day
S&P 500 Momentum Barometers
The intermediate term Barometer added 4.60 to 73.60. It remains Overbought.
The long term Barometer added 2.20 to 77.00. It remains Overbought.
TSX Momentum Barometers
The intermediate term Barometer added 7.11 to 62.22. It changed from Neutral to Overbought on a move above 60.00.
The long term Barometer added 1.78 to 64.89. It remains Overbought.
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