Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday March 5^th

U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged at 8:30 AM EDT.

CrowdStrike dropped $33.76 to $356.40 after offering an outlook below consensus.

Enbridge is expected to open higher after announcing plans for a Cdn$2.5 billion upgrade to its oil and gas distribution system.

Ross Stores added $0.45 to $136.42 after increasing its dividend by 10%.

Palantir advanced $2.30 to $86.37 after William Blair upgraded the stock

EquityClock’s Market Outlook for March 5^th

The new high engine in US stocks has been turned off, forcing traders to look elsewhere for strength. See:

https://equityclock.com/2025/03/04/stock-market-outlook-for-march-5-2025/

Technical Notes

Key U.S. listed ETFs breaking intermediate technical support included S&P 500 SPDRs (SPY) on a move below $575.35, Energy SPDRs (XLE) on a move below $86.83, Oil and Gas Exploration SPDRs (XOP) on a move below $122.51, Aerospace and Defense ETF (PPA) on a move below $113.31, Copper Miners ETF (COPX) on z move below $37.31, Retail SPDRs (XRT) on a move below $69.94 and Home Builders SPDRs (XHB) on a move below $97.14.

S&P 100 and NASDAQ 100 stocks breaking intermediate technical support included Match, Marriott, Target, Dollar Tree, Schlumberger, American Express, BlackRock, Boeing, Deere, Emerson, Microsoft, Dow, Micron, KLA Corp, Bank of America, Royal Caribbean and CSX

TSX 60 stocks breaking intermediate technical support included Imperial Oil, Nutrien, Teck, Magna International, CGI Group, Shopify and Brookfield.

Trader’s Corner

Equity Indices and Related ETFs

Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for March 4^th 2025

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

Source for all positive seasonality ratings: www.EquityClock.com

Commodities

Daily Seasonal/Technical Commodities Trends for March 4^th 2025

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

Sectors

Daily Seasonal/Technical Sector Trends for March 4^th 2025

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

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S&P 500 Momentum Barometers

The intermediate term Barometer dropped 6.60 to 41.60. It remains Neutral. Daily downtrend was extended

The long term Barometer dropped 6.80 to 50.40. It remains Neutral. Daily downtrend was extended.

TSX Momentum Barometers

The intermediate term Chart dropped 2.27 to 39.09. It changed from Neutral to Oversold on a drop below 40.00. Daily downtrend was extended.

The long term Barometer dropped 3.18 to 51.36. It remains Neutral. Daily downtrend was extended.

Disclaimer: Seasonality ratings and technical ratings offered in this report and at

www.equityclock.com are for information only. They should not be considered as advice to purchase or to sell mentioned securities. Data offered in this report is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed

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