Technical Notes The S&P 500 Index just completed the so called “Death Cross” when its 50 day moving average moved below its 200 day moving average. General Dynamics $GD an S&P 100 stock moved above $277.71 completing a double bottom pattern. Trader’s Corner Equity Indices and Related ETFs Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for April 14th […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday April 14th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 78 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Index futures responded to news that tariffs on semiconductors and iPhones are temporarily exempt. Apple gained $11.27 to $209.42. NVidia added $3.47 to $114.40. Comcast dropped $0.33 to $33.39 after […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday April 11th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 44 points at 8:35 AM EDT. China raised its tariffs on U.S. goods to 125%. S&P 500 futures added 20 points following release of the March Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus called for […]

Technical Notes Technical action by actively traded equities and ETFs was surprisingly quiet despite increased price volatility. Gold (GLD) and gold equity ETFs (GDX and GDXJ) moved higher to multi-year highs. Trader’s Corner Equity Indices and Related ETFs Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for April 10th 2025 Green: Increase from previous day Red: Decrease from previous […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday April 10th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 88 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures recovered 22 points following release of the March Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a 0.1% increase versus a 0.2% gain in February. Actual […]