Pre-opening Comments for Friday August 8th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 13 points at 8:35 AM EDT. The Canadian Dollar dropped 0.05 to US72.68 cents following release of Canada’s July Employment Report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus called for a 15,300 gain versus an 83,100 gain in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday August 7th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 36 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Nutrien added $1.35 to US$59.30 after reporting higher than consensus second quarter results. Door Dash added $7.77 to $265.85 after reporting higher than consensus second quarter revenues and earnings. AirBNB […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday August 6th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 8 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Shopify advanced $14.84 to Cdn$190.00 after reporting higher than consensus second quarter results. Skyworks Solutions advanced $4.37 to $72.00 after reporting higher than consensus fiscal third quarter revenues and earnings. […]

Technical action by selected U.S. equities and ETFs yesterday Gold Miners ETF (GDX) moved above $54.70 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend. Breakouts to all-time highs extending intermediate uptrends were reached by Duke Energy (DUK) on a move above $124.14 and by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) on a move above $169.41. Technical breakdowns […]