Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday August 19th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 3 points at 8:30 AM EDT. President Trump has halted imposing tariffs on selected Canadian items for the next three days pending completion of an agreement on trade. The Canadian Dollar added 0.12 to U.S. 72.07 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday August 18th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 37 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures slipped 2 points following release of the July U.S. Housing Starts report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus called for a drop to 1.34 million units from 1.4 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday August 17th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 4 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of the August Empire State Manufacturing Survey at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus called for a slip to 12.0 from 15.6 in July. Actual […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday August 14th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 8 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures added 2 points following release of July U.S. Retail Sales at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus called for a 0.1% versus a 0.2% increase in June. Actual was […]

Technical Notes Japan iShares (EWJ) moved above $97.52 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend. TSX Gold iShares (XGD.TO) moved above Cdn$56.01 extending an intermediate uptrend. American International Group (AIG) moved below $76.63 setting an intermediate downtrend. Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) moved above $163.12 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend. […]