Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday May 27th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 82 points at 8:35 AM EDT. U.S. equity index futures responded favourably to news over the weekend that President Trump delayed tariffs on European Union imports until July 9th. Major European equity indices and related Exchange […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday May 23rd U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 78 points at 8:35 AM EST. The Canadian Dollar added 0.02 to US72.39 cents following release of Canada’s March Retail Sales at 8:35 AM EDT. Consensus was a 0.3% increase versus a 0.4% decline in February. […]

Next Tech Talk report Next report is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, May 27th.  U.S. exchanges are closed on Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. Technical Notes 20 year+ Treasury Bond iShares $TLT briefly moved below $83.71 extending an intermediate downtrend. Toronto Dominion Bank $TD.TO a TSX 60 stock moved above Cdn$92.39 to an […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday May 22nd U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 31 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Snowflake advanced $13.00 to $192.29 after reporting higher than consensus first quarter results. Urban Outfitters added $2.99 to $62.59 after reporting higher than consensus first quarter revenues and earnings. Zoom […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday May 21st U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 35 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Futures responded to news that Israel is planning an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Toll Brothers added $5.59 to $110.10 after reporting higher than consensus fiscal second quarter revenues. The […]