Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday April 8th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 136 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Broadcom added $8.71 to $162.85 after announcing a new $10 billion share buyback program. Levi Straus advanced $0.41 to $13.91 after reporting higher than consensus first quarter earnings and revenues. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday April 7th U.S. equity index futures were sharply lower this morning in response to tariff wars. S&P 500 futures were down 119.00 points to 4,955.08 at 8:30 AM EDT. JP Morgan raised chances of a recession in the U.S. to 60%. World equity markets were sharply lower this morning. The Hang […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday April 4th U.S. equity index futures were sharply lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 157 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Index futures responded partially to China’s retaliation to U.S. tariffs with a 34% tariff on U.S. imported goods. S&P 500 futures dropped an additional 9 points at 8:35 AM […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday April 3rd U.S. equity indices moved sharply lower following President Trump’s tariff announcement released after the close yesterday. S&P 500 Index dropped 188.00 to 5,524.75. Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1,198 to 41,292. NASDAQ 100 Index dropped 796.50 to 19,011.50 The Canadian Dollar advanced 0.66 to US70.94 on weakness in the […]

Technical Notes Dollarama $DOL.TO a TSX 60 stock moved above Cdn$156.25 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend. Manulife Financial $MFC.T0 a TSX 60 stock moved above Cdn$45.65 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend. Trader’s Corner Equity Indices and Related ETFs Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for April 2nd 2025 Green: Increase from […]