Pre-opening Comments for Friday August 22nd U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 17 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell is scheduled to speak at 10:00 AM EDT at the Jackson Hole Symposium. Ross Stores added $2.98 to $148.60 after reporting higher than consensus second quarter […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday August 21st U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 18 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures recovered 4 points following release of the August Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a drop to 6.8 from 15.9 in July. Actual […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday August 20th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 7 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Toll Brothers dropped $2.28 to $129.90 despite reporting higher than consensus fiscal third quarter results. The company also offered below consensus guidance on new orders for its fiscal fourth quarter […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday August 19th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 2 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of July U.S. Housing Starts at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus called for a drop to 1.290 million units from 1.327 million units in […]

Technical Notes McCormick (MKC) a NASDAQ 100 stock moved below $69.56 and $69.22 extending an intermediate downtrend. Dollarama (DOL.TO) a TSX 60 stock moved above Cdn$196.35 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend. Trader’s Corner Equity Indices and Related ETFs Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for August 18th 2025 Green: Increase from previous day Red: […]