Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday March 17th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 10 points at 8:30 AM EST. WTI Crude Oil added $2.90 to $96.40 per barrel. Royal Caribbean dropped $2.71 to $278.10 in response to higher crude oil prices. Delta Airlines added $3.15 to $64.00 after the […]

Technical Notes Imperial Oil (IMO.TO) a TSX 60 stock moved above Cdn$168.17 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend. Restaurant Brands International (QSR.TO) a TSX 60 stock moved above Cdn$102.09 extending an intermediate uptrend. Trader’s Corner Equity Indices and Related ETFs Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for March 16th 2026 Green: Increase from previous day […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday March 16th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 63 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures added 4 points following release of the March Empire State Manufacturing Survey at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus called for a slip to 4.1 from 7.1 in February. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday March 13th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 27 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 Index futures were unchanged following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for updated annualized third quarter U.S. GDP was an improvement to 1.5% from the […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday March 12th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 46 points at 8:35 AM EST. Index futures responded to higher crude oil prices in overnight trading. WTI crude added $4.50 to $91.73 after Iran ramped up infrastructure attacks Gulf nations. S&P 500 futures dropped 5 […]