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 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday April 2nd U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 59 points at 8:30 AM EDT. President Trump is scheduled to announce his tariff policies after 4:00 PM EDT today. Tesla dropped $7.03 to $261.67 on news that the company’s EV sales in China were down […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday April 1st U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 26 points at 8:30 AM EDT. PVH advanced $10.13 to $74.77 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter earnings. Progress Software gained #.00 to $54.50 after raising earnings guidance higher than consensus. Johnson & Johnson dropped […]