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: […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday August 18th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 5 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Air Canada added $0.11 to $19.77 despite suspending financial guidance. A strike by its flight attendants continues. The Nikkei Average added 729.05 points to an all-time high at 43,378.31surpassing a […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday August 15th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 7 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures added 2 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for the August Empire State Manufacturing Survey was a drop to 1.8 from 5.5 […]

Pre-opening Comments for August 14th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down32 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 Index futures dropped 32 points following release of the U.S. July Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a 0.2% increase versus no change in June. Actual was […]