Pre-opening Comments for Thursday September 4th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 5 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures slipped 4 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for next estimate for second quarter U.S. Non-farm Productivity was a 2.9% increase versus […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday September 3rd U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 26 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Early strength in U.S. equity prices was triggered by news on Alphabet’s Anti-trust case released after the close. Alphabet jumped $13.00 to $224.99 after a court ruled that the company […]

Technical Notes Semiconductor stocks and related ETFs led weakness in U.S. equities yesterday. Notable stocks breaking short term support included NVidia, Advanced Micro Devices and KLA Corp. Trader’s Corner Equity Indices and Related ETFs Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for September 2nd 2025 Green: Increase from previous day Red: Decrease from previous day Source for all […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday September 2nd U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 63 points at 8:30 AM EDT. WTI Crude Oil advanced $1.76 to US$65.77 prior to an OPEC meeting next week Gold advanced $32.10 to an all-time high at $3,552.90 per ounce. Silver advanced $0.80 to a […]

Note:  As the North American exchanges are closed on Monday for the Labor Day holiday, the Next Tech Talk report will be released on Tuesday, September 2nd.  See you then! Pre-opening Comments for Friday August 29th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 18 points at 8:35 AM EDT, […]