{"id":191378,"date":"2025-12-18T21:33:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T02:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/?p=191378"},"modified":"2025-12-19T08:48:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T13:48:42","slug":"tech-talk-for-friday-december-19th-2025-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/2025\/12\/18\/tech-talk-for-friday-december-19th-2025-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Talk for Friday December 19th 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pre-opening Comments for Friday December 19th<\/sup><\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

U.S. equity indices were higher this morning<\/b>. S&P 500 futures were up 4 points at 8:35 AM EST.<\/em><\/p>\n

S&P 500 Index was unchanged following release of October Core PCE Price Index<\/b> at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus called for a 3.0% increase on an annual basis versus a 3.0% increase in September. Actual was a year-over-year 2.8% increase.<\/em><\/p>\n

Today is the last trade day for listed<\/b> December listed options, futures and futures options<\/b>. Look for higher than average volume and volatility <\/em><\/a>in U.S. markets.<\/em><\/p>\n

FedEx (FDX) <\/b>advanced $5.38 to $292.50 after raising guidance for its fiscal third quarter.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Nike <\/b>(NKE) dropped $4.44 to $65.63 after lowering fiscal third quarter guidance for China sales<\/em><\/p>\n

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Lyft <\/b>dropped $0.75 to $19.11 after Wedbush downgraded the stock to Under Perform<\/em><\/p>\n

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EquityClock\u2019s Market Outlook for December 19th<\/sup><\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

Inflationary pressures showed significant signs of alleviating in November, but we are preparing portfolios for the normal ramp in prices into the start of the New Year. See:<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

https:\/\/equityclock.com\/2025\/12\/18\/stock-market-outlook-for-december-19-2025\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Technical Notes<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Starbucks<\/b> (SBUX) a Dow Jones Industrial Average stock moved above $88.42 extending an intermediate uptrend.<\/p>\n

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Manulife Financial<\/b> (MFC.TO) a TSX 60 stock moved above Cdn$49.73 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend. <\/p>\n

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Trader\u2019s Corner<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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Equity Indices and Related ETFs<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Daily Seasonal\/Technical Equity Trends for December 18th<\/sup> 2025<\/p>\n

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Green: Increase from previous day<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

Red: Decrease from previous day<\/em><\/p>\n

Source for all positive seasonality ratings: <\/em>www.EquityClock.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Commodities<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Daily Seasonal\/Technical Commodities Trends for December 18th<\/sup> 2025<\/p>\n

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Green: Increase from previous day <\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

Red: Decrease from previous day<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

Sectors<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Daily Seasonal\/Technical Sector Trends for December 18th<\/sup> 2025<\/p>\n

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Green: Increase from previous day<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

Red: Decrease from previous day<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

Links offered by valued providers<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Why economists are skeptical of November’s CPI data: Steve Leisman<\/b><\/p>\n

Why economists are skeptical of November’s CPI data \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

CPI "Unbelievable," Brace for 2026 Rotation Trade & Tech’s "Nature of the Beast"<\/b><\/p>\n

CPI "Unbelievable," Brace for 2026 Rotation Trade & Tech’s "Nature of the Beast" \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

2025 Market Recap & 2026 Outlook: Trends, Psychology, and What Comes Next<\/b><\/p>\n

2025 Market Recap & 2026 Outlook: Trends, Psychology, and What Comes Next \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

2026 Outlook: The U.S. Is the Place to Be: Goldman Sachs<\/b><\/p>\n

2026 Outlook: The U.S. Is the Place to Be \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

There is a base case of positive returns for 2026, says Edward Jones\u2019 Mona Mahajan<\/b><\/p>\n

There is a base case of positive returns for 2026, says Edward Jones\u2019 Mona Mahajan \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

Cool Inflation & Micron Earnings Lift Stocks Higher: Guy Adami, Dan Nathan and Liz Thomas<\/b><\/p>\n

Cool Inflation & Micron Earnings Lift Stocks Higher \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

Market is broadening out so expect to see new highs before year end: Carson Group’s Detrick<\/b><\/p>\n

Market is broadening out so expect to see new highs before year end: Carson Group’s Detrick \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

CPI data will leave Fed in a cutting bias, says Vanguard’s Joe Davis<\/b><\/p>\n

CPI data will leave Fed in a cutting bias, says Vanguard’s Joe Davis \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

AI trade is back on given magnitude of upside at Micron, says Silvant Capital’s Sansoterra<\/b><\/p>\n

AI trade is back on given magnitude of upside at Micron, says Silvant Capital’s Sansoterra \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

S&P 500 Momentum Barometers<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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The intermediate term Barometer dropped 1.20 to 57.60. It remains Neutral.<\/p>\n

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The long term Barometer added 0.40 to 62.20. It remains Overbought.<\/p>\n

TSX Momentum Barometers<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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The intermediate term Barometer added 4.27 to 67.30. It remains Overbought.<\/p>\n

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The long term Barometer added 0.47 to 81.99. It remains Overbought.<\/p>\n

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Disclaimer:<\/b> Seasonality ratings and technical ratings offered in this report and at <\/em><\/p>\n

www.equityclock.com<\/em><\/a> are for information only. They should not be considered as advice to purchase or to sell mentioned securities. Data offered in this report is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pre-opening Comments for Friday December 19th U.S. equity indices were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 4 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 Index was unchanged following release of October Core PCE Price Index at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus called for a 3.0% increase on an annual basis versus a 3.0% increase […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191378"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":191386,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191378\/revisions\/191386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}