{"id":191932,"date":"2026-01-14T18:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/?p=191932"},"modified":"2026-01-15T08:59:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:59:59","slug":"tech-talk-for-thursday-january-15th-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/2026\/01\/14\/tech-talk-for-thursday-january-15th-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Talk for Thursday January 15th 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"5\"><strong><\/strong><\/font>    <\/p>\n<p><em><font size=\"5\"><strong>Pre-opening Comments for Thursday January 15<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning<\/b>. S&amp;P 500 futures were up 32 points at 8:35 AM EST.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>S&amp;P 500 futures added 3 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for the <b>January Empire State Manufacturing Survey<\/b> was an improvement to 1.0 from -3.9 in December. Actual was an increase to 7.7 Consensus for the <b>January Philly Fed Index<\/b> was an improvement to -4.5 from -10.2 in December. Actual was an improvement to 12.6.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Taiwan Semiconductor<\/b> added $19.85 to $346.96 after releasing higher than consensus fourth quarter earnings. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"image\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image_thumb-10.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Penumbra<\/b> advanced $41.57 to $355.00 after Boston Scientific offered to purchase the company in a cash and stock deal valued at $14.5 billion.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"image\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image_thumb-11.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Goldman Sachs<\/b> dropped $22.22 to $910.35 despite reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter earnings..<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-12.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"image\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image_thumb-12.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><font size=\"5\"><strong>EquityClock\u2019s Market Outlook for January 15<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p><b><em>The market is fleeing growth\/technology for value, a phenomenon that is quite normal at this time of year.&#160; We\u2019ll tell you when to be on the lookout for growth opportunities ahead. See:<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/equityclock.com\/2026\/01\/14\/stock-market-outlook-for-january-15-2026\/\"><em>https:\/\/equityclock.com\/2026\/01\/14\/stock-market-outlook-for-january-15-2026\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"5\"><strong>Technical Notes<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><b>U.S. Oil ETN<\/b> (USO) moved above $74.25 extending an intermediate uptrend. Seasonal influences are favourable until April 12<sup>th<\/sup>. See seasonality chart at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.EquityClock.com\">www.EquityClock.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"image\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image_thumb.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>TSX Energy iShares<\/b> (XEG.TO) moved above Cdn$20.11 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend. Trend changed from neutral to up<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"image\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image_thumb-1.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Chevron<\/b> (CVX) a Dow Jones Industrial Average stock moved above $165.94 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"image\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image_thumb-2.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Johnson &amp; Johnson<\/b> (JNJ) a Dow Jones Industrial Average stock moved above $215.18 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"image\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image_thumb-3.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>S&amp;P 100 and NASDAQ 100 stocks moving below support setting\/extending an intermediate downtrend included <b>Microsoft<\/b> (MSFT) on a move below $464.89, <b>Marvell Technology<\/b> (MRVL) on a move below $81.12, <b>DocuSign<\/b> (DOCU) on a move below $63.41 and <b>Trip.com<\/b> (TCOM) on a move below $68.65.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"image\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image_thumb-4.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"image\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image_thumb-5.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"5\"><strong>Trader\u2019s Corner<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/trader-corner-jan-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"trader corner jan 15\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"trader corner jan 15\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/trader-corner-jan-15_thumb.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"4\"><strong>Equity Indices and Related ETFs<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Daily Seasonal\/Technical Equity Trends for January 14<sup>th<\/sup> 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/spx-jan-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"spx jan 15\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"spx jan 15\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/spx-jan-15_thumb.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><font color=\"#00ff00\">Green: Increase from previous day<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><font color=\"#ff0000\">Red: Decrease from previous day<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Source for all positive seasonality ratings: <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.EquityClock.com\"><em>www.EquityClock.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"4\"><strong>Commodities<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Daily Seasonal\/Technical Commodities Trends for January 14<sup>th<\/sup> 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/crb-jan-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"crb jan 15\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"crb jan 15\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/crb-jan-15_thumb.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"139\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><font color=\"#00ff00\">Green: Increase from previous day<\/font> <b><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><font color=\"#ff0000\">Red: Decrease from previous day<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"4\"><strong>Sectors<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Daily Seasonal\/Technical Sector Trends for January 14<sup>th<\/sup> 2025<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/xlk-jan-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"xlk jan 15\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"xlk jan 15\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/xlk-jan-15_thumb.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><font color=\"#00ff00\">Green: Increase from previous day<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><font color=\"#ff0000\">Red: Decrease from previous day<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"5\"><strong>Links offered by valued providers<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><b>MRKT Call &#8211; Wednesday, January 14<sup>th<\/sup>: Guy Adami, John Butters, Liz Thomas<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xxNMQZeeV-4\">MRKT Call &#8211; Wednesday, January 14th \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Fed&#8217;s beige book shows economic activity increased at slight to modest pace in most districts: Rick Santelli<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5WTAGv5cV6Y\">Fed&#8217;s beige book shows economic activity increased at slight to modest pace in most districts \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>CHART THIS with Dave Keller | Jan 13, 2026: Bitcoin Breaks $94K as Financials Face &quot;Policy Whiplash&quot;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vkQVfJISQUE\">CHART THIS with Dave Keller | Jan 13, 2026: Bitcoin Breaks $94K as Financials Face &quot;Policy Whiplash&quot; \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Bank earnings kickoff: Hightower&#8217;s Stephanie Link on the key takeaways<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pLylfyHpSLA\">Bank earnings kickoff: Hightower&#8217;s Stephanie Link on the key takeaways \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Pro Picks: Ed Yardeni\u2019s Highest-Conviction Ideas for 2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nStZKQ2fw6s\">Pro Picks: Ed Yardeni\u2019s Highest-Conviction Ideas for 2026 \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>StockCharts Insider: The Untapped Edge Hiding in Your Moving Averages<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/articles.stockcharts.com\/article\/stockcharts-insider-the-untapped-edge-hiding-in-your-moving-averages\/\">StockCharts Insider: The Untapped Edge Hiding in Your Moving Averages<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>10 Year Yield at a Critical Juncture \u2014 What Happens Next? Joe Rabil<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7agf1Wx1rIg\">10 Year Yield at a Critical Juncture \u2014 What Happens Next? \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>2026 Market Pullback: Why Holding Cash Could Pay Off: ValueTrendCanada<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=olxuFz17B0g\">2026 Market Pullback: Why Holding Cash Could Pay Off \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"5\"><strong>S&amp;P 500 Momentum Barometers<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"image\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image_thumb-6.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The intermediate term Barometer added 5.40 to 72.80. It remains Overbought.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"image\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image_thumb-7.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The long term Barometer added 2.20 to 68.60. It remains Overbought. Daily uptrend was extended.<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"5\"><strong>TSX Momentum Barometers<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"image\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image_thumb-8.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The intermediate term Barometer added 1.38 to 83.49. It remains Overbought. Daily uptrend was extended. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"image\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image_thumb-9.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The long term Barometer was unchanged at 85.32. It remains Overbought. <\/p>\n<p><em><b>Disclaimer:<\/b> Seasonality ratings and technical ratings offered in this report and at <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.equityclock.com\"><em>www.equityclock.com<\/em><\/a><em> 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":"<p>Pre-opening Comments for Thursday January 15th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&amp;P 500 futures were up 32 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&amp;P 500 futures added 3 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for the January Empire State Manufacturing Survey was an improvement to 1.0 from -3.9 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191932","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=191932"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":191940,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191932\/revisions\/191940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}