{"id":192793,"date":"2026-02-18T19:38:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T00:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/?p=192793"},"modified":"2026-02-19T12:08:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:08:45","slug":"tech-talk-for-thursday-february-19th-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/2026\/02\/18\/tech-talk-for-thursday-february-19th-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Talk for Thursday February 19th 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning<\/b>. S&P 500 futures were down 24 points at 8:35 AM EST.<\/em><\/p>\n

S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for the February Philly Fed Index<\/b> called for a drop to 10.0 from 12.6 in January. Actual was 16.3. Consensus for the December Trade Deficit<\/b> was $56.0 billion versus $56.8 billion in November. Actual was $70.3 billion<\/em><\/p>\n

eBay<\/b> (EBAY) advanced $3.06 to $85.24 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter earnings and revenues. The company also raised its dividend. Seasonal influences are favourable until April 15th<\/sup>. See seasonality chart at <\/em>www.EquityClock.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Molson Coors<\/b> (TAP) dropped $3.37 to $47.45 after reporting less than consensus fourth quarter revenues.<\/em> <\/p>\n

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DoorDash<\/b> (DASH) dropped $6.78 to $167.00 after reporting less than consensus fourth quarter revenues and earnings.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Canadian Tire<\/b> (CTC.A.TO) is expected to open higher after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter revenues and earnings. Seasonal influences are favourable until May 24th<\/sup>. See seasonality chart at <\/em>www.EquityClock.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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

Oil Surges, Manufacturing Booms\u2014But the S&P Is Still Stuck. See:<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

https:\/\/equityclock.com\/2026\/02\/18\/stock-market-outlook-for-february-19-2026\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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

BMO Emerging Markets ETF<\/b> (ZEM.TO) moved above Cdn$30.00 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.<\/p>\n

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Monster Beverages<\/b> (MNST) a NASDAQ 100 stock moved above $83.24 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 February 18th<\/sup> 2026<\/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 February 18th<\/sup> 2026<\/p>\n

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

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

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

Daily Seasonal\/Technical Sector Trends for February 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

Is The AI Rally Back On Track? Guy Adami, Dan Nathan and Carter Worth<\/b><\/p>\n

Is The AI Rally Back On Track? \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

2-18-26 100-DMA Bounce: Range-Bound Markets & Energy Risk | Before the Bell<\/b><\/p>\n

2-18-26 100-DMA Bounce: Range-Bound Markets & Energy Risk | Before the Bell \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

Sector Strength Is Building Even as the Market Stalls: Joe Rabil<\/b><\/p>\n

Sector Strength Is Building Even as the Market Stalls (stockcharts.com)<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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The intermediate term Barometer added 1.40 to 66.80. It remains Overbought.<\/p>\n

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The long term Barometer added 2.80 to 68.00. It remains Overbought.<\/p>\n

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

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The intermediate term Barometer added 0.92 to 76.50. It remains Overbought.<\/p>\n

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The long term Barometer was unchanged at 80.65. It remains Overbought.<\/p>\n

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 Thursday February 19th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 24 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for the February Philly Fed Index called for a drop to 10.0 from 12.6 in […]<\/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-192793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192793","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=192793"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":192803,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192793\/revisions\/192803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}