{"id":193892,"date":"2026-03-31T19:32:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/?p=193892"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:57:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:57:21","slug":"tech-talk-for-wednesday-april-1st-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/2026\/03\/31\/tech-talk-for-wednesday-april-1st-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Talk for Wednesday April 1st 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday April 1st<\/sup><\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning<\/b>. S&P 500 futures were up 43 points at 8:35 AM EST.<\/em><\/p>\n

S&P 500 futures slipped 2 points following release of February U.S. Retail Sales<\/b> at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus called for a 0.5% increase versus a 0.2% drop in January. Actual was a 0.6% increase. Excluding auto sales<\/b>, consensus was a 0.3% increase versus no change in January. Actual was a 0.5% increase.<\/em><\/p>\n

President Trump has scheduled a \u201cSpeech to the Nation<\/b>\u201d at 9:00 PM EST. He is expected to release an update on the Iran conflict. WTI Crude Oil<\/b> dropped $2.04 to $99.34 per barrel in anticipation of the speech.<\/em><\/p>\n

Nike<\/b> dropped $1.72 to $51.10 after reporting flat fiscal third quarter revenues.<\/em><\/p>\n

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RH<\/b> plunged $22.82 to $117.00 after reporting less than consensus fourth quarter revenues and earnings.<\/em> <\/p>\n

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Oracle<\/b> added $0.71 to $147.82 after announcing layoffs of 30,000 employees in preparation for development of AI data centers.<\/em><\/p>\n

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EquityClock\u2019s Market Outlook for April 1st<\/sup><\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

The S&P 500 Index has averaged a return of 1.6% in April with a gain frequency of 68%. See:<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

https:\/\/equityclock.com\/2026\/03\/31\/stock-market-outlook-for-april-1-2026\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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

Pfizer <\/b>(PFE) a Dow Jones Industrial Average stock moved above $27.94 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 March 31st<\/sup> 2026<\/p>\n

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

Red: Decrease from previous day<\/font><\/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 March 31st<\/sup> 2026<\/p>\n

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

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

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

Daily Seasonal\/Technical Sector Trends for March 31st<\/sup> 2026<\/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

S&P 500 Breakdown: Next Downside Targets to Watch: David Keller<\/b><\/p>\n

S&P 500 Breakdown: Next Downside Targets to Watch (stockcharts.com)<\/a><\/p>\n

Trading Places Live! March 31, 2026: Tom Bowley<\/b><\/p>\n

Trading Places Live! March 31, 2026 \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

Stocks Surging, Oil Topping, Mega Bounce Beginning…Here Is The Forecasts And Shocking Trades: Verified Investing<\/b><\/p>\n

Stocks Surging, Oil Topping, Mega Bounce Beginning…Here Is The Forecasts And Shocking Trades \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

Oil up, stocks up: something has to give: Guy Adami and Dan Nathan<\/b><\/p>\n

Stocks Surging, Oil Topping, Mega Bounce Beginning…Here Is The Forecasts And Shocking Trades \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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The intermediate term Barometers added 3.80 to 24.60. It remains Oversold. Daily trend turned up.<\/p>\n

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The short term (20 days) Barometer advanced 18.00 to 35.20. It remains Oversold. Daily trend turned up. An early technical sign of a short term low were established. <\/p>\n

The long term Barometer added 3.60 to 48.80. It remains Neutral. <\/p>\n

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

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The intermediate term Barometer jumped 8.60 to 39.82. It remains Oversold. Daily trend turned up.<\/p>\n

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The short term (20 days) Barometer jumped 20.81 to 52.04. It changed from Oversold to Neutral on a move above 40.00. Daily trend turned sharply higher.<\/p>\n

Long term Barometer added 1.81 to 73.76. 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 Wednesday April 1st U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 43 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures slipped 2 points following release of February U.S. Retail Sales at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus called for a 0.5% increase versus a 0.2% drop in January. Actual […]<\/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-193892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193892","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=193892"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":193900,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193892\/revisions\/193900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}