{"id":196665,"date":"2026-07-16T21:49:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T01:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/?p=196665"},"modified":"2026-07-17T08:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:51:30","slug":"tech-talk-for-friday-july-17th-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/2026\/07\/16\/tech-talk-for-friday-july-17th-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Talk for Friday July 17th 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><font size=\"5\"><strong>Pre-opening Comments for Friday July 17<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning<\/b>. S&amp;P 500 futures were down 71 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Notably weaker was the NASDAQ Composite Index, down 560 points at 8:35 AM EDT.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>S&amp;P 500 futures dropped 3 points following release of <b>June U.S. Housing Starts<\/b> at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus called for an increase to 1.31 million units from 1.18 million units in May. Actual was 1.427 million units.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Netflix <\/b>(NFLX) dropped $6.09 to $68.26 after releasing second quarter results in line with consensus. The company also issued third quarter guidance below consensus. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image0014-2.png\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image001[4]\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image001[4]\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image0014_thumb-2.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"152\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Alcoa <\/b>(AA) dropped $1.45 to $45.40 after issuing third quarter guidance below consensus.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image0024-2.png\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image002[4]\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image002[4]\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image0024_thumb-2.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"152\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Intuitive Surgical<\/b> (ISRG) dropped $46.34 to $355.99 after issuing third quarter guidance below consensus.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image0034-2.png\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image003[4]\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image003[4]\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image0034_thumb-2.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"152\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><font size=\"5\"><strong>EquityClock\u2019s Market Outlook for July 17<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p><b><em>Consumers have been cutting back on big-ticket and everyday spending as cost of living\/cost of borrowing pressures weigh. See: <\/em><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/equityclock.com\/2026\/07\/16\/stock-market-outlook-for-july-17-2026\/\"><em>https:\/\/equityclock.com\/2026\/07\/16\/stock-market-outlook-for-july-17-2026\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"5\"><strong>Technical Notes<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><b>U.S. Real Estate iShares<\/b> (IYR) moved above $104.23 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend. Seasonal influences are favourable until Mid-September. 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\/07\/clip_image001-10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image001\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image001\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image001_thumb-10.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Blackrock<\/b> (BLK) an S&amp;P 100 stock moved above $1,104.86 extending an intermediate uptrend. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image002-10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image002\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image002\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image002_thumb-10.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Capital One Financial<\/b> (COF) an S&amp;P 100 stock moved above $209.94 setting an intermediate uptrend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image003-8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image003\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image003\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image003_thumb-8.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Starbucks<\/b> (SBUX) an S&amp;P 100 stock moved above $108.25 extending an intermediate uptrend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image004-9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image004\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image004\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image004_thumb-9.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Match Group<\/b> (MTCH) a NASDAQ 100 stock moved above $40.73 breaking above a long term base pattern. Seasonal influences are favourable until Mid-September. 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\/07\/clip_image005-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image005\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image005\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image005_thumb-7.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Silver ETN<\/b> (SLV) moved below $50.31 extending an intermediate downtrend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image006-8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image006\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image006\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image006_thumb-8.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Wheaton Precious Metals<\/b> (WPM) a TSX 60 stock and silver stock moved below US$148.91 extending an intermediate downtrend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image007-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image007\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image007\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image007_thumb-5.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Thomson Reuters<\/b> (TRI.TO) a TSX 60 stock moved above Cdn$138.74 resuming an intermediate uptrend. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image008-8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image008\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image008\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image008_thumb-8.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"5\"><strong>Trader\u2019s Corner<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image010-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image010\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image010\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image010_thumb-7.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"4\"><strong>Equity Indices and Related ETFs<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Daily Seasonal\/Technical Equity Trends for July 16<sup>th<\/sup> 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image012-8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image012\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image012\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image012_thumb-8.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"116\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Green: Increase from previous day <\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Red:<\/i><i> Decrease from previous day<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Source for all positive seasonality ratings: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.EquityClock.com\">www.EquityClock.com<\/a><\/i><i> <\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>     <br \/><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"4\"><strong>Commodities<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Daily Seasonal\/Technical Commodities Trends for July 16<sup>th<\/sup> 2026<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image014-9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image014\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image014\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image014_thumb-9.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"142\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Green: Increase from previous day <\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Red: Decrease from previous day<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"4\"><strong>Sectors<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Daily Seasonal\/Technical Sector Trends for July16<sup>th<\/sup> 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image016-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image016\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image016\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image016_thumb-7.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Green: Increase from previous day<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Red: Decrease from previous day<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>     <br \/><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"5\"><strong>Links offered by valued providers<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><b>Here&#8217;s Why Rising Yields Matter This Earnings Season: Dave Keller<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZaviFg2a0u0\">Here&#8217;s Why Rising Yields Matter This Earnings Season \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Market Call: Colin Cieszynski&#8217;s outlook on Technical Analysis (July 15, 2026)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o5ZgVT1rfkg\">Market Call: Colin Cieszynski&#8217;s outlook on Technical Analysis (July 15, 2026) \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Taiwan Semi Slams Chips, Crash Underway, Gold &amp; Silver Breakdown, Top Trades! Verified Investing<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WpvirtTG3nk\">Taiwan Semi Slams Chips, Crash Underway, Gold &amp; Silver Breakdown, Top Trades! \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>This Secular Bull Market Won&#8217;t Be Ended by AI Bubble, Says Brian Belski<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SNXl6iI7I84\">This Secular Bull Market Won&#8217;t Be Ended by AI Bubble, Says Brian Belski \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\/07\/clip_image017-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image017\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image017\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image017_thumb-7.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The intermediate term Barometer added 5.40 to 67.60. It remains Overbought.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image018-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image018\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image018\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image018_thumb-5.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The short term (20 days) Barometer added 11.40 to 64.60. It changed from Neutral to Overbought on a recovery above 60.00.<\/p>\n<p>The long term Barometer added 3.40 to 70.40. It remained 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\/07\/clip_image019-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image019\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image019\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image019_thumb-3.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The intermediate term Barometer slipped 0.91 to 53.64. It remained Neutral.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image020-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image020\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image020\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clip_image020_thumb-3.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The short term (20 days) Barometer added 7.73 to 60.45. It changed from Neutral to Overbought on a move above 60.00. Daily uptrend was extended. <\/p>\n<p>The long term Barometer slipped 0.91 to 59.55. It changed from Overbought to Neutral on a drop below 60.00.<\/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 Friday July 17th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&amp;P 500 futures were down 71 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Notably weaker was the NASDAQ Composite Index, down 560 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&amp;P 500 futures dropped 3 points following release of June U.S. Housing Starts at 8:30 AM [&hellip;]<\/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-196665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196665","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=196665"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196673,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196665\/revisions\/196673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}