TC Energy $TRP a TSX 60 stock moved above Cdn$70.05 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.Kinross Gold $KGC a TSX 60 stock moved above US$12.35 extending an intermediate uptrend.Trader's CornerEquity Indices and Related ETFsDaily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for March 20th 2025 Green: Increase from previous dayRed: Decrease from previous daySource for all positive seasonality r...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 19 points at 8:30 AM EDT.FedEx dropped $10.71 to $235.50 after the company issued lower fiscal fourth quarter guidance. Nike dropped $5.09 to $66.77 after lowering fiscal fourth quarter guidance.Micron advanced $3.56 to $106.50 after reporting higher than consensus fiscal second quarter results. Lennar dropped $3.92 t...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 24 points at 8:30 AM EDT.Microchip Technology dropped $2.62 to $51.95 after offering depository shares valued at $1.35 billion.Accenture dropped $15.47 to $309.00 despite reporting higher than consensus fiscal second quarter results.Darden Restaurants dropped $0.65 to $187.50 after reporting less than consensus fiscal...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 9 points at 8:30 AM EDT.Focus today is on a decision announced by the FOMC on U.S. interest rates at 2:00 PM EDT. Consensus (100%) calls for no change in the Fed Fund Rate at 4.50%. Comments offered by Federal Reserve Chairman Powell's will be watched closely for a sense of direction.J P Morgan Chase added $0.35 to $23...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 13 points at 8:35 AM EDT.S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of the U.S. February Housing Starts report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus called for an increase to 1.380 million units from 1.366 million units in January. Actual was an increase to 1.500 million units.The Canadian Dollar added 0.05 to U.S. 70.0...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 4 points at 8:35 AM EDT.Index futures recovered 13 points following release of February U.S. Retail Sales and March Empire State Manufacturing Survey at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for February U.S. Retail Sales was a 0.6% increase versus a downwardly revised 1.2% drop in January. Actual was a 0.2% gain. Excluding auto sal...Read More
Pre-opening Comments for Friday March 14thU.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 58 points at 8:30 AM EDT.The U.S. Senate has a deadline of midnight tonight to pass a resolution to extend the debt ceiling. Failure to pass the resolution will shut down U.S. government services (other than essential services). Odds makers are giving passage by tonight a 50/50...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 10 points at 8:30 AM EDT.S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of the February U.S. Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a 0.3% increase versus a 0.4% increase in January. Actual was unchanged. Excluding food and energy, consensus was a 0.3% increase versus a 0.3% increase in January. Actu...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 14 points at 8:30 AM EDT.Delta Airlines dropped $5.61 to $44.72 after offering fiscal first quarter guidance below consensus.Oracle dropped $4.79 to $144.00 after reporting less than consensus fiscal third quarter revenues.LifeMD advanced $0.86 to $5.13 after offering fiscal fourth quarter guidance above consensus.Cien...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 66 points at 8:35 AM EST.S&P 500 futures added 22 points following release of the February U.S. Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a 0.3% increase versus a 0.5% gain in January. Actual was a 0.2% gain. Excluding food and energy, February CPI was expected to increase 0.3% versus a 0.4% gain in Januar...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 82 points at 8:30 AM EDT.China large cap iShares dropped $0.63 to $36.33 on news that China's Consumer Price Index dropped 0.7% in February.Cracker Barrel added $0.51 to $43.33 after Truest upgraded the stock to Buy.Redfin jumped $4.88 to $10.70 after Rocket Companies offered to buy the company for $12.50 per share. V...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 11 points at 8:35 AM EST.Index futures added 11 points following release of February Non-farm Payrolls at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was an increase to 170,000 from 143,000 in January. Actual was 151,000. February Unemployment Rate was expected to remain unchanged from January at 4.0%. Actual was an increase to 4.1%. Febru...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 70 points at 8:30 AM EST. European Central Bank lowered its lending rate to major banks by 0.25%.Zscaler advanced $9.84 to $206.29 after offering guidance above consensus.Marvel Technology dropped $13.45 to $76.69 after offering guidance below consensusMongoDB dropped $44.13 to $220.30 after offering guidance below co...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged at 8:30 AM EDT.CrowdStrike dropped $33.76 to $356.40 after offering an outlook below consensus.Enbridge is expected to open higher after announcing plans for a Cdn$2.5 billion upgrade to its oil and gas distribution system.Ross Stores added $0.45 to $136.42 after increasing its dividend by 10%.Palantir advanced $...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 45 points at 8:30 AM EST.President Trump speaks to a joint Congress tonight at 9:00 PM EST.American Express added $0.39 to $295.88 after raising its quarterly dividend by 17%.Okta advanced $11.65 to $99.00 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter results. The company also offer positive guidance for fiscal...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 26 points at 8:30 AM EST.Southwest Airlines dropped $0.80 to $30.26 after JP Morgan downgraded the stock from Neutral to Under WeightChipotle advanced $1.41 to $55.38 after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from Equal Weight to Overweight.Intel added $1.21 to $24.94 on news that Broadcom and Nvidia could become potenti...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 19 points at 8:35 AM EST.S&P 500 futures added 13 points following release of U.S. economic news at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for January Core PCE Price Index was a 0.3% increase versus a 0.2% gain in December. Actual was a 0.3% increase. Consensus for January U.S. Personal Income was a 0.3% increase versus a 0.4% gai...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 33 points at 8:30 AM EST.Nvidia advanced $3.06 to $134.34 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter results. Royal Bank is expected to open higher after reporting higher than consensus fiscal first quarter earnings. Snowflake added $15.01 to $181.20 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter revenu...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 32 points at 8:30 AM EST.Intuit advanced $31.37 to $587.00 after reporting higher than consensus second quarter results.Masimo gained $10.46 to $180.00 after offering a positive 2025 outlook.Workday added $26.80 to $282.02 after announcing higher than consensus subscription revenue growth in the fourth quarter. General...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 9 points at 8:30 AM EST.Zoom Video Communications $ZM dropped $1.04 to $80.40 after offering quarterly guidance below consensusCleveland Cliffs $CLF dropped $0.55 to $10.60 after reporting a quarterly loss.Bank of Montreal is expected to open higher after reporting better than consensus fiscal first quarter results.Ban...Read More