Tech Talk for Friday April 13th 2018

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 12 points in pre-opening trade.

JP Morgan gained $1.48 to $114.85 after reporting higher than consensus first quarter earnings.

NetApp added $1.18 to $68.75 after JP Morgan initiated coverage with an Overweight rating and an $80 target price.

Citigroup advanced 1.21 to 73.34 after reporting higher than consensus first quarter earnings.

Wells Fargo added $0.70 to $53.40 after reporting higher than consensus first quarter earnings.

Starbucks dropped $0.55 to $58.88 after Cowen lowered its rating on the stock to Market Perform from Outperform. Target was reduced to $65 from $68.

EquityClock's Daily Market Comment

http://www.equityclock.com/2018/04/12/stock-market-outlook-for-april-13-2018/

Note seasonality charts on U.S. Financials sector, NASDAQ 100 Index, Utilities sector and U.S. REIT industry.

StockTwits Released Yesterday @EquityClock

Technical action by S&P 500 stocks to 10:00: Quiet. Intermediate breakout: $HES. Breakdown: $BBBY.

Editor's Note: After 10:00 AM EDT, breakouts included ADM and EOG. Breakdown: HSY.

Energy stocks on both sides of the border continue to move higher. Intermediate breakouts by $EOG and $VET.CA

Trader's Corner

Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for April 12th 2018

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

Daily Seasonal/Technical Commodities Trends for April 12th 2018

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

* Excludes adjustment from rollover of futures contracts

Daily Seasonal/Technical Sector Trends for April 12th 2018

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

Josef Schachter on Michael Campbell's Money Talks

Tune in at 9:00 AM Vancouver time on Saturday (Noon Toronto time, 10:00 AM Calgary time) on Radio 980 CKNW: Following is a link: https://globalnews.ca/radio/cknw/?gref=cknw Topic is Pipeline Politics.

S&P 500 Momentum Barometer

The Barometer gained 5.00 to 41.60 yesterday. It returned to intermediate neutral from intermediate oversold and continues to trend up.

TSX Momentum Barometer

The Barometer slipped 0.41 to 50.21 yesterday. It remains intermediate neutral and trending up.

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