U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P futures were down 4 points in pre-opening trade.
Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of Weekly Jobless Claims at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was 220,000 versus a revised 223,000 last week. Actual was 234,000.
Royal Bank (RY $101.12) is expected to open higher after reporting higher than consensus fiscal second quarter earnings.
Toronto Dominion (TD $75.50) is expected to open higher after reporting higher than consensus fiscal second quarter earnings.
Ralph Lauren (RL $133.26) is expected to open higher after Cowen raised its target price on the stock to $150 from $122.
Caesar's Entertainment added $0.35 to $12.85 after JP Morgan initiated coverage with an Overweight rating and a $16 target.
EquityClock's Daily Market Comment
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http://www.equityclock.com/2018/05/23/stock-market-outlook-for-may-24-2018/
Note seasonality charts on Crude Oil Days of Supply, Gasoline Days of Supply, Crude Oil and New Home Sales.
StockTwits Released Yesterday @EquityClock
European equity markets continue to struggle. Eurozone iShares $EZU moved below $44.00 setting an intermediate downtrend.
Technical action by S&P 500 stocks to 10:00: Quietly bullish. Intermediate breakouts: $TIF $LOW $RL. Breakdown: $HPE.
Editor's Note: After 10:00 AM EDT, intermediate breakouts included NFLX and SEE. Breakdown: ES.
Netflix $NFLX, one of the FAANG stocks moved above $338.82 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.
New Home Sales down 1.5% (NSA) in April vs 0.7% average decline for the month #Housing #Economy $MACRO.
Trader's Corner
Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for May 23rd 2018
Green: Increase from previous day
Red: Decrease from previous day
Daily Seasonal/Technical Commodities Trends for May 23rd 2018
Green: Increase from previous day
Red: Decrease from previous day
Daily Seasonal/Technical Sector Trends for May 23rd 2018
Green: Increase from previous day
Red: Decrease from previous day
S&P Momentum Barometer
The Barometer was unchanged at 62.20 yesterday. It remains intermediate overbought.
TSX Momentum Barometer
The Barometer added another 2.06 to 73.25 yesterday. It remains intermediate overbought.
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