Tech Talk for Friday September 17th 2021

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 6 points in pre-opening trade.

Lululemon was unchanged at $426.40 after Oppenheimer raised its target price from $405 to $520.

Union Pacific added $0.18 to $203.62 after Deutsche Bank raised its target price from $225 to $256.

Adobe improved $4.03 to $665.11 after Mizuho increased its target price from $640 to $695.

EquityClock's Daily Comment

Following is a link:

http://www.equityclock.com/2021/09/16/stock-market-outlook-for-september-17-2021/

Technical Notes released yesterday at

StockTwits.com@EquityClock

More reason to be optimistic of the stocks with exposure to the manufacturing economy this fall. equityclock.com/2021/09/15/… $STUDY $MACRO $SPX $SPY $ES_F

Consumer Staples SPDRs $XLP moved below $71.29 completing a double top pattern.

Coca Cola $KO a Dow Jones Industrial Average stock moved below $55.03 extending an intermediate downtrend

Southern Companies $SO an S&P 100 stock moved below $65.39 completing a double top pattern.

Copart $CPRT a NASDAQ 100 stock moved above $149.07 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.

Xcel Energy $XEL a NASDAQ 100 stock moved below $65.03 completing a double top pattern.

Silver iShares $SLV moved below US$21.19 extending an intermediate downtrend.

Gold equity ETF $GDX moved below $30.68 and $30.64 extending an intermediate downtrend.

Weakness in silver and gold prompted intermediate breakdowns in three gold stocks that are part of the TSX 60 Index extending an intermediate downtrend. $ABX.CA moved below $Cdn$24.10. Wheaton Precious Metals $WPM moved below US$42.16. Kinross Gold $KGC moved below US$5.62

Magna International $MG.CA a TSX 60 stock moved below Cdn$97.91 extending an intermediate downtrend.

Nutrient $NTR.CA a TSX 60 stock moved above $80.82 extending an intermediate uptrend.

Fertilizer stocks are notably higher today. $NTR.CA broke above intermediate resistance earlier today. CF Industries $CF is the strongest stock in the sector. Nice move above resistance at $49.64. Mosaic $MOS also is significantly higher.

Trader's Corner

Equity Indices and Related ETFs

Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for September 16th 2021

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

Commodities

Daily Seasonal/Technical Commodities Trends for September 16th 2021

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

Sectors

Daily Seasonal/Technical Sector Trends for September 16th 2021

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

All seasonality ratings are based on performance relative to the S&P 500 Index

Seasonality Chart of the Day from www.EquityClock.com

Trends by seasonality charts for fertilizer stocks including Nutrien, Mosaic and CF Industries are virtually identical: They show weakness on a real and relative basis (relative to the S&P 500 Index and TSX Composite Index) during the last two week in September followed by an important seasonal low in early October. Thereafter, the sector enters its best period of seasonal strength for the year, a trend that can last to the end of February.

S&P 500 Momentum Barometers

The intermediate term Barometer slipped 2.61 to 53.11 yesterday. It remains Neutral.

The long term Barometer eased 1.40 to 74.15 yesterday. It remains Overbought.

TSX Momentum Barometers

The intermediate term Barometer dropped 5.39 to 56.86 yesterday. It changed from Overbought to Neutral on a move below 60.00.

The long term Barometer slipped 1.96 to 68.63 yesterday. It remains Overbought and trending down.

Disclaimer: Seasonality and technical ratings offered in this report and at

www.equityclock.com 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