Tech Talk for Thursday January 31st 2019

U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged in pre-opening trade.

Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of weekly Initial Jobless Claims at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was 211,000 versus 200,000 last week. Actual was 253,000.

The Canadian Dollar was virtually unchanged following release of November Canadian real GDP. Consensus was a year-over year gain of 1.6%. Actual was 1.7%.

Charles Schwab gained $0.88 to $47.75 after announcing a $4 billion share buyback and a dividend increase

Facebook advanced $16.43 to $166.85 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter earnings.

Tesla dropped $10.53 to $298.50 after reporting less than consensus quarterly earnings.

Microsoft dropped $2.88 to $103.50 after reporting less than consensus fourth quarter revenues.

EquityClock's Daily Comment

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Note seasonality charts on Case/Shiller 20 City Home Price Index, Crude Oil Days of Supply and Gasoline Days of Supply.

Observations

The Canadian Dollar moved above 75.88 cents U.S. on combination of weakness in the U.S. Dollar Index and strength in commodity prices following release of FOMC guidance on U.S. monetary policy.

TIPS moved higher in anticipation of higher commodity prices and flat interest rates.

Equity index futures recorded strong gains following release of the FOMC statement at 2:00.

The U.S. Dollar Index and its related ETF dropped sharply following the FOMC statement

U.S. Treasury prices moved higher following the FOMC statement.

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Technical action by S&P 500 stocks to 10:00: Bullish: Intermediate breakouts: $RCL $SYK $BA $XRX $ARE. Breakdown: $JNPR

Editor's Note: After 10:00 AM EST, intermediate breakouts included MAC, ANTM, DOV, HP, HD, EL, BRK.B, AES, MGM, WLTW, PLD and MYL. Breakdown: ILMN

CCL Industries $CCL.B.CA, a TSX 60 stock moved above $55.52 extending an intermediate uptrend

Wheaton Precious Metals $WPM, a TSX 60 stock moved above $20.18 U.S. extending an intermediate uptrend

U.S. REIT ETF $IYR moved above $82.50 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend

WTI Crude Oil at $54.64 moved above $54.55 completing a reverse Head & Shoulders pattern $USO

‘Tis the season for crude oil to move higher to summer! $USO

Editor's Note: Higher crude oil prices prompted strength in the Russian ETF.

Berkshire Hathaway $BRK.B, a Dow Jones Industrial stock moved above $205.01 completing a base building pattern

Tis the season for Berkshire Hathaway $BRK.B to move higher to May!

Silver equity ETF $SIL moved above $26.54 extending an uptrend. ‘Tis the season for silver and silver equities to move higher to April.

First Quantum Minerals $FM.CA moved above $13.90 and $14.20 completing a base building pattern.

Tis the season for First Quantum $FM.CA and related base metal stocks to move higher to mid-May! XBM.CA

More Canadian gold stock breakouts! $KGC $BTO.CA. ‘Tis the season for strength in gold stocks to end of February!

China Large Cap iShares $FXI moved above $42.59 completing a reverse Head & Shoulders pattern

‘Tis the season for Chinese markets and related funds to move higher to May! $FXI $CAF $XCH.CA $ZCH.CA

Homebuilder ETF $XHB moved above $36.08 completing a double bottom pattern.

‘Tis the season for Home Building stocks/ETFs to move higher to the end of April! $XHB $ITB $HD

Goldcorp $G.CA $GG, a TSX 60 stock moved above $14.45 and 14.52 Cdn. completing a reverse Head & Shoulders pattern

Trader's Corner

Equity Indices and related ETFs

Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for January 30th 2019

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

Commodities

Daily Seasonal/Technical Commodities Trends for January 30th 2019

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

Sectors

Daily Seasonal/Technical Sector Trends for January 30th 2019

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

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S&P 500 Momentum Barometer

The Barometer added 6.40 to 79.40 yesterday. It remains intermediate overbought, but continues to trend higher.

TSX Momentum Barometer

The Barometer added another 4.22 to 83.97 yesterday. It remains intermediate overbought, but continues to trend higher.

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