U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 5 points in pre-opening trade.
Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the July U.S. Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.3% versus a gain of 0.1% in June. Actual was an increase of 0.3%. Excluding food and energy, consensus was an increase of 0.2% versus a gain of 0.3% in June. Actual was an increase of 0.3%.
Gold advanced another $17.60 to $1534.80 on growing trade tensions.
McDonalds gained $0.35 to $217.51 after MKM Partners initiated coverage with a Buy rating.
Advanced Auto Parts dropped $12.16 to $130.00 after reporting lower than consensus second quarter sales and earnings.
DR Horton (DHI $46.99), KB Homes (KBH $26.32) and PulteGroup (PHM $31.50) are expected to open higher after SunTrust initiated coverage with a Buy rating.
EquityClock's Daily Market Comment
Following is a link:
http://www.equityclock.com/2019/08/12/stock-market-outlook-for-august-13-2019/
Note seasonality chart on Corn futures.
StockTwits released yesterday @EquityClock
VALE $VALE moved below support at $11.22. Extension of weakness in base metal stocks!
Caterpillar $CAT, a Dow Jones Industrial stock moved below$117.83 extending an intermediate downtrend. Responding to trade war with China.
OOOPs!! Argentina’s currency and stock market "fell off the cliff" as political uncertainty spikes. $ARGT.
S&P Retail SPDRs $XRT moved below $39.39 extending an intermediate downtrend.
Trader's Corner
Equity Indices and related ETFs
Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for August 12th 2019
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Commodities
Daily Seasonal/Technical Commodities Trends for August 12th 2019
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Sectors
Daily Seasonal/Technical Sector Trends for August 12th 2019
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Technical Scoop
Thank you to David Chapman and www.EnrichedInvesting.com for a link to the following weekly report:
Hap Sneddon on BNNBloomberg's Market Call Yesterday
Links to:
Market Outlook
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/market-call/hap-sneddon-s-market-outlook~1751662
Past Picks
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/hap-sneddon-s-past-picks~1751724
Top Picks
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/market-call/hap-sneddon-s-top-picks~1751725
S&P 500 Momentum Barometer
TSX Momentum Barometer
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