Tech Talk for Wednesday December 2nd 2020

Pfizer (PFE), a Dow Jones Industrial stock moved above $40.40 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend. The stock responded to news that the United Kingdom has given fast track approval for Pfizer's COVID 19 vaccine.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), a NASDAQ 100 stock moved above $94.28 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday December 2nd

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 10 points in pre-opening trade.

Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the November ADP Private Employment report at 8:15 AM EST. Consensus was an increase to 410,000 from 404,000 in October. Actual was 307,000.

Royal Bank (RY Cdn$107.04) is expected to open higher after reporting higher than consensus fiscal fourth quarter earnings.

NetApp (NTAP $54.16) is expected to open higher after reporting higher than consensus third quarter sales and earnings.

Slack slipped $0.36 to $43.49 despite Salesforce.com announcing a $27.7 billion offer to acquire the company in a cash and share exchange deal valued at $45.54 per share.

Pfizer added $1.24 to $40.65 after the United Kingdom issued fast track emergency approval for Pfizer's COVID 19 vaccine.

EquityClock's Daily Comment

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Note seasonality chart on U.S. Construction Spending.

Technical Comments for Tuesday December 1st

ETF tracking the S&P 500 Index (SPY) moved above $364.38 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.

NASDAQ 100 Index and its related ETF: QQQ moved above 12,439.48 to all-time highs extending an intermediate uptrend.

NASDAQ Biotech ETF (IBB) moved above $146.46 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.

TSX Technologies iShares (XIT.TO) moved above $43.34 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.

BlackBerry (BB.TO), a former TSX 60 stock and part of the TSX Technology Index moved above several previous resistance levels. BlackBerry Ltd. surged the most ever after the wireless company signed a multiyear agreement with Amazon Web Services to develop and market its "Intelligent Vehicle Data Platform," called IVY.

Pfizer (PFE), a Dow Jones Industrial stock moved above $40.40 extending an intermediate uptrend.

Charter Communications (CHTR), a NASDAQ 100 stock moved above $663.70 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.

A break below intermediate support by the U.S. Dollar Index prompted strength in the Euro above 120.11

The break in the U.S. Dollar Index also prompted a bump in gold prices, gold stock prices and related ETFs. Mark Leibovit offered a short term favourable outlook for the sector. He noted," ADDING TO POSITIONS IN AG, GOLD, DRD, BTG, GDX, GDXJ AND CEF AS IT APPEARS WE’VE SEEN A LOW (MAYBE THE BIG LOW) IN GOLD".

Trader's Corner

Equity Indices and Related ETFs

Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for December 1st 2020

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Commodities

Daily Seasonal/Technical Commodities Trends for December 1st 2020

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Sectors

Daily Seasonal/Technical Sector Trends for December 1st 2020

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