Tech Talk for Thursday August 18th 2022

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 7 points in pre-opening trade.

Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the August Philly Fed report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a drop of 5.0 versus a decline of 12.3 in July. Actual was an increase of 6.2%

Cisco advanced $1.55 to $48.16 after reporting higher than consensus fiscal fourth quarter revenues and earnings.

Apple added $1.52 to $174.55 after announcing plans to launch new products on September 7th including the iPhone 14.

Kohl's dropped $2.95 to $31.00 after reporting less than consensus second quarter revenues and earnings.

Este Lauder declined $4.92 to $271.60 after reporting less than consensus fiscal fourth quarter results.

EquityClock's Daily Comment

Headline reads "Waning demand and inventories that are out of control point to a consumer economy that threatens to bring upon a recession".

http://www.equityclock.com/2022/08/17/stock-market-outlook-for-august-18-2022/

Technical Notes for yesterday

Loblaw Companies $L.TO a TSX 60 stock moved above $123.18 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.

Trader's Corner

Equity Indices and Related ETFs

Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for August 17th 2022

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

Commodities

Daily Seasonal/Technical Commodities Trends for August 17th 2022

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

Sectors

Daily Seasonal/Technical Sector Trends for August 17th 2021

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

Links offered by valued providers

Links from Mark Bunting and www.uncommonsenseinvestor.com

Five Reasons the Market Hasn’t Hit Bottom – Uncommon Sense Investor

Three Signals That Prove a New Bull Market for Stocks Has Begun – Uncommon Sense Investor

Market Buzz by Greg Schnell

Why Energy Investing Is So Hard | Greg Schnell, CMT | Market Buzz (08.17.22) - YouTube

S&P 500 Momentum Barometers

The intermediate term Barometer slipped 0.40 to 91.60 yesterday. It remains Overbought.

The long term Barometer dropped 2.80 to 48.40 yesterday. It remains Neutral.

TSX Momentum Barometers

The intermediate term Barometer dropped 5.04 to 68.49 yesterday. It remains Overbought and showing early short term signs of rolling over.

The long term Barometer was unchanged at 48.22 yesterday. It remains Neutral.

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