Tech Talk for Tuesday January 19th 2021
Costco (COST), an S&P 100 stock moved below $359.50 setting an intermediate downtrend.
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South Africa iShares (EZA) moved above $45.40 extending an intermediate uptrend.
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Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday January 19th
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 26 points in pre-opening trade.
Goldman Sachs gained $5.98 to $306.99 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter revenues and earnings.
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Bank of America slipped $0.66 to $32.35 after reporting lower than consensus fourth quarter revenues.
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Aphria added $0.60 to $16.42 after Stifel Nicolaus raised its target price from $9.80 to $15.50.
American Express gained $1.59 to $123.74 after JP Morgan upgraded the stock from Underweight to Overweight.
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EquityClock's Daily Comment
Following is a link:
http://www.equityclock.com/2021/01/16/stock-market-outlook-for-january-19-2021/
Note seasonality chart on U.S. Retail Trade
Technical Notes for Monday January 18th
Brookfield Infrastructure (BIP/UN), a TSX 60 stock moved above $68.38 extending an intermediate uptrend.
Chinese based ETFs listed on the TSX responded to the better than expected 6.5% annualized GDP gain by China in the fourth quarter. XCH moved above Cdn$30.21 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend.
Trader's Corner
Editor's Note: No change in ratings for the TSX and TSX sectors yesterday
Equity Indices and Related ETFs
Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for January 18th 2021
Green: Increase from previous day
Red: Decrease from previous day
Commodities
Daily Seasonal/Technical Commodities Trends for January 18th 2021
Green: Increase from previous day
Red: Decrease from previous day
Sectors
Daily Seasonal/Technical Sector Trends for January 18th 2021
Green: Increase from previous day
Red: Decrease from previous day
Berman's Call Yesterday
During his education segment, Larry offered interesting observations on central bank liquidity and likely action by the Federal Reserve to curtail liquidity at its next meeting on January 26th and 27th. Signs of a reduction in liquidity could have a short term negative impact on U.S. equity markets. Following is a link:
TSX Momentum Barometers
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The intermediate Barometer added 0.96 to 68.90 yesterday. It remains intermediate overbought.
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The long term Barometer added 0.96 to 79.90 yesterday. It remains intermediate overbought.
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