Pre-opening Comments for Thursday March 16^th

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 the March Philly Fed Index and February Housing Starts at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for the Philly Fed Index was -7.50 versus -5.80 in February. Actual was -23.2. Consensus for February Housing Starts was 1.430 million units. Actual was 1.450 million units.

First Republic Bank dropped $7.74 to $23.42 after announcing its possible sale.

Adobe gained $18.10 to $351.71 after reporting higher than consensus first quarter revenues and earnings. The company also offered second quarter guidance greater than consensus.

Credit Suisse added $0.11 to $2.27 after confirming plans to borrow from the Swiss National Bank.

 

EquityClock’s Daily Comment

Headline reads “In a recessionary market backdrop, investors will abandon all cyclical assets and flee to safe haven bets, a rotation that was readily apparent on Wednesday”.

http://www.equityclock.com/2023/03/15/stock-market-outlook-for-march-16-2023/

 

Technical Notes

ETFs moving below intermediate support included PIN, XLB, XLI, FCG, URA, USO, UGA, ECH, MDY, FM, PHO, UGA, USO, XLE, EEM

XBM.TO, XEG.TO, XFN.TO

S&P 100 stocks moving below intermediate support included BRK.B, HON, ALL, JPM

TSX 60 stocks moving below intermediate support included TD, POW, CNQ, TRP, ENB, NTR, FM, SU.

Base Metal stocks extending an intermediate downtrend included RIO, BHP, HBM.TO

Advanced Micro Devices $AMD a NASDAQ 100 stock moved above $99.94 extending an intermediate uptrend.

Meta Platform META an S&P 100 stock moved above $197.16 extending an intermediate uptrend.

Fortis $FTS.TO a TSX 60 stock moved above $56.11 extending an intermediate uptrend.

 

Trader’s Corner

Equity Indices and Related ETFs

Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for March 15^th 2023

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

 

Commodities

Daily Seasonal/Technical Commodities Trends for March 15^th 2023

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

 

Sectors

Daily Seasonal/Technical Sector Trends for March 15^th 2023

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

 

Links offered by valued providers

Are Commercial REITS Next? | Greg Schnell, CMT | Market Buzz (03.15.23)

Are Commercial REITS Next? | Greg Schnell, CMT | Market Buzz (03.15.23) – YouTube

 

Every Bank, Everywhere, All at Once | Julius de Kempenaer | Your Daily Five (03.15.23)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR-x_vqjy_k

 

Investors Digest

Don Vialoux was asked to offer the “Top Pick” this week. Choice was the Shanghai Composite Index. The Investor’s Digest is available by subscription.

 

S&P 500 Momentum Barometers

The intermediate term Barometer dropped 5.00 to 19.20. It remains Oversold.

The long term Barometer dropped 4.80 to 40.60. It remains Neutral. Trend is down.

 

TSX Momentum Barometers

The intermediate term Barometer dropped 7.23 to 26.81. It remains Oversold. Trend is down.

The long term Barometer dropped 6.38 to 48.09. It remains Neutral. Trend is down.

 

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www.equityclock.com are for information only. They should not be considered as advice to purchase or to sell mentioned securities. Data offered in this report is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed

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