Tech Talk for Friday August 5th 2016

Mr. Vialoux on BNN’s Market Call Tonight

Be sure to tune in this evening at 6:00 PM EDT

Observations

Trading action by North American equity markets was quiet yesterday. Traders were waiting for the July Employment Reports to be released at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for U.S. Non-farm Payrolls is 185,000. However, reports for May and June have been extremely volatile. Consensus estimates really are “a shot in the dark”. July Hourly Earnings will be watched closely. Consensus is a gain of 0.2% versus a gain of 0.1% in June. A report in excess of a gain of 0.2% will raise inflation concerns and higher expectations for an increase in the Fed Fund rate in September. In Canada the July employment report is expected to record a 10,000 gain, a trend that is starting to turn positive once again.

Reponses to the Bank of England’s move to lower its overnight lending rate to 0.25% and to add 60 billion pounds to its quantitative easing program was surprisingly muted. The British Pound dropped to the bottom of a recent trading range. The London FT Index recovered to the top of a recent trading range.

StockTwits Released Yesterday

Declining production and high demand still can’t seem to make a significant dent on oil inventories.

Technical action by S&P 500 stocks to Noon: Mixed. Breakouts: $HAR, $XEC, $NFX, $ENDP, $PH, $BLL. Breakdowns: $FOXA, $HSIC, $CF, $FSLR

Editor’s Note: After noon, IR broke resistance and FOX broke support.

Nice breakout by SNC.CA above $57.14 to move to an all-time high.

Trader’s Corner

Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for August 4^th 2016

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Daily Seasonal/Technical Commodities Trends for August 4^th 2016

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Daily Seasonal/Technical Sector Trends for August 4^th 2016

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The S&P Momentum Barometer slipped 1.40 to 67.20 yesterday. It remains intermediate overbought and trending down.

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The TSX Momentum Barometer added 3.43 to 66.95 yesterday. It remains intermediate overbought and trending down.

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