Tech Talk for Tuesday March 19th 2024

U.S. equity index futures traded lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 22 points at 8:35 AM EDT.

S&P 500 index futures recovered 6 points following release of the February Housing Star Report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase to 1.420 million units from 1.331 million units in January. Actual was an increase to 1.52 million units.

The Canadian Dollar dropped 0.20 to US73.49 following release of Canada's February Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a year-over-year increase of 3.1% versus a gain of 2.9% in January. Actual was an increase of 2.8%.

Nvidia dropped $11.95 to $872.60 following news at its developer's conference yesterday.

Unilever added $1.26 to $49.78 following announcement of a spinoff of its ice cream business.

MMM added $0.47 to $105.47 after Barclay's upgraded the stock from Equal Weight to Overweight. Target was raised to $126.

Technical Notes

Global Agriculture iShares $COW.TO moved above Cdn$62.05 extending an intermediate uptrend.

Electronic Arts $EA a NASDAQ 100 stock moved below intermediate support at $133.33

Waste Connections $WCN.TO a TSX 60 stock moved above Cdn$231.56 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend

Trader's Corner

Equity Indices and Related ETFs

Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for March 18th 2024

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

Source for all positive seasonality ratings: www.EquityClock.com

Commodities

Daily Seasonal/Technical Commodities Trends for March 18th 2024

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

Sectors

Daily Seasonal/Technical Sector Trends for March 18th 2024

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

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S&P 500 Momentum Barometers

The intermediate term Barometer added 1.60 to 72.20. It remains Overbought.

The long term Barometer added 1.00 to 79.00. It remains Overbought.

TSX Momentum Barometers

The intermediate term Barometer dropped 1.33 to 61.33. It remains Overbought.

The long term Barometer was unchanged at 67.11. It remains Overbought.

Disclaimer: Seasonality ratings and technical ratings offered in this report and at

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