Next Tech Talk report Next report is scheduled to be released on Monday October 22nd Observations Out of the ashes? Still smoking!!! All-time closing high prior to the big day: Wednesday. StockTwits Released Yesterday @EquityClock Goldcorp $GG $G.CA, a TSX 60 stock moved above$11.00 U.S. completing a double bottom pattern. IAMGold $IMG.CA moved above $5.29 completing a double bottom pattern. Editor’s Note: TSX Gold stocks and their related ETFs have a history of bottoming at this time of year. Next period of seasonal strength on a relative basis is from mid-December to the end of February. Technical action by S&P 500 stocks to 10:00: Quiet. No intermediate breakouts. Breakdowns: $OXY $ PH Editor’s Note: After 10:00 AM EDT, breakouts included WBA, LLL and HRS. No additional breakdowns. Walgreen-Boots $WBA, a Dow Jones Industrial stock moved above $74.57 extending an intermediate uptrend. Consensus Third Quarter Earnings Estimates for TSX 60 Companies Consensus for third quarter earnings by TSX 60 companies generally show good year-over-year gains: Thirty six companies are scheduled to report higher earnings, three companies are expected to record no change, 14 companies are expected to report lower earnings and data is not available on seven companies. Strongest gains are expected to be recorded by energy and technology companies. Average (median) gain is 10.9%. *Median Source: Zacks Trader’s Corner Equity Indices/related ETFs Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for October 15th 2018 Green: Increase from previous day Red: Decrease from previous day Commodities Daily Seasonal/Technical Commodities Trends for October 15th 2018 Green: Increase from previous day Red: Decrease from previous day Sectors Daily Seasonal/Technical Sector Trends for October 15th 2018 Green: Increase from previous day Red: Decrease from previous day Seasonal Advantage Portfolio continues to mitigate much of equity market’s recent weakness. How are you positioned? equityclock.com/about/seaso… $SPX $SPY Hap Sneddon on BNN Bloomberg’s Market Call Recorded yesterday. Following are links: Market Outlook https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/market-call/hap-sneddon-s-market-outlook~1514621 Past Picks https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/market-call/hap-sneddon-s-past-picks~1514622 Top Picks https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/market-call/hap-sneddon-s-top-picks~1514636 Technical Scoop By David Chapman David says, “October Bottom, or Bull End with Strong Gold, but No Recession Yet amidst Fed Attack and Bitcoin Precipice” Following is a link: http://www.enrichedinvesting.com/PDF/Technical-Scoop-2018-Oct-15-Final.pdf S&P 500 Momentum Barometer The Barometer slipped 1.00 to 14.60 yesterday. It remains deeply intermediate oversold, but trend remains down and a significant technical signs of bottoming has yet to appear. TSX Momentum Barometer The Barometer added 2.10 to 21.85 yesterday. It remains intermediate oversold, but trend remains down. Early technical signs of bottoming have appeared, but are not sufficient to call a change in trend. Disclaimer: Seasonality 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