​​Canadian Stocks (XIU ETF) consolidation continue on higher rates fear.​
Stronger Canadian Economic data lately relative to the US will continue
​push the BOC to act on rates going forward.
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​​​​​​Some Technical Charts and Short Comments on Canadian financial products:
​1) XIU ETF (iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF) Broke 13 weeks ago the Previous
​Major Weekly ​Double Top Breakout Trendline at 22.78 that was critical 4 Bulls.
​Test and Rejected 5 weeks ago the Weekly ​Downtrend Channel Resistance. 
​(See first chart below-Channel)​​.
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2​) XFN ETF (iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF) Broke a Weekly
​Rising Wedge 7 weeks ago (Blue). Tested and Rejected 2 weeks ago the
​Weekly Resistance Trendline (red) (See second chart below)​
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​3) ​XBM ETF (iShares S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index ETF) Broke Violently
​a  Weekly Uptrend Channel. ​​(See third chart below - Channel)​​
​Bulls need to stay above previous Weekly Breakout Trendline (yellow)
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​4) XEG ETF (iShares S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index ETF) still into a Weekly
Downtrend Channel​ and tested the Resistance. ​(See 4rth chart below - Channel)  
​Bulls lost ​control as we Broke ​the Weekly Support Trendline 15 weeks ago (yellow).​ 

​​​5) Canadian Dollar/ US$ (USDCAD) Broke violently a Weekly Megaphone Support Technical Pattern 11 weeks ago. ​(See fifth chart below - Blue Trendlines)​  Broke a Weekly Uptrend Channel Support 2 weeks ago. Strongest since June 2015.

6) XBB ETF (iShares Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF)  Broke 13 weeks ago a steep Weekly Rising Wedge Support Trendline. ​​(See sixth chart below - Yellow Trendlines)  Broke last week the Major Weekly Support Trendline that started back in October 2008! (Grey)

7) Canadian VIX Index (​SPTSX60 Volatility) compare to the US SP100 Index VXO is back below the resistance zone. ​ (See seventh chart below - Grey Trendline). Canadian stocks are getting less Volatile than US stocks.
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8) Natural Gas Futures (NG2-NYMEX) still below the Previous Weekly Breakdown Trendline from March 2016, critical for Bulls to break. ​(See eight chart below - Blue trendline).  Still Into a tiny Weekly Uptrend Channel.​

​​​9) Light Crude Oil Futures (CL2-NYMEX) Still into a Weekly Uptrend Channel that started since June 2017. Tested the Support so critical for Bulls. ​ (See ninth chart below - Channel)​.

​​The XIU ETF continue to underperform tremendously the SP500 Index (SPY ETF) as the Bank of Canada surprise us with a restrictive bias 14 weeks ago (mainly the interest sensitive sectors) with two rate hikes since and NAFTA renegociation started. 


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"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
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-Sun Tzu, the Art of War