​​Canadian Stocks (XIU ETF) trading higher mainly on Oil stocks..​
Softer Canadian Economic data lately relative to the US will  ​push the
​Bank of Canada to act cautiously 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 23 weeks ago the Previous
​Major Weekly ​Double Top Breakout Trendline at 22.78 and back above it
​8 weeks ago. ​Broke the Weekly ​Downtrend Channel Resistance 9 weeks ago. 
​(See first chart below-Channel)​​. Broke a weekly Uptrend Channel 2 weeks ago.
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2​) XFN ETF (iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF) 
​Broke 9 weeks ​ago the Weekly Resistance ​Trendline (red). Tested and
​Rejected Violently Previous Weekly Breakdown Trendline 2 weeks ago.
​ (See second chart below-blue)​
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​3) ​XBM ETF (iShares S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index ETF) ​Still within a
Major ​​Weekly Wedge (red) from July 2014. ​​(See third chart below - Red Trendlines)​​
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​4) XEG ETF (iShares S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index ETF) broke 10 weeks ago
​Weekly Downtrend Channel​. ​(See 4rth chart below - Channel)  Broke above the
​previous Weekly Breakdown Trendline (yellow) that Bulls failedd to protect.​
​Into a Weekly Uptrend Channel.

​​​5) Canadian Dollar/ US$ (USDCAD) Broke violently a Weekly Megaphone Support Technical Pattern 21 weeks ago. ​(See fifth chart below - Blue Trendlines)​  Still Into a  Weekly Uptrend Channel. At Support.

6) XBB ETF (iShares Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF)  Broke 23 weeks ago a steep Weekly Rising Wedge Support Trendline. ​​(See sixth chart below - Yellow Trendlines)  Back 2 weeks ago above 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 above the resistance zone. ​ (See seventh chart below - Grey Trendline). Canadian stocks are still more Volatile than US stocks.
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8) Natural Gas Futures (NG2-NYMEX) Bulls broke 2 weeks ago the Weekly Resistance Trendline. 
​ ​(See eight chart below -Yellow trendline).  

​​​9) Light Crude Oil Futures (CL2-NYMEX) Broke 2 weeks ago a Weekly Uptrend Channel that started since June 2017.  ​ ​(See ninth chart below - Channel)​.

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​​The XIU ETF finally started to out perform the SP500 Index (SPY ETF) as the Bank of Canada softer tone 8 weeks ago bring the XIU back above the critical level of 22.78. Oil stocks still helping tremendously on a short term basis.


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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