A shocking report on new home sales in the US pours cold water on the fundamental prospects for the home construction industry. Real Time Economic Calendar provided by Investing.com. *** Stocks highlighted are for information purposes only and should not be considered as advice to purchase or to sell mentioned securities. As always, the use of technical and fundamental analysis is encouraged in order to fine tune entry and exit points to average seasonal trends. Stocks Entering Period of Seasonal Strength Today: Subscribers – Click on the relevant link to view the full profile. Not a subscriber? Signup here. Humana, Inc. (NYSE:HUM) Seasonal Chart Parkland Fuel Corp. (TSE:PKI.TO) Seasonal Chart TELUS Corp. (TSE:T.TO) Seasonal Chart C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASD:CHRW) Seasonal Chart ProShares Hedge Replication ETF (NYSE:HDG) Seasonal Chart Crown Castle Intl Corp. (NYSE:CCI) Seasonal Chart Insight Enterprises, Inc. (NASD:NSIT) Seasonal Chart Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE:CSV) Seasonal Chart Pacific Biosciences of California Inc. (NASD:PACB) Seasonal Chart General Finance Corp. (NASD:GFN) Seasonal Chart Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) Seasonal Chart Morguard North American Residential REIT (TSE:MRG/UN.TO) Seasonal Chart Invesco Canadian Dividend Index ETF (TSE:PDC.TO) Seasonal Chart Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF (TSE:VDY.TO) Seasonal Chart BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF (TSE:ZST.TO) Seasonal Chart SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (NYSE:XTN) Seasonal Chart The Markets Stocks rose in the Monday session as investors continue to focus on earnings, which have been coming in better than forecast. The S&P 500 Index added just less than a quarter of one percent, lifted by stocks in the energy and consumer discretionary sector. The large-cap benchmark remains supported by its rising 50-day moving average and is pushing past psychological resistance at 4400. The limits of the rising trend channel are now pegged around 4300 and 4500. Momentum indicators have rebounded and MACD has triggered a renewed buy signal as investors bid stocks higher into some key reports and ahead of the FOMC announcement midweek. Want to know which areas of the market to buy or sell? Our Weekly Chart Books have just been updated, providing a clear Accumulate, Avoid, or Neutral rating for currencies, cryptocurrencies, commodities, broad markets, and subsectors/industries of the market. Subscribers can login and click on the relevant links to access. Currencies Cryptocurrencies Commodities Major Benchmarks Sub-sectors / Industries Subscribe now. Today, in our Market Outlook to subscribers, we discuss the following: Notable changes in this week’s chart books: find out what has been added to our list of areas to Accumulate The price of copper US New Home Sales and the stocks of the home builders Subscribe now and we’ll send this outlook to you. Sentiment on Monday, as gauged by the put-call ratio, ended bullish at 0.87. Seasonal charts of companies reporting earnings today: S&P 500 Index TSE Composite