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March 7, 2026 | Tech Talk for Saturday March 7th 2026

Don Vialoux

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Donald Vialoux is author of the free blog Tech Talk, a daily investment report available during the past 20 years at www.timingthemarket.ca. Comments focus on the seasonal and technical outlook for equity indices, commodities and sectors. Mr. Vialoux has 53 years of experience in the investment industry and is a past president of the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts (CSTA).

The Bottom Line

Start of the war against Iran had a significant negative impact on world equity markets last week. By the end of the week, intermediate term technicals for world equity markets had
deteriorated from Overbought to Neutral levels.

Despite international and political influences, analysts raised 2026 cash flow and earnings estimates for S&P 500 and TSX 60 companies.

The VIX Index (also known as the Fear Index) spiked on Friday to 29.49%, a 10 month high. Until the Index shows signs of peaking, North American equity markets will remain volatile.

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March 7th, 2026

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