Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL.TO)

Athletic clothing producer Gildan Activewear* (GIL.TO) has been in the Green Favored Zone of the SIA S&P/TSX 60 Index Report since August. Yesterday it climbed 3 spots to 7th place. Since bottoming out a year ago, shares have been under accumulation, steadily advancing in a rising channel of higher highs and higher lows. The shares recently confirmed this uptrend continues by staging a major breakout over $40.00, a key round number which has acted as both support and resistance over the last three years.

Westshore Terminals (WTE.TO)

Westshore Terminals (WTE.TO) recently returned to the Green Favored Zone of the SIA S&P/TSX Composite Index Report for the first time since late 2018. On Friday, the shares finished in 50th place up 2 spots on the day and up 26 places in the last month.

Lightspeed POS (LSPD.TO)

A recent correction in Lightspeed POS (LSPD.TO) shares appears to have run its course, with the shares rallying up off of a successful retest of $72.00, snapping a short-term downtrend line, regaining $90.00 and challenging a recent high near $92.00. LSPD.TO recently returned to the Green Favored Zone of the SIA S&P/TSX Composite Index Report yesterday finishing in 30th place, up 16 spots on the day and up 102 spots over the last month.

Canfor Corp. (CFP.TO)

Forest products producer Canfor (CFP.TO) has been climbing again within the Green Favored Zone of the SIA S&P/TSX Composite Index Report. Yesterday the shares finished in 25th place, up 15 spots on the day and up 28 spots over the last week.

VanEck Vectors Steel Index ETF (SLX) & Global X Uranium ETF (URA)

It’s a relatively quiet week for equity markets in what could be the calm before the storm as investors mark time waiting for the start of earnings season which kicks off next Wednesday-Thursday with results from several big banks and brokerages in the US, plus some of Canada’s media companies. In this issue of Equity Leaders Weekly, we take a look at two commodity markets which don’t usually attract attention from investors but have started to recently, steel and uranium.

Interfor Corp. (IFP.TO)

Forest products producer Interfor* (IFP.TO) recently returned to the Green Favored Zone of the SIA S&P/TSX Composite Index Report from a brief dip into the yellow zone. Yesterday the shares moved to 15th place, up 5 spots on the day and up 54 spots over the last month.

Quanta Services Inc. (PWR)

Electric infrastructure builder Quanta Services (PWR) has been in the Green Favored Zone of the SIA S&P 500 Index Report since August. In recent weeks, Quanta has been climbing up the rankings, yesterday it rose back up to 17th place, up 4 spots on the day and up 29 spots over the last month.

Lam Research (LRCX)

With semiconductor stocks attracting renewed interest last week, Lam Research jumped 91 spots on Thursday, returning to the Green Favored Zone of the SIA S&P 500 Index Report from a brief dip into the yellow zone. Shares blasted through $600.00 on Friday completing a bullish Ascending Triangle pattern ending a consolidation phase and signaling the start of a new advance.

S&P/TSX Capped Real Estate Index (TTRE.I) & iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXX)

A flurry of news is due over the next few days including more manufacturing PMI reports today. US nonfarm payrolls come out on tomorrow’s Good Friday holiday so their impact may influence trading more on Monday, and service PMI reports are due early next week. Earnings season doesn’t start for another couple of weeks, but we are into confession season which has been quiet so far. In this issue of Equity Leaders Weekly, we take a look at two sectors which have been on the rebound lately, real estate and semiconductors.

DXC Technology Co. (DXC)

IT service provider DXC Technology (DXC) has returned to the Green Favored Zone of the SIA S&P 500 Index Report from a brief dip into the yellow zone. The shares finished yesterday in 88th place, up 20 spots on the day and up 130 spots in the last month.

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