On average, US non-farm payrolls increase by 0.2% in November, which would imply the actual addition of approximately 306,000 jobs. 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. Chesswood Group Ltd. (TSE:CHW.TO) Seasonal Chart Nabors Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NBR) Seasonal Chart Prairie Provident Resources Inc. (TSE:PPR.TO) Seasonal Chart BCE, Inc. (TSE:BCE.TO) Seasonal Chart First Asset Canadian REIT ETF (TSE:RIT.TO) Seasonal Chart Holly Energy Partners LP (NYSE:HEP) Seasonal Chart A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund (TSE:AW/UN.TO) Seasonal Chart Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE:TDI) Seasonal Chart Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (NYSE:EW) Seasonal Chart Canadian Utilities Ltd. (TSE:CU.TO) Seasonal Chart AltaGas Income Ltd. (TSE:ALA.TO) Seasonal Chart Ensign Energy Services, Inc. (TSE:ESI.TO) Seasonal Chart Semafo, Inc. (TSE:SMF.TO) Seasonal Chart Quebecor, Inc. (TSE:QBR/B.TO) Seasonal Chart Northland Power Inc. (TSE:NPI.TO) Seasonal Chart Allscripts, Inc. (NASD:MDRX) Seasonal Chart Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE:TM) Seasonal Chart Smart Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:SRU/UN.TO) Seasonal Chart Husky Energy, Inc. (TSE:HSE.TO) Seasonal Chart The Markets Stocks closed marginally higher on Thursday as investors continue to monitor the headlines for any developments pertaining to a trade deal between the US and China. The S&P 500 Index added just over a tenth of a percent, holding close to the 20-day moving average, a logical level for investors to cling to during a period of short-term uncertainty. The next catalyst on the docket for stocks is the non-farm payroll report for November, due to be released before Friday’s opening bell. Analysts estimate that 180,000 jobs were added last month, which is certainly loftier than the 67,000 that ADP reported on Wednesday as being added in the month. The rebound in payrolls is thought to be attributed to the return of laid-off GM workers and the ramp up in hiring activity for next year’s census. On average, payrolls increase by 0.2% in November, before seasonal adjustments are applied. Therefore, we’ll be looking for a non-seasonally adjusted increase of around 306,000, which, if achieved, would maintain the year-to-date change above the seasonal norm through the end of November. We’ll break down the results for subscribers in our intraday distribution. Signup now to be added to our list. Sentiment on Thursday, as gauged by the put-call ratio, ended bearish at 1.08. Seasonal charts of companies reporting earnings today: S&P 500 Index TSE Composite