Daily Commentary
Headline News:
U.S. stock futures are higher despite new fears of a slowing economy and further pullbacks in the S&P 500. Concerns over high stock valuations and a slow vaccine rollout have investors cautious. Currently, stocks are trading at 22 times 12-month forward earnings, which is the most expensive since the late 1990s during the dot-com bubble. Meanwhile, the IHS Markits’ flash reading on Manufacturing is reported later today and is expected to show lower U.S. factory activity.
Markets:
The S&P 500 traded down to 3885.03 and below support at 3892.59 but rallied to close at 3913.97. The index is now back in the middle of the recent trading range and the base that started on 2/9/2021. Volume was good with 2,002,668,544 shares traded, but the RSI index moved lower to close at 61.77. The reversal was impressive because support was broken for a second time, but the fact that buyers poured back in is a good sign that a possible new uptrend could start. We feel the buying could carry over into today and possibly help push the index back to the potential resistance at 3931.50.
We are currently long-term bullish and short-term bullish.
John N. Lilly III CPFA
Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor℠
Accredited Asset Management Specialist℠
Portfolio Manager, RJ
Partner, DJWMG
Windsor Wealth Planners & Strategist
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The Relative Strength Index (RSI), developed by J. Welles Wilder, is a momentum oscillator that measures the speed and changes of price movements.
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