Daily Commentary
Headline News:
U.S. stock futures are higher this morning as the U.S. and China Phase 1 trade deal is set to be signed on Wednesday. Also, earnings season starts this week, and investors will be watching to see how companies faired in the fourth quarter of 2019. This week JPMorgan (JPM), Morgan Stanley (MS), and Goldman Sachs (GS) are the big names reporting. Analyst are expecting profits at S&P 500 companies to drop 0.6% due to the effects of the trade war.
Markets:
The S&P 500 closed lower on Friday at 3265.35 after briefly trading at potential support at 3258.14. So, we now know buyers are willing to step in at that level to support stocks. The RSI index moved lower below the 70 level to close at 67.69, and this is a potential short term sell signal. If the index can remain above support, we continue to believe a potential new leg higher is the next move.
We are currently long-term bullish and short-term bullish.
John N. Lilly III
Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor℠
Accredited Asset Management Specialist℠
Portfolio Manager, RJ
Partner, Windsor Wealth
Windsor Wealth
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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