Daily Commentary
Headline news:
U.S. markets are set to open higher for a third day in a row despite no progress in trade talks with Mexico and China. President Trump threatened China with “at least” another $300 billion in tariffs and is set to implement the 5% tariff on Mexican goods next week. The mix of economic, political, and corporate data will be challenging for investors to worth through today.
Markets:
The S&P 500 is currently in the middle of a new trading range of 2800-2840, and we feel the index could stay in this range for a few weeks. Wednesdays up move came in lower volume so markets could be ready for a few sideways days to finish the week. The 2800 level is now possible vital support that will need to hold if any selling does develop.
Economy:
The U.S. Redbook report came out higher at 5.8% and above the April report of 5.7%. Over the next month, economic reports will be closely watched now that the Fed has hinted at possible rate cuts.
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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The Redbook Index is a sales-weighted of year-over-year same-store sales growth in a sample of large US general merchandise retailers representing about 9,000 stores. A higher than expected number should be taken as positive to the USD, while a lower than expected number as negative.