Daily Commentary
Headline News:
U.S. stock futures are 14 points lower this morning after Apple (AAPL) issued a revenue warning due to the coronavirus, and the stock is down 2.9% in pre-market trading. Walmart (WMT) announced a miss on profit estimates and is set to open 1% lower. Investors could now become more cautious after a 4.8% gain in the S&P 500 for February after these earnings announcements.
Markets:
The S&P 500 formed a new trading range of 3352.26-3385.09 during last week’s trading. The RSI index is still not confirming the new highs, and the volume has only been below average. However, bullish sentiment is still winning out in the battle between the bulls and bears, and we feel another new high is possible in the offering this week.
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, DJWMG
Dominguez & Jones Wealth Management Group
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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