Daily Commentary
Headline News:
U.S. stock futures are set to open higher to start the week after the Federal Reserve took historic steps to support U.S. households. The Fed announced they would now lend against student loans and credit card loans, and they will become a buyer of larger companies’ bonds. S&P 500 futures popped up over 3% on the news after being limit down overnight. Investors will now be looking to Washington for the proposed $1 trillion stimulus package to be passed, possibly, later this week.
Markets:
The S&P 500 closed at a new low for the year at 2304.92 and is just above critical support at 2280.52. The selling on Friday came with a massive volume of 5.3 billion shares. So, potential resistance could come in at 2478.86 if buyers should come into markets. The RSI index continues to be divergent post higher lows while the index posts new lows. We are encouraged to see the selling power lowered, and we are hopeful that a short-term bottom is possibly in place.
We are currently long-term bullish and short-term bearish.
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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