Daily Commentary
Headline News:
S&P 500 futures are lower this morning after another dramatic jobless claims report showed 3.839 claims for unemployment benefits. The report was stunning but lower than last week’s report of over 4 million applications. Also, the Federal Reserve pledged to expand emergency programs to boost economic growth, but they lower expectations for a fast rebound in the U.S. economy. Good earnings from Tesla (TSLA), Twitter (TWTR), and Facebook (FB) have shown the technology sector has not suffered during the pandemic.
Markets:
The S&P 500 traded as high at 2954 near potential resistance at 2985.93 and closed at 2393.51 on Wednesday. The impressive rally did come with better than average volume and a good uptick in the RSI index. The substantial increase in volume leads us to believe a potential new uptrend is in place, and we feel any pullbacks will be short-lived and a possible buying opportunity. Potential resistance will remain at 2895.93 and the then the critical 200-day moving average at 3006.25.
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
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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