Daily Commentary
Headline news:
U.S stock futures are higher today a day after the Federal Reserve signaled likely rate cuts next month. World stock markets were all higher setting up a potentially big day for U.S. markets. The lone worry today is the Middle East tensions. Oil prices moved higher on the news that Iran shot down a U.S military drone in the Gulf.
Markets:
The S&P 500 tested support at 2910.61 and moved higher for the second day in a row. Volume was strong, and the RSI index continued to move higher with the index. Possible resistance is now the old high of 2954.13 set on 5/1/2019. This level will be hard to push through without heavy buying, so we will be looking for heavy institutional buying in the coming days.
Economy:
On Wednesday the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged but did signal cuts were needed as early as July. This is a clear sign the Fed is worried about an economic slowdown and is trying to get ahead of the problem.
We are currently long term bullish and short 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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