Daily Commentary
Headline News:
U.S. stock futures are lower after China reported weak retail sales, possibly signaling a fragile economic recovery. Bank of America (BAC) moved lower pre-market after reporting a 50% decline in second-quarter profits, and the company announced they would be setting aside $4 billion for potential loan losses. U.S. retail sales increased more than expected as sales rose 7.5% last month, and 1.30 million people filled for state unemployment benefits the week of July 11th.
Markets:
The S&P 500 moved up to resistance at 3233.13 and was rejected closing at 3226.56. However, the days trading action was a clear breakout of a small trading range that came with increased volume. The RSI index also moved substantially higher in support of the breakout. We feel the index could now form another trading range before attempting to move past resistance at 2233.13. Any pullbacks should would probably only be profit-taking and a good setup for potential new buying.
We are currently long-term bullish and short-term bullish.
John N. Lilly III CPFA
Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor℠
Accredited Asset Management Specialist℠
Portfolio Manager, RJ
Partner, DJWMG
Windsor Wealth Planners & Strategist
Futures trading is speculative, leveraged, and involves substantial risks. Investing always involves risk, including the loss of principal, and futures trading could present additional risk based on underlying commodities investments.
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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This is not a recommendation to buy or sell any company’s stock mentioned above.
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