Daily Commentary
Headline News:
U.S. stock futures are higher to start the week on hopes of the Republican coronavirus relief bill out of Washington. The bill is said to be $1 trillion and will be released today at 4:30 pm. Meanwhile, gold moved to an all-time high, due to increased U.S. and China tensions, and global markets moved lower to start the week after the U.S. dollar moved lower to a 22 month low.
Markets:
The S&P 500 sold off below support at 3198.59 but rallied back late in the day to close at 3215.63 on Friday. The trading came with lower volume than Thursday, but the RSI index did move lower to close at 563.45. The last two trading days have come with selling, so we think buyers could potentially return today. However, we will remain cautious and hopeful the potential support at 3198.59 is not taken out this week. If so, we feel the selling could pick up and move the index lower.
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
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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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