Daily Commentary
Headline News:
U.S. stock futures are set to open higher ahead of the large tech antitrust hearing in Washington and the July FOMC policy statement later today. Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG), and Facebook (FB) will testify before the house judiciary committee at 12:30 pm today. The Federal Reserve will release its policy directive at 2:00 pm, but no change in rates is expected. Then at 2:30 pm Chairman Powell will host a follow-up press conference where he is scheduled to speak on the state of the U.S. economy.
Markets:
The S&P briefly traded above resistance at 3233.13 only to sell-off late in the day to close at 3218.44. The index has now formed a trading range of 3198.59-3233.13, and we feel the trading range could last a few more days. The uptrend that started back 5/14/2020 is still in place and looks set to continue despite the occasional few days of heavy selling.
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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