Daily Commentary
Headline News:
U.S. stock futures were lower after President Trump announced bans on U.S. transactions with Chinese owners of messaging app WeChat and video sharting app Tiktok. The move is seen as an escalation of tension with China over the future of the global tech industry. However, the futures cut losses after the nonfarm payrolls increased by 1.76 million vs. an estimated 1.6 million by economists for July. The unemployment rate came in at 10.2% down from 11.1% in June.
Markets:
The S&P 500 moved higher for the fourth day in a row and closed at 3349.16, which was above resistance at 3337.33. The volume over those four days has been only average while the RSI index has moved higher to close at 68.70 just below the overbought zone. We feel there could be some potential profit-taking to close out the week, but the new uptrend has been firmly established. Any selling should be short-lived and provide an opportunity for possible new buys.
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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