Daily Commentary
Headline News:
U.S. stock futures are set for a flat open to start the week after President Trump issued an executive order to support the economy with new stimulus. The order partly restored the unemployment benefits came after negotiations between the two parties broke down last week. Also, tensions between the U.S. and China are still ongoing and continue to weight on the markets. However, a better than expected earnings season and hopes of more stimulus have investors encouraged to about the health of the U.S economy.
Markets:
The S&P 500 rallied for a fifth straight day and closed at 3351.28 on Friday, which was just above resistance at 33374.33. Volume has been average during the run-up and could be a sign that not all stocks are participating in the uptrend. The RSI index has also moved higher in support of the uptrend and closed at 68.90 just below the overbought zone of 70. We continue to believe the new uptrend will possibly continue, but we are now cautious and looking for some potential profit-taking to come in soon. If so, we feel the selling will be short-lived and present a new buying opportunity.
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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