Daily Commentary
Headline News:
U.S. stock futures are lower a day after the Federal Reserve signaled a difficult recovery for the U.S. economy in the FOMC minutes for July. The initial claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly back above 1 million for the week ended August 15, and investors appear to be in a risk-off mood to start the day. Also, reports suggest that a smaller coronavirus bill could be reached soon after the $600 a month benefit ended on July 31.
Markets:
The S&P 500 traded up to 3399.54 on Wednesday only to selloff late and closed at 3374.85. There was an uptick in volume at 2,016,444,220, and the RSI index moved three points lower to close at 65.42. Potential resistance remains at 33921.52, and possible resistance could come in at 3355.46. The base the index has been building over the last six days is still in place, along with the potential for a new uptrend on a breakout of the current trading range. The long term chart is still a concern due to the downtrend in volume since the start of August.
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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