Daily Commentary
Headline News:
U.S. stock futures are higher after the FDA granted Emergency Use Authorisation for the use of blood plasma recovered from COVID-19 patients as a treatment for coronavirus. The move has provided encouragement that the U.S. economy can continue to reopen and has airline, cruise line, and casino stocks higher in the pre-market. President Trump is also considering fast-tracking an experimental COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca Plc (AZN) and Oxford University. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes are both set to open at new all-time highs.
Markets:
The S&P 500 broke out of the 3355.46-3387.89 trading range and closed at 3397.16. The close was also above the 2/15/2020 high of 3393.52. There was a pick up in volume at 1,986,860,800 shares and RSI moved higher in support of the breakout to close at 68.30. We believe there is a potential new uptrend starting after the index formed a seven-day base. Possible support could now come in at 3387.89. A follow-through day with above-average volume is needed soon to confirm the new breakout.
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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