Daily Commentary
Headline News:
U.S. futures are higher again this morning on hopes the Republicans will retain the Senate and create a divided government. While Joe Biden and President Trump await a winner, investors are back to buying stocks that could benefit from future fiscal stimulus. Later today the Federal Reserve’s latest policy statement will be released after a two-day meeting, and the central bank is expected to continue support for the U.S. economy.
Markets:
The S&P 500 rallied past the critical 50-day moving average at 3399.63, up to 3486.25, and closed at 3443.44. The rally came on substantially higher volume at 2,882,794,496, and RSI moved past the important 50 level to close at 55.10. So, we believe a new uptrend is now in place, and we also think the index will potentially attempt to test the October high of 3549.85 soon. Possible resistance could not come in at yesterday’s high at 3486.25, and then potentially at 3502.42.
We are currently long-term bullish and short-term bearish.
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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