Daily Commentary
Headline News:
U.S. stock futures were lower this morning after initial jobless claims unexpectedly rose from the prior week. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits totaled a seasonally adjusted 742,000 for the week ended November 14th, compared to 711,000 in the prior week. The rise in COVID-19 cases started another round of layoffs that could stall the recovery in the U.S. economy. Forty-one states have seen a daily record in coronavirus cases, and 20 have reported a new all-time high in virus-related deaths.
Markets:
The S&P 500 moved below support at 3588.11 to close at 3567.79 on Wednesday. There was a pick up in volume with 2,691,043,328 shares traded, and the RSI moved lower and closed at 58.95. The index is now in the middle of a four-day base that was formed last week. Potential support could now come in at 3549.85 if the selling continued today. If the trading should stay within the old base, we feel the recent uptrend will still be in place and that a test of the old high is still a possibility.
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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