Daily Commentary
Headline News:
U.S stock futures are lower to start the week as more cities enacted new lockdowns after a recent surge in coronavirus cases. The new orders come after the U.S. recorded a new one-day record of 227,995 new COVID-19 cases and more than 100,000 hospitalizations for five straight days. Meanwhile, a proposed new $900 billion stimulus bill is now getting backing from President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The stimulus would include $300 in extra federal weekly unemployment benefits, but not another round of $1,200 check to U.S. citizens.
Markets:
The S&P 500 moved above resistance at 3682.73 and closed at an all-time high of 3699.12 on Friday. The new high came with only average volume of 2,582,951,168, and RSI moved higher up to 67.96. Another significant action was the breach of the trend line that has been in place since March 2020. If the index can stay above that trend line, a new uptrend is possibly starting during the traditional strong time of the year for the markets. New potential support could now come in at 3687.73.
We are currently long-term bullish and short-term bullish.
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Portfolio Manager, RJ
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John N. Lilly III CPFA
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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