Daily Commentary
Headline News:
U.S. stock futures are lower this morning as increased coronavirus cases threaten to slow down economic recovery. Investors are also concerned that a COVID-19 relief bill and a $1.4 trillion spending bill will not be passed. The U.S. Congress will vote this week on a one-week stopgap funding bill to provide more time for a deal before the end of the year. Third-quarter GDP increased at an annualized rate of 66.1% after some lockdowns are restrictions were lifted across the country. Investors will be dealing with a mixed bag of news as the trading day begins today.
Markets:
The S&P 500 traded below support at 3682.73 briefly and then moved higher to end the day at 3691.96. The index is still above the long term trend line for now, but further selling could potentially be the next move. We feel the selling would be tame and not go below the potential support at 3645.99. We also think the market is overbought, short term, and any selling would, possibly, be met with new buys due to an uptrend being in place since late November.
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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