Daily Commentary
Headline News:
U.S. stock futures are set to open higher at a new all-time high to start trading for the new year. Renewed optimism of a recovering global economy and continued COVID-19 vaccinations have investors in a bullish mood. Attention will now turn to the U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia, which could affect President-elect Joe Biden’s future legislation.
Markets:
The S&P 500 ended the year closing at another new all-time high of 3756.20 and is in a position, possibly, to start a new uptrend. On the last day of the year, volume was low with1,655,464,704 shares trades, which is typical for a holiday week. The RSI index did move higher to close at 67.82 and supports a potential new uptrend starting this week. Potential support could come in at 3723.03, and possible resistance could now come at the all-time high at 3760.20.
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
Futures trading is speculative, leveraged, and involves substantial risks. Investing always involves risk, including the loss of principal, and futures trading could present additional risk based on underlying commodities investments.
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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