Daily Commentary
Headline News:
U.S. stock futures are slightly higher as investors wait on fourth-quarter earnings from large blue-chip companies. The Federal Reserve starts a two-day meeting this morning and is not expected to announce any new policy changes on Wednesday. New talk of “bubbles” in stocks has investors concerned a pullback could happen soon. However, upcoming forecasts from corporate American could possibly help calm those fears.
Markets:
The S&P 500 had a wide-ranging day that saw a low of 3797.16 and a high of 3859.25. The index managed to close at another all-time high of 3855.36. The trading came with above-average volume of 2,782,315,008, and RSI did move higher to close at 66.65. We feel the mid-day rally into the close is a possible sign the recent uptrend will continue because we know buyers have become very active. Potential resistance could come in at 3856.76, but we don’t think this level will not hold for long before another new high is potentially achieved.
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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