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Daily Commentary

February 17th, 2021

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Headline News:

U.S. stock futures were flat as investors reacted to the January retail sales report and release of the latest FOMC minutes. The Federal Reserve is expected to keep monetary policy loose and keep interest rates low until inflation rises to 2%. The Commerce Department reported that January sales surged by a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.3%. Also, consumers increased savings, which was reported at $2.38 trillion in December. The U.S. economy is now forecast to grow by 4.3% in 2021.

Markets:

The S&P 500 moved to a new all-time trading high of 3950.43 but sold off almost immediately to close lower at 3932.59. There was a pick in volume with 2,283,136,000 shares traded. The rejection of a new closing high with higher volume shows the index may be moving too far too fast, and more basing action might be needed to start a new uptrend. The RSI index did not move higher along with the S&P 500 and provided more proof of an index that is not ready to move higher just yet.

We are currently long-term bullish and short-term bullish.

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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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