Daily Commentary
Headline News:
U.S. stock futures are high this morning as traders turned optimistic about a trade deal between the U.S. and China. Home Depot (HD) cut it’s full-year sales forecast and was down 4.5% premarket. Lowe’s Cos Inc (LOW) and Target (TGT) will announce results today, and the earnings could give important details about retailers going into the end of the year.
Markets:
The S&P 500 moved to another all-time high at 3132.00 on Monday, but the index closed at 3122.03. There is now a small trading range of 3102.61-3132 forming, and we feel that a few days of inside the range could lead to more new highs. Monday’s trading did come with good volume, which was the follow-through day we were looking for to happen. RSI is now well into the overbought range at 74.37, and that could slow down trading for a day or two.
We are currently long term bullish and short term bullish.
John N. Lilly III
Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor℠
Accredited Asset Management Specialist℠
Portfolio Manager, RJ
Partner, Windsor Wealth
Windsor Wealth
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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