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Morning Brief

May 25th, 2023

Headline News:

The S&P 500 futures are up 29 points and are trading 0.7% above fair value. The NASDAQ 100 futures are up 287 points and are trading 2.1% above fair value. The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are down 66 points and are trading 0.2% below fair value.

A huge gain in a semiconductor name after the company beat earnings estimates and raised guidance, along with other semiconductor stocks trading higher in solidarity, has driven the outperformance of the NASDAQ 100 and S&P 500 futures. Meanwhile, debt ceiling uncertainty has kept the broader market in check.

The angst around the debt ceiling has escalated after Fitch Ratings put the nation’s AAA rating on “watch negative.” Also, Congressional members will leave Washington for Memorial Day but will return to vote on legislation if a debt ceiling deal is reached, according to The Hill.

Fitch’s action has fueled selling in the Treasury market. The 2-yr note yield is up seven basis points to 4.41%, and the 10-yr note yield is up four basis points to 3.75%.

Elsewhere, Germany’s Q1 GDP was revised to show a contraction of 0.3% after a 0.4% contraction in Q4, meeting the technical definition of recession with two consecutive quarters of negative GDP. That has renewed underlying concerns about global growth.

Market participants will receive the second estimate for Q1 GDP (Briefing.com consensus 1.1%; prior 1.1%), along with weekly initial jobless claims (Briefing.com consensus 247,000; prior 242,000), today at 8:30 a.m. ET.

(Michael Gibbs, Director of Equity Portfolio & Technical Strategy)

 

Markets:

The S&P 500 closed lower for the fourth day and is now just above a critical support level at 4098.92. The RSI index also moved lower, closing at 47.85 and below the 50 level. Yesterday’s trading saw the S&P 500 move below the 20-day moving average and the vertical trend line, but we continue to believe the selling is due to the stalled debt ceiling meetings in Washington. Today, a break below the support level would bring in the 50-day moving average at 4089.97 as the next level of potential support.

We are currently Intermediate-term bearish and short-term bullish.    

John N. Lilly III CPFA
Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor℠
Accredited Asset Management Specialist℠
Portfolio Manager, RJFS
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.

 

The advance/decline line (A/D) is a technical indicator that plots the difference between the number of advancing and declining stocks on a daily basis. The indicator is cumulative, with a positive number being added to the prior number, or if the number is negative, it is subtracted from the prior number.

The A/D line is used to show market sentiment, as it tells traders whether there are more stocks rising or falling. It is used to confirm price trends in major indexes and can also warn of reversals when divergence occurs.

 

 

The percentage of stocks trading above a specific moving average is a breadth indicator that measures internal strength or weakness in the underlying index. The 50-day moving average is used for short-to-medium-term timeframes, while the 150-day and 200-day moving averages are used for medium-to-long-term timeframes. Signals can be derived from overbought/oversold levels, crosses above/below 50%, and bullish/bearish divergences.

 

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), commonly known as “The Dow,” is an index representing 30 stocks of companies maintained and reviewed by the editors of the Wall Street Journal. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represent approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.

 

 

 

The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index of 500 widely held stocks that is generally considered representative of the U.S stock market. Past performance may not be indicative of future results. Keep in mind that individuals cannot invest directly in any index, and index performance does not include transaction costs or other fees, which will affect actual investment performance. Individual investors’ results will vary. Opinions expressed are those of the author John N. Lilly III, and not necessarily those of Raymond James. “There is no guarantee that these statements, opinions, or forecast provided herein will prove to be correct. “The information contained was received from sources believed to be reliable, but accuracy is not guaranteed. Investing always involves risk, and you may incur a profit or loss. No investment strategy can guarantee success. The charts and/or tables presented herein are for illustrative purposes only and should not be considered as the sole basis for your investment decision. International investing involves special risks, including currency fluctuations, different financial accounting standards, and possible political and economic volatility. Investing in emerging markets can be riskier than investing in well-established foreign markets.

 

 

 

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US government bonds and treasury bills are guaranteed by the US government and, if held to maturity, offer a fixed rate of return and guaranteed principal value.  US government bonds are issued and guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by the federal government.  Bond prices and yields are subject to change based on market conditions and availability. If bonds are sold prior to maturity, you may receive more or less than your initial investment. Holding bonds to term allows redemption at par value. There is an inverse relationship between interest rate movements and bond prices. Generally, when interest rates rise, bond prices fall, and when interest rates fall, bond prices generally rise.

 

The Nasdaq 100 (^NDX) is a stock market index made up of 103 equity securities issued by 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ. It is a modified capitalization-weighted index. It is based on exchange, and it is not an index of U.S.-based companies. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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