Technical Analysis
Last week we had a momentum change in the market. We saw the S&P 500 close on Friday at 4,468 which pushes the resistance level to 4,490 and the support level to 4,440. We gave intermediate to long-term moving day averages the last few weeks, so today we wanted to go over the shorter-term moving day averages. The 20-day moving average, which kind of coordinates with a month time span, is now at 4,404. It’s important to notice that that base is starting to rise. However, while we did see some short-term volatility, we’ve also seen this push up the markets as well.
Obstacles
Can this market go any higher and how do we continue to see strength? The bulls are saying the market is going to continue to go up and the bears are saying it’s going to eventually go down. On the chart shown in the video for this episode, you will see what obstacles are currently out there for the market. The chart shows obstacles such as the delta variant, swelling inflation, negative consumer sentiment, and crypto speculation. Other obstacles might include the news outlets and politics. Those are things that the market has been able to continue to climb through in the past. There is a saying that a bull market climbs a wall of worry, and there’s definitely is a lot of worry for people out there.
The Consumer
We’re seeing outstanding earnings reports and support from central bankers. We are tracking the consumer and this Tuesday we will get the report on retail sales. This will give us a better breakdown, from a consumer standpoint, of where certain industries are being impacted from a buying and selling level. The Financial Services sector has now hit a 20-day high. That’s going back to the Fed. As we see a little bit of momentum come back into the Financial Sector, what does that mean? This could be an intermediate to long-term issue with the Fed rather than a short-term issue that we are continuing to watch.
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