Wholesaler inventories are in decline through the first two months of this year, reminiscent of recessionary downturns in the economy over the past 25 years.
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Stocks Entering Period of Seasonal Strength Today:
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The Markets
Stocks closed flat on Tuesday as investors await the pivotal Consumer Price Index report on Wednesday. The S&P 500 Index was unchanged on the day, continuing to show reaction to the range of overhead resistance between 4100 and 4200. Signs of waning upside momentum continue to be seen with the MACD histogram pulling back as the technical indicator converges on its signal line. Altogether, an upside catalyst certainly seems required in order to keep the rising intermediate trajectory the stems from the low set in October intact. There remains a few more weeks left in the best six month trend for stocks that began in October, therefore the timing of any upside move from here is becoming increasingly limited before the off-season for risk (stocks) starts in May. As we have been suggesting, there remains segments of this market that are worthy to Accumulate and those to Avoid (see our weekly chart books), regardless of what the broad benchmark does from here, but these next few week are suspected to be the last period of relative stability for stocks before the volatility attributed to a recessionary downturn gets underway.
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Seasonal charts of companies reporting earnings today:
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