Bond prices and the US Dollar are breaking their multi-month consolidation ranges, adding instability to the equity market.

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Stocks Entering Period of Seasonal Strength Today:

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The Markets

Stocks came under pressure on Wednesday as a hotter than expected read of inflation in the economy had investors ratcheting back expectations for rate cuts this year.  The S&P 500 Index ended lower by just less than one percent, closing below short-term support at the 20-day moving average (5198), seemingly setting up for a test of the rising 50-day moving average (5100).  Near-term downside risks are present to February’s upside open gap between 4983 and 5038, but we are not expecting anything significantly negative for stocks, particularly according to our intermediate-term/seasonal approach, until we get into the off-season for stocks that begins in just less than a month from now.  Upside exhaustion may be taking a short-term toll, something that the negative momentum divergences have been threatening for some time, but we have yet to see any damage to the intermediate-term trend; momentum indicators are still holding above their middle lines and moving averages are still hovering above one another.

 

 

Seasonal charts of companies reporting earnings today:

 

S&P 500 Index

 

TSE Composite