The withdrawal of liquidity from the market is presenting a headwind to equity prices moving forward.
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Stocks Entering Period of Seasonal Strength Today:
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Super Simple Seasonal Portfolio
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The Markets
Stocks rebounded on Friday, erasing much of the loss that was recorded on Thursday that resulted in an outside reversal candlestick on the session. The S&P 500 Index closed with a gain of seven-tenths of one percent, reacting to Thursday’s candlestick setup with an inside day, failing to invalidate the prior day’s bearish pattern. Momentum indicators continue to show signs of rolling over below their March peaks, still showing a divergence versus price that highlights the waning of buying demand around these heights. The MACD histogram is narrowing, threatening to produce a renewed sell signal in the days ahead. The 100-day moving average (5063) remains in a position to support the intermediate-term trend, but with the lack of a confirmation that momentum indicators are expressing towards the new highs on the market benchmark, there is a elevated threat of a topping pattern around this point that could result in an undercut of the of the intermediate-term hurdle ahead. Seasonally, while the days surrounding the Memorial Day holiday and into the start of June are traditionally supportive for stocks, the next period of seasonal weakness is directly around the corner encompassing much of the month of June amidst mean reversion into the end of the second quarter. The market is not providing much to be excited by at this juncture and yesterday we took action in the Super Simple Seasonal Portfolio to reduce risk in order to provide some optionality for the summer rally period that runs through July. Seek to control risks appropriately through the weeks ahead.
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Seasonal charts of companies reporting earnings today:
S&P 500 Index
TSE Composite
