Heavy truck sales, often a reliable gauge of the strength of business demand, are failing to show the strength that consumer vehicle sales are portraying.
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Stocks jumped on Election Day Tuesday as market participants placed their final bets on the outcome before the vote count is released in the hours/days ahead. The S&P 500 Index closed higher by 1.23%, bouncing from the 50-day moving average (5706), but remaining below resistance at the 20-day moving average (5806). A zone of resistance remains in place between Thursday’s open at 5775 and Wednesday’s close at 5816, a span that was tested as of Tuesday’s close. The negative short-term trend is showing signs of shifting as double bottom support around 5700 is carved out. Despite the recent stall, this market is not showing any broader topping setups and there remains greater evidence of support than resistance over an intermediate-term timeframe, presenting characteristics of a bullish trend that remains enticing for the positive seasonal tendencies ahead. The concern to the prevailing path, however, is the waning of upside momentum with MACD negatively diverging from price since the end of last year, highlighting the fading enthusiasm towards the risk profile that equities encompass. The short-term pullback has provided us with an entry point to the strength that is normal of the equity market through the last couple of months of the year. We continue to like the groups that are on our list of Accumulate candidates, but there are certainly segments of the market to Avoid. With the start of the best six months of the year for stocks getting underway, our risk exposure is ramping up and we will be seeking evidence of the alleviation volatility/fear metrics (eg. the VIX) from their rising paths through the days ahead.
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