Abrupt downfall of oil creates uncertainty in the energy sector, but this one energy sector industry continues to look good.
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Stocks snapped back on Wednesday as a reprieve in the rise of treasury yields and the US Dollar allowed stocks to flourish. The S&P 500 Index closed higher by 1.83%, reaching back to levels around the still rising 50-day moving average. The intermediate hurdle remains in a position of significant resistance and this test will be telling of whether this recent short-term pullback in the market is complete. Momentum indicators are showing early signs of curling higher following their recent slide with the Relative Strength Index (RSI) rebounding from rising trendline support and the MACD histogram narrowing. While we will have to wait to see how the reaction to the 50-day moving average plays out, if our call that a bottom above the June low as part of our forecasted back half of the year strength is correct, these signals are conducive to seeing this low being realized now. The benchmark has rebounded from horizontal support at 3900, which has proven to be a significant pivot point in the market over the past few months. We are cognizant of the traditional volatility that surrounds the months of September, but we also want to set ourselves up for the traditional end of quarter mean reversion, depending on where stocks land closer to the middle of the month. Bottom line is that Wednesday’s action was highly encouraging, conducive to establishing a short-term low and a higher-intermediate-low above the June bottom, but we would like to see more, particularly above the 50-day moving average, to confirm that the turn has been made in order to ramp up risk exposure in portfolios for our forecasted back half of the year strength.
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