The health of the market through the last month of the year is expected to show a heavy reliance on yields and the dollar.
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Stocks Entering Period of Seasonal Strength Today:
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The Markets
Stocks edged higher in the first trading session of December as investors pushed back into growth stocks following the recent lag in Technology sector performance. The S&P 500 Index gained almost a quarter of one percent, charting a fresh record closing high and continuing to hold above support at the 20-day moving average (5945). Price has pushed above previous short-term declining trendline resistance that was formed by connecting the peaks since November 11th and a short-term path of higher-highs and higher-lows stemming from the November 19th double-bottom support at 5850 is in play. On a intermediate-term scale, there remains greater evidence of support than resistance, presenting the desired backdrop for strength that is normally realized in the market at year-end. Major moving averages are all pointed higher and momentum indicators continue to gyrate above their middle lines, providing characteristics of a bullish trend. Our list of candidates in the market to Accumulate and to Avoid remains well positioned to benefit from the strength that is filtering into the market at this seasonally strong time of year, but we will scrutinize whether any changes are required as the price action evolves.
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Just Released…
Our monthly report for December is out, providing you with everything that you need to know to navigate the market through the month(s) ahead.
Highlights in this report include:
- Equity market tendencies in the month of December
- Post-Election Tendency for stocks
- Bonds
- Interest Rate Sensitive Sectors
- Bullish Precious Metals and the Miners
- Time to consider inflation hedges for portfolios?
- Time to rotate to Canadian equities?
- Energy stocks set to energize portfolios this winter
- Small Caps a prime rotation candidate
- Unhealthy Health Care
- Retail Sales
- Discretionary spending not showing much vigor heading into the important consumer spending period in December
- Services over Goods
- Insurance setup well into year-end
- Industrial Production
- Manufacturers turning optimistic, at least in New York
- US Dollar
- Our list of all segments of the market to either Accumulate or Avoid, along with relevant ETFs
- Positioning for the months ahead
- Sector Reviews and Ratings
- Stocks that have Frequently Gained in the Month of December
- Notable Stocks and ETFs Entering their Period of Strength in December
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Seasonal charts of companies reporting earnings today:
S&P 500 Index
TSE Composite
