Signs of complacency in the market continue to emerge.

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Stocks Entering Period of Seasonal Strength Today:

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Tyson Foods Inc Cl A (NYSE:TSN) Seasonal Chart

TETRA Technologies (NYSE:TTI) Seasonal Chart

Phibro Animal Health Corp. (NASD:PAHC) Seasonal Chart

Genesis Land Development Corp. (TSE:GDC.TO) Seasonal Chart

 

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Stocks drifted higher on Thursday as investors continue to look for ways to diversify out of expensive technology names that had flourished over the past couple of years.  The S&P 500 Index gained by just over half of one percent, holding levels above the 20-day moving average (5971).   The variable hurdle also closely aligns with previous short-term declining trendline resistance around 5975, a barrier that capped the benchmark over the past month.  A fill of the gap that was opened during Monday’s selloff between 6017 and 6088 continues; traders are likely to look to sell into this zone through the days/weeks ahead as broader momentum dwindles.  Momentum indicators have negatively diverged from price since the middle of last year, highlighting the waning enthusiasm investors had been expressing towards tech-heavy benchmarks, like this, amidst extreme valuations.  We continue to monitor the potential impact of the apparent rotation in the market on our list of candidates in the market to Accumulate and to Avoid and we are still expecting that our list will show more of a neutral appearance through the weeks ahead as segments that were previously noted as Accumulate candidates fall off (eg. Technology), potentially replaced by some value segments of the market, and as areas to Avoid are added.

 

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