The S&P 500 rebounded last week advancing 3.5%. The move allowed the market to put in a short-term higher-low and price is now back above its 50-day moving average. For the current year, the S&P 500 is up a little over 4%.
On a long-term basis, the S&P 500 is trending up, its 50-day moving average is above its 200-day moving average, and both those averages are trending higher. The weight of the evidence continues to be bullish for the stock market.
The Bottom Line
Bias:
Positive for Stocks and Commodity Prices
Negative for Interest Rate Sensitive Bonds
• Even though the stock market fell 10% earlier this month, we are still in a bull market.
• When the S&P 500 is hitting all-time highs, international markets are advancing strongly, and market breadth is positive – there is no other way to view the market other than positive!
• Interest rate sensitive bonds are falling and could be transitioning into a long-term bear market.
• Long-term, the weight of the evidence continues to be bullish for stocks. At some point, this will change and when it does, I will have no problem flipping to a bearish bias and reallocating client accounts to a more defensive posture. However, market technicals continue to signal that we are in a bull market and thus we should be invested in stocks aggressively.
Client Update
I continue to view stock market risk as low, thus our accounts have high stock market exposure.
I have continued to add to our equity holdings by buying stocks and stock funds that have pulled back and are in long-term up-trends.
We do not hold any interest rate sensitive bond funds.
Craig Thompson, ChFC
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 619-709-0066
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