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Free Weekly Stock Market Commentary 5/3/2024

By Lawrence G. McMillan

The oversold rally that began in late April swiftly reached the declining 20-day Moving Average of $SPX, and that is typically about the extent of such rallies. True to form, the Index fell back sharply from there. This reinforces a negative interpretation of the $SPX chart, for there is now a downtrend in place (roughly along the route of the declining 20-day Moving Average). Overheard, there is resistance at 5150-5180 and then at the all-time highs of 5260.

Weekly Stock Market Commentary 4/5/2024

By Lawrence G. McMillan

Things were rolling along pretty smoothly, with $SPX having made new all-time closing and intraday highs on March 28th. There was a little pullback at the beginning of this week, with a modest deterioration in some of the market internals, but it did not appear to be significant. In fact, by noon on Thursday April 4th, $SPX was well on its way to challenging those highs once again. Then, a Fed Governor (Neel Kashkari) made some hawkish statements and selling swamped the market.

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