Friday, January 04, 2012
Stock Market Commentary:
Monday-Wednesday’s Action: Stocks Soar After The Country Doesn’t Go Off The Fiscal Cliff
Thursday & Friday’s Action: Stocks Digest Earlier Gains
Stocks ended lower on Thursday as they digested Wednesday’s large move. The Fed released the minutes of their last meeting which suggested the Fed may end their stimulus sooner than expected. This sent the US dollar soaring and precious metals plunging. Economic data on Thursday was mixed to slightly higher. The ADP National Employment Report said that US employers added 215K new jobs in December which topped the Street’s expectation for a gain of 140K. Weekly initial jobless claims totaled 372K, which missed the Street’s expectation for 365K. The weekly MBA Mortgage Applications fell by -10.4%, which follows last week’s decline of -11.2%. Finally, December Challenger Job Cuts slid by -22.1% which followed the prior month’s reading for an increase of +34.4%. Before Friday’s open, the Labor Department said U.S. employers added 155K new jobs in December as the unemployment remained steady at 7.8%, which is above the Fed’s 6.5% target.
Market Outlook: Uptrend
From our perspective, the market is back in an uptrend which bodes well for the market and the economy, by extension. As always, it is extremely important to be flexible in your approach and change when the facts change (Thank you Mr. Keynes). For those of you that are new to our work, on October 9, we said “the rally was under pressure” and then said the “rally was over” on Oct 19. Immediately after that note was published, stocks fell sharply and a lot of technical damage occurred. Then we put out a note on Friday, November 16, 2012 (the exact low for this move) titled, “Time For A Bounce.” Stay tuned as we will continue to keep you one step ahead of the crowd. As always, keep your losses small and never argue with the tape.
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