S&P 500 OUTLOOK for TUE 05/21

Markets Searching for a Direction With the US-China trade talks getting tiringly protracted/stalled, and in the absence of major headlines, the markets are searching for a direction. Tomorrow’s Fed event may or may not provide some fodder.  Caution is advised against going short while the index is above 2840 and going long while under 2875. Below, (more…)

TODAY IN THE MARKET – MON 05/20

  Note: Our daily “S&P 500 Outlook, Forecast, and Trading plan for Tuesday, 05/21” will be posted around 8:30am EDT, Tuesday. THE GIST (“THE WHAT”) With U.S. – China trade tensions simmering in the background, the S&P 500 index closed lower as investors continue to sell trade-sensitive stocks. Semiconductors and blue-chip technology stocks fell sharply after they (more…)