Stocks Erase Gains On Fiscal Cliff Woes
Friday, December 21, 2012
Stock Market Commentary:
Monday-Wednesday’s Action: Stocks Confirm A New Uptrend
Thursday & Friday’s Action: Deal Or No Deal Regarding Fiscal Cliff?
Stocks were quiet on Thursday even as investors digested a slew of economic data. Q3 U.S. GDP jumped to an annual rate of 3.1% which easily topped the earlier estimates of 2.7%. Existing home sales surged 5.9% to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.04 million units which would have been stronger if Superstorm Sandy did not occur. The Labor Department said jobless claims fell 17k to a seasonally adjusted 361k in the second week of December which bodes well for the jobs market. After Thursday’s close, Speaker Boehner canceled the vote in the house for Plan ‘B’ which sent futures plunging over night. Stocks fell on Friday as fear spread regarding the fiscal cliff.
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. Since then, stocks have gone straight down and a lot of technical damage has 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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