– James F. Taulman, former Editor-in-Chief of the first independently licensed website to offer stock reports and services based on the CAN SLIM® investment system.
6:00 AM – MORNING MARKET UPDATE & WATCH LIST
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter recent breaks below trusted support levels, the major averages went on to post solid weekly gains and new record highs this past week.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
-Marcus Aurelius
On Monday, the indices started off the week gaping up from Friday’s new 2020 lows. The robust gains continued through a very upbeat State of the Union speech by President Trump as markets opened sharply higher on Wednesday.
The broad-based gains continued Thursday, after the widely expected vote to acquit the President the previous afternoon.
At Thursday’s close, with then 4 days of aggressive gains behind them, the indexes had a chance to sweep the week.
There was positive fundamental news Friday morning with the release of a better-tan-expected January jobs report, however futures at the time pointed to a sharply lower open.
The major averages did selloff on Friday, yet still netted sizable weekly gains with the Dow up +3% for the week, the S&P 500 index advancing +3.2%, and the Nasdaq gaining a solid +4%.
Investors’ focus remained equally split between world efforts to contain the fast-moving coronavirus and quarterly earnings reports from key companies in a busy week of quarterly announcements.
After falling nearly -1100 points over the past 2 weeks, and slicing its 50-day line last week, the Dow Jones gained +846 points or +3.0% this week.
The blue-chip index closed its first week of February at 29,103, and -1% below Thursday’s record high.
Chart services courtesy of stockcharts.com. Annotations by James Taulman.
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About the Founder: James F. Taulman – James served as Editor-in-Chief of the first independently licensed website that offered stock reports and services based on the CAN SLIM® investment system. He has developed a knack for being able to quickly and accurately analyze high-ranked stocks based on this winning investment strategy. Over the years, Mr. Taulman has enjoyed assisting individuals from professional money managers to private investors with their needs in relation to implementing this investment approach on a daily basis in the current marketplace. Each Sunday you could hear him deliver his weekly market report as part of the “Your Money Matters” radio program on ABC and CBS radio networks.
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