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Will the S&P 500 sing the blues in mid-January?

 

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Friday’s U.S. nonfarm payrolls report showed a slowdown in wage inflation and the renewed optimism pushed the S&P 500 more than 2% higher. Fed officials are reiterating their hawkish message, and on Jan. 6 Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said the deceleration “doesn’t really change my outlook at all.”
“We’ve got to stay the course,” he said. “Inflation is too high. We need to reduce those imbalances, so it moves more rapidly to our 2% target.”
While the bulls may have jumped the gun, the technical backdrop and bearish seasonality create a cautious outlook for the weeks ahead.
S&P 500 Stock Chart Trading View

The good news is that the S&P 500 closed above its 100-day moving average on Jan. 6, which it could not do during the October rally. However, the black arrows on the graph show that 3,900 is a key resistance level, as it’s near the closing lows from May, the closing highs from June and July, the closing lows from September, and the closing highs from October. As a result, a confirmed breakout needs to materialise before the risk reward becomes more attractive.

Seasonality also turns bearish mid-month. With the ‘January effect’ often eliciting a bid for stocks due to a reversal of the tax-loss selling from December, the New Year often begins on a high note. A pullback will then usually hit mid-month, and the S&P 500 often bottoms near the end of the month.

So, should you wait for a more compelling entry point, or does Friday’s rally have legs?


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