Some of the pop in volatility this week is starting to be wrung out as the markets close the week. On Thursday we saw a nice reversal across the board, however the internal numbers were nothing to write home about. Additionally, I would have much preferred to see the lows from at 2015, if not December 2014 breached before the reversal took hold. That would have given a good flush to weak handed holders.
For now, the major indices remain in the two month trading range without a huge edge either way. Sector leadership is also unwavering and favoring the defensive areas like healthcare, biotech, utilities and REITs. Homebuilding is the outlier leader on a short-term basis.
Unless something changes dramatically by 4pm, the stock market will close down for the second straight month with the “all important” month of January being negative…
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