[image](=) [image] This Week in the Market This past week was one of technical tests and lack of conviction. Following last Fridayâs SPY close above the 50-day moving average on the daily candles, Monday just barely touched below it briefly and we stayed above it decidedly. Tuesday pushed above the 200-day MA, while Wednesday closed below it. Thursday closed above it and Friday never looked back. But all this was on very low volume, which indicates a lack of conviction. Thatâs not super surprising. The war in Ukraine is still in basically the same place, as are interest rates. Not a lot of news. Not really any earnings. There was a missile attack on an Aramco facility in Saudi Arabia at the end of the week, which pushed up oil prices a bit. The one thing about the war in Ukraine that was talked about is the potential for it to affect global food supplies in the not-too-distant future. That and a case of avian flu that was discovered, could put upward pressure on food prices, fanning the flames of inflation. Mar 29: Case-Schiller Home Prices
Mar 29: JOLTS
Mar 29: Consumer Confidence
Mar 30: GDP
Mar 30: EIA Crude Inventories
Mar 31: PCE Price Index
Mar 31: Weekly Jobless Claims
Apr 1: The Unemployment Situation
Apr 1: ISM Manufacturing
Apr 1: US Construction Spending
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