* S&P 500 index closed above its 200-day moving average for the first time since December 3, 2018
Transports print another new 2019 price high today
$NYA, $SPX and $XBD print a new 2019 price high today
daily chart shows these symbols above the 89-day ema for multiple days -- a firmly bullish condition -
$NYA, $SPX, $TRAN, $XBD and $USD
$NYA - next overhead chart milestone is the 400-day simple moving average, which the bulls need to see permanently surpassed ... the $NYA 300-day sma is located at an even higher level
NYSE Adv 2178 Dec 718 Vol 872.8 mln Nasdaq Adv 2243 Dec 777 Vol 2.1 bln
Industry Watch
Strong: Materials, Consumer Discretionary, Industrials, Financials Weak: Real Estate
Moving the Market
U.S. lawmakers reach tentative agreement to avoid government shutdown
Continued optimism regarding ongoing U.S.-China trade talks
S&P 500 closes above its 200-day moving average for first time since December 3
Broad-based advance and 10 of the 11 S&P 500 industry sectors finished with gains today
XLF Financial sector of the S&P 500 index - It's a good sight to see the sector outperforming today after it has underperformed the broader market so far this month. Most XLF components printed gains today.
XLF daily chart with PMO analysis, and with XLF to SPY ratio