Daily Chart Report ? Tuesday, June 30th, 2020

Today’s Summary
Tuesday, June 30th, 2020

Indices: US Stocks closed higher in today’s session, ending the best quarter in over 20 years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 217 points or 0.85%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose 1.54% and 1.87%, respectively. The Russell 2000 advanced 1.42%.

Sectors: All 11 sectors closed higher for the second day in a row. Energy led, gaining 2.30%. Utilities lagged but still rose 0.37%.

Commodities: Crude Oil futures slipped 0.91% to $39.27 per barrel. Gold futures moved higher by 1.08% to $1,801 – the highest daily close in over seven years.

Currencies: The US Dollar Index moved slightly lower by 0.09%.

Interest Rates: The US 10-year Treasury yield rose to 0.658%.

Here are the best charts, articles, and ideas being shared on the web today!

Chart of the Day

Today’s Chart of the Day was shared in a note by seasonality expert, Jeff Hirsch (@AlmanacTrader). Jeff points out that the first trading day in July has been quite bullish for the major indices over the past 21-years. The S&P 500 has closed higher  85.7% of the time, for a median gain of 0.54%. Jeff adds, “No other day of the year exhibits this amount of across-the-board strength which makes a solid case for declaring the first trading day of July the most bullish day of the year over the past 21 years.”  In a separate note last week, titled; “Christmas in July: NASDAQ’s Mid-Year Rally,” Jeff also pointed out that we’re in the midst of a seasonally bullish 12-day stretch for the Nasdaq. As we know, anything can happen, and the past doesn’t always repeat exactly. But keep these seasonality stats in mind as we kick off the new month and quarter tomorrow.

Quote of the Day