Weekly Market Update for August 4, 2023, from DeWayne Hall: Fitch Ratings Downgrade the U.S. Credit Rating

Weekly Market Update for August 4, 2023, from DeWayne Hall: Fitch Ratings Downgrade the U.S. Credit Rating

Stocks got a shot across the bow this week, as the Fitch Ratings service dealt the U.S. a surprise and very rare credit rating downgrade, which gave traders a good scare mid-week.  But it was just a shot, and it looks like traders have moved on. Earnings season is over, and though it was a mixed bag, indexes held up nicely. Bad news is good news and good news is great news. Such is 2023 so far.

The Fitch Ratings downgrade hasn’t changed our strategies

We haven’t changed our tune. We believe the market is moving along in a topping process. A rollover can happen at any time, but we think stocks still have a chance to run a little higher before we’re all done. So we keep playing small ball, with an ever-increasing eye on the exits.

 

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