Wednesday, April 5, 2017

SPX Drops Following Release of FOMC Minutes at 2 pm ET...AMZN Hits New All-time High...



Setups to Watch for Thursday


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Technical Commentary

Fed minutes send stocks into a tailspin at 2 pm ET.  The SPX which was up 18 points finished down 7 points.

The March 9 low on SPY at 234.72 and the April 3 low of 233.91 represent the important short-term zone of support.

The intermediate and long-term trends are still up.


DIA -0.19%, SPY -0.30%, QQQ -0.41%, IWM -1.13%,

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Up Trend: XLY, XLK, XLU, XLV
Sideways: XLB, XLF, XLRE, XLI, XLP,
Down Trend: XLE

Breadth weakened as decliners led 1,978 to 1,024 on the NYSE and led 2,073 to 796 on the NASDAQ.

Wednesday – weakened, decliners led, +2 sectors
Tuesday – strengthened, advancers led on the NYSE, +6
Monday – weakened, decliners led, +2
Friday –weakened, advancers led, +3
Thursday – weakened slightly, advancers led, +7


SPY down .70 at 234.78 on 108.8 million shares, 34% above average volume,
VIX up 1.10 at 12.89
TLT up .37 at 121.38…on 8.5 million shares 7% above average volume

Oil futures were down .31 to close at 50.82 on Wednesday.


The SPY MFC green line is pointed down at 51, defensive with the SPY remaining at short-term support/resistance at 234.72.

6-month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Up
3-day Short Term Market Trend: Down



SPX and NDX Highlights

SPX down 7 points at 2,353.

SPX gainers CRM, SPLS, RL, MKC, EXR, UAA, MCO, SRCL, KMX, CNC, MDLZ, EQR, WEC, SPGI, CTL, WM, HCN, FTI, MON, SCG, DLR, ICE, ES, AZO, HCA, PSA, DTE, GT, MCD, TROW, NEE, DD

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QQQ closes down .54 at 131.97.
   
NDX percentage gainers: LVNTA, VRTX, MDLZ, NTES, AAL, MAT, ADP, INTU, HOLX, PAYX and PYPL
  

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34 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher and one was unchanged on Wednesday.

49 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA.

NDX Stocks to Watch on Thursday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 2
MDLZ, PYPL,

Moving Below 30 DMA = 7
AVGO, BIDU, EA, GOOG, INCY, MNST, REGN,


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Strong Stocks: Setups and Moves You Can Use

Bull Flag Setups include: CCL, RCL, ATVI, VIAB, MAR, NFLX, LVS, WDC, MSFT, HUN, PCLN, BABA SPY, XLY, HD, JNJ, CLX, UNH, MNST, CERN, WYNN, MOMO,

Bull Flag Bounces include: XLU,

One Day Pullback: LRCX, LNG, TSLA, QQQ, KLAC,

MACD Histogram Bullish Divergence: IBM, PANW,

Horizontal Breakout Setups include: ADBE, SWKS, ATVI, QQQ, CBOE, STX, TLT,
MCD, EBAY, AMD, DIA, XLE, HOLX, NRG, CTRP, MU, FLEX, NUE, LUV, CSX, YHOO, AA, GS, DIS, STI, CHK, SWN, UAL, IYR, MSFT, BA,

Horizontal Breakouts include:

New Highs include: AMZN, AAPL, WIX, NXPI, FB, CC, ADBE,

At Support Setups include: SOXL, EA, AVGO, PYPL, CTSH, ALK, EXPE, V, AMBA, MMM, AAL, DAL, HAS, MAT, CTSH, CF, NTES,

Support Bounce: ADP,


Break of Support: X, ADI, ROST, NVDA, PAYX, 


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