Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Rally Slows on Tuesday as Breadth and Volume Weaken...BIDU Gains After the Close...CSCO, MAR, NTAP Report Wednesday...






After the Close Review of Tuesday’s market action…QQQ, trend shift up short-term,, sideways over seven days, SPY, IWM, DIA, BA, CSCO, NKE, JPM, MSFT, TRV, V, AXP, MAR  setups…10:35 pm PST
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Stocks moved lower on heavy volume with SPY logging its third heaviest selling volume day of the past two years.  Only June 24, 2016 and this Monday had larger volume down days.  SPY closes below Tuesday’s low and the next support low at 254.33.  There was a rebound after the close as NVDA had positive earnings reaction in after hours. 


The DJIA rose 39 points to 24,640 led by strength in GS, MMM, CAT, AAPL and WMT

Eight sectors were higher on Tuesday, led by discretionary XLY +0.52%, and staples XLP +0.46%.


SPY up .66 at 266.00 on 81.2 million shares, 36% below average volume.  Up on lower volume.
VIX down .64 at 24.97
Oil down .43 to 58.95
TLT up .53.at 118.99 on 8.1 million shares, 36% below average volume.  Up on lower volume.

CSCO +1.55%, and WMT +1.44%, led the DJIA, 14 advancers.
UAA +17.36%, ABC +9.30%, and FOSL +7.75%, led the SPX.
MELI +3.70%, TSLA +2.51%, JBHT +2.11%, AMZN +2.04% and NVDA +2.02% led the NDX.

Intermediate and long term up trend intact.  3-day short term trend is up.

Up: QQQ, SPY, IWM, DIA,
Down:

Breadth weakened on Tuesday, as advancers led 1,664 to 1,260 on the NYSE and led 1,662 to 1,193 on the NASDAQ.

The SPY MFC green line turned at 26, bullish

Uptrend sectorsXLY,
Neutral sectors: XLF, XLV, XLI, XLK, XLE, XLB,
Down trend sectors: XLP, XLRE, XLU,

Intermediate-term trending stocks:  Many of these stocks have had significant pull backs over the past month and it is appropriate to wait for the uptrend to resume before considering entry… CBOE, IBKR, ADBE, ANET, TAL, EA, EBAY, TTWO, SHOP, LYV, SQ, RACE, ALGN,  ATVI, FB, FCAU, WB, RNG, AABA, BABA, CCL, RCL, BA, CAT, MAR, V, TRU, WYN, WYNN, PYPL, NVDA, ISRG, VRSN, AA, WUBA, EDU, CC, MU, A,


63 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Tuesday.

16 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA.

NDX Stocks to Watch on Wednesday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 0                            


Moving Below 30 DMA = 0



The intermediate and long-term trends are still up.  The two-month trend is sideways.  The seven-day trend is sideways.

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


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3 comments:

Larry and Beverly said...

Really appreciate sharing the nuances you showed us today. It helps me 'see' the trading action instead of 'feeling' or 'thinking' I know what is happening. Too many years of indoctrination in the feel and think method. Finally those obstacles are breaking down and I can see again.
Thanks Dave

Don said...

Dave.....Your Chart Analysis ix PRICELESS! Thank you for your videos. It is my daily routine.

Unknown said...

Thank you for taking the time to continually provide this insight and reinforcement for us (me). Really is appreciated.