Thursday, February 12, 2026

DJI, SPX, NDX Closed Lower...Breadth Weakened as VIX Jumped on 60 Minute Selloff...


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SPX -108.71, 6,832, opened slightly higher, traded in a range for about an hour before a sharp one-hour 90-point selloff reportedly driven by AI concerns of rapid advances that may disrupt software, logistics and real office real estate. Breadth weakened as decliners increased and led on both the NYSE and NASDAQ exchange.  

SPX leaders: EQIX, AKAM, ZBRA, MSI, EXI, HW, IFF, STX, IRM, SNDK SBAC, AMT.
SPX decliners: APP, BAX, TYL, CHRW, EXPD, CSCO, ROL, ALB, DELL, CBRE.


SPY traded above average volume of 118.8 million shares on Thursday.
VIX +3.17, at 20.82
NDX -2.04%, channel bounce continuation.
DJI, 49,451, -1.34%, closed below the low of the high day in a bull flag pullback.


Mega caps LLY rose and BRK/B, GOOGL, MSFT, TSM, NVDA, AMZN, TSLA, META, AVGO, AAPL fell on Thursday.


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

The SPY MFC green line is pointed up at 64.4, price-action is a close below the low of the high day and a close below the high of the low day and is counter-trend defensive. +3.4 

Three of eleven sectors were higher on Thursday led by XLU, XLP and XLRE. 


22 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Thursday.

49 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: MNST, PCAR, ADI, WDC, TXN, ODFL, BKNG, MCHP, CMCSA, LIN, HON, LRCX, MU, ASML, INTC, MPWR, STX, BKR, SBUX, COST, FAST, AEP, MDLZ, AMGN, GILD, FANG, FER, CSX, PEP, CCEP, ROST, CHTR, TMUS, MAR, KDP, KHC, XEL, AZN, CTAS, AMAT, ARM, FTNT, KLAC, NVDA, EXC, NXPI, REGN,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Friday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 2
VRTX, WBD,


Moving Below 30 DMA = 5
AAPL, AVGO, CSCO, DDOG, META,    



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