Monday, January 13, 2014

Stocks Fall After Atlanta Fed President Speaks...Downgrades CREE, SCHW Lower...Upgrades SWKS, FFIV Higher...WEN Up On EPS...

All nine sectors moved lower on Monday…XLP, XLV and XLU were the strongest sectors…while XLY was the weakest sector. 

Breadth weakened as decliners led advancers 2.49 to 1 on the NYSE and 2.57 to 1 on the NASDAQ.

Monday – weakened, decliners led
Friday – strengthened, advancers led
Thursday - mixed
Wednesday – weakened, decliners led
Tuesday – strengthened, advancers led


SPY down 2.45 at 181.69 volume 149.8 million shares, above average volume
VIX up 1.14 at 13.28…
TNX down .33 at 28.27…
TLT up .52 at 104.93...
XLF down .33 at 21.70 volume 42.6 million shares

AAPL up 2.79 at 535.73 volume 13.5 million shares
FB down 2.03 at 55.91…volume 63.1 million shares


Technical Commentary: 
DIA – 1.18%, SPY – 1.33%, IWM – 1.37%, QQQ – 1.48%.

Broad stock indexes sold off sharply just after noon eastern reportedly after comments from the Atlanta Fed president.  The SPY and DIA broke short-term support while the QQQ and IWM held at their short-term support level.  Be prepared for a potential support break.

CREE -6.11, -9.10% and SCHW -0.83, -3.23% on analyst downgrades.

SWKS +0.69, +2.49%, FFIV +3.49, +3.94% on analyst upgrades.

JNPR +1.78, +7.56% after institutional shareholder presents value plan.

WEN +0.54, +6.40% positive earnings reaction and raised guidance before the open.

The intermediate-term trend is still up, while the short-term trend is down.

Trade with the trend, move your protective stops.  If stopped out on Monday look for potential re-entry and bearish break of support setups. Continue to follow your rules.

Remember it is big money that creates and sustains the trend.  As Granville wrote, “technical analysis is the art of tracking the market, following the footsteps of the ‘smart money’ crowd.  The ‘smart money crowd’ is no mysterious ‘THEY.’  It is simply a collection of people who are reading the market correctly, seeing through the maze, unconfused by this hall of mirrors.”

Short-term up trend Chart Targets:
SPY = 184.69, 186.06, 186.90
QQQ = 87.79, 88.74
IWM = 115.98, 116.70, 118.54

Q4 earnings season is underway.

Monday – WEN
Tuesday – JPM, LLTC, WFC
Wednesday – BAC, CSX, FAST
Thursday – AXP, COF, C, GS, INTC, SWKS, UNH
Friday – GE, MS, SLB, STI

Q4 Earnings Reactions
Positive Reactions – WEN, MON, MU, STZ, APOL



Negative Reactions – AA, FDO, BBBY, SCHN,

Reversal of Initial Reaction – FDO


The Market Forecast Green Line is pointed up above 80.

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Setups 
H Breakout: 
Diagonal Breakout: RAX, SSYS,
Bull Flag: AVGO, BIDU, CMCSA, DISH, EXPE, FB, GMCR, MU, VIAB, YHOO, BBRY, CMG, CRM, DDD, GLW, LVS, NTES, P, SCTY, SINA, SOHU, SPLK, SWI, UAL, VECO, XONE, YELP, Z, ZION
Potential Bullish Divergence:  
Gap Up:
Gap Down:
Bear Flag: 
At Support: AKAM, AMZN, CERN, DLTR, FOXA, MAT, GILD, NFLX, ROST, TSLA, FAS, SCSS, TPX,
C- Pattern:

Moves
New Highs: A, ADSK, F, CCL,
Gap Up: FFIV, JNPR, SWKS, UNG, WEN, EXPD,        
Gap Down: CREE,        
H Breakout: GLD,
Diagonal Breakout:  
Breakout Test: RCL,
Bounce: FAZ,  
MACD Divergence Bounce: 
Bear Flag: LNKD,
Support Break: SPY, MSFT, SBUX, ADP, NKE, TIF, FISV, INTU, NVDA, NTAP, PAYX, TXN, CIEN, GRPN, MFRM,

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13 out of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Monday.


Leading NDX 100 stocks included: FFIV, GOLD, VIP, NFLX, EXPD, SBAC, GRMN, EBAY, AAPL

Lagging NDX stocks included: ISRG, SYMC, BIIB, BIDU, TSLA, TSCO, AKAM, FB, ALXN, FOXA

Leading stocks > +2% on Monday included: JNPR, UNG, FAZ, SWKS

Lagging stocks < -2.0% included: CREE, YELP, TSL, SCTY, FIVE, GRPN, Z, TSLA, FAS, NTES

Stocks to Watch on Tuesday
Holding Above 30 DMA= 55
CTSH, FISV, WDC, GOOG, ILMN, LLTC, EXPE, ADSK, ESRX, ALXN, MDLZ, MNST, YHOO, DISH, SIAL, CMCSA, GMCR, LBTYA, DTV, STX, BRCM,  FB, WYNN, AVGO, EQIX, INTC, ORLY, ADBE, AKAM, VIAB, CA, CHKP, FFIV, PCAR, SNDK, VRTX, XLNX, ATVI, CTRX, KRFT, AMAT, CSCO, SBAC, HSIC, SIRI, AMGN, ISRG, MU, MYL, TRIP, BIIB, CHRW, EXPD, FAST,

Moving Above 30 DMA = 0


Moving Below 30 DMA = 19
ADI, ADP, AMZN, BIDU, CELG, CTXS, GILD, INTU, KLAC, LINTA, NVDA, PAYX, QCOM, ROST, SYMC, TSCO, TSLA, TXN, VOD


Staying Below 30 DMA
DLTR, MXIM, NTAP, SRCL, BBBY, SPLS, FOXA, NXPI, SPLS, VIP, ALTR, EBAY, MAT, DISCA, AAPL, WFM, NFLX, VRSK, PCLN, GRMN, MSFT, CERN, COST, LMCA, SBUX, REGN, GOLD

Sixteen Week Intermediate Term Market Trend: Up
3-Day Short Term Market Trend: Down

Stock Futures Slump In Pre-Market As Investors Reconsiders Last Week's Jobs Data And Lingering Fed Tapering Plans...

BMO – ES – 4.75…and NQ – 7.00…stock futures point to a lower open.

SPY is down .49…

XLF is unchanged…
Euro is down 20 pips…
TLT is down .05…

Follow your rules for entry and exit…and always remember to adjust stops to protect profits also according to your rules...

Quoting Up: ISRG, GOLD, MNST, BIIB, REGN, VRTX, ANF, YELP, Z, JNPR


Quoting Down: FIVE, CIEN, ANGI, HUM

Friday, January 10, 2014

IWM Makes New High Close as Stocks Continue to Inch Higher on Friday...

Eight of nine sectors moved higher on Thursday…XLU, XLV and XLB were the strongest sectors…while XLF was the weakest sector. 

Breadth strengthened as advancers led decliners 2.56 to 1 on the NYSE and 1.36 to 1 on the NASDAQ.

Friday – strengthened, advancers led
Thursday - mixed
Wednesday – weakened, decliners led
Tuesday – strengthened, advancers led
Monday – weakened, decliners led


SPY up .50 at 183.64 volume 102 million shares
VIX down .75 at 12.14…a five-month low
TNX down 1.03 at 28.60…
TLT up 1.23 at 104.41...
XLF down .04 at 22.03 volume 36.4 million shares, average volume

AAPL down 3.58 at 532.94 volume 10.9 million shares, below average volumef
FB up .72 at 57.94…volume 42.5 million shares, below average volume


Technical Commentary: 
IWM + 0.55%, QQQ +0.32%, SPY + 0.27%, DIA – 0.01%.

The SPY and IWM finished with their highest close of 2014 on Friday.  IWM closed above its Dec 31 high for a new all-time high close while the SPY closed 55 cents below its all-time high close on Dec 31.  The VIX confirmed the higher close its lowest close since Aug 5.

With a Jobs Report of 74,000 new jobs, below estimate of 197,000 new jobs interest rates crumbled with the TNX closing at 2.86% and bonds jumped.  Financial stocks XLF was the only sector not to rise.  Generally financial companies benefit from rising rates as the spread between cost of money and lending rates typically expand leading to higher profits.
 
FDO +2.51, +3.86% which gapped lower Thursday morning after earnings and rallied while still closing lower after earnings, totally reversed Thursday’s negative reaction and closed above Wednesday’s pre-earnings close.

The overall trend is still up, while the short-term trend is up.

Trade with the trend, move your protective stops. Continue to follow your rules.

Remember it is big money that creates and sustains the trend.  As Granville wrote, “technical analysis is the art of tracking the market, following the footsteps of the ‘smart money’ crowd.  The ‘smart money crowd’ is no mysterious ‘THEY.’  It is simply a collection of people who are reading the market correctly, seeing through the maze, unconfused by this hall of mirrors.”

Short-term up trend Chart Targets:
SPY = 184.69, 186.06, 186.90
QQQ = 87.79, 88.74
IWM = 115.98, 116.70, 118.54

Q4 earnings season is underway.

Monday – AAL, AMGN, SCHW, WEN
Tuesday – JPM, LLTC, WFC
Wednesday – BAC, CSX, FAST
Thursday – AXP, COF, C, GS, INTC, SWKS, UNH
Friday – GE, MS, SLB, STI

Q4 Earnings Reactions
Positive Reactions – MON, MU, APOL



Negative Reactions – AA, FDO, BBBY, SCHN,

Reversal of Initial Reaction – FDO


The Market Forecast Green Line is pointed up above 80.

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Setups 
H Breakout: ANGI, CMG, GLD, ZION, ADBE, AVGO, CERN, COST, CTSH, FB, GILD, QCOM, ROST,
Diagonal Breakout: CRM, DDD, P, RAX, SSYS, TSLA, XONE, Z, CELG, CTXS, DISH, PCLN, SBUX,  
Bull Flag: ATI, CNX, GRPN, GS, LVS, MFRM, NTES, SCTY, SINA, SOHU, SPLK, AMZN, BIDU, EXPE, GOOG, MU, SNDK, STX, TXN, VIAB, WDC, YHOO
Potential Bullish Divergence:   
Gap Up:
Gap Down:
Bear Flag: 
At Support: ANR, CLF, FSLR, SCSS, TIF, TPX, UNG, WLT, AAPL, GRMN,
C- Pattern:

Moves
New Highs: CREE, FAS, GLW, JNPR, STI, SWI, UAL, VECO, YELP, DAL, ADSK, ALXN, CMCSA, DTV, ESRX, GMCR, ILMN, WYNN
Gap Up:          
Gap Down: AA       
H Breakout: ALK, BBRY, ESI, F, RCL, TLT, AKAM, BIIB,
Diagonal Breakout: GLD,
Breakout Test: 
Bounce: SPY, IWM, KLAC, MNST, TRIP,
MACD Divergence Bounce: MSFT,
Bear Flag: 
Support Break:  FIVE, JCP, TBT, NFLX,

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60 out of 100 NDX stocks closed higher and one unchanged on Friday.


Leading NDX 100 stocks included: ISRG, GOLD, MNST, BIIB, REGN, VRTX, FAST, BIDU, DTV, CHRW, MU

Lagging NDX stocks included: SIRI, WFM, BRCM, NFLX, LMCA, TSLA, HSIC, SPLS, MXIM, DLTR

Leading stocks > +2% on Friday included: ANF, YELP, Z, JNPR, RCL, UAL, TSL, CDE, NTES, MCP, URE, P, SWI

Lagging stocks < -2.0% included: FIVE, TBT, CIEN, ANGI, HUM

Stocks to Watch on Monday
Holding Above 30 DMA= 70
CTSH, FISV, INTU, WDC, GOOG, AMZN, ILMN, LLTC, EXPE, ADSK, ESRX, ALXN, MDLZ, MNST, YHOO, DISH, SIAL, CMCSA, LBTYA, GMCR, DTV, STX, BIDU, BRCM,  WYNN, FB, AVGO, INTC, EQIX, TSLA, ORLY, ADBE, AKAM, VIAB, CA, CHKP, FFIV, LINTA, PCAR, TSCO, SNDK, VRTX, XLNX, ADP, ATVI, CTXS, PAYX, CTRX, KRFT, AMAT, NVDA, CSCO, SYMC, SBAC, CHTR, DLTR, ROST, HSIC, MXIM, SIRI, AMGN, ISRG, MU, MYL, NTAP, QCOM, SRCL, ADI, TRIP, BIIB, CELG, TXN, GILD

Moving Above 30 DMA = 4
CHRW, EXPD, FAST, KLAC

Moving Below 30 DMA = 4
DLTR, MXIM, NTAP, SRCL

Staying Below 30 DMA
BBBY, SPLS, FOXA, VIP, NXPI, ALTR, EBAY, MAT, DISCA, AAPL, WFM, VRSK, NFLX, PCLN, GRMN, MSFT, CERN, COST, SBUX, LMCA, REGN, GOLD

Sixteen Week Intermediate Term Market Trend: Up
3-Day Short Term Market Trend: Up

Stock Futures Slightly Ahead In Pre-Market...Only 74K Jobs Added...Smallest Gain In 3 Years...BBBY Down 12.46%...

BMO – ES + 3.25…and NQ + 7.50…stock futures point to a higher open.

SPY is up .39…

XLF is down .02…
Euro is up 27 pips…
TLT is up .52…

Follow your rules for entry and exit…and always remember to adjust stops to protect profits also according to your rules...

Quoting Up: COST, AMGN, AKAM, CTRX, ESRX, DTV, ANGI, UAL, VECO

Quoting Down: BBBY, NVDA, BIDU, GOLD, SPLS, STX, MU, CLF, AKS, TSL




Thursday, January 9, 2014

Broad Indexes Continue in Holding Pattern...Jobs Report Friday...AA Lower in After-hours Trading...

Five of nine sectors moved higher on Thursday…XLV, XLU and XLP were the strongest sectors…while XLK was the weakest sector. 

Breadth strengthened as advancers led decliners 1.13 to 1 on the NYSE and 1.06 to 1 on the NASDAQ where decliners led advancers.

Thursday - mixed
Wednesday – weakened, decliners led
Tuesday – strengthened, advancers led
Monday – weakened, decliners led
Friday – strengthened, advancers led


SPY up .12 at 183.64 volume 90.6 million shares
VIX up .02 at 12.89…
TNX down .30 at 29.63…
TLT up .60 at 103.18...
XLF up .08 at 22.07 volume 29.2 million shares, below average volume

AAPL down 6.94 at 536.52 volume 9.8 million shares
FB down 1.01 at 57.22…volume 92.3 million shares, above average volume


Technical Commentary: 
QQQ – 0.33%, DIA – 0.10%, IWM + 0.03%, SPY + 0.07%.

Rotational buying and selling kept the broad indexes in a short-term neutral range for the sixth trading day of 2014.  Five sectors were higher and four were lower.  Advancers and decliners were near even on Thursday. Stocks like ANGI, UAL, AAL, VECO, YNDX, DAL, RCL, BBRY, ALK, STI, SCTY and STI were higher while QIHU, CLF, TSL, MFRM, SINA, WLT, X, MCP, CSIQ, DRYS, UNG ANR, TWTR, SCSS, SOHU and RAX were lower.  The VIX confirmed the balanced market.

Markets seemed balanced waiting the Jobs Report Friday morning and the start of earnings season.  After the close AA -.047, -4.40% fell in after-hours trading after reporting earnings that missed estimates.  FDO -1.37, -2.07% which reported before the open, opened almost $4 lower but rallied to close just over a dollar lower.

The overall trend is still up, while the short-term trend is neutral.

Trade with the trend, move your protective stops. Continue to follow your rules.

Remember it is big money that creates and sustains the trend.  As Granville wrote, “technical analysis is the art of tracking the market, following the footsteps of the ‘smart money’ crowd.  The ‘smart money crowd’ is no mysterious ‘THEY.’  It is simply a collection of people who are reading the market correctly, seeing through the maze, unconfused by this hall of mirrors.”

Short-term up trend Chart Targets:
SPY = 184.69, 186.06, 186.90
QQQ = 87.79, 88.74
IWM = 115.98, 116.70, 118.54

Q4 earnings season unofficially starts next Thursday, January 9 with the AA earnings release after the close.

Tuesday – APOL, MU
Wednesday – BBBY, MON, SCHN
Thursday – AA, FDO,

Q4 Earnings Reactions
Positive Reactions – MON, MU, APOL



Negative Reactions – AA, FDO, BBBY, SCHN,



The Market Forecast Green Line is pointed up.

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Setups 
H Breakout: AKAM, AMZN, BRCM, CTSH, QCOM, SYMC, ANGI, CMG, RCL, SPY, SSYS,
Diagonal Breakout: ADBE, CELG, TSLA,  
Bull Flag: INTC, GS, MCP, SFUN, SPLK,
Potential Bullish Divergence:   
Gap Up:
Gap Down:
Bear Flag: 
At Support: ANR, WLT,  
C- Pattern:

Moves
New Highs: ADSK, DTV, ESRX, C,
Gap Up: AAL, ALK, DAL, STI, UAL,          
Gap Down: UNG,       
H Breakout: AMGN, MYL, ZION
Diagonal Breakout: LNDK,  
Breakout Test: 
Bounce:  COST, FAST,
MACD Divergence Bounce: 
Bear Flag: 
Support Break: MFRM,  

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40 out of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Thursday.


Leading NDX 100 stocks included: COST, AMGN, AKAM, CTRX, ESRX, DTV, ADSK, ISRG, FAST, MDLZ

Lagging NDX stocks included: BBBY, NVDA, BIDU, GOLD, SPLS, STX, MU, FOXA, DISH, TSLA

Leading stocks > +2% on Thursday included: ANGI, UAL AAL, VECO, YNDX, DAL, JCP, LNKD, RCL, BBRY

Lagging stocks < -2.0% included: QIHU, CLF, TSL, MFRM, SINA, WLT, X, MCP, CSIQ, DRYS

Stocks to Watch on Friday
Holding Above 30 DMA= 72
CTSH, FISV, INTU, WDC, GOOG, AMZN, ILMN, LLTC, EXPE, ADSK, ESRX, ALXN, MDLZ, MNST, YHOO, DISH, SIAL, CMCSA, LBTYA, GMCR, DTV, STX, BIDU, BRCM,  WYNN, FB, AVGO, INTC, EQIX, TSLA, ORLY, ADBE, AKAM, VIAB, CA, CHKP, FFIV, LINTA, PCAR, TSCO, SNDK, VRTX, XLNX, ADP, ATVI, CTXS, PAYX, CTRX, KRFT, AMAT, NVDA, CSCO, SYMC, SBAC, CHTR, DLTR, ROST, HSIC, MXIM, SIRI, AMGN, ISRG, MU, MYL, NTAP, QCOM, SRCL, ADI, TRIP, BIIB, CELG, TXN

Moving Above 30 DMA = 1
GILD

Moving Below 30 DMA = 5
BBBY, SPLS, FOXA, VIP, NXPI

Staying Below 30 DMA
ALTR, EBAY, MAT, DISCA, KLAC, AAPL, CHRW, EXPD, WFM, FAST, VRSK, NFLX, PCLN, GRMN, MSFT, CERN, COST, SBUX, LMCA, REGN, GOLD

Sixteen Week Intermediate Term Market Trend: Up
3-Day Short Term Market Trend: Neutral

Stock Futures Edging Up In Pre-Market...

BMO – ES + 4.50…and NQ + 7.50…stock futures point to a higher open.

SPY is up .50…

XLF is up .07…
Euro is unchanged…
TLT is up .40…

Follow your rules for entry and exit…and always remember to adjust stops to protect profits also according to your rules...

Quoting Up: YELP, CMG, NTES, SCTY, UAL SSYS, LVS


Quoting Down: IBM, Z, VMW, DECK, DE, FSLR, UCO