Wednesday, April 11, 2012

SPY Bounce Up 1.25 in Pre-Market Trading...Following AA Better Than Expected Earnings...

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 BMO - ES +11.25 and NQ +18.00 points to a higher open…pre-market volume light…

XLF is up 15 cents…volume 57,500
Euro is up 49 pips...
TLT is down 1.04

Market bouncing off support following AA better than expected earnings.
Look for potential support bounce entries.

  
Follow your rules, entry, exit, adjust stops to protect profits at this time according to your rules...

Quoting Up: CMG, FAS, LNKD, GS, TPX, VMW, CRM, SINA, CLF, COH, IBM, SWI, V, HLF, PCLN, AAPL, GOOG, PNRA, AMZN, BIDU, NFLX, SHLD, APOL, WFM, CTXS, WYNN, FAST,

Quoting Down:  TLT, FAZ, FFIV, GOLD, NTAP

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

SPY Moves Lower...AA Rallies in Late Trading with $94 Million in Profits Reported...

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All nine sectors moved lower on Tuesday, XLP, XLV and XLU were the strongest sectors.

Breadth weakened as decliners led advancers 5.75 to 1 on the NYSE and 4.62 to 1 on the NASDAQ.

Exchange        NYSE       NASDAQ
Advancers         449              448
Decliners        2,584           2,073



SPY closes down $2.32 on volume of 235.3 million shares.

Support bounce - CREE

AA kicks off with $94 million in profits while shares rally 5% in late trading.


Leading NDX 100 stocks included FSLR, DELL

Lagging NDX stocks included FAST, SIRI, NFLX, VRTX, GMCR, NUAN, VMED, SHLD, FFIV, ROST, SNDK

Leading stocks > +2% on Tuesday included FAZ, TSL, CREE

Losing stocks < -2.0% included FAS, SWI, MCP, CROX, TPX, RCL, BAC, ZAGG, URE, RVBD, NKE, ANF, NTES, DE


Stocks to Watch on Wednesday

Holding Above 30 DMA = 10
CMG, LNKD, LVS, CSTR, CRM, VMW, MCP, ZAGG, HUM, TLT

Moving Above 30 DMA = 1
FAZ

Moving Below 30 DMA = 12
CHL, CROX, DHR, DLR, IBM, INFA, NKE, NTES, TPX, UAL, V, ZION

Staying Below 30 DMA
A, BAC, CIEN, DE, FAS, HLF, SMH, STI, SWK, TBT, URE, ANF, CLF, F, GLW, JDSU, WDC, X, C, CREE, CRUS, ESI, GS, RVBD, SOHU, SWI, SWKS, TSLA, COH, JNPR, RCL, TIF, GRPN, MOS, UCO, VECO, ICE, AKS, SINA, TSL, ATI, GES, FAZ, CDE, LDK, SLB, DECK, FCX, ANR, PCX

Six Month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Up
Short Term Market Trend: Down

Trading Futures Point to Slightly Higher Open...AAPL Makes New High...AA to Report EPS...

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BMO - ES +2.00 and NQ +9.50 points to a slightly higher open about 90 minutes before the open…pre-market volume light…

XLF is up 4 cents...
Euro is down 12 pips...
TLT is down 2 cents

AA kicks off earnings season after the close today.

AAPL is up and making a new high in pre-market trading.
  
Follow your rules, entry, exit, adjust stops to protect profits at this time according to your rules...

Quoting Up:  AAPL, PCLN, GOOG, BIDU, SHLD, CREE, GS

Quoting Down:  INFY, BBBY, NFLX, RCL

Monday, April 9, 2012

Trading SPY Forms White Spinning Top After Lower Open...

All nine sectors moved lower on Monday, XLU, XLK and XLY were the strongest sectors.

Breadth weakened as decliners led advancers 3.75 to 1 on the NYSE and 4.50 to 1 on the NASDAQ.

Exchange        NYSE       NASDAQ
Advancers         636              462
Decliners        2,386           2,082


New High – PCLN, ORLY, AAPL, FOSL

SPY closes down $1.57 on volume of 127.5 million shares.

Support Bounce Setup on STX, EBAY, BIDU, ATVI, GOLD, RIMM



Leading NDX 100 stocks included GOLD, STX, RIMM, EBAY, PCLN, ORLY, AAPL, BIDU, ATVI, YHOO

Lagging NDX stocks included VRTX, FSLR, NFLX, CTXS, MU, PCAR, MYL, FAST, WCRX, GILD

Leading stocks > +2% on Monday included MCP, FAZ, LVS, TLT,

Losing stocks < -2.0% included TSL, TBT, FAS, CREE, TSLA, JDSU, BAC, STI, DE, ZAGG, CIEN, A, MOS, RVBD, INFA, LDK, C, ZION, HUM, ESI, SWKS, X, GRPN, F


Stocks to Watch on Tuesday

Holding Above 30 DMA = 21
CMG, TPX, LNKD, LVS, CSTR, CRM, INFA, VMW, IBM, V, DLR, NTES, ZION, DHR, MCP, CHL, CROX, ZAGG, HUM, UAL, NKE

Moving Above 30 DMA = 1
TLT

Moving Below 30 DMA = 11
A, BAC, CIEN, DE, FAS, HLF, SMH, STI, SWK, TBT, URE

Staying Below 30 DMA
ANF, CLF, F, GLW, JDSU, WDC, X, C, CREE, CRUS, ESI, GS, RVBD, SOHU, SWI, SWKS, TSLA, COH, JNPR, RCL, TIF, GRPN, MOS, UCO, VECO, ICE, AKS, SINA, TSL, ATI, GES, FAZ, CDE, LDK, SLB, DECK, FCX, ANR, PCX

Six Month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Up
Short Term Market Trend: Down

Futures Trading Point to Lower Open Following Friday's Lower Than Expected Jobs Report

BMO - ES -14.50 and NQ -26.75 point to a lower open following Friday’s lower than expected job report…Euro holding 1.3050 support area…pre-market volume moderate…

XLF is down 24 cents on 186,700 shares...
Euro is down 22 pips...
TLT is up $2.49
  
Follow your rules, entry, exit, adjust stops to protect profits at this time according to your rules...

Quoting Up:  GOLD, TLT, FAZ, MCP

Quoting Down:  PCLN, AAPL, ISRG, GOOG, FFIV, CMG, FAS, CRM, VMW, LNKD, IBM, GS, V, NKE, CLF, TPX, UCO COH, SINA, DE SLB, HUM, DECK, LVS, A TBT, SWKS, TIF, RVBD, ATI FCX, MOS, PNRA, FOSL, ALXN, AMZN, KLAC, WFM, BIDU, ADSK, ROST, MNST, NFLX, QCOM, DTV

Friday, April 6, 2012

Stocks End Thursday Mixed...Futures Fall on Friday Following Jobs Report...


Six of nine sectors moved lower on Thursday, XLY, XLK and XLP were the strongest sectors.

Breadth strengthened as decliners led advancers 1.32 to 1 on the NYSE and 1.12 to 1 on the NASDAQ.

Exchange        NYSE       NASDAQ
Advancers      1,284           1,178
Decliners        1,695           1,322



BBBY gapped up after strong earnings and other retail stocks ROST, SBUX, DLTR, and TJX also moved higher. 

Futures moved lower on Friday after the jobs report showed 120,000 new jobs in March below expectations of 210,000.  Unemployment rates dropped to 8.2%.


Leading NDX 100 stocks included BBBY, FOSL, SIRI, WFM, ROST, BIDU, SBUX, DTV, EXPE, WYNN

Lagging NDX stocks included STX, FSLR, MYL NTAP YHOO, SHLD, VRTX, MRVL, SNDK, ATVI

Leading stocks > +2% on Thursday included DECK, ICE, LVS, A SWKS, UCO

Losing stocks < -2.0% included ANR, WDC, LDK, PCX, JDSU, CIEN, GRPN, X


Stocks to Watch on Monday

Holding Above 30 DMA = 28
CMG, TPX, HLF, LNKD, LVS, CSTR, CRM, INFA, VMW, IBM, V, DLR, FAS, NTES, ZION, BAC, DHR, TBT, MCP, URE, STI, CIEN, CHL, ZAGG, CROX, HUM, UAL, NKE

Moving Above 30 DMA = 4
 A, DE, SMH, SWK

Moving Below 30 DMA = 7
ANF, CLF, F, GLW, JDSU, WDC, X

Staying Below 30 DMA
C, CREE, CRUS, ESI, GS, RVBD, SOHU, SWI, SWKS, TSLA, COH, JNPR, RCL, TIF, GRPN, MOS, UCO, VECO, ICE, AKS, SINA, TSL, ATI, GES, FAZ, TLT, CDE, LDK, SLB, DECK, FCX, ANR, PCX

Six Month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Up
Short Term Market Trend: Down

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Trading Futures Point to Slighly Lower Open Following Lower Jobless Claims Report...

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BMO - ES -4.25 and NQ -1.75 point to a lower open following the Euro lower this morning…Jobless claims fall to 357,000…look for lower volume heading into the three day weekend…

XLF is down 7 cents on 28,700 shares...
Euro is down 84 pips...
TLT is up 99 cents...
  
Follow your rules, entry, exit, adjust stops to protect profits at this time according to your rules...

Quoting Up:  PCLN, BBBY, AAPL, PNRA, ROST, TLT, DE, FAZ, GOLD, SNKS, MNST, TEVA

Quoting Down:  CSTR, LNKD, FAS, IBM, CHL, SOHU, UCO, TBT, MCP

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

SPY Trading Lower on Moderate Volume...TLT Higher as TNX, Euro Lower...

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Thought of the Day...."Whatever you can do...or believe you can do...begin it...for Boldness has Genius, Power, and Magic in it."  Goethe


All nine sectors moved lower on Wednesday, XLU, XLP and XLV were the strongest sectors with XLE, XLB, and XLF being the weakest.

Breadth weakened as decliners led advancers 4.12 to 1 on the NYSE and 4.29 to 1 on the NASDAQ.

Exchange        NYSE       NASDAQ
Advancers         588              481
Decliners        2,424           2,064



New High – PCLN, SBUX


Horizontal Pennant – FAS, QCOM, KLAC, LNKD, CRM


Support Bounce Setup on AAPL, ORLY, ZAGG, TPX, CSTR, VMW, IBM, V UAL, TSLA, ZION, CRUS, HLF, LVS, SWI, BAC, EXPE, AMZN, BIDU, X, AKS, WDC, CMG, CROX, SHLD




Leading NDX 100 stocks included YHOO, EXPD, PCLN, AKAM, SRCL and SBUX

Lagging NDX stocks included SNDK, SHLD, MU, FSLR, NUAN, WCRX, APOL, VRTX, FLEX and NVDA


Leading stocks > +2% on Wednesday included FAZ

Losing stocks < -2.0% included TSLA, ESI, VECO, FAS, CREE, CDE, SWI, SWKS, UCO, JDSU, NTES, C, MCP SINA, SOHU, LDK, LNKD, X, GRPN, AKS, PCX, TSL, BAC, INFA, CRUS, RCL, UAL, CLF, LVS, RVBD, TBT, CROX, A, ATI, GES, ICE, GS, MOS, ZION


Stocks to Watch on Thursday

Holding Above 30 DMA = 35
CMG, TPX, HLF, LNKD, LVS, CSTR, CRM, INFA, VMW, IBM, V, DLR, FAS, NTES, ZION, BAC, DHR, TBT, MCP, GLW, URE, STI, CLF, X, CIEN, CHL, WDC, ZAGG, CROX, JDSU, HUM, UAL, ANF, F, NKE

Moving Above 30 DMA = 0

Moving Below 30 DMA = 14
A, C, CREE, CRUS, DE, ESI, GS, RVBD, SMH, SOHU, SWI, SWK, SWKS, TSLA

Staying Below 30 DMA
COH, JNPR, RCL, TIF, GRPN, MOS, UCO, VECO, ICE, AKS, SINA, TSL, ATI, GES, FAZ, TLT, CDE, LDK, SLB, DECK, FCX, ANR, PCX

Six Month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Up
Short Term Market Trend: Down

Futures Trading Points to a Lower Open as Euro Moves Lower...

BMO - ES -12.00 and NQ -22.00 point to a lower open following the Euro lower this morning

XLF is down 20 cents on 105,500 shares...
Euro is down 123 pips...
TLT is up $1.16...
  
Follow your rules, entry, exit, adjust stops to protect profits at this time according to your rules...

Quoting Up:  TLT, FAZ, SBUX

Quoting Down:  PCLN, GOOG, AAPL, SNDK, AMZN, CMG, GS, ANF, IBM, TSLA, GS, CRM, CLF, VMW, LNKD, UCO, SLB, V, SINA, FCX, DE, URE, SHLD, BIDU, NFLX, WYNN, FFIV

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Trading SPX Drifts Lower...AAPL, PCLN, TNX Move Higher...

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Thought of the Day..."What lies behind you and what lies before you are tiny matters compared to WHAT LIES WITHIN you."  Ralph Waldo Emerson
 

All nine sectors moved lower on Tuesday, XLV, XLU and XLK were the strongest sectors.

Breadth weakened as decliners led advancers 1.83 to 1 on the NYSE and 2.29 to 1 on the NASDAQ.

Exchange        NYSE       NASDAQ
Advancers       1,057             769
Decliners         1,942          1,768



New High – AAPL, PCLN, ORLY, SBUX, ZAGG, TPX, CSTR, VMW, IBM, V


Horizontal Pennant – FAS, QCOM, KLAC, LNKD, CRM


Support Bounce Setup on UAL, TSLA, ZION, CRUS, SWKS, HLF, LVS, SWI, BAC, EXPE, AMZN, BIDU, LRCX, X, AKS, WDC, CMG, CROX, SHLD




Leading NDX 100 stocks included PCLN, SHLD, AAPL, PNRA, FFIV, NTAP, SNDK, ORLY and AMZN

Lagging NDX stocks included RIMM, FSLR, APOL, CTRP, GOLD, FAST, GMCR and BRCM


Leading stocks > +2% on Tuesday included TSLA, TBT, ZAGG, UAL

Losing stocks < -2.0% included LDK, ANR, COH, JNPR, PCX, CDE, TIF, VECO, ATI, TSL, CREE

Stocks to Watch on Wednesday
Holding Above 30 DMA = 53
CMG, CRUS, SWKS, TPX, HLF, LNKD, LVS, CSTR, CRM, INFA, SWI, VMW, IBM, V, DLR, BAC, C, FAS, GS, NTES, ZION, DHR, TBT, MCP, GLW, URE, SMH, STI, CLF, X, CIEN, CREE, SOHU, CHL, CROX, WDC, ZAGG, A, JDSU, HUM, TSLA, UAL, RVBD, ANF, DE, ESI, F, NKE, SWK
Moving Above 30 DMA = 0

Moving Below 30 DMA = 4
COH, JNPR, RCL, TIF
Staying Below 30 DMA
GRPN, MOS, UCO, VECO, ICE, AKS, SINA, TSL, ATI, GES, FAZ, TLT, CDE, LDK, SLB, DECK, FCX, ANR, PCX

Six Month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Up
Short Term Market Trend: Neutral

Friday, March 30, 2012

Futures Point to a Higher Open...SPY in Bull Flag Pattern...

Look for SPY to move above the high of the low day in bull flag pattern...follow your rules.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

SPY, XLF in Bull Flag Pattern...XLF Forms Hammer...

Four of nine sectors moved higher on Thursday, XLU, XLV and XLB were the strongest sectors.

Breadth strengthened as decliners led advancers 1.56 to 1 on the NYSE and 1.33 to 1 on the NASDAQ.

Exchange        NYSE       NASDAQ
Advancers       1,161          1,064
Decliners         1,815          1,418



Bull Flag Setup on EXPE, AMZN, KLAC, CTXS, ORLY, BIDU, PCLN, SBUX, QCOM, LRCX, X, AKS, WDC, CMG, CROX, FAS



Leading stocks > +2% on Thursday included MCP, PCX, WLT, VMW, AKS, HUM, CLF, ANR, FAZ, ESI, RVBD, INFA, SLW, UAL, JNPR, X

Losing stocks < -2.0% included MOS, UCO, LDK, FAS, SOHU, POT, NDAQ, BAC, GS

NDX 100 stocks stronger than the NDX included EXPE, AMZN, DTV, APOL, INTC, MNST, VMED, ALXN, CHKP and GOLD

Stocks weaker than the NDX include WFM, CTRP, NFLX, GMCR, MU, SHLD, PAYX, EA, NWSA, and NTAP

Stocks to Watch on FRIDAY
Holding Above 30 DMA = 51
CMG, CRUS, SWKS, TPX, HLF, LNKD, LVS, CSTR, CRM, INFA, SWI, VMW, IBM, V, TIF, DLR, SNDK, BAC, C, COH, FAS, GS, NTES, SWK, ZION, DHR, TBT, FFIV, MCP, GLW, URE, DOW, SMH, STI, CLF, X, CIEN, CREE, RCL,  SOHU, CHL, CROX, WDC, ZAGG, A, JDSU, HUM, TSLA, UAL, JNPR, NVDA
Moving Above 30 DMA = 2
F, RVBD
Moving Below 30 DMA = 2
MOS, POT
Staying Below 30 DMA
ANF, ARUN, CF, NDAQ, RVBD, UCO, UNP, VECO,
DE, ICE, NGLS, NKE, AKS, SINA, F, KKD, TSL, ATI, CAT, SWN, GES, PCS, FAZ, TLT, SLW, CDE, LDK, SLB, ENTR, HAL, ESI, IL, DECK, WLT, FCX, GRPN, ANR, PCX

Five Month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Up
Short Term Market Trend: Neutral


Futures Point to a Lower Open...

Follow Your Rules...

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

SPY Pulls Back to Higher Low, Bull Flag Pattern...AAPL New High Close...


One of nine sectors moved higher on Wednesday, XLF, XLV and XLP were the strongest sectors.

Breadth weakened as decliners led advancers 1.69 to 1 on the NYSE and 1.84 to 1 on the NASDAQ.

Exchange        NYSE       NASDAQ
Advancers       1,122             887
Decliners         1,901          1,636



Bull Flag Setup on WDC, INFA, CMG, CRM, CROX, FAS



Leading stocks > +2% on Wednesday included UAL, LDK, NVDA, KKD

Losing stocks < -2.0% included ARUN, WLT, ENTR, AKS, ANR, SWI, VECO, SOHU, SLW, FCX, CAT, TSL, ZAGG, ANF, SWN, ATI, SINA, SWKS, DECK, GRPN, UCO,ESI, A, CF, UNP, PCX, DOW, TIF, CLF, CRUS

NDX 100 stocks stronger than the NDX included NVDA, FLEX, WFM, GOOG, DTV, ESRX, WCRX, CSCO, MU and ROST.

Stocks weaker than the NDX include SHLD, CTRP, EXPE, GMCR, FSLR, ALXN, INFY, AMAT, GOLD and APOL.

Stocks to Watch on Thursday
Holding Above 30 DMA = 52
CMG, CRUS, SWKS, TPX, HLF, LNKD, LVS, CSTR, CRM, INFA, SWI, VMW, IBM, V, TIF, DLR, SNDK, BAC, C, COH, FAS, GS, NTES, SWK, ZION, DHR, TBT, FFIV, MCP, GLW, URE, DOW, SMH, STI, CLF, X, CIEN, CREE, RCL, POT, SOHU, CHL, CROX, WDC, ZAGG, A, JDSU, MOS, HUM, TSLA, UAL, JNPR
Moving Above 30 DMA = 1
NVDA
Moving Below 30 DMA = 8
ANF, ARUN, CF, NDAQ, RVBD, UCO, UNP, VECO
Staying Below 30 DMA
DE, ICE, NGLS, NKE, AKS, SINA, F, KKD, TSL, ATI, CAT, SWN, GES, PCS, FAZ, TLT, SLW, CDE, LDK, SLB, ENTR, HAL, ESI, IL, DECK, WLT, FCX, GRPN, ANR, PCX

Five Month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Up
Short Term Market Trend: Neutral

Futures Trading is Flat in Pre-market...GOOG, AAPL, AMZN Trading Higher...

BMO - ES -1.00 and NQ +1.00 point to a mixed open 20 minutes before the open...pre-market volume is light...

The ES made a new high close on Monday 1,415 and still has a chart target by mid-April of 1,427... 

Continue to watch Monday's S1 level for short term support...

ESRX is a gap up on heavy volume...

AAPL, AMZN, BIDU, GOOG, NFLX and PCLN are higher in pre-market trading... 

XLF is down 1 cent on 59,800 shares...
FAS is down 2 cents...
Euro is down 11 pips...
TLT is up 42 cents...
  

Follow your rules, entry, exit, adjust stops to protect profits at this time according to your rules...

Quoting Up:  GOOG, AAPL, ESRX, CERN, AMZN, FOSL, ALXN, LNKD, CMG, DECK, CSTR, VMW, TIF, CRM, NDAQ, SNDK, ATI, CDE, ZION, RVBD, SWK, TSLA, MCP, MOS, NVDA, DTV, PCLN, KLAC, NTAP, SRCL, STX, GMCR, NFLX, NUAN

Quoting Down:  UCO, ANF, FFIV, SINA, DE, FCX, HLF, CAT, FAS, BIIB, INFY, GOLD, CHKP

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Trading Pauses, Pulls Back on Tuesday, SPX Holds Above S1...

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Two of nine sectors moved higher on Tuesday, XLU, XLV and XLK were the strongest sectors.

Breadth weakened as decliners led advancers 1.39 to 1 on the NYSE and 1.67 to 1 on the NASDAQ.

Exchange        NYSE       NASDAQ
Advancers       1,243             945
Decliners         1,736          1,581


Tuesday’s trading was a typical pause pullback day after a strong trend move day on MondayOnly thirty five of the NDX 100 rose led by AAPL +7.50, +1.24% which closed at $614.48 on 21.6 million shares.  

The SPY moved down 44 cents on volume of 119.6 million shares, after rising $1.96 on MondayThe SPX stayed above its S1 level the first short-term support level with candlestick analysis which is typically a bullish indication of a probable trend continuation.

Money Flow
Euro       -40 pips    1.3315
TNX        -0.57          22.44
TLT        +0.81        112.63
XLF        -0.14          15.97
SPX        -3.99     1,412.52
VIX        +1.33          15.59

NDX +0.15%
COMPQ -0.07%
SPX -0.28%
INDU -0.33%
RUT -0.73%

Money Flow was typical on Monday the Euro, TNX, XLF and SPX moved lower.  Bonds TLT moved higher.  The VIX moved higher and did confirm the SPX move on Tuesday.

While it is a good idea to move stops to protect profits according to your rules, Tuesday’s trading does indicate that this intermediate term trend is still most likely to continue.

The Jan 18 SPX breakout has an intermediate term chart target of 1,427 within 12 weeks of the breakout on Jan 18.

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Continuation:  A, SBUX, ROST, KLAC, ISRG, AMZN, BIIB

Pause:  CLF, PCLN, CMG, SWI, SMH, BIDU, V, DLR, QCOM, CELG, ORLY, CHKP, ADSK

Pause in Flag Move:  RCL, ZION, STI, CREE, GLW, HLF, LVS, CSTR, INFA, SWK, VECO,

Breakout Move:  JDSU, JNPR, AAPL, ADBE, DHR, SOHU, CIEN

Flag Move:  CIEN, SHLD

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Flag Setups: AKS, X, SWKS, NGLS, TIF, ANF, C, TBT

Breakout Setups: VMW, CROX, WYN, TPX, DOW, COH, BAC, FAS, URE, BRCM, CSTR, HLF, LVS, GLW, POT, INFA, CF, ZAGG, PNRA, NTAP, AKAM, FOSL, CERN, WYNN, FFIV, GRMN, GS, GOOG, CTXS



Leading stocks > +2% on Tuesday included MCP, GRPN, SINA, JNPR, CIEN, JDSU, IL, SOHU, FAZ

Losing stocks < -2.0% included LDK, PCS, PCX, SLB, DECK, BAC, ESI, VECO, TSL, HAL, CRM, FAS, NDAQ, SWI

NDX 100 stocks stronger than the NDX included MU, SHLD, INTU, AMZN, AAPL, LRCX, ISRG, VMED, MNST and ATVI.

Stocks weaker than the NDX include APOL, EXPE, GOLD, CERN, STX, NUAN, CTXS, SPLS, FSLR and FOSL.

Four NDX stocks AMGN, EA, GILD and MU closed above the 30 DMA making 84 NDX stocks above their 30 DMA.

Stocks to Watch on Wednesday
Holding Above 30 DMA = 59
CMG, CRUS, SWKS, TPX, HLF, LNKD, LVS, CSTR, CRM, INFA, SWI, VMW, IBM, V, TIF, DLR, SNDK, ANF, BAC, C, COH, FAS, GS, NTES, SWK, VECO, ZION, DHR, TBT, FFIV, MCP, GLW, URE, ARUN, DOW, NDAQ, SMH, STI, CLF, X, CIEN, CREE, RCL, CF, POT, SOHU, CHL, CROX, WDC, ZAGG, A, JDSU, MOS, UCO, HUM, RVBD, TSLA, UAL, UNP
Moving Above 30 DMA = 1
JNPR
Moving Below 30 DMA = 4
DE, ICE, NGLS, NKE
Staying Below 30 DMA
AKS, SINA, F, KKD, TSL, ATI, CAT, SWN, GES, PCS, FAZ, TLT, SLW, CDE, LDK, SLB, ENTR, HAL, ESI, IL, NVDA, DECK, WLT, FCX, GRPN, ANR, PCX

Five Month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Up
Short Term Market Trend: Up 

Futures Trading Point to a Flat Open...

BMO - ES -0.75 and NQ -0.50 point to a flat open 10 minutes before the open...pre-market volume is light...

The ES made a new high close on Monday 1,415 and by mid-April to 1,427 target...

XLF is up 1 cent on 23,100 shares...
FAS is up 2 cents...
Euro is down 14 pips...
TLT is up 17 cents...
  

Follow your rules, entry, exit, adjust stops to protect profits at this time according to your rules...

Quoting Up:  LNKD, VMW, SINA, CROX, FFIV, CF, CRUS, MOS, LVS, JDSU, POT, COH, ATI, JNPR, VECO, AMZN, TEVA, SHLD, CTSH, BBBY, LIFE, EA, QCOM, COST

Quoting Down:  CMG, TIF, CRM, UCO, APOL, PCLN, EXPE, AAPL, WYNN, GOLD, FOSL, GOOG, ROST, GMCR

Monday, March 26, 2012

Trading Support Bounce Continues as Many Stocks Make Bull Flag and Breakout Moves on Monday...

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All nine sectors moved higher on Monday, XLV, XLY and XLF were the strongest sectors.

Breadth strengthened as advancers led decliners 3.14 to 1 on the NYSE and 3.21 to 1 on the NASDAQ.

Exchange        NYSE       NASDAQ
Advancers       2,306          1,952
Decliners           734             607

Monday’s trading was a strong support bounce continuation trend moveNinety four of the NDX 100 rose led by AAPL +10.93, +1.83% which closed at $606.98 on 21.2 million shares.  

The SPY moved up $1.96 on volume of 119.1 million shares.  Thursday night's SPY Apr 141 paper trade filled on Friday at $1.31 at 11:30:20, closed on Monday  at $2.37, +1.06 or +80.9%.  Not bad for a person with no leaping ability!

Money Flow
Euro      +89 pips   1.3355
TNX        +0.07        22.44
TLT         -0.58       112.63
XLF        +0.24         15.97
SPX      +19.40    1,416.51
VIX          -0.56        14.26

RUT +1.94%
COMPQ +1.78%
NDX +1.81%
SPX +1.39%
INDU +1.23%

Money Flow on Monday the Euro, SPX and XLF moved higher.  TNX moved slightly higher and bonds TLT moved lower.  The VIX moved lower and did confirm the SPX move on Monday.

Our Friday comment was right on…“Going into next week, if the Euro continues to move higher, we will look for strength in financials XLF and SPX to follow through with the support bounce that started on Friday.”

The Jan 18 SPX breakout has an intermediate term chart target of 1,427 within 12 weeks of the breakout on Jan 18

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Continuation:  CLF, A, PCLN, SBUX

Flag Move:  RCL, BRCM, ZION, STI, CREE, GLW, CMG, TPX, HLF, LVS, CSTR, INFA, SWI, DOW, COH, SWK, VECO, DHR, URE, SMH, POT, SOHU, CROX, JDSU, WYN,

Breakout Move:  SWI, SMH, BIDU, BAC, FAS, VMW, V, DLR, GS, ROST, KLAC, ISRG, AMZN, GOOG, BIIB, WYNN, CTXS, QCOM, CELG, ORLY, CHKP, ADSK

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Flag Setups: AKS, X, SWKS, NGLS, TIF, ANF, C, TBT, CIEN, SHLD

Breakout Setups: GLW, CROX, JDSU, BRCM, CSTR, POT, SOHU, HLF, LVS, INFA, DOW, COH, DHR, CF, ZAGG, PNRA, NTAP, AKAM, FOSL, CERN, AAPL, WYNN, FFIV, GRMN, ADBE


Leading stocks > +2% on Monday included TSLA, SWI, FAS, CROX, CSTR, KKD, SOHU, ESI, JDSU, RCL, POT,LDK, GRPN, GLW, INFA, DECK, COH, HUM, DE, TPX, SNDK, LVS, UNP, CRM, CMG, RVBD, UAL, NDAQ, FFIV

Losing stocks < -2.0% included TSL, SINA, FAZ

NDX 100 stocks stronger than the NDX included BIDU, AMZN, BIIB, EXPE, CTXS, WCRX, ADSK, AKAM, ROST and QCOM.

Stocks weaker than the NDX include GMCR, MU, VRTX, SHLD, SIRI, STX and MRVL.

Eight NDX stocks ALTR, AKAM, ESRX, FLEX, INTU, LLTC, MYL and WCRX closed above the 30 DMA and one MU moved below making 80 NDX stocks above their 30 DMA.

Stocks to Watch on Tuesday
Holding Above 30 DMA = 56
CMG, CRUS, SWKS, NGLS, TPX, HLF, LNKD, LVS, CSTR, CRM, INFA, SWI, VMW, IBM, V, ICE, TIF, DLR, SNDK, ANF, BAC, C, COH, FAS, GS, NTES, SWK, VECO, ZION, DHR, TBT, FFIV, MCP, GLW, URE, ARUN, DOW, NDAQ, SMH, STI, CLF, X, CIEN, CREE, RCL, CF, POT, SOHU, CHL, CROX, WDC, ZAGG, A, JDSU, MOS, UCO
Moving Above 30 DMA = 7
DE, HUM, NKE, RVBD, TSLA, UAL, UNP
Moving Below 30 DMA = 1
AKS
Staying Below 30 DMA
SINA, F, KKD, TSL, ATI, CAT, SWN, GES, PCS, FAZ, TLT, SLW, CDE, LDK, SLB, ENTR, HAL, JNPR, ESI, IL, NVDA, DECK, WLT, FCX, GRPN, ANR, PCX

Five Month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Up
Short Term Market Trend: Up

Futures Trading Points to a Higher Open and Support Bounce Continuation...

BMO - ES +8.75 and NQ +18.00 point to a higher open 25 minutes before the open...pre-market volume is light...


As said on Friday we are looking for support bounce continuation back to last week's high ES 1,408 this week and by mid-April to 1,427 target...


XLF is up 16 cents on 245,100 shares...
FAS is up $2.70...
Euro is up 48 pips...
TLT is down 59 cents...

PCLN, AAPL, GOOG, BIDU, NFLX moving higher in pre-market...

WFM is gapping down in pre-market...


Flag Setups: ZION, STI, AKS, X, CREE, SWKS, GLW, CMG, NGLS, TPX, HLF, LVS, CSTR, INFA, SWI, TIF, ANF, C, COH, SWK, VECO, DHR, TBT, URE, SMH, CIEN, RCL, POT, SOHU, CROX, JDSU, WYN, SINA, BRCM,

Breakout Setups: VMW, V, DLR, CF, ZAGG 

Flag Entry on Friday: BAC, FAS, GS, DOW, CLF, A
     

Follow your rules, entry, exit, adjust stops to protect profits at this time according to your rules...

Quoting Up: PCLN, AAPL, GOOG, GOLD, BIDU, FFIV, CF, FAS, IBM, TSLA, DE, LNKD, GS, SWI, CAT, VMW, CRM, SINA, ESI, CLF, LVS, SLB, SLW, POT, SNDK, NTES, C, FCX, CIEN, RCL, V, FFIV, NKE, X, URE, MCP, RVBD, STI, MOS, SWKS, UCO, CREE, WYNN, AMGN, NFLX, AMZN, TEVA, FOSL, CTXS, QCOM, FAST, APOL, CELG, ORCL, PAYX, ESRX, FSLR, SBUX, SHLD

Quoting Down:  WFM, ALXN, TLT, FAZ, TIF,