RUT, NDX, SPX, DJI Closed Higher...Breadth Strengthened, VIX Closed Lower after Ceasefire Negotiations Fail...Earnings Season Kicks Off BMO...

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SPX +69.35 6,886 opened lower after Middle East talks failed over the weekend but closed higher as one narrative suggested that traders preferred failed negotiations to an offensive war.  Breadth turned positive as advancers led on both the NYSE and Nasdaq exchanges. Volume was below average and VIX closed slightly lower. 

Earnings season starts with JPM, BLK, C, JNJ, WFC reporting before the open on Tuesday.

NVDA +0.68, +0.36%, bounced in a channel on 133.2 million shares.

MU +5.97, +1.42%, closed higher in a channel.

SPX advancers: ORCL SNDK FICO CDNS KKR IT NOW FIS FDS ACN ALB DELL.

SPX decliners: FAST CAG EIX PCG NEM TGT CIEN T LITE GIS KHC SRE.

SPY below average volume of 54.0 million shares.

VIX -0.11, 19.12, 

NDX +1.06% closed higher for a nineth day.

DJI, 48,218, +0.63%, a second pause day.

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

Up: IWM, QQQ, SPY, DIA,  

Down:

The SPY MFC green line is up at 74.4, price-action is short-term bullish. +10. 

Nine of eleven sectors (83.6%) were higher on Monday led by XLK, XLF and XLY. 

75 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Monday.

58 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: ROST, NLFX, MRVL, ARM, EA, AMD, BKR, AMD, AEP, INSM, LIN, AMD, AZN, CSX, FAST, ODFL, AMZN, INTC, KLAC, MAR, MPWR, STX, WDC, CSCO, ADI, BKNG, MCHP, TXN, AMAT, AVGO, BKR, GOOGL, LRCX, MELI, AAPL, ALNY, ASML, FER, MDLZ, MU, NVDA, NXPI, ORLY, PCAR, SBUX, HON, META, MNST, FANG, GEHC, ABNB, CCEP, CDNS, CHTR, PANW, PYPL, QCOM, ROP, SNPS,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Tuesday:

Moving Above 30 DMA = 9

ABNB, CCEP, CDNS, CHTR, PANW, PYPL, QCOM, ROP, SNPS,

Moving Below 30 DMA = 4

COST, FAST, KHC, XEL,

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NDX Closed Higher...SPX, RUT, DJI Closed Lower...Light Volume...VIX Lower...Earnings Season Begins Next Week...

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SPX -7.77 6,816 traded in a range and closed fractionally lower.  Breadth turned negative as decliners led on both the NYSE and Nasdaq exchanges. Volume was well below average and VIX was lower, so the negative breadth on Friday does not appear to be contextually meaningful.

Earnings season starts next week with EPS from GS, JPM, C, WFC, BLK, JNJ and many others including NFLX.

Our Mentoring trading had its best single day on Wednesday and a great week hitting new net liq highs.  We hope your trading is also prospering!   

Investment observation:

On March 21, economist Paul Krugman, Nobel Laureate, in a podcast interview with Robin Brooks stated: “Interesting world out there. Interesting as in terrifying, including economically.”  I would agree, almost everyday is interesting to me. 

However, investors and traders should never be terrified.  Primarily because investors and traders are risk takers and as risk takers, they should evaluate risk before they make an investment/trade and only take risk they are comfortable in taking.  I continue to teach that each trader should “take full 100%, total responsibility for their trading decisions” and they “fully accept risk, that this trade can be a loser and they only take risk that they can accept.” 

If an investor/trader only takes risk that they are comfortable with both emotionally and financially, they prepared in advance for a potential loss and therefore they should never be terrified.  If you think you might be terrified by a negative outcome, perhaps avoiding that investment/trade and avoid the potential of being terrified would be a better outcome for you.

NVDA +4.72, +2.57%, bounced in a channel on 177.1 million shares.

MU -0.92, -0.22%, closed higher.

SPX advancers: SMCI TPL COHR SATS AVGO MKC AMD LII APP FSLR.

SPX decliners: AKAM FICO NOW PANW CDNS FTNT LH FIS ARES PTC.

SPY below average volume of 42.2 million shares, second lowest volume day of 2026.

VIX -0.26, 19.23, 

NDX +0.14%, closed higher for a eighth day.

DJI, 47,916, -0.56%, a second pause day.

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

Up: QQQ,

Down: SPY, IWM, DIA,

The SPY MFC green line is up at 64.4, price-action is short-term bullish. +7.4. 

Four of eleven sectors (54.3%) were higher on Friday led by XLB, XLK and XLRE. 

29 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Friday.

53 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: ROST, NLFX, MRVL, ARM, EA, AMD, BKR, AMD, AEP, COST, INSM, LIN, AMD, AZN, CSX, FAST, ODFL, AMZN, INTC, KLAC, MAR, MPWR, STX, WDC, CSCO, ADI, BKNG, MCHP, TXN, AMAT, AVGO, BKR, GOOGL, LRCX, MELI, AAPL, ALNY, ASML, FAST, FER, MDLZ, MU, NVDA, NXPI, ORLY, PCAR, SBUX, XEL, HON, KHC, META, MNST, FANG, GEHC,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Monday:

Moving Above 30 DMA = 2

FANG, GEHC,

Moving Below 30 DMA = 5

CHTR, EXC, PANW, PYPL, REGN,

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NDX, SPX, RUT, DJI Closed Higher...Breadth Remained Positive...Volatility Fell...Earnings Season Begins Next Week...

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SPX +41.85 6,824 pulled back, reversed and closed higher.  Many have been suggesting the temporary ceasefire in the Middle East is fragile and that was a popular narrative on Thursday.  It is interesting how many people internationally can’t resist the opportunity to be silly.  Breadth weakened and remained positive as advancers led on both the NYSE and Nasdaq exchanges. 

NVDA +1.83, +1.01%, bounced in a channel on 116.4 million shares.

MU +14.78, +3.63%, closed higher.

SPX advancers: BF/B SNDK STZ AMZN CARR LRCX LULU INTC FOXA ETN.

SPX decliners: TPL AXON NOW CRWD PLTR INTU DDOG ADSK AKAM CF WDAY.

SPY below average volume of 57.1 million shares.

VIX -1.55, 19.49, 

NDX +0.72%, pulled back, rallied and closed higher for a sixth day.

DJI, 48,185, +0.58%, paused.

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

Up: QQQ, SPY, IWM, DIA,

Down:

The SPY MFC green line is up at 57, price-action is short-term bullish. +7.7. 

Eight of eleven sectors (79.2%) were higher on Thursday led by XLY, XLI and XLP. 

55 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Thursday.

56 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: ROST, NLFX, MRVL, ARM, EA, AMD, BKR, AMD, AEP, COST, EXC, INSM, LIN, AMD, AZN, CSX, FAST, ODFL, PANW, AMZN, INTC, KLAC, MAR, MPWR, STX, WDC, CSCO, ADI, BKNG, MCHP, TXN, AMAT, AVGO, BKR, CHTR, GOOGL, LRCX, MELI, AAPL, ALNY, ASML, FAST, FER, MDLZ, MU, NVDA, NXPI, ORLY, PCAR, PYPL, REGN, SBUX, XEL, HON, KHC, META, MNST,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Friday:

Moving Above 30 DMA = 4

HON, KHC, META, MNST,

Moving Below 30 DMA = 8

ABNB, CDNS, CRWD, FANG, FTNT, GEHC, PDD, ROP,

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