Small Cap RUT Closed Higher...DJI, SPX, NDX Closed Lower...VIX, Volatility Rose...

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SPX -24.63, 6,556 closed above its 6-month support.   Breadth weakened, turned negative as decliners increased and led on both the NYSE and Nasdaq exchanges.   

NVDA -0.44, -0.25%, fell on 147.1 million shares. 

MU -8.82, -2.18%, four days after EPS $12.20 beat 9.21 est., Sales $23.86B beat 19.93 estimate, raised guidance, increased dividend.  Last Thursday, more than 22 analysts raised price targets between $40 and $350.  Daiwa raised PT to $700, and HSBC raised its PT to $750.

SPX advancers: LITE GLW HPE DELL COHR LYB DOW VRT ALB CF TER CIEN.

SPX decliners: AXON EL COIN IT TTD FICO CRM GEN DG NOW WDAY EFX.

SPY traded above average volume of 96 million shares.

VIX +0.80, 26.95, 

NDX -0.77%, closed above 4-month support.

DJI, 45,124, -0.18%, closed above the HOLD and above 4-month support area for a second day.

Mega caps TSM, TSLA, APPL rose and BRK/B, NVDA, AVGO, AMZN, META, MSFT, GOOGL fell on Tuesday.

Up: IWM,

Down: DIA, SPY, QQQ,

The SPY MFC green line is pointed down at 11.1, price-action closed below Friday’s high, above Friday’s low, below Monday’s close and at five-month support and is short-term bearish. -2.0. 

Six of eleven sectors (39.7%) were higher on Tuesday led by XLE, XLB and XLU. 

41 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Tuesday.

22 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: FANG, ROST, NLFX, PLTR, DDOG, INTU, MRVL, MSTR, ABNB, ARM, WDC, BKNG, KLAC, STX, EA, AMAT, AMD, BKR,  LRCX, AMD, BKR, CSCO,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Wednesday:

Moving Above 30 DMA = 1

CSCO,

Moving Below 30 DMA = 11

ADSK, AMZN, APP, AXON, CRWD, FTNT, PANW, PYPL, ROP, SNPS, VRSK,

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RUT, DJI, SPY, QQQ Closed Higher...Breadth Strengthened...

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SPX +74.52, 6,581 closed back above its 6-month support.   Breadth strengthened, turned positive as advancers increased and led on both the NYSE and Nasdaq exchanges.     

NVDA +2.94, +1.70%, rose on 182.7 million shares. 

MU -18.55, -4.39%, three days after EPS $12.20 beat 9.21 est., Sales $23.86B beat 19.93 estimate, raised guidance, increased dividend.  More than 22 analysts raised price targets between $40 and $350.  Daiwa raised PT to $700, and HSBC raised its PT to $750.

SPX advancers: ALB SW Q LTR CIEN NCLH MHK SOLS RCL SLB CCL FCX.

SPX decliners: EL FICO CNC MU EXPD NOD CF DRI HII ULTA LYB UNH LHX.

SPY traded above average volume of 134.7 million shares.

VIX -0.63, 26.15, 

NDX +1.22%, closed above 4-month support.

DJI, 45,208, +1.38%, closed above the HOLD above 4-month support.

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

Up: IWM, DIA, SPY, QQQ,

Down:

The SPY MFC green line is pointed down at 13.1, price-action closed below Friday’s high but above six-month support and is short-term bearish. -0.3. 

All eleven sectors (100%) were higher on Monday led by XLY, XLB and XLK. 

82 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Monday.

32 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: BKNG, FANG, ROST, TMUS, AXON, NLFX, VRSK, ADSK, PLTR, APP, DDOG, INTU, PANW, MRVL, MSTR, ROP, ABNB, ARM, WDC, BKNG, KLAC, STX, EA, AMAT, AMD, BKR, INTC, LRCX, AMD, AMZN, BKR, CRWD, FTNT, PYPL, SNPS,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Tuesday:

Moving Above 30 DMA = 7

AMD, AMZN, BKR, CRWD, FTNT, PYPL, SNPS,

Moving Below 30 DMA = 2

LIN, MU,

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DJI, SPX, NDX, RUT Closed Lower as SPX Makes Six Month Low...Breadth Weakened...

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SPX -100.01, 6,506 closed again below its 6-month support.   Breadth weakened and remained negative as decliners increased and led on both the NYSE and Nasdaq exchanges.  Ten sectors were lower.  

NVDA -5.86, -3.28%, fell on 241.3 million shares.  Thursday was the final day of its annual conference GTC 2026.

MU -21.31, -4.81%, day after EPS $12.20 beat 9.21 est., Sales $23.86B beat 19.93 estimate, raised guidance, increased dividend.  More than 22 analysts raised price targets between $40 and $350.  Daiwa raised PT to $700, and HSBC raised its PT to $750.

SPX advancers: MRSH APA AON TTD AJG PSKY HUM T GEN WDAY OXY MS.

SPX decliners: SMCI VST CEG MOS NRG SOLS SNDK WDC CIEN GLW STX.

SPY traded above average volume of 163.6 million shares.

VIX +2.72, 26.78, 

NDX -1.88%, closed at 4-month support.

DJI, 45,577, -0.96%, again closed below 4-month support.

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

Up:

Down: DIA, SPY, QQQ, IWM,

The SPY MFC green line is pointed up at 13.4, price-action closed below its six-month support and is short-term bearish. +1.0. 

One of eleven sectors (12.5%) was higher on Friday led by XLF, XLE and XLC. 

22 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Friday.

27 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: BKNG, FANG, ROST, TMUS, AXON, NLFX, VRSK, ADSK, PLTR, APP, DDOG, INTU, PANW, MRVL, MSTR, LIN, MU, ROP, ABNB, ARM, WDC, BKNG, KLAC, STX, EA, AMAT, AMD, BKR, INTC, LRCX,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Monday:

Moving Above 30 DMA = 0

Moving Below 30 DMA = 7

AMD, BKR, CEG, CRWD, FTNT, INTC, PYPL,

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