Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Push, Pause, Push Stocks Surge...DJIA Advances 247 Points...NDX 89 Points...GMCR Reports Strong Earnings Gains 19% After Hours...

All nine sectors moved higher on WednesdayXLV, XLB and XLF were the strongest sectors while XLU was the weakest sector

Breadth strengthened as advancers led decliners 3.43 to 1 on the NYSE and 2.10 to on the NASDAQ.

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


SPY up 3.26 at 208.73 on 114.8 million shares
VIX down 1.99 at 16.85…
TNX up .08 at 22.69…
TLT up .25 at 120.02…on 5 million shares
XLF up .43 at 24.59…on 67.8 million shares

AAPL up 3.60 at 117.29 on 46.1 million shares
FB up 2.64 at 107.77 on 23.6 million shares

Technical Commentary:
QQQ +1.92%, IWM +1.69%, SPY +1.59%, DIA +1.47%.

Monday push, Tuesday pause, Wednesday push.  QQQ after falling -4.86% in eight days, rallies 3.45% in three days.  SPY after falling -4.31% in eight days, rallies 3.06% in three days.  Markets can and do rise faster than they fall.

VIX drops confirming SPX move up and resumes multi-month downtrend.
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What happened on Wednesday?  Bull flag bounces in QQQ, AMZN, GILD, GRMN, BAC, NVDA, MNST, CMCSA, SBUX, JPM, MS, GOOGL, LNKD, WFC, LMCA, ETFC, EBAY and ESRX happened today.  That’s what everyone’s talking about.
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Still available setups in BABA, FSLR and KWEB.


GMCR +7.74, +19.11% jumps after the close as earnings don’t drop as much as forecasted.  Look for potential bullish gap on Thursday morning.


Trade with the trend of the chart you are trading and continue to move your profit protection stops.  Continue to follow your rules.

The SPX MFC green line is pointed down at 63. 

Short-term Chart Targets:
SPY =...209.49
QQQ = 114.51
IWM = 117.08, 118.34…
                   
Support Levels
SPY = 204.88
QQQ = 111.21
IWM = 114.52
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Setups
Horizontal Breakout: BAC, C, CIEN, CRM, FAS, GLW, JUNO, LNKD, NTES, SCHW, SINA, SLCA, SOHU, SUM, TPX, ADBE, BRCM, FB, GOOGL, TRIP, XLNX,
Diagonal Breakout: AIG, AMBA, CRUS, KWEB, NCLH, PANW, PYPL, RPD, TSL, AVGO, EBAY, GILD, INTC, SBUX, STX, TSLA, TXN, WBA, WDC, WFM, YHOO,
Bull Flag: DAL, QIHU, SFUN, ADSK,

Moves
New Highs: JBL, V, VRSN, COST,    
H Breakout: YNDX, NFLX,
D Breakout: SPY, QQQ, BX, GLW, MBLY, QRVO, STI, AAPL, BIDU (long term), CMCSA, Bull Flag Bounce: CTRP, JBLU, MS, NKE, AMZN, GRMN, MNST, MSFT,   
MACD Divergence Bounce: PLAY, SHOP, UA,  
Bounce: IWM, BBY, CSIQ, CYBR, EXPE, FSLR, HPQ, RAX, SPWR, TAN, UAL, VSLR, AKAM, PCLN
Support Break: QCOM,

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86 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Wednesday and one was unchanged.

59 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA.

NDX Stocks to Watch on Thursday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 14
AAPL, BIIB, CA, CMCSA, DLTR, GILD, GRMN, SBUX, ADI, TSLA, CHTR, DISH, TRIP, SWKS

Moving Below 30 DMA = 1
CHKP

6-month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Neutral
3-day Short Term Market Trend: Up




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