Thursday, August 31, 2017

QQQ Closes at New All-time High as Biotech, Healthcare Surge...




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Employment report before the open on Friday...Labor Day holiday on Monday...3 Day Weekend...QQQ hits new all-time closing high on Thursday...XLV, XLRE, XLB shift to up trend...


Ten sectors were higher, led by healthcare XLV +1.70% and materials XLB +0.77%.

SPY up 1.48 at 247.49 on 98.3 million shares, 53% above average.  Up on higher volume.
VIX down .63 at 10.59.
Oil up 1.12 to 47.09
TLT up .38 at 127.99…on 7.9 million shares, 17% above avg.  Up on higher volume. 

UNH +1.54%, and PFE +1.41%, led the DJIA, 20 advancers.
TIF +4.28%, BWA +3.64% and CELG +3.42% led the SPX.
MELI +4.75%, BIIB +4.22%, ULTA +3.48%, and EXPE +3.43%, led the NDX.

Intermediate and long term up trend intact.  3-day short term trend is up.

Up: QQQ, IWM, SPY, DIA
Down:

Breadth strengthened on Thursday as advancers led 2,122 to 758 on the NYSE and led 1,960 to 912 on the NASDAQ.

The SPY MFC green line turned up at 51, bullish.

Uptrend sectorsXLK, XLV, XLRE, XLU, XLB,
Neutral sectors: XLP, XLF, XLY, XLI
Down trend sectors: XLE

Intermediate-term trending stocks:  PYPL, ADBE, NVDA, FB, ATVI, EA, BA, MCD, V, CCL, RCL, ALGN, ANET, SQ, CC, AABA, TTWO, PGR, TRU, LYV, ALL, TAL, BABA, A, EDU, SHOP, EXPE,


79 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher and one was unchanged on Thursday.

70 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA.

NDX Stocks to Watch on Friday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 14
AKAM, AVGO, COST, CTAS, CTSH, CTXS, ESRX, FAST, GOOG, MELI, PCAR, QCOM, SBUX, SWKS,


Moving Below 30 DMA = 0


The intermediate and long-term trends are still up.

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



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Before the Close leg in IC SPV 2450/2445 sim trade posted 3:58 pm ET...
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After the Open Review of SPY, intraday price pattern, Fib retracement,  short, bearish, SPX probabilities on bear call move down to 70%, probability of touching, make a decision, good decisions evolve from experience, or counter trend, how to apply candle trend on charts, SPX, QQQ, IWM, DIA, TSCO, WYNN, NVDA, RCL, ULTA, EXPE, FB, VIX, SPY, QQQ…posted 11:32 am ET
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posted 9:35 am ET...RCL breakout setup...


posted 9:35 am ET...NVDA breakout setup...


posted 9:34 am ET...IWM breakout setup...


posted 9:33 am ET...WYNN breakout setup...


posted 9:31 am ET...TSCO breakout setup...



Pre-market Up:  FMC, INCY, SWN, COST, AA, AMD, WY, FCX, EXPE, MYL, CHK, FTI, LUV, JD, AMZN


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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Spread the Word Around...Guess Who's Back in Town...GDP 3.0% vs 2.8% Forecast...



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After the Close Review Wednesday’s action… SPY, weekly charts, QQQ, DIA, IWM, MFC green line turns up, MSFT, GILD, AMZN, FB, NFLX, AAPL, ATVI, AVGO, AMAT, MAR, LRCX, SPX, ABE, PYPL, MU, MCHP, sim trade positions, BABA, WDC, UNH, EA, V, JD, EXPE, SQ, X, SPY
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Eight sectors were higher, led by materials XLB +0.74% and technology XLK +0.72%.

SPY up 1.16 at 246.01 on 62.0 million shares, 3% below average.  Up on higher volume.
VIX down .48 at 11.22.
Oil down .35 to 45.97
TLT down .04 at 127.61…on 4.7 million shares, 30% below avg.  Flat on lower volume. 

CSCO +1.62%, and CAT +1.33%, led the DJIA, 14 advancers.
MLM +5.41%, VMC +4.60% and AMD +4.28% led the SPX.
INCY +10.64%, GILD +7.25%, BMRN +5.63%, and ADI +5.24%, led the NDX.



Intermediate and long term up trend intact.  3-day short term trend is up.

Up: QQQ, IWM, SPY, DIA
Down:

Breadth strengthened on Wednesday as advancers led 1,809 to 1,084 on the NYSE and led 1,753 to 1,046 on the NASDAQ.

The SPY MFC green line turned up at 41, bullish.

Uptrend sectorsXLK, XLU,
Neutral sectors: XLRE, XLV, XLB, XLP, XLF, XLY, XLI
Down trend sectors: XLE

Intermediate-term trending stocks:  PYPL, ADBE, NVDA, FB, ATVI, EA, BA, MCD, V, CCL, RCL, ALGN, ANET, SQ, CC, AABA, TTWO, PGR, TRU, LYV, ALL, TAL, BABA, A, EDU, SHOP, EXPE,


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

56 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA.

NDX Stocks to Watch on Thursday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 17
AMAT, AMGN, BMRN, CELG, CMCSA, CSCO, EBAY, FB, INCY, KLAC, LBTYA, MAR, MXIM, NVDA, REGN, TXN, VRTX


Moving Below 30 DMA = 0


The intermediate and long-term trends are still up.

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


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QQQ, IWM, SPY Higher Wednesday Morning...



posted 2:11 pm ET...MSFT horizontal breakout 73 level...now horizontal breakout setup 74 level...


posted 2:08 pm ET...FB diagonal breakout...


posted 10:28 am ET...AMZN Macd divergence bounce...now horizontal breakout setup...


NDX higher on strength in AMZN, GILD, FB, NFLX, GOOGL, ADI, MSFT…posted 10:11 am ET

QQQ horizontal breakout…

SPY MFC green line turns back up at 39…


SPY horizontal breakout setup




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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

SPX Opens Lower, Closes Higher...BBY Gaps Lower after Positive EPS...







Four sectors were higher, led by industrials XLI +0.73% and technology XLK +0.43%.

SPY up .28 at 244.85 on 50.9 million shares, 19% below average.  Up on higher volume.
VIX up .38 at 11.70.
Oil down .49 to 46.32
TLT up .41 at 127.65…on 7.6 million shares, 12% above avg.  Up on higher volume. 

UTX +2.92%, and BA +1.40%, led the DJIA, 17 advancers.
URI +3.84%, COTY +2.61% and BF/B +2.32% led the SPX.
DISH +1.96%, ULTA +1.94%, GILD +1.41%, and MU +1.29%, led the NDX.

Intermediate and long term up trend intact.  3-day short term trend is neutral.

Up: QQQ, DIA, SPY, IWM
Down:

Breadth strengthened on Tuesday as decliners led 1,468 to 1,407 on the NYSE and advancers led 1,451 to 1,355 on the NASDAQ.

The SPY MFC green line turned down at 37, bearish.

Uptrend sectorsXLU,
Neutral sectors: XLK, XLP, XLF, XLY, XLRE, XLV, XLB, XLI
Down trend sectors: XLE

Intermediate-term trending stocks:  PYPL, ADBE, NVDA, FB, ATVI, EA, BA, MCD, V, CCL, RCL, ALGN, ANET, SQ, CC, AABA, TTWO, PGR, TRU, LYV, ALL, TAL, BABA, A, EDU, SHOP, EXPE,


60 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher and one was unchanged on Tuesday.

39 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA.

NDX Stocks to Watch on Wednesday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 1
CSX,

Moving Below 30 DMA = 5
CMCSA, CSCO, CTAS, LBTYA, ORLY,


The intermediate and long-term trends are still up.

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



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Lower Open Attracts Buyers...



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Monday, August 28, 2017

SP Futures -16 After No. Korea Fires Missile...




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Five sectors were higher, led by healthcare XLV +0.53% and technology XLK +0.19%.

SPY up .01 at 244.57 on 40.5 million shares, 36% below average.  Lower volume.
VIX up .04 at 11.32.
Oil down 1.05 to 46.81
TLT down .08 at 127.24…on 4.4 million shares, 34% below avg.  Lower volume. 


MU +2.61%, BIIB +2.54%, ILMN +2.53%, and LRCX +1.78%, led the NDX.

Intermediate and long term up trend intact.  3-day short term trend is neutral.

Up: IWM, QQQ, SPY
Down: DIA

Breadth weakened on Monday as decliners led 1,544 to 1,357 on the NYSE and led 1,470 to 1,387 on the NASDAQ.

The SPY MFC green line turned up at 40, bullish.

Uptrend sectorsXLU,
Neutral sectors: XLK, XLP, XLF, XLY, XLRE, XLV, XLB, XLI
Down trend sectors: XLE

Intermediate-term trending stocks:  PYPL, ADBE, NVDA, FB, ATVI, EA, BA, MCD, V, CCL, RCL, ALGN, ANET, SQ, CC, AABA, TTWO, PGR, TRU, LYV, ALL, TAL, BABA, A, EDU, SHOP, EXPE,


64 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher and four were unchanged on Monday.

43 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA.

NDX Stocks to Watch on Tuesday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 6
ADI, BIIB, CA, CSCO, LRCX, SYMC

Moving Below 30 DMA = 0



The intermediate and long-term trends are still up.

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



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After the Open Review of SPX, focus, intermediate-term trend, trend, support & resistance, momentum, candles, price pattern, bounce, breakout, DIA, SPY, TRV, index sum of its stock patterns, AAPL, AXP, BA, CAT, MCD, MSFT, PG, UNH, V, QQQ, TRV, ALL, PGR, FCX, RCL, XLV, GILD, LRCX, MU,  …posted 11:46 am ET
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10:11 am ET...GILD horizontal breakout test...

9:46 am ET...XLV horizontal breakout setup... 

9:51 am ET...MCD horizontal breakout setup... 

9:49 am ET...RCL diagonal breakout setup... 

9:46 am ET...AAPL horizontal breakout setup... 

9:45 am ET...LRCX breakout retest bounce...

9:40 am ET...FCX breakout test bounce... 

9:36 am ET...MU horizontal breakout setup... 

9:34 am ET...IWM leading broad market...



Pre-market Up:  WDC, ADI JD BIDU, AVGO, AAPL, PYPL, FB, NFLX, VLO, LOW, HD, AMD, MPC, PSX,



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Friday, August 25, 2017

SPY, SPX Closer Up for Week...VIX Closes Lower...Yellen Speaks at Jackson Hole...


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After the Close Review of the Weekly and Friday’s action… SPY, IWM, QQQ, DIA, weekly charts and bullish candles, VIX, XLK, XLB, XLE, XLF, XLI, XLP, XLU, XLV, XLRE, XLY, weekly gainers, breakouts, SIG, DLTR, ADSK, HPQ, BBY, AA, TSCO, WDC, FCX, XLNX, TRIP, IRM, EXPE, bull flags, ATVI, DLTR, MNST, AXP, PG, V
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Nine sectors were higher, led by real estate XLRE +0.49% and industrials XLE +0.48%.

SPY up .57 at 244.56 on 50.7 million shares, 2% above average.  Up on higher volume.
VIX down .95 at 11.28.
Oil up .24 to 47.86
TLT up .49 at 127.32…on 7.3 million shares, 7% above avg.  Up on higher volume. 

HD +0.94%, and DIS +0.88%, led the DJIA, 24 advancers.
FOSL +2.11%, LUV +3.88% and SIG +3.53% led the SPX.
AAL +5.43%, ADSK +3.94%, TSCO +3.28%, and ORLY +2.97%, led the NDX.

Intermediate and long term up trend intact.  3-day short term trend is down.

Up: IWM, SPY, DIA
Down: QQQ

Breadth strengthened on Friday as advancers led 1,930 to 923 on the NYSE and led 1,760 to 1,070 on the NASDAQ.

The SPY MFC green line turned up at 38, bullish.

Uptrend sectorsXLU,
Neutral sectors: XLK, XLP, XLF, XLY, XLRE, XLV, XLB, XLI
Down trend sectors: XLE

Intermediate-term trending stocks:  PYPL, ADBE, NVDA, FB, ATVI, EA, BA, MCD, V, CCL, RCL, ALGN, ANET, SQ, CC, AABA, TTWO, PGR, TRU, LYV, ALL, TAL, BABA, A, EDU, SHOP, EXPE,


49 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher and two were unchanged on Friday.

37 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA.

NDX Stocks to Watch on Monday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 5
INTU, LBTYA, MSFT, ORLY, PAYX,

Moving Below 30 DMA = 6
ADI, AVGO, FB, MXIM, NVDA, VRTX


The intermediate and long-term trends are still up.

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


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