Wednesday, December 27, 2017

DIA, SPY, QQQ, IWM Continue to Flag on Light Holiday Volume...CAT, UTX, V, WMT, MAR, JBHT, AA, Make New Highs...




After the Close Review of Wednesday’s market action…DIA, SPY, QQQ, IWM, XLK, XLF, FAS, TLT, AAPL, AMZN, FB, GOOGL, MSFT, AXP, BA, INTC, NKE, NVDA, TXN, PYPL, MNST, NTAP, MARK, CBOE, WYNN, XLE, RRC, HES, NBL, AXP, BA, INTC, NKE, TXN, GOOGL, MSFT…bull flag time continues…10:57 pm PST
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Seven sectors were higher on Wednesday, led by utilities XLU +0.42% and real estate XLRE +0.40%.


SPY up .13 at 267.32 on 57.6 million shares, 28% below average volume.  Up slightly on higher volume.
VIX up .22 at 10.47
Oil down .21 to 59.59
TLT up 1.63 at 126.77…on 9.1 million shares, 19% above average volume.  Up on higher volume.


V +0.91%, and MCD +0.81%, led the DJIA, 21 advancers.
AA +2.90%, EVHC +2.43%, and QRVO +2.06%, led the SPX.
MAR +2.21%, ALGN +1.30%, AMAT +1.23%, WDC +1.20%, and INCY +1.16%, led the NDX.

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

Up: DIA, SPY, QQQ,
Down: IWM

Breadth strengthened on Wednesday, as advancers led 1,588 to 1,263 on the NYSE and led 1,521 to 1,361 on the NASDAQ.

The SPY MFC green line is in the upper zone at 91, bullish.

Uptrend sectorsXLB, XLE, XLY, XLI, XLF, XLP, XLK, XLV,
Neutral sectors: XLU, XLRE,
Down trend sectors:

Intermediate-term trending stocks:  Many of these stocks have had significant pull backs over the past month and it is appropriate to wait for the uptrend to resume before considering entry… CAT, MAR, V, BA, WYNN, IBKR, TRU, CBOE, VRSN, WYN, MCD, AA, TAL, FCAU, CCL, RCL, CC, EDU, ADBE, PYPL, MU, LYV, FB, A, ISRG, TTWO, AABA, BABA, CDNS, ANET, RNG, WUBA, SHOP, ATVI, NVDA, SQ, RACE, ALGN,  WB, LRCX,


54 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Wednesday.

57 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA.

NDX Stocks to Watch on Thursday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 2                            
ILMN, SYMC, 

Moving Below 30 DMA = 3
CELG, MCHP, MXIM,


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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