Thursday, February 8, 2018

SPY Breaks Below Tuesday's Low...VIX Closes Higher...Fed Shutdown Looms...




After the Close Review of Thursday’s market action…NDX, AAPL, AMZN, FB, GOOGL, MSFT, SPX, INDU, IWM, AMZN, EA, EBAY, HAS, NFLX, SIRI, VIX, TLT, TNX…10:10 pm PST
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Stocks moved lower on heavy volume on Thursday, with SPY logging its third heaviest selling volume day of the past two years.  Only June 24, 2016 and this Monday had larger volume down days.  SPY closes below Tuesday’s low with the next support low at 254.33.  There was a notable rebound after the close as NVDA had positive earnings reaction in after hours. 


The DJIA fell 1,032 points to 23,860 led down with weakness in BA, GS, MMM, HD, and UNH

All sectors were lower on Thursday, led by utilities XLU -1.12% and staples XLP -2.15%.


SPY down 10.04 at 257.63 on 167.2 million shares, 109% above average volume.  Down on higher volume.
VIX up 5.73 at 33.46
Oil down 1.31 to 60.42
TLT down .13 at 118.69 on 16.2 million shares, 35% above average volume.  Down on higher volume.

XOM -1.13%, and PG -1.98%, led the DJIA, 0 advancers.
COTY +14.19%, VIAB +7.21%, and K +2.76%, led the SPX.
FISV +3.00%, MELI +0.51% and ORLY +0.06% led the NDX.

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

Up:
Down: IWM, SPY, DIA, QQQ

Breadth weakened on Thursday, as decliners led 2,648 to 321 on the NYSE and led 2,523 to 431 on the NASDAQ.

The SPY MFC green line is below the upper zone and is pointed down at 23, short-term bearish

Uptrend sectorsXLY,
Neutral sectors: XLF, XLV, XLI, XLK, XLE, XLB,
Down trend sectors: XLP, XLRE, XLU,

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… CBOE, IBKR, ADBE, ANET, TAL, EA, EBAY, TTWO, SHOP, LYV, SQ, RACE, ALGN,  ATVI, FB, FCAU, WB, RNG, AABA, BABA, CCL, RCL, BA, CAT, MAR, V, TRU, WYN, WYNN, PYPL, NVDA, ISRG, VRSN, AA, WUBA, EDU, CC, MU, A,


3 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Thursday.

7 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA.

NDX Stocks to Watch on Wednesday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 0                            


Moving Below 30 DMA = 15
ADBE, ATVI, CHTR, EXPE, GILD, IDXX, MDLZ, MXIM, NVDA, PCLN, STX, SWKS, TSLA, WDAY, WYNN



The intermediate and long-term trends are still up.  The two-month trend is sideways.  The six-day trend is down.

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


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2 comments:

John D. said...

I got a little nervous when I read the headline "Fed Shutdown..." then I realized you meant federal government - so no big deal. My first reaction was Federal Reserve, and that would have really been a crisis!

Steph said...

John D.... you made me smile. I froze with a gaping mouth, this week also... hahaha. Glad I can still laugh, (Thanks to DJ's training these last few years!!)