Monday, February 5, 2018

Stocks Continue to Sink as Selling Accelerates on Monday...Inflation Fears Cited...Sectors Shift Down...



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Stocks moved lower in a massive selloff as VIX soared to 37.32, closing at its highest level since August 24, 2015.

The DJIA collapsed 1,175 points to 24,345, led by weakness in BA, MMM, UNH, GS and HD

All sectors were lower for the second straight day on Monday, led by utilities XLU -1.64% and real estate XLRE -2.58%. 


SPY down 11.52 at 263.93 on 294.6 million shares, 200% above average volume.  Down on much higher volume.
VIX up 20.01 at 37.32
Oil down 1.63 to 63.48
TLT up 1.13 at 120.71 on 28.6 million shares, 148% above average volume.  Up on higher volume.

AAPL -2.50% and MCD -3.26% led the DJIA, 0 advancers.


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

Up:
Down: IWM, QQQ, SPY, DIA

Breadth continued weak on Monday, as decliners led 2,717 to 319 on the NYSE and led 2,664 to 339 on the NASDAQ.

The SPY MFC green line is below the upper zone and is pointed down at 55, defensive.

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, 


All of 100 NDX stocks closed lower on Monday.

14 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA.

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


Moving Below 30 DMA = 33
AMGN, AMSL, ATVI, BIIB, BMRN, CA, COST, CSCO, CTAS, CTRP, CTSH, CTXS, EXPE, FB, FISV, FOXA, GILD, HAS, HSIC, INTC, ISRG, JD, MAR, MCHP, MNST, MSFT, NVDA, SNPS, SWKS, TSLA, VRSK, VRTX, WDC


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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