Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Stocks Pull Back after Release of FOMC Minutes...Volume Rises still Below Average...





After the Close Review of Wednesday’s market action…IWM, QQQ, SPY, $VIX, DIA, HD, MMM, WMT, CVX, V, CSCO, BA, JPM, NKE, AMZN, NFLX, ADBE, MAR, NVDA sideways trends, bull flag and hbo setups…9:42 pm PST
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The DJIA fell 166 points to 24,797 was led down by weakness in HD, MMM, WMT, CVX, V and UNH


Two sectors were higher on Wednesday, led by financial XLF +0.14%, and industrials XLI +0.03%.

SPY down 1.35 at 270.05 on 98.4 million shares, 26% below average volume.  Down on higher volume.
VIX down .58 at 20.02
Oil down .23 to 61.34
TLT down 1.45 at 116.74 on 12.0 million shares, 5% below average volume.  Down on higher volume.

UTX +2.21%, and MCD +0.94%, led the DJIA, 4 advancers.
AAP +8.21%, GCI +4.01%, and MAT +3.34%, led the SPX.
VRSK +2.26%, AAL +2.05%, HAS +2.94%, QVCA +1.15% and MAR +1.08% led the NDX.


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

Up: IWM,
Down: QQQ, SPY, DIA,

Breadth strengthened on Wednesday, as decliners led 1,592 to 1,355 on the NYSE and advancers led 1,579 to 1,286 on the NASDAQ.

The SPY MFC green line turned at 54, bullish

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


34 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Wednesday.

38 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA.

NDX Stocks to Watch on Thursday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 5                            
CHKP, CTRP, MAR, MDLZ, VRSK,


Moving Below 30 DMA = 6
ADSK, ISRG, LRCX, PCLN, SNPS, VRTX,


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

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


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