Friday, March 2, 2018

DJIA: -771 Weekly Loss...Fed, Oil, Tariffs...IWM Leads Friday's Bounce...QQQ Bull Flag...




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The DJIA, fell 70 points to 24,538, was led by weakness in MCD, BA and CAT.  


Six sectors were higher on Friday, led by healthcare XLV +1.01%, and technology XLK +0.95%.

SPY up 1.38 at 269.08 on 139.0 million shares, 1% below average volume.  Up on lower volume.
VIX down 2.88 at 19.59
Oil up .11 to 61.45
TLT down .97 at 118.35 on 10.0 million shares, 18% below average volume.  Down on higher volume.

INTC +2.38%, and MRK +1.23%, led the DJIA, 18 advancers.
SWN +20.49%, GPS +7.82%, and UHS +6.74%, led the SPX.
WDAY +5.91%, INCY +4.24%, NFLX +3.67%, ALGN +3.32% and MU +3.13% led the NDX.

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

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

Breadth improved on Friday, as advancers led 1,811 to 1,062 on the NYSE and led 2,212 to 734 on the NASDAQ.

The SPY MFC green line pointed down at 57, defensive

Uptrend sectorsXLK, XLY, XLF, XLV, XLI, XLB
Neutral sectors: XLE,
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, V, CAT, MAR, ALGN, CCL, RCL, TRU, WYN, PYPL, A, AABA, BABA, FCAU,  FB, ANET, CBOE, TTWO, WYNN, ISRG, AA, WUBA, EDU, CC, MU,


86 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Friday.


47 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA.

NDX Stocks to Watch on Monday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 12                          
AMGN, AVGO, CHKP, CSX, CTXS, INTU, JBHT, MCHP, MDLZ, SBUX, SYMC, TXN,

Moving Below 30 DMA = 0



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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