Monday, May 21, 2018

IWM All-time Closing High...DJIA Closes Above 25,000...Industrials, Energy Leads Sectors as MU Leads NDX...





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IWM made another new all-time closing high, following the breakout of its 3 ½ month ascending triangle on Wednesday.  Intermediate term price target is the 176 area.

The DJIA, closed up 298 points at 25,013, above 25,000 for the first time since March 13, led by strength in BA, UNH, CAT, UTX, MMM and HD.

Ten sectors were higher on Monday, led by industrial XLI +1.51% and energy XLE +1.02%.

SPY up 2.04 at 273.37 on 58.0 million shares, 23% below average volume. Up on lower volume.
VIX down .34 at 13.08
Oil up 1.18 to 72.66
TLT up .06 at 117.27 on 4.4 million shares.

BA +3.61%, UTX +2.28%, led the DJIA, 28 advancers.
RRC +6.00%, SWN +4.65% and KIM +4.20%, led the SPX.
MU +3.91%, TSLA +2.77%, WYNN +2.72%, and ASML +2.62%, led the NDX.


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

Up: DIA, SPY, IWM, QQQ
Down:

Breadth strengthened on Monday, as advancers led 2,056 to 852 on the NYSE and led 1,749 to 1,156 on the NASDAQ.

The SPY MFC green line is in the upper zone and is at 87, bullish

Uptrend sectorsXLE, XLK, XLRE,
Neutral sectors: XLF, XLY, XLV, XLI, XLB, XLU
Down trend sectors: XLP

Intermediate-term trending stocks:  Many of these stocks have had significant pull backs over the past two months and it is appropriate to wait for the uptrend to resume before entry… RACE, ADBE, IBKR, ETFC, MA, V, ISRG, WIX, NDAQ, WYNN, VRSN, TAL, COP, CRM, NTAP, RNG, AA, WUBA, FCAU, NVDA, SQ, ALGN, AKAM, SHOP,
BA, MU, MAR, CMA, CME, ANET, HRS, KORS,
DLTR, WB, EL, TPR,


64 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Monday.

70 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA.  

NDX Stocks to Watch on Tuesday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 6
AAL, ASML, AVGO, LRCX, PCAR, WYNN

Moving Below 30 DMA = 2
BIDU, CMCSA,


The 6-month intermediate and long-term trends are still up.  The three-month trend is sideways.  The ten-day trend is up.

3-month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Sideways
3-day Short Term Market Trend: Up

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