Thursday, November 8, 2018

FOMC Keeps Rates Unchanged...SPX Forms Doji on Range Bound Trading...



© 2018


Earnings season continued on Thursday. Positive reactions included TRIP, CVNA, FLS, WWD, ANSS, MCHP and NWSANegative reactions: CTRP, ROKU, SQ, DHI, MNST, QCOM, TTWO, WYNN,

The DJIA, closed up 10 points at 26,191led by strength in MMM, UNH, MCD, AXP and JPM.  This is the seventh close above 25,000 in seven days and the second close above 26,000 since Oct 9.

Five of eleven sectors were higher on Thursday, led by financial XLF +0.29% and real estate XLRE+0.21%.

SPY down .51 at 280.50 on 65.5 million shares, 45% below average volume. Down on lower volume.
VIX up .36 at 16.72 
Oil down .82 at 60.77
TLT down .01 at 112.51 on 6.9 million shares. 

MMM +1.38%, CSCO +1.13%, led the DJIA, 20 advancers, -9.
TRIP +15.26%, FLS +7.83%and ANSS +6.18%, led the SPX.

MCHP +5.90%, ULTA +4.81%, ORLY +3.31%, and HOLX +2.91% led the NDX.

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

Up: DIA,
Down: SPY, IWM, QQQ

Breadth weakened on Thursday, as decliners led 1,532 to 1,379 on the NYSE and led 1,614 to 1,420 on the NASDAQ

The SPY MFC green line is pointed up at 49 and is bullish.

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


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: Down
3-day Short Term Market TrendUp


38 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Thursday.

61 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA.  SBUX, WBA, CDNS, TSLA, PEP, XLNX, ROST, CMCSA, DLTR, ESRX, EXPE, INTC, QRTEA, SHPG, CHTR, COST, MELI, TMUS, AAL, ADI, BKNG, FOXA, INCY, LRCX, MDLZ, NTES, SIRI, STX, ULTA, MNST, NXPI, PYPL, SYMC, CSCO, FAST, HAS, HOLX, KLAC, MCHP, MYL, VRSK, WDAY, ADP, ADSK, ALXN, AMAT, AVGO, CSX, CTXS, FISV, HSIC, ILMN, INTU, ISRG, MSFT, MXIM, ORLY, PAYX, SNPS, VRTX, XRAY


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


Moving Below 30 DMA = 8
ADBE, ASML, BIIB, BMRN, CHKP, JD, LBTYA, WYNN,

Add Comments here

No comments: