Wednesday, May 19, 2021

NDX Opens Lower Rallies to Close Higher...SPX, DJI form a Hammer...Semis Lead Tech...

 
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The SPX opened lower and traded down to one week support where selling exhausted, buyers took control and formed a hammer on Wednesday.   Semiconductor stocks helped lift the QQQ.  Seven of the top 10 gainers were semiconductors led by ADI, MRVL, MXIM and KLAC.
 
 
DJI –164.62, -0.48%, closed at 33,896.  GS, BA, CVX and CAT were the largest point decliners on Wednesday.
NDX +20.29, +0.15%, closed at 13,237.
SPX -12.15, -0.29%, closed at 4,115.                 
 
TSLA -2.49%, opens at 3-month support.
 
SPY = channel bounce setup.
DIA = channel bounce setup.
QQQ = channel bounce setup.
IWM = channel bounce setup.
 
Two of eleven sectors were higher on Wednesday, led by XLK, XLC and XLU.
 
Technology leaders: ENPH, ADI, MXIM, KLAC
Communication Services leaders: TTWO, FB, ATVI, EA
Utilities leaders: EVRG, DTE, AWK, NEE
 
SPY down 1.08 at 410.86, on 106.4 million shares, above average volume, down on higher volume. 
VIX up 1.62 at 21.34
 
CRM, INTC, PG, MSFT led the DJIA, 5 advancers, +1
TTWO, ENPH, TGT, MCHP led the SPX, 202 advancers.
ADI, MRVL, MXIM, PDD led the NDX, 57 advancers. 
 
The two-year trend term is up.  The one-year trend is up.
 
Up: QQQ,
Down: SPY, DIA, IWM,
 
Advancers weakened on Wednesday as decliners led 1,170 to 2,139 on the NYSE and led 2,670 to 1,585 on the NASDAQ.
 
The SPY MFC green line is pointed down at 54 and is defensive.  SPY is a channel bounce setup at support. 
 
 
Uptrend sectorsXLF, XLP, XLB, XLE, XLRE, XLV, XLI, XLU, XLC, XLY, XLK,
Neutral sectors: 
Down trend sectors:
 
The 6-month intermediate trend is up.  The ten-day trend is down.
 
3-month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Up
3-day Short Term Market TrendDown
 
57 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Wednesday.
 
26 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA:   ORLY, XEL, COST, CERN, VRSN, ALXN, CHTR, MDLZ, KHC, PEP, BIIB, GILD, TMUS, REGN, SGEN, CSCO, PAYX, WBA, EXC, INTU, WDC, TCOM, NTES, ATVI, FB, MXIM,
 
NDX Stocks to Watch on Thursday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 3
ATVI, FB, MXIM,
 
Moving Below 30 DMA = 4
ADP, AMGN, EBAY, FAST,
 
 
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Ben W. said...

Thank you so much, Dave. Your daily blog is such a great tool to help me stay in flow with the market.