Wednesday, December 1, 2021

SPX Rallies 78 Points, but Closes Lower...CRM Leads DJI Lower after Negative EPS Reaction...

 
 
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SPX opened higher and gained 78 points during the first two hours of trading.  A pullback began that accelerated after many news outlets reported the first U.S. case of the omicron variant was confirmed by the CDC.  The SPX closed at 4,513, -53.96 and NDX closed at 15,877, -258.21.
 
FOMC Chair Powell continued his Congressional testimony on the economy and Covid before the House this morning.  The FOMC has its next meeting on December 14-15.
 
 
SPY down 5.06 at 450.50, on 132.4 million shares, above average volume, down on lower volume.  
VIX up 3.93 at 31.12
QQQ down 6.70, -1.70% at 387.12
 
JNJ, PG, AMGN, MMM led the DJIA, 7 advancers, +5
NVR, LEN, HPQ, WU led the SPX, 100 advancers.
VRTX, NTES, AMAT, LRCX led the NDX, 17 advancers. 
 
The two-year trend term is up.  The one-year trend is up.
 
Up:
Down: SPY, DIA, QQQ, IWM,
 
SPY = close below Tuesday support low
DIA = close below Tuesday support low
QQQ = close at Nov 10 low, channel bounce or break of support setup
IWM = closes at Sep 20 support level
 
One of eleven sectors was higher on Wednesday, led by XLU, XLV and XLP.
 
Utilities leaders: NEE, LNT, WEC, AEE
Health Care leaders: VRTX, BMY, BDX, PFE
Consumer Staples leaders: HRL, CHD, PG, KMB
 
Advancers were mixed on Wednesday as decliners led 2,407 to 983 on the NYSE and led 3,569 to 1,136 on the NASDAQ.
 
The SPY MFC green line is pointed down at 53.6 and is defensive.  SPY closed below Tuesday’s low. 
 
 
Uptrend sectorsXLK, XLY, XLRE, XLE, XLF, XLV,
Neutral sectors:  XLP, XLU, XLB, XLI,
Down trend sectors: XLC,
 
The 6-month intermediate trend is up.  The ten-day trend is up.
 
3-month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Sideways
3-day Short Term Market TrendDown
 
17 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Wednesday.
 
25 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA:  TSLA, DLTR, NTES, VRSK, XLNX, AMD, AVGO, NVDA, AAPL, COST, INTU, QCOM, REGN, KLAC, NXPI, PTON, VRSN, LRCX, MCHP, MU, JD, GILD, MRNA, AMAT, VRTX,
 
NDX Stocks to Watch on Thursday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 0
 
 
Moving Below 30 DMA = 12
ADBE, ADP, AMZN, ANSS, CDNS, FAST, INCY, LULU, MRVL, MSFT, SNPS, TXN,
 
 
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Ben W. said...

Thank you, Dave. Very nice to have all of this information daily. We’re fortunate to have you, Dave.