Thursday, August 3, 2023

SPX Closes Lower...Energy, Consumer Discretionary, Financial Lead Sectors...Mega Caps Bounce...AMZN Higher, AAPL Lower after EPS...


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SPY, DIA, QQQ traded in a slightly lower range with buyers and sellers more balance a day after Fitch downgraded US long term rating to AA+ from AAA.


After hours:  AAPL beat EPS and revenue estimates, but drifted lower after the close,  AMZN gained $11.26, while FTNT beat EPS, missed on revenues and dropped $12.01.  PANW moved lower in sympathy with FTNT’s drop.


Friday, day 17 of Q2 Earnings Season with 5 SPX companies reporting BMO: CBOE, D, EVRG, LYB, PPL and BRK/B reporting Saturday.:

First day reaction: Q2 through Thursday, August 3, 2023…

Positive: CLX, CTSH, APA, CDAY, WRK, CEG, REGN, MCK, BALL, EPAM, TRMB, APTV, PH, PSA, DINO, WBD, MET, IR, WMB, FRT, VMC, OXY, HAS, WAT, AFL, AIZ, HUM, CDW, BG, EMR, BXP, CVS, VRTX, TT, STE, AIF, PXD, VRSK, GRMN, MOS ABC, HKC, ANET, GPN, CAT, LDOS, ETN, SWK, SBAC, WELL MAR, MPC, ECL, ON, TROW, NWL, CINF, DLR, INTC, KLAC, FSLR, BEN MDLZ, EIX, PG, ESS, DXCM, CHD, ALGN, TXT, LRCX, RCL, STX, CMCSA, ABBV, IP, META, CARR, TSCO, WAB, KDP, IEX, PNR, AMT, MCD, UNP, BA, ODFL, GOOGL, ADP, CB,, APH, EQT, CME, OTIS, FTV, TEL, GD, KO, PKG, MSCI, GE, PHM, FFIV, MMM, NXPI, ADM, SHW, BRO, GLW, NVR, DOW, MCO, ROP, ZION, JNJ, ABT, KEY, UAL FCX, FITB, MKTX, IBM, KMI, TRV, MMC, NTRS, USB, CFG, ELV, JBHT, MTB, SCHW, MS, BAC, BK PNC, SYF, UNH, PEP = 141

Neutral: CHRW, TRGP, PWR, LNC, MRO, MRNA, QRVO, COP, K, SBUX, NI, ETR, XYL, EXC, MTCH, FE, WDC, RSG, AME, FANG, PEG, INCY, SYY, RVTY, WEC, AVB, MO, TMUS, PEAK, AJG, CVX, VRSN, PTC, MAS, AWK, BSX, VLO, NSC, URI, LIN, TMO, T, HES, HLT, V, VZ, ARE, NEE, GEHC, DHR, DPZ, COF, WRB, PPG, HBAN, PM, GS, BKR, JPM, WFC, CAG, CTAS, DAL = 64

Negative:  DXC, EXPE, ETSY, PYPL, QCOM, CMI, HST, MGM, ANSS, APD, EQIX, SPG, PNW, CI, TFX, SO, IRM, BDX, ATO, ICE, O, SRE, FMC, ALB, AEE, GNRC, PAYC, SEDG, JCI, BWA, DVN, EA, AMD, ALL, CZR, DO, PSX, FIS, VFC, PRU, YUM, ZBRA, NCLH, ROK, TAP, ITW, ZBH HWM IDXX, HOLX, ES, IT, IQV, MRK, PFE, LYV, ENPH, JNPR, MHK, CNC, AON, HIG, PFG, F, CL, EMN, EQR, WY, XOM, MTD, CHTR, EBAY, CMG, EW, LUV, ROL, WTW, SPGI, BAX, WST, FTI, LHX, TYL, CBRE, HON, GWW, ORLY, UDR, BMY, LKQ, TER, XEL, NOW, MLM, ACGL, CMS, HSY, KIM, CNP, AEP, NOC, GL, VICI, MAA, HCA, RJF, MA, EG, AOS, INVH, PCG, AMP, DTE, LH, MOH, CSGP, ALLE, TDY, DGX, RHI, UHS, TXN, WM, MSFT, PI,  RTX, ALK, IVZ, LW, DOV, GM, KMB, WHR, PCAR, BIIB, AVY, CDNS, IPG, CMA, AXP, CSX, ISRG, RF, SLB, DFS, TSLA, EFX, NFLX, GPC, SNA, TFC, AAL, NEM, LVS, CCI, STLD, DHI, POOL, OMC, HAL, NDAQ, HAS, LMT, PLD, STT, C, BLK, PGR, FAST = 170
Non-SPX = UBER



Mega caps TSLA, NVDA, AMZN, GOOGL rose and MSFT, META, AAPL fell.

SPY down 1.29 at 448.84, on 64.4 million shares, below average volume, down on lower volume.  
VIX down .17 at 15.92
QQQ down .60 at 373.79,

INTC, CSCO, NKE, JPM led the DJIA, 16 advancers, +8
CLX, APA, CDAY, WRK led the SPX, 291 advancers
MELI, CTSH, CEG, PDD led the NDX, 44 advancers.

The two-year trend term is sideways.  The one-year trend is up.

Up
DownQQQ, DIA, IWM, SPY,

Three of eleven sectors were higher on Thursday, led by XLE, XLY and XLF. 

The SPY MFC green line is pointed down at 80.8 and is counter-trend defensiveSPY opened lower, traded in a range and closed lower.

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



44 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Thursday.

59 NDX stock are above their 30 DMA:  NVDA, CEG, META, TTD, VRSK, AVGO, WDAY, ADBE, NXPI, COST, PDD, BKR, CSX, MCHP, ABNB, PCAR, SIRI, INTU, ROST, ODFL, ON, DLTR, ADP, CHTR, CMCSA, DDOG, MAR, PAYX, BKNG, FANG, AMGN, MRVL, SBUX, ZM, PDD, KDP, CSCO, MRNA, PEP, JD,  CRWD, INTC, MU, GOOGL, LRCX, ZS, ALGN, AMAT, KLAC, REGN, AZN, MDLZ, MNST, WBA, AMD, CTSH, LULU, MELI, WBD,


NDX Stocks to Watch on Friday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 5
AMD, CTSH, LULU, MELI, WBD,



Moving Below 30 DMA = 10
AAPL, ADI, CTAS, EXC, FAST, ILMN, KHC, PYPL, QCOM, VRTX,




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