Friday, August 18, 2023

SPX Lower Open, Rally, Close Unchanged...Energy, Utilities, Consumer Staples Lead Sectors...WMT, ROST Lead on Positive EPS Reactions...


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The SPX -0.65 opened lower, rallied and closed flat after and three-day selloff.  Positive EPS reactions from WMT to lead DJI and ROST to lead SPX and NDX.


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


SPY up .21 at 436.50, on 98.8 million shares, above average volume, closed higher on higher volume.  
VIX down .59 at 17.30
QQQ down .45 at 358.13


WMT, BA, UNH, CVX led the DJIA, 19 advancers, +10
GNRC, EPAM, AXON, CDAY led the SPX, 296 advancers
ROST, DDOG, AMAT, CSX led the NDX, 58 advancers.


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

Up:  IWM, DIA, SPY,
DownQQQ,

Seven of eleven sectors were higher on Friday, led by XLE XLU and XLP. 

The SPY MFC green line is pointed down at 20.4 and is short-term bearishSPY opened lower, rallied and closed higher.

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

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


58 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Friday.

17 NDX stock are above their 30 DMA:  CEG, ROST, ADP, CHTR, CMCSA, MAR, BKNG, FANG, AMGN, KDP, CSCO, GOOGL, REGN, CTSH, TEAM, BKR, LULU,


NDX Stocks to Watch on Monday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 2
BKR, LULU,



Moving Below 30 DMA = 2
AMZN, AZN,



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