Wednesday, October 11, 2023

SPX Gaps Higher, Fills the Gap, Rallies after FOMC Minutes and Closes Higher on Wednesday...CPI Thursday BMO...Real Estate, Utilities, Technology Lead Sectors...


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The SPX +18.71 gapped higher after PPI report BMO. The SPX filled the gap and rose after the 2 pm ET FOMC Minutes release and closed higher for a fourth day.

PPI Report above expectations.  FOMC Minutes disclose what markets already knew three weeks ago.

Breadth weakened, remained positive on Wednesday.

Thursday: BMO CPI Report
Various Fed speakers are scheduled to speak throughout the week.
Earnings season unofficially starts Friday, October 13 with JPM EPS.


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


SPY up 1.78 at 436.32, on 62.3 million shares, below average volume, closed higher on lower volume after FOMC Minutes release. 
VIX down .94 at 16.09
QQQ up 2.63 at 371.22


AMGN, BA, INTC, MSFT led the DJIA, 13 advancers, -5
CTLT, LLY, STX, AMT led the SPX, 306 advancers
ADBE, WBD, SIRI, CRWD led the NDX, 63 advancers.


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

Up:  QQQ, SPY, DIA,
DownIWM,

Eight of eleven sectors were higher on Wednesday, led by XLRE, XLU and XLK.

The SPY MFC green line is pointed up at 33.6 and is short-term bullish.  SPY opened higher, traded in a range and closed higher for a fourth day. 

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

The 6-month intermediate trend is up.  The ten-day trend is up.

3-month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Down
3-day Short Term Market TrendUp


63 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Wednesday.

54 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA:  SGEN, PDD, CRWD, COST, META, SIRI, AMGN, EA, GEHC, GOOGL, PCAR, SNPS, TSLA, VRTX, BIIB, REGN, ADP, AMD, CDNS, CEG, CPRT, CSGP, CSX, FAST, INTU, MCHP, MSFT, NVDA, ODFL, PANW, TMUS, TTD, XEL, ZS, AAPL, AVGO, CHTR, CTAS, FANG, PAYX, VRSK, ADSK, AZN, ENPH, GILD, INTC, KLAC, MRVL, NXPI, WBA, ADBE, EXC, MU, ON,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Thursday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 4
ADBE, EXC, MU, ON,


Moving Below 30 DMA = 3
GFS, QCOM, TEAM,




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