Friday, February 23, 2024

SPX Inches to All-time Closing High...Utilities, Basic Materials, Industrials Lead Sectors as Technology, Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary Close Lower...NVDA Holds Thursday's Record Gains...


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The SPX +1.77 opens slightly higher, traded in a range and inched to a new all-time closing high.  The DJI also made a new all-time closing high.  The NDX closed lower as the Technology, Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary sectors closed lower on Friday.

NVDA +2.79, +0.36%, opened higher, traded in a range, held onto Thursday record gains and made a new all-time closing high. 

PANW +14.27, +5.33%, recovered slightly from Wednesday’s massive gap down on lowered guidance.


AMZN will replace WBA in the DJIA, on Monday, Feb 26, 2024.


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


SPY up .35 at 507.85 on 61.3 million shares, below average volume, closed higher on lower volume. 
VIX down .79 at 13.75
QQQ down 1.29 at 436.78


AMGN, JNJ, IBM, WBA led the DJIA, 21 advancers, -1
PANW, D, ETSY, IRM, HSIC led the SPX, 336 advancers 
PANW, ZS, CPRT, ADBE led the NDX, 53 advancers

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

Up:  IWM, DIA, SPY,
DownQQQ,

Seven of eleven sectors were up on Friday, led by XLU, XLB and XLI

The SPY MFC green line turned down at 89 and is counter-trend defensive. 

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

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

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


53 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Friday.

67 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA:  CTAS, ROST, COST, ISRG, REGN, AVGO, META, SPLK, ADP, ADSK, NVDA, AMZN, DASH, LRCX, MSFT, NFLX, WDAY, CDNS, ORLY, AMAT, ASML, CDW, FAST, INTU, KLAC, PCAR, ABNB, SNPS, CEG, CSX, DLTR, ODFL, IDXX, NXPI, GEHC, PAYX, SBUX, ON, QCOM, TTD, EA, FANG, AEP, CTSH, MAR, ROP, CCEP, EXC, HON, TMUS, TXN, AMD, ANSS, CPRT, CRWD, DDOG, FTNT, MDB, MDLZ, MU, AZN, BKR, CSGP, PEP, VRSK, VRTX, 

NDX Stocks to Watch on Monday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 6
AZN, BKR, CSGP, PEP, VRSK, VRTX,


Moving Below 30 DMA = 4
BKNG, MELI, MRNA, MRVL,



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