Thursday, March 21, 2024

SPX All-time Closing High again...Industrials, Financial, Energy Lead Sectors...MU Leads SPX, NDX after Positive Earnings Reaction...


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The SPX +16.91, 5241.43, another new all-time closing high, as the post-FOMC announcement rally continued.

MU +13.60, +14.13%, led the SPX and NDX after a positive earnings reaction.

NVDA +10.63, +1.18%, 914.35, opened higher, traded in a range formed a black spinning top and closed higher.  TD Cowen raised its price target to $1,100 from $900.

After-hours: FDX +34.22, +12.92% on a positive EPS reaction.  LULU -53.83, -11.24% on a negative EPS reaction.


Mega caps NVDA, MSFT, META rose, AMZN was unchanged and GOOGL, TSLA, AAPL fell on Thursday.


SPY up 1.72 at 522.20, on 68.5 million shares, average volume, closed higher on higher volume 
VIX down .12 at 12.92
QQQ up 2.10 at 445.87

GS, HD, CAT, AMGN led the DJIA, 18 advancers, -10
MU, SMCI, WDC, BIO, DECK led the SPX, 374 advancers 
MU, AVGO, LRCX, ILMN led the NDX, 73 advancers


Up:  IWM, DIA, QQQ, SPY,
Down

Ten of eleven sectors were up on Thursday, led by XLI, XLF and XLE.

The SPY MFC green line is pointed up at 88.3 and is short-term bullish.

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


73 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Thursday.

67 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA:  CTAS, META, SPLK, NVDA, AMZN, DASH, NFLX, ORLY, AMAT, CDW, FAST, KLAC, PCAR, ABNB, CEG, GEHC, QCOM, FANG, AEP, CCEP, EXC, CPRT, MU, CSGP, MNST, BKR, TXN, AZN, DXCM, MCHP, MRNA, GILD, CMCSA, PYPL, LULU, MSFT, GOOGL, ISRG, ANSS, CHTR, CRWD, LRCX, MAR, PEP, ASML, CDNS, HON, KHC, REGN, ROP, ROST, SNPS, TTD, ADI, ADP, ADSK, COST, CSCO, CSX, NXPI, ODFL, PAYX, AVGO, BKNG, ILMN, TTWO,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Friday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 4
AVGO, BKNG, ILMN, TTWO,  


Moving Below 30 DMA = 1
PDD,



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