Friday, March 1, 2024

SPX, NDX, XLK, XLI New All-time Closing Highs on Friday...Technology, Energy Lead Sectors...NTAP, COO Lead SPX on Positive EPS Reactions...


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The SPX +40.81 opened higher, trended higher all day, notwithstanding it was an expiration Friday, and closed at a new all-time closing high of 5137.08.  The NDX also closed at an all-time closing high as did XLK and XLI.   Today’s price action was a horizontal breakout. Twenty-three NDX 100 stocks also made new highs.

NTAP +16.19, +18.17%, COO +8.59, +9.18% led the SPX on a positive earnings reaction.


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


SPY up 4.77at 512.85 on 76.8 million shares, average volume, closed higher on lower volume 
VIX down .29 at 13.11
QQQ up 6.61 at 445.61


CRM, AMGN, INTC, IBM led the DJIA, 16 advancers, +2
NTAP, COO, WDC, KLAC led the SPX, 308 advancers 
MRVL, AVGO, DXCM, AMD led the NDX, 68 advancers

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

Up:  QQQ, IWM, SPY, DIA,
Down 

Nine of eleven sectors were up on Friday, led by XLK, XLE and XLRE

The SPY MFC green line turned up at 93.1 and is short-term bullish.

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


68 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Friday.

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

NDX Stocks to Watch on Monday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 8
ADI, ANSS, AZN, DXCM, GFS, MCHP, ROP, VRTX,


Moving Below 30 DMA = 4   
LULU, MDB, SBUX, ZS,



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