Tuesday, April 16, 2024

SPX Closes Slightly Lower...Technology, Consumer Staples, Health Care Lead Sectors...UNH Leads DJIA Higher...SMCI Leads SPX...


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The SPX -10.41, 5,051.41, opened higher after UNH, MS reported EPS with positive earnings reactions.  Middle East concerns cooled slightly as buying and selling pressure balances and forms a spinning top.  UNH lifts DJI to daily gain.  TNX moved higher closing at 46.59.  Powell indicates that recent data shows lack of progress on inflation.  Rate cuts are on hold.


Wednesday Q1 day 4: BMO: ABT, CFG, PLD, TRV, USB, AMC: CCI, CSX, DFS, EFX, KMI, LVS

Q1 First day reaction as of Tuesday

PositiveUNH, MS, MTB, GS, SCHW, STT, STZ = 7
Neutral:  PGR, WFC = 2
Negative:  NTRS, BAC, JNJ, PNC, BK, JPM, BLK, C, KMX, FAST, DAL = 11


SMCI +93.55, +10.60%, 976.30, led the SPX after Loop Capital raised its price target from $600 to $1,500. 

NVDA +14.14, +1.64%, 874.15, opened higher and reversed as the market rolled over as Mid-East concerns increased.


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


SPY down .92 at 503.53 on 73.3 million shares, average volume,
VIX down .83 at 18.40
QQQ up .04 at 431.10

UNH, CRM, BA, IBM led the DJIA, 11 advancers, +1
SMCI, GL, LW, SCHW led the SPX, 152 advancers 
ASML, KLAC, AMD, ORLY led the NDX, 43 advancers

Up:   DIA, QQQ,
DownSPY, IWM,

Three of eleven sectors were higher on Tuesday, led by XLK, XLP and XLV

The SPY MFC green line is pointed down at 30.7 and is short-term bearish.

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

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


43 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Tuesday.

18 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA:  CTAS, AMZN, CEG, FANG, MU, AZN, GOOGL, KHC, KDP, XEL, DDOG, ODFL, AMAT, ASML, AVGO, DXCM, LRCX, NFLX,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Wednesday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 6
AMAT, ASML, AVGO, DXCM, LRCX, NFLX,


Moving Below 30 DMA = 2
AAPL, PAYX,



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