Monday, August 19, 2024

SPX, NDX Closed Higher on Broad Rally...Technology, Consumer Discretionary, Communication Services Led all Sectors Higher...After-hours: PANW up on Positive EPS Reaction...


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The SPX +54.00, 5,608, opened flat, trended up and closed at its highest level in 23 days.  Today was the fifth highest close for the SPX, just 59 points below its all-time closing high on July 16.  The VIX opened slightly higher, reversed and closed lower.

The NDX +1.32%, opened flat, trended up and closed higher eighth straight day.

NVDA +5.42, +4.35%, after GS reiterated its Buy rating and price target of $135.


After-hours: PANW +8.84, +2.57%, rose on a positive EPS reaction as $1.51 beat $1.41 estimate and sales $2.189 billion beat $2.162 billion.


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


SPY up 5.30 at 559.61, 39.0 million shares, below average volume, C-pattern BO continuation
VIX down .15 at 14.65
QQQ up 6.24 at 481.27

MCD, INTC, AMGN, DIS led the DJIA, 25 advancers, +3
EQT, AMD, DRI, NVDA, ALB led the SPX, 413 advancers
AMD, NVDA, ILMN, DXCM led the NDX, 92 advancers

Up:  QQQ, IWM, SPY, DIA,
Down: 

All eleven sectors were higher on Monday, led by XLK, XLY and XLC.

The SPY MFC green line is pointed up at 73.3 and is short-term bullish.


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


92 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Monday.

62 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA:  CHTR, EA, CTAS, GILD, AEP, CTSH, ILMN, ADP, PAYX, EXC, XEL, KHC, PEP, ORLY, MDLZ, KDP, PYPL, AZN, DASH, TMUS, MELI, ISRG, FTNT, PDD, REGN, GEHC, LIN, META, COST, PANW, TTD, SBUX, ADSK, ANSS, CCEP, NFLX, AVGO, KLAC, NVDA, AAPL, ADBE, CMCSA, CSCO, IDXX, INTU, MDB, MRVL, ODFL, ON, ROP, ROST, TXN, WDAY, ZS, CDNS, CEG, TTWO, ADI, AMD, ASML, SNPS, VRTX,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Tuesday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 5
ADI, AMD, ASML, SNPS, VRTX,   


Moving Below 30 DMA = 2
CDW, FAST,



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