Thursday, August 15, 2024

SPX, NDX Close Higher...Consumer Discretionary, Technology, Basic Materials Lead Sectors...CSCP. WMT, DE Positive Earnings Reactions...After-hours: AMAT Lower...


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The SPX +88.01, 5,543, gapped higher, after better-than-expected Retail Sales report created a catalyst of buying and the SPX closed at its highest level in 17 days.  The VIX opened lower and made it lowest close in 17 days.

The NDX +2.46%, opened higher, trended higher as all seven mega-caps from AAPL to TSLA closed higher.

CSCO +3.09, +6.80%, WMT +4.52, +6.58%, and DE +21.98, +6.26%, were the largest SPX earnings gainers on Thursday.


After-hours: AMAT -6.53, -3.08%, reported better-than-expected EPS and revenue but moved lower after gaining +5.06% on Thursday.


Mega caps TSLA, AMZN, NVDA, META, AAPL, MSFT, GOOGL rose on Thursday.


SPY up 9.32 at 553.07, 60.7 million shares, above average volume, C-pattern signal
VIX down .96 at 15.23
QQQ up 11.69 at 474.42

CSCO, WMT, NKE, BA led the DJIA, 26 advancers, +3
ULTA, SMCI, ALB, PARA led the SPX, 416 advancers
SMCI, MRVL, MU, LULU led the NDX, 93 advancers

Up:  IWM, QQQ, SPY, DIA,
Down: 

Nine of eleven sectors were higher on Thursday, led by XLY, XLK and XLB.

The SPY MFC green line is pointed up at 56 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 a little
3-day Short Term Market TrendUp


93 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Thursday.

54 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,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Friday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 15
AAPL, ADBE, CMCSA, CSCO, IDXX, INTU, MDB, MRVL, ODFL, ON, ROP, ROST, TXN, WDAY, ZS,

Moving Below 30 DMA = 0




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