Friday, August 16, 2024

SPX, NDX Close Slightly Higher on Expiration Friday...Financial, Utilities, Communication Services Lead Sectors...


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The SPX +11.03, 5,554, opened lower, reversed on a lighter volume expiration Friday and closed at its highest level in 18 days.  The VIX opened slightly higher, reversed and closed lower.

The NDX +0.09%, opened lower, traded in a range and closed slightly higher.

AMAT -3.93, -1.86%, reported better-than-expected EPS and revenue Thursday after the close, but moved lower after it issued guidance in a range.


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


SPY up 1.24 at 554.31, 44.4 million shares, below average volume, C-pattern BO continuation
VIX down .43 at 14.80
QQQ up .61 at 475.03

BA, CSCO, VZ, MCD led the DJIA, 22 advancers, -4
DXCM, ULTA, TPR, WST, BBWI led the SPX, 324 advancers
TEAM, DXCM, PDD, TTWO led the NDX, 58 advancers

Up:  DIA, IWM, SPY, QQQ,
Down: 

Eight of eleven sectors were higher on Friday, led by XLF, XLU and XLC.

The SPY MFC green line is pointed up at 63.7 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


58 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Friday.

59 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, CDW, CEG, FAST, TTWO,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Monday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 5
CDNS, CDW, CEG, FAST, TTWO,  


Moving Below 30 DMA = 0




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