Wednesday, August 7, 2024

SPX, NDX Closed Lower...FTNT Leads SPX...Utilities, Energy, Financial Lead Sectors...After-hours: Z up on Positive EPS Reaction...


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The SPX -40.53, 5,199, opened higher, rallied more than 35 points, before it rolled over and closed lower.  While the VIX did open lower, markets continue to be volatile as VIX closes slightly above Tuesday’s close, at its second highest close of the last year,.

The NDX -1.16%, opened higher and closed lower.

FTNT +14.12, +25.30%, and ILMN +4.74, +4.07%, were the SPX earnings gainers on Wednesday.

After-hoursZ +4.90, +11.73%, on a positive EPS reaction.


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


SPY down 3.49 at 518.66, 70.6 million shares, above average volume
VIX up 0.14 at 27.85
QQQ down 4.76 at 434.37

AAPL, MRK, PG, CRM led the DJIA, 11 advancers, -8
FTNT, AXON, GPN, HSIC, DVN led the SPX, 144 advancers
FTNT, ILMN, MELI, DDOG led the NDX, 29 advancers

Up
Down:  DIA, SPY, QQQ, IWM,

Four of eleven sectors were higher on Wednesday, led by XLU, XLE and XLF.

The SPY MFC green line turned down at 16.3 and is short-term bearish.

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

The 6-month intermediate trend is up.  The ten-day trend is down.

3-month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Sideways
3-day Short Term Market TrendDown


29 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Wednesday.

27 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA:  CHTR, EA, CTAS, GILD, ODFL, AEP, CTSH, ILMN, ADP, PAYX, EXC, XEL, KHC, PEP, ORLY, MDLZ, MNST, KDP, PYPL, AZN, DASH, TMUS, MELI, ISRG, FTNT, PDD, REGN,


NDX Stocks to Watch on Thursday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 3
FTNT, PDD, REGN,


Moving Below 30 DMA = 3
AMGN, GEHC, LIN,  



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