Monday, November 18, 2024

SPX, NDX Closed Higher as Buyers Returned on Monday...Energy, Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary Led Sectors Higher...SMCI Led Both the SPX, NDX on Monday...


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Breadth was modestly stronger as the SPX rose +23.00, 5,893, after markets continued Friday’s modest afternoon rally.  Monday’s trading suggests that selling from Powell’s Thursday comment exhausted on Friday.  NDX +0.71% closed higher, and formed a bullish harami candle in its bull flag price pattern.

Bull flag bounces on Monday included:  TSLA, NFLX, BKNG
Bull flag setups for Tuesday: MAR, CTAS, TMUS, BKR, HON, FAST, CSCO, PYPL, FTNT

ADBE -3.86, -0.77%, drifted slightly on Monday.  Watch for a potential on Tuesday.

TSLA +18.02, +5.62%, gapped up above the high of the low day of its four-day bull flag pattern, continuing it previous up trend. 


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


SPY up 2.40 at 588.15, 37.0 million shares, below average volume,
VIX down .56 at 15.58
QQQ up 3.45 at 500.02

BA, IBM, VZ AAPL led the DJIA, 15 advancers, +3                
SMCI, HSIC, TSLA, CVS, ENPH led the SPX, 323 advancers
SMCI, MRNA, TSLA, MCHP led the NDX, 67 advancers

Up:  QQQ, SPY, IWM,
Down:  DIA,

The SPY MFC green line is pointed down at 76.7 and is defensive. -6.3.

Ten of eleven sectors were higher on Monday, led by XLE, XLC and XLY. 

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


67 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Monday.

50 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA:  DASH, ADSK, CSCO, BKNG, FAST, TMUS, ADP, MRVL, NVDA, LULU, TEAM, PANW, TTWO, EA, ISRG, NFLX, CMCSA, BKR, TSLA, GOOGL, ODFL, CDNS, CHTR, VRSK, WBD, XEL, AMZN, ANSS, CRWD, INTU, ZS, PCAR, COST, CSX, CTAS, GFS, INTC, MAR, MDB, WDAY, CPRT, FTNT, HON, ORLY, PYPL, DXCM, SBUX, ADBE, DLTR, TXN,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Tuesday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 2
DLTR, TXN,  


Moving Below 30 DMA = 1
PAYX,



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