Thursday, July 31, 2025

SPX, NDX Opened at New High, Formed Bearish Engulfing Candle, Closed Lower...META, MSFT Gap Higher on Strong EPS...After-hours: AAPL Higher, AMZN Lower...


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SPX -23.51, 6,339, gapped higher after better-than-expected EPS form META and MSFT, lower than forecast Y/Y PCE 2.3% vs 2.5% expected, traded in a range for about an hour before selling pressure pushed price to a lower close.

Jobs Report Friday morning 8:30 am ET.

NDX -0.55%, opened flat, traded in a range and closed slightly higher. 
DJI, 44,130 -0.74%, closed lower led by weakness in UNH, GS, IBM, CRM.   
Breadth weakened on Thursday.

TSLA -10.77, -3.38%, close below LOHD in channel.
AVGO -8.92, -2.95%, bearish engulfing, close below Wednesday’s low.
META +78.23, +11.25%, gap up, spinning top, on a positive EPS reaction.
MSFT +20.26, +3.95%, gap up, partial fill the gap black candle, on a positive EPS reaction.

After-hours:
AAPL +5.02, +2.42%, beat EPS, sales, iPhone sales exceed estimates, active installed base hits new high.
AMZN -15.51, -6.63%, beat EPS, sales, weak guidance, negative EPS reaction



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EPS Friday: 14 SPX companies report: BEN CBOE CHD CL CVX D GWW KMB LIN LYB MRNA REGN TROW XOM BMO and 17 company BRK/B Saturday.

Q2 First day reaction:
Positive: EBAY, CHRW, META, XYL, WDC, RBLX, NCLH, HII, RDDT, PTC, ALL, TYL, FFIV, WTW, AME, SPGI, MSFT, MAS, APTV, HOLX, CMS, CMCSA, FE, F, PRU EXC, XEL, MA, DINO, BIIB, VTR, GNRC, TER, HUM, EA, BG, EXE, AEP, MO, HSY, ETR, GLW, INCY, CDNS, CBRE, UHS, WELL, CINF, WM, HIG, VLTO, DECK, NEM, VRSN, CNC, EW, AON, MHK, WY, WST, FTI, URI, LH, ALLE, NDAQ, TMUS, GL, ROL, LVS, NOW, CCI, RJF, AOS, BX, POOL, ORLY, CNP, LHX, GOOGL, LW, GEV, TEL, BKR, TMO, CSGP, LII, GD, BSX, MCO, T, IQV, DHI, PHM, NOC, GPC DGX, IPG, PCAR, IVZ, ARE, KEY, SYF, AVY, WRB, VZ, ROP, RF, SCHW, SNA, PEP, TRV, TSM, CTAS, CFG, JNJ, OMC, PGR, JBHT, PLD, C, FAST, = 118+3

Neutral: EG, BLDR, VMC, AWK, VICI, K, PCG, ABBV, CVS, SO, ICE, APD, PPL, REG, ADP, BKNG, HES, V, SBUX, KHC, WEC, ACGL, PGF, DTE, PG, PSX, CSX, KDP, PKG, TSCO, COF, CME, NVR, HAS, HAL, DHR, PNR, NXPI, SHW, KO, DPZ, MMC, PNC, GS, BAC, BK, JPM = 47

Negative: ALGN, BAX, IP, CI, EXR, DXCM, QCOM, HWM, FICO, BMY, PSA, AVB, LRCX, MAA, MGM, KIM, KKR, HST, CTSH, INVH, ALB, EQIX, UDR, PWR, IEX, ODFL, TT, GEHC, ESS, GRMN, MDLZ, VRSK, RSG, BXP, PPG, STX, FTV, ITW, CZR, SW, CARR, UPS, BRO, PYPL, UNH, JCI, SWK, RCL, BA, AMT, ECL, NSC, NUE, HUBB, SYY, MRK, RVTY, CHTR, INTC, DOC, HCA, DLR, LKQ, DOW, MOH, CMG, TSLA, IBM, TXT, WAB, HON, VLO, UNP, AMP, DOV, ENPH, FI, TXN, OTIS, NEE, EQT, CB, HLT, FCX, NTRS, ISRG, TDY, APH, LMT, MSCI, PM, EFX, GM, STLD, RTX, NFLX, SLB, MMM, AXP, TFC, HBAN, ELV, ABT, GE, USB, FITB, MTB, MS, WFC, BLK, STT = 111
Bold is > +5% or -5%
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Mega caps META, MSFT, AMZN rose and TSM, AAPL, NVDA, BRK/B, GOOGL, AVGO, TSLA fell on Thursday. 


SPY down 2.38 at 632.08, bearish engulfing candle pattern, lowest close in 7 days, 103.3 million shares, above average volume
VIX up 1.24 at 16.72
QQQ down 3.01 at 565.01

MSFT, MMM, AMZN, CAT led DJIA, 8 advancers, -0
EBAY, CHRW, META, XYL led SPX, 140 advancers, decreased
META, APP, MSFT, CMCSA led NDX, 20 advancers,

Up:
Down: SPY, QQQ, DIA, IWM,

The SPY MFC green line is in range at 92.8 and is counter-trend defensive. -2.4

Three of eleven sectors were higher on Thursday led by XLC, XLU and XLI.

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

The 6-month intermediate trend breakout is up.  The ten-day trend is up a little.

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


20 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Thursday.

40 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: AVGO, MSFT, NVDA, AMD, AMZN, CSX, WBD, DASH, CSGP, GOOGL, AEP, SNPS, CDNS, FAST, PEP, CCEP, AMGN, TTD, REGN, ORLY, PLTR, KHC, XEL, MDB, PDD, BKR, CEG, ROST, TMUS, GILD, INTU, PCAR, ADSK, APP, AZN, CTAS, FANG, MRVL, ADP, META,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Friday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 1
META,  

Moving Below 30 DMA = 18
AAPL, AMAT, ARM, CDW, CSCO, DDOG, DXCM, EA, IDXX, KDP, KLAC, LRCX, ON, PAYX, QCOM, TSLA, VRTX, WDAY,



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Wednesday, July 30, 2025

ES and NQ Futures Rise on Strong EPS Reactions from META +11%, MSFT +8%...Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged...Utilities, Communication Services, Technology Led Sectors...

 
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SPX -7.96, 6,362, opened higher, traded in a range, closed slightly lower.  Below average volume until the FOMC press conference at 2:30 pm ET when heavy trading resulted in an above average volume trading day.

NDX +0.16%, opened flat, traded in a range and closed slightly higher. 
DJI, 44,461 -0.38%, closed lower led by weakness in HD, MMM, AXP, SHW.   
Breadth was mixed and remained negative on Wednesday.

TSLA -2.16, -0.67%, closed lower in channel.
AVGO +5.20, +1.75%, new high close.
GNRC +29.68, +19.61%, on a positive EPS reaction.

After-hours: META +80.19, +11.53%, MSFT +44.90, +8.75%, big beat on sales and EPS led to a positive EPS reaction.

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EPS Thursday: 33 SPX companies report: ABBV AME APD APTV BAX BIIB BLDR BMY CI CMCSA CMS CVS DINO EXC HII HWM ICE IP K KIM KKR MA MAS NCLH PCG PPL PWR SO SPGI VMC WTW XEL XYL BMO and 17 companies AAPL AEE AES AJG AMZN CLX COIN CPT EMN ES FSLR IR KLAC MTD PARA RMD SYK AMC.

Q2 First day reaction:
Positive: GNRC, TER, HUM, EA, BG, EXE, AEP, MO, HSY, ETR, GLW, INCY, CDNS, CBRE, UHS, WELL, CINF, WM, HIG, VLTO, DECK, NEM, VRSN, CNC, EW, AON, MHK, WY, WST, FTI, URI, LH, ALLE, NDAQ, TMUS, GL, ROL, LVS, NOW, CCI, RJF, AOS, BX, POOL, ORLY, CNP, LHX, GOOGL, LW, GEV, TEL, BKR, TMO, CSGP, LII, GD, BSX, MCO, T, IQV, DHI, PHM, NOC, GPC DGX, IPG, PCAR, IVZ, ARE, KEY, SYF, AVY, WRB, VZ, ROP, RF, SCHW, SNA, PEP, TRV, TSM, CTAS, CFG, JNJ, OMC, PGR, JBHT, PLD, C, FAST, = 89+1

Neutral: REG, ADP, BKNG, HES, V, SBUX, KHC, WEC, ACGL, PGF, DTE, PG, PSX, CSX, KDP, PKG, TSCO, COF, CME, NVR, HAS, HAL, DHR, PNR, NXPI, SHW, KO, DPZ, MMC, PNC, GS, BAC, BK, JPM = 34

Negative: IEX, ODFL, TT, GEHC, ESS, GRMN, MDLZ, VRSK, RSG, BXP, PPG, STX, FTV, ITW, CZR, SW, CARR, UPS, BRO, PYPL, UNH, JCI, SWK, RCL, BA, AMT, ECL, NSC, NUE, HUBB, SYY, MRK, RVTY, CHTR, INTC, DOC, HCA, DLR, LKQ, DOW, MOH, CMG, TSLA, IBM, TXT, WAB, HON, VLO, UNP, AMP, DOV, ENPH, FI, TXN, OTIS, NEE, EQT, CB, HLT, FCX, NTRS, ISRG, TDY, APH, LMT, MSCI, PM, EFX, GM, STLD, RTX, NFLX, SLB, MMM, AXP, TFC, HBAN, ELV, ABT, GE, USB, FITB, MTB, MS, WFC, BLK, STT = 87
Bold is > +5% or -5%
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Mega caps NVDA, AVGO, TSM, GOOGL, MSFT rose and BRK/B, AMZN, TSLA, META, AAPL fell on Wednesday. 


SPY down .80 at 634.46, trading range day, 80.0 million shares, above average volume
VIX down .50 at 15.48
QQQ up .76 at 568.02

NVDA, UNH, CAT, JPM led DJIA, 8 advancers, -5
GNRC, TER, HUM, BG led SPX, 157 advancers, decreased
MRVL, EA, CEG, AEP led NDX, 42 advancers,

Up: QQQ,
Down: SPY, DIA, IWM,

The SPY MFC green line is in range at 95.3 and is short-term bullish. -1.7

Three of eleven sectors were higher on Wednesday led by XLU, XLC and XLK.

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

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

3-month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Up
3-day Short Term Market TrendSideways


42 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Wednesday.

57 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: AVGO, DDOG, MSFT, NVDA, AMD, AMZN, CSX, WBD, DASH, CSGP, GOOGL, AEP, SNPS, CDNS, FAST, PEP, AAPL, CCEP, AMGN, TTD, VRTX, REGN, ORLY, PLTR, KHC, XEL, ARM, MDB, PDD, BKR, CEG, DXCM, QCOM, ROST, TMUS, CDW, GILD, IDXX, INTU, PCAR, ADSK, APP, AZN, CTAS, FANG, MRVL, ADP, ON, PAYX, WDAY, AMAT, KLAC, LRCX, TSLA, KDP, CSCO, EA,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Thursday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 2
CSCO, EA,

Moving Below 30 DMA = 10
ABNB, FTNT, GEHC, GFS, LIN, MAR, MDLZ, MNST, NXPI, ROP,


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Tuesday, July 29, 2025

SPX, NDX, DJI Close Lower...Real Estate, Utilities, Energy Led Sectors...GLW Up on Positive EPS Reaction...


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SPX -18.91, 6,370, opened higher, made an intraday high and closed lower after US/China trade talks ended without a completed trade deal.

NDX -0.21%, also opened higher and closed lower. 
DJI, 44,632 -0.46%, closed lower led by weakness in UNH, BA, V, HON.   
Breadth was mixed and remained negative on Tuesday.

TSLA -4.39, -1.35%, gap down reversal BO in channel.
AVGO +3.12, +1.06%, bounce continuation new high close, BO setup.
GLW +6.57, +11.86%, on a positive EPS reaction.

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EPS Wednesday: 20 SPX companies report: ADP AEP BG ETR FTV GEHC GNRC GRMN HES HSY HUM IEX ITW KHC MO ODFL SW TT VRSK WEC BMO and 33 companies ALB ALGN ALL AVB AWK CHRW CTSH DXCM EBAY EG EQIX EXR F FE FFIV FICO HOLX HST INVH LRCX MAA META MGM MSFT PRU PSA PTC QCOM TYL UDR VICI VTR WDC AMC.

Q2 First day reaction:
Positive: GLW, INCY, CDNS, CBRE, UHS, WELL, CINF, WM, HIG, VLTO, DECK, NEM, VRSN, CNC, EW, AON, MHK, WY, WST, FTI, URI, LH, ALLE, NDAQ, TMUS, GL, ROL, LVS, NOW, CCI, RJF, AOS, BX, POOL, ORLY, CNP, LHX, GOOGL, LW, GEV, TEL, BKR, TMO, CSGP, LII, GD, BSX, MCO, T, IQV, DHI, PHM, NOC, GPC DGX, IPG, PCAR, IVZ, ARE, KEY, SYF, AVY, WRB, VZ, ROP, RF, SCHW, SNA, PEP, TRV, TSM, CTAS, CFG, JNJ, OMC, PGR, JBHT, PLD, C, FAST, = 79+1

Neutral: PGF, DTE, PG, PSX, CSX, KDP, PKG, TSCO, COF, CME, NVR, HAS, HAL, DHR, PNR, NXPI, SHW, KO, DPZ, MMC, PNC, GS, BAC, BK, JPM = 25

Negative: CARR, UPS, BRO, PYPL, UNH, JCI, SWK, RCL, BA, AMT, ECL, NSC, NUE, HUBB, SYY, MRK, RVTY, CHTR, INTC, DOC, HCA, DLR, LKQ, DOW, MOH, CMG, TSLA, IBM, TXT, WAB, HON, VLO, UNP, AMP, DOV, ENPH, FI, TXN, OTIS, NEE, EQT, CB, HLT, FCX, NTRS, ISRG, TDY, APH, LMT, MSCI, PM, EFX, GM, STLD, RTX, NFLX, SLB, MMM, AXP, TFC, HBAN, ELV, ABT, GE, USB, FITB, MTB, MS, WFC, BLK, STT = 71
Bold is > +5% or -5%
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Mega caps GOOGL, AVGO, MSFT rose and TSM, NVDA, AMZN, BRK/B, AAPL, TSLA, META fell on Tuesday. 


SPY down 1.68 at 635.26, trading range day, new intra-day high, 60.5 million shares, below average volume
VIX up .95 at 15.98
QQQ down .88 at 567.26

TRV, KO, MCD, GS led DJIA, 13 advancers, -1
GLW, INCY, CBRE, GL led SPX, 254 advancers, increased
CDNS, SNPS, AZN, KDP led NDX, 48 advancers, unchanged,

Up:
Down: QQQ, SPY, DIA, IWM,

The SPY MFC green line is flat at 97.0 and is short-term bullish. -0.1

Five of eleven sectors were higher on Tuesday led by XLRE, XLU and XLE.

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

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

3-month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Up
3-day Short Term Market TrendSideways


48 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Tuesday.

65 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: AVGO, DDOG, MSFT, NVDA, AMD, AMZN, CSX, WBD, DASH, NXPI, CSGP, GEHC, MAR, GOOGL, AEP, SNPS, CDNS, FAST, PEP, AAPL, CCEP, ABNB, AMGN, TTD, VRTX, REGN, ORLY, PLTR, KHC, XEL, ARM, FTNT, MDB, PDD, BKR, MDLZ, CEG, DXCM, LIN, QCOM, ROST, TMUS, CDW, GILD, IDXX, INTU, PCAR, ADSK, APP, AZN, CTAS, FANG, MRVL, ADP, GFS, ON, PAYX, WDAY, AMAT, KLAC, LRCX, TSLA, KDP, MNST, ROP,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Wednesday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 3
KDP, MNST, ROP,

Moving Below 30 DMA = 8
BKNG, CSCO, META, ODFL, PANW, PYPL, SBUX, TEAM,



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Monday, July 28, 2025

NDX, SPX New High Close...Energy, Technology, Consumer Discretionary Led Sectors...TRI added to NDX...After-hours: CDNS Up on Positive EPS Reaction...


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SPX +1.13, 6,389, opened higher after the US and EU announced a trade deal over the weekend, traded in a range and closed at a new all-time closing high.

NDX +0.36%, another new high closeTRI replaced ANSS in the NDX today.
DJI, 44,837 -0.14%, closed slightly lower from weakness in TRV, GS, AMGN, SHWBreadth weakened on Monday.

TSLA +9.53, +3.02%, gap down reversal BO in channel.
AVGO +4.12, +1.42%, bounce continuation new high close, BO setup.

After-hours: CDNS +22.24, +6.66%, on a positive EPS reaction.

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EPS Tuesday 19 SPX companies report: AMT BA CARR CBRE DTE ECL GLW HUBB INCY JCI MRK NSC PG PYPL RCL SWK SYY UNH UPS BMO and 15 companies ACGL BKNG BXP CZR EA ESS EXE MDLZ PPG REG RSG SBUX STX TER V AMC.

Q2 First day reaction:
Positive: DECK, NEM, VRSN, CNC, EW, AON, MHK, WY, WST, FTI, URI, LH, ALLE, NDAQ, TMUS, GL, ROL, LVS, NOW, CCI, RJF, AOS, BX, POOL, ORLY, CNP, LHX, GOOGL, LW, GEV, TEL, BKR, TMO, CSGP, LII, GD, BSX, MCO, T, IQV, DHI, PHM, NOC, GPC DGX, IPG, PCAR, IVZ, ARE, KEY, SYF, AVY, WRB, VZ, ROP, RF, SCHW, SNA, PEP, TRV, TSM, CTAS, CFG, JNJ, OMC, PGR, JBHT, PLD, C, FAST, = 69+1

Neutral: PSX, CSX, KDP, PKG, TSCO, COF, CME, NVR, HAS, HAL, DHR, PNR, NXPI, SHW, KO, DPZ, MMC, PNC, GS, BAC, BK, JPM = 22

Negative: RVTY, CHTR, INTC, DOC, HCA, DLR, LKQ, DOW, MOH, CMG, TSLA, IBM, TXT, WAB, HON, VLO, UNP, AMP, DOV, ENPH, FI, TXN, OTIS, NEE, EQT, CB, HLT, FCX, NTRS, ISRG, TDY, APH, LMT, MSCI, PM, EFX, GM, STLD, RTX, NFLX, SLB, MMM, AXP, TFC, HBAN, ELV, ABT, GE, USB, FITB, MTB, MS, WFC, BLK, STT = 55
Bold is > +5% or -5%
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Mega caps TSLA, NVDA, AVGO, META, AMZN, AAPL rose and MSFT, GOOGL, BRK/B, TSM fell on Monday. 


SPY down 0.16 at 636.94, pause day, 54.8 million shares, below average volume
VIX up .10 at 15.03
QQQ up 1.77 at 568.14

NKE, NVDA, BA, IBM led DJIA, 14 advancers, -4
SMCI, AMD, DINO, FNAG led SPX, 141 advancers,
AMD, FANG, ON, TSLA led NDX, 48 advancers,

Up: QQQ,
Down: SPY, IWM, DIA,

The SPY MFC green line is flat at 97.1 and is short-term bullish. +0.9

Three of eleven sectors were higher on Monday led by XLE, XLK and XLY.

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

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

3-month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Up
3-day Short Term Market TrendUp


48 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Monday.

70 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: AVGO, DDOG, MSFT, NVDA, AMD, AMZN, CSCO, CSX, WBD, DASH, NXPI, CSGP, BKNG, GEHC, MAR, GOOGL, AEP, SNPS, CDNS, FAST, PEP, AAPL, CCEP, ABNB, AMGN, TTD, VRTX, REGN, ORLY, PLTR, KHC, XEL, ARM, FTNT, MDB, PDD, BKR, MDLZ, PYPL, CEG, DXCM, LIN, QCOM, ROST, TMUS, CDW, GILD, IDXX, INTU, ODFL, PCAR, SBUX, ADSK, APP, AZN, CTAS, FANG, META, MRVL, PANW, ADP, GFS, ON, PAYX, TEAM, WDAY, AMAT, KLAC, LRCX, TSLA,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Tuesday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 4
AMAT, KLAC, LRCX, TSLA,

Moving Below 30 DMA = 4
BIIB, MSTR, ROP, TRI,



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Friday, July 25, 2025

SPX, NDX New High Close, again...Materials, Industrials, Consumer Discretionary Led Sectors...VIX Hits 3-month...DECK Leads SPX...


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SPX +25.29, 6,388, opened higher, closed at a new all-time closing high.

NDX +0.23%, another new high close. 
DJI, 44,901 +0.47%, recovers most of Thursday’s pullback from IBM and HON negative EPS reaction.   
Breadth strengthened on Friday.

TSLA +10.76, +3.52%, gap down reversal BO in channel.
AVGO +1.47, +0.51%, bounce continuation new high close, BO setup.

DECK +11.91, +11.35%, gap up reversal BO, partial fill the gap forms black candle, on a positive EPS reaction.















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EPS Monday One SPX company reports on Monday: RVTY BMO and 10 report BRO, CDNS, CINF, HIG, NUE, PGF, UHS, VLTO, WELL, WM AMC.

Q2 First day reaction:
Positive: DECK, NEM, VRSN, CNC, EW, AON, MHK, WY, WST, FTI, URI, LH, ALLE, NDAQ, TMUS, GL, ROL, LVS, NOW, CCI, RJF, AOS, BX, POOL, ORLY, CNP, LHX, GOOGL, LW, GEV, TEL, BKR, TMO, CSGP, LII, GD, BSX, MCO, T, IQV, DHI, PHM, NOC, GPC DGX, IPG, PCAR, IVZ, ARE, KEY, SYF, AVY, WRB, VZ, ROP, RF, SCHW, SNA, PEP, TRV, TSM, CTAS, CFG, JNJ, OMC, PGR, JBHT, PLD, C, FAST, = 69+1

Neutral: PSX, CSX, KDP, PKG, TSCO, COF, CME, NVR, HAS, HAL, DHR, PNR, NXPI, SHW, KO, DPZ, MMC, PNC, GS, BAC, BK, JPM = 22

Negative: CHTR, INTC, DOC, HCA, DLR, LKQ, DOW, MOH, CMG, TSLA, IBM, TXT, WAB, HON, VLO, UNP, AMP, DOV, ENPH, FI, TXN, OTIS, NEE, EQT, CB, HLT, FCX, NTRS, ISRG, TDY, APH, LMT, MSCI, PM, EFX, GM, STLD, RTX, NFLX, SLB, MMM, AXP, TFC, HBAN, ELV, ABT, GE, USB, FITB, MTB, MS, WFC, BLK, STT = 54
Bold is > +5% or -5%
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Mega caps TSLA, TSM, BRK/B, MSFT, GOOGL, AVGO, AAPL rose and NVDA, META, AMZN fell on Friday. 


SPY up 2.68 at 637.10, all-time closing high, 56.8 million shares, below average volume
VIX down 0.46 at 14.93, 3-month low
QQQ up 1.35 at 566.37

GS, MCD, MMM, NKE led DJIA, 18 advancers, +6
DECK, NEM, VRSN, CNC led SPX, 329 advancers,
AXON, TSLA, IDXX, AMD led NDX, 59 advancers,

Up: DIA, SPY, IWM, QQQ,
Down:

The SPY MFC green line is flat at 96.2 and is short-term bullish. +0.7

Eight of eleven sectors were higher on Friday led by XLB, XLI and XLY.

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

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

3-month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Up
3-day Short Term Market TrendUp


59 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Friday.

70 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: AVGO, DDOG, MSFT, NVDA, AMD, AMZN, CSCO, CSX, WBD, DASH, NXPI, CSGP, BKNG, GEHC, MAR, ANSS, GOOGL, AEP, SNPS, CDNS, FAST, PEP, AAPL, CCEP, ABNB, AMGN, TTD, VRTX, MSTR, REGN, ORLY, PLTR, KHC, XEL, ARM, FTNT, MDB, PDD, BKR, MDLZ, PYPL, CEG, DXCM, LIN, QCOM, ROST, TMUS, CDW, GILD, IDXX, INTU, ODFL, PCAR, SBUX, ADSK, APP, AZN, BIIB, CTAS, FANG, META, MRVL, PANW, ADP, ROP, GFS, ON, PAYX, TEAM, WDAY,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Monday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 5
GFS, ON, PAYX, TEAM, WDAY,


Moving Below 30 DMA = 6
AMAT, CMCSA, INTC, KDP, KLAC, LRCX,


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Thursday, July 24, 2025

SPX, NDX Another Record Close...IBM, HON Weigh on DJI...Energy, Technology, Communication Services Led Sectors...Afterhours: DECK gains on Positive EPS Reaction...


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SPX +4.44, 6,363, opened higher, traded in a range, made a new all-time closing high.

NDX +0.25% also closed at a new record high. 
DJI, 45,010 -0.70%, pulled back on weakness in IBM and HON.   
Breadth weakened on Thursday.

TSLA -27.26, -8.20%, gapped down below its 30 DMA after a negative EPS reaction.
AVGO +5.02, +1.77%, new high close.

After-hours: DECK +12.86, +12.25%, on a positive EPS reaction.

WST +51.79, +22.78%, gap up reversal BO, after a positive EPS reaction BMO.














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EPS Friday 5 SPX companies report: AON, CHTR, CNC, HCA, PSX BMO.

Q2 First day reaction
Positive: WST, FTI, URI, LH, ALLE, NDAQ, TMUS, GL, ROL, LVS, NOW, CCI, RJF, AOS, BX, POOL, ORLY, CNP, LHX, GOOGL, LW, GEV, TEL, BKR, TMO, CSGP, LII, GD, BSX, MCO, T, IQV, DHI, PHM, NOC, GPC DGX, IPG, PCAR, IVZ, ARE, KEY, SYF, AVY, WRB, VZ, ROP, RF, SCHW, SNA, PEP, TRV, TSM, CTAS, CFG, JNJ, OMC, PGR, JBHT, PLD, C, FAST, = 61+1

Neutral: CSX, KDP, PKG, TSCO, COF, CME, NVR, HAS, HAL, DHR, PNR, NXPI, SHW, KO, DPZ, MMC, PNC, GS, BAC, BK, JPM = 21

Negative: LKQ, DOW, MOH, CMG, TSLA, IBM, TXT, WAB, HON, VLO, UNP, AMP, DOV, ENPH, FI, TXN, OTIS, NEE, EQT, CB, HLT, FCX, NTRS, ISRG, TDY, APH, LMT, MSCI, PM, EFX, GM, STLD, RTX, NFLX, SLB, MMM, AXP, TFC, HBAN, ELV, ABT, GE, USB, FITB, MTB, MS, WFC, BLK, STT = 49
Bold is > +5% or -5%
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Mega caps AVGO, NVDA, AMZN, GOOGL, MSFT, TSM, META rose and AAPL, BRK/B, TSLA fell on Thursday. 


SPY up 0.21 at 634.42, all-time closing high, 71.3 million shares, average volume
VIX up 0.02 at 15.39
QQQ up 1.20 at 565.01

CVX, NVDA, AMZN, MSFT led DJIA, 12 advancers, -10
WST, FTI, URI, LH led SPX, 216 advancers,
TMUS, MDB, ORLY, BKR led NDX, 56 advancers,

Up: IWM, DIA, SPY, QQQ,
Down:

The SPY MFC green line is flat at 95.5 and is short-term bullish. -0.6

Three of eleven sectors were higher on Thursday led by XLE, XLK and XLC.

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

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

3-month Intermediate Term Market Trend: Up
3-day Short Term Market TrendUp


56 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Thursday.

71 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: AMAT, AVGO, DDOG, LRCX, MSFT, NVDA, AMD, AMZN, CSCO, CSX, WBD, DASH, NXPI, CSGP, INTC, BKNG, GEHC, MAR, ANSS, GOOGL, AEP, SNPS, CDNS, FAST, PEP, AAPL, CCEP, ABNB, AMGN, TTD, VRTX, MSTR, REGN, ORLY, PLTR, KHC, XEL, ARM, FTNT, MDB, PDD, BKR, KDP, MDLZ, PYPL, CEG, DXCM, LIN, QCOM, ROST, TMUS, CDW, CMCSA, GILD, IDXX, INTU, ODFL, PCAR, SBUX, ADSK, APP, AZN, BIIB, CTAS, FANG, META, MRVL, PANW, ADP, KLAC, ROP,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Friday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 3
ADP, KLAC, ROP,

Moving Below 30 DMA = 8
CHTR, EA, GFS, HON, ON, TEAM, TSLA, WDAY,


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