Breadth Strengthens as SPX, NDX Close Higher...Utilities, Real Estate, Health Care Lead All Sectors Higher...After-hours: KLAC, V, AAPL Up on Positive Earnings Reactions...

© 2025

SPX +31.86, 6,071, opened higher, traded in a volatile range on stronger breadth, closed higher and formed a white candle.

PCE Report will be released Friday morning before the open at 8:30 am ET. Consensus is M/M 0.3% and Y/Y 2.6%.

The DJI, 44,882, closed +0.38%, closed higher and formed a white candle. 

NDX +0.45% traded in a range and formed a black spinning top.

TSLA +11.18, +2.87%, gapped up after earnings, traded in a range and closed higher.

After hours EPS reactions: AAPL +6.81, +2.89%, KLAC +20.59, +2.77%, V +5.20, +1.52%, DECK -35.22, -15.83%,

_____________________________________________________________________

103 SPX companies report this week: Friday BMO: ABBV, AON, BEN, BR, CHD, CHTR, CL, CVX, ETN, GWW, LYB, PSX, RVTY XOM

First day reaction: Q4

Positive: IBM, LVS, LRCX, TMO, WM, PH, DGX, ROP, PHM, WDC, DOV, MA, TSLA, URI, SHW, META, CCI, FFIV, SBUX, TMUS, NSC, CB, RCL, IVZ, NUE, RTX, BA, T, NEE, GE, UNP, ELV, MKC, NTRS, NFLX, APH, STX, TDY, TEL, COF, GEV, PG, PLD, SCHW, MMM, FITB, SLB, TFC, FAST, CFG, HBAN, MS, BK, WFC, C, GS, BLK, JPM, WBA, DAL = 60

Neutral: MMC, TT, CAH, NOC, LHX, RJF, ADP, NDAQ, PGR, HES, WRB, VZ, ABT, ADM, BAC = 15

Negative: UPS, NOW, CMCSA, CHRW, CI, MSFT, DOW, TER, AVY, TSCO, AMP, CAT, BX, VLO, AOS, MO, IP, LUV, PKG, DHR, LII, BXP, MSCI, GD, GLW, OTIS, SYK, LMT, GM, SYY, ARE, SYF, NVR, BRO, PCAR, KMB, TXN, ISRG, HCA CSX, AXP, FCX, HAL, TXT, UAL, JNJ, KEY, DHI, JBHT, STT, RF, UNH, USB, MTB, PNC, STZ = 56

___________________________________________________________________

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

SPY up 3.23 at 605.04, 39.2 million shares, below average volume

VIX down .72 at 15.84,

VIX1D down 1.41 at 14.72,

QQQ up 2.22 at 523.05

IBM, BA, NKE, V led the DJIA, 23 advancers, +7                    

VST, IBM, LVS, GEV, TMO led the SPX, 412 advancers,

LRCX, CEG, ROP, AVGO led the NDX, 77 advancers

Up: IWM, SPY, QQQ, DIA,

Down:

The SPY MFC green line is pointed down at 80.1 and is counter-trend defensive. -3.2.

All eleven sectors were higher on Thursday, led by XLU, XLRE and XLV.

Uptrend sectors: XLK, XLF, XLC, XLI, XLY, XLU,

Neutral sectors: XLE, XLRE, XLB,

Down trend sectors: XLP, XLV,

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 Trend: Up a little

77 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Thursday.

70 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA:  CEG, BKR, FANG, KLAC, CDW, GEHC, ISRG, AEP, DXCM, ARM, EXC, PAYX, QCOM, AMGN, ANSS, MELI, META, PDD, PYPL, SNPS, ADP, AZN, LIN, SBUX, AMZN, APP, CSGP, CTAS, DASH, ODFL, CRWD, CSX, FTNT, GILD, ORLY, ROP, VRSK, VRTX, ZS, ADSK, CTSH, MDB, NFLX, PANW, PLTR, TEAM, LULU, MAR, CCEP, TTWO, COST, TMUS, WDAY, ADBE, AXON, CSCO, GOOGL, AMAT, KDP, PCAR, PEP, WBD, ASML, CPRT, FAST, IDXX, KHC, LRCX, ROST, XEL,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Friday:

Moving Above 30 DMA = 8   

ASML, CPRT, FAST, IDXX, KHC, LRCX, ROST, XEL,

Moving Below 30 DMA = 5

ABNB, CHTR, DDOG, MSFT, NXPI,

Add Comments here: