Monday, August 18, 2025

SPX, NDX, DJI Near Unchanged on Light Volume Trading Range...Consumer Discretionary, Industrials, Technology Led Sectors...FOMC Minutes on Wednesday...


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SPX -0.65, 6,449, opened flat, traded in a rangeBreadth strengthened but remained mixed on Monday. 

NDX +0.01%, three-day bull flag. 

DJI, 44,911 -0.08%, trading range pause day, BO setup, drifted lower by weakness in SHW, HD, AMGN. 

RUT +0.35%, a three-day bull flag pattern.

NVDA +1.56, +0.86%, traded in a range and is an HBO setup.
AVGO -0.58, -0.19%, BO setup.

After-hours: PANW +8.90, +5.05%, a positive reaction on EPS, revenue beat and strong guidance.

FOMC minutes on Wednesday, Powell speaks Jackson Hole on Friday.

Recent IPOs: AMBQ +1.53%, FIG -4.10%, FLY +2.70%, and BLSH -8.87%.


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


SPY down .14 at 643.30, 43.7 million shares, below average volume,
VIX down 0.10 at 14.99
QQQ down 0.23 at 577.11

UNH, CAT, CSCO, DIS led DJIA, 16 advancers, +3
DAY, FSLR, EPAM, RCL led SPX, 231 advancers,
TTD, AXON, MDB, LULU led NDX, 49 advancers,

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

The SPY MFC green line is up at 94.2 and is short-term bullish. +.7

Four of eleven sectors were higher on Monday led by XLY, XLI and XLK. 

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


49 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Monday.

48 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: AVGO, MSFT, NVDA, AMD, CSX, DASH, GOOGL, AEP, SNPS, CDNS, FAST, PEP, ORLY, PLTR, XEL, PDD, BKR, ROST, TMUS, APP, AZN, META, EA, VRTX, IDXX, MRVL, LIN, AAPL, COST, TSLA, KDP, MNST, GILD, MU, CPRT, PCAR, REGN, TTWO, AMZN, ASML, BIIB, INTC, NXPI, QCOM, NFLX, AXON, MDB, WDAY,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Tuesday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 3
AXON, MDB, WDAY,     


Moving Below 30 DMA = 4
AMGN, EXC, KHC, MELI,



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