Wednesday, February 18, 2026

NDX, SPX, RUT, DJI Closed Higher...Breadth Strengthened as Advancers Lead...VIX Falls Again...


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SPX +38.09, 6,881, opened and closed higher, formed a white candle that closed above the high of the low day. Breadth strengthened as advancers led on both the NYSE and the NASDAQ exchanges.  

SPX leaders: GPN, GRMN, MGM, CBRE, CDNS, APP, CSGP, DASH, MCO, LDOS.
SPX decliners: DINO, PANW, CCI, GPC, AMT, WELL, NXPI, CARR, ZBRA, EXE, NI.

SPY traded below average volume of 73.4 million shares on Wednesday.
VIX -0.67, at 19.62
NDX +0.80%, white candle closed above the high of the low day.
DJI, 49,662, +0.26%, formed a spinning top, in a bull flag pattern.


Mega caps AMZN, NVDA, MSFT, MET, GOOGL, AVGO, AAPL, TSLA rose and TSM, BRK/B, LLY fell on Wednesday.


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

The SPY MFC green line is pointed down at 41, price-action moved above the high of the low day and is short-term bullish. -5.3. 

Seven of eleven sectors were higher on Wednesday led by XLE, XLK and XLY. 

77 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Wednesday.

53 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: MNST, PCAR, ADI, WDC, TXN, ODFL, BKNG, MCHP, CMCSA, LIN, HON, LRCX, MU, ASML, MPWR, STX, BKR, SBUX, COST, FAST, AEP, MDLZ, AMGN, GILD, FANG, FER, CSX, PEP, CCEP, ROST, CHTR, TMUS, MAR, KDP, XEL, AZN, CTAS, AMAT, ARM, FTNT, KLAC, EXC, NXPI, REGN, VRTX, AAPL, WBD, CDNS, CSCO, DXCM, GEHC, KHC, NVDA,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Thursday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 6
CDNS, CSCO, DXCM, GEHC, KHC, NVDA,   


Moving Below 30 DMA = 1
CEG,



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