SPX, DJI, NDX, RUT Closed Higher...Breadth Strengthened...Markets Closed Monday, George Washington's Birthday...

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Markets are closed on Monday, February 16 for Washington’s Birthday.  Have a wonderful and relaxing 3-day weekend!

SPX +3.41, 6,836, traded in a range and formed a white spinning top near short-term support. Breadth strengthened as advancers led on both the NYSE and NASDAQ exchanges and in the NDX and SPX.  

SPX leaders: COIN, AMAT, DXCM, AKAM, HOOD, MOH, NRG, NEM, APP, TYL.

SPX decliners: STZ, NCLH, NVR, EXPE, BLDR, APD, RCL, STLD, ZBRA, V.

SPY traded above average volume of 96.2 million shares on Friday.

VIX -0.22, at 20.60. 

NDX +0.18%, formed a white spinning top at short-term support.

DJI, 49,500, +0.10%, formed a white spinning top, higher low in a bull flag pattern.

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

Up: SPY, DIA, QQQ, IWM,

Down:

The SPY MFC green line turned down at 56.3, price-action is another close below the high of the low day and is counter-trend defensive. -8.1 

Nine of eleven sectors were higher on Friday led by XLU, XLRE and XLV. 

72 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Friday.

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

NDX Stocks to Watch on Tuesday:

Moving Above 30 DMA = 1

ORLY,  

Moving Below 30 DMA = 2

NVDA, WBD,     

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