Thursday, April 16, 2026

NDX, SPX Closed Higher at New All-time Highs...VIX Closed Slightly Lower...EPS Season Day 3...

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SPX +18.33 7,041.28 opened and closed higher, made an all-time closing high.  Mega-caps MSFT, META, AMZN rose.  Breadth weakened and remained barely positive as advancers led on the NYSE by one and on the Nasdaq exchange. Volume was again below average and VIX closed slightly lower.

EPS season Day 3 JBHT, MRSH, PEP, BK, PLD, KEY and KMI closed higher on positive EPS reactions.  TRV, CFG, USB, ABT and SCHW closed lower.   

NVDA -0.52, -0.26%, pause day after an 11-day rally, on 134 million shares.
MU +1.00, +0.22%, formed spinning top, traded in a range above Tuesday’s S-1 level.

SPX advancers: ALB ON DELL LITE CHRW AMD CHTR AKAM COHR JBHT INTC.
SPX decliners: SCHW ABT RCL CCL NCLH GE TKO TDG RVTY IQV RJF TMO.

SPY below average volume of 49.8 million shares.
VIX -0.23, 17.94
NDX +0.49% all-time closing high at 26,333 closing above its Wednesday’s high.
DJI, 48,578, +0.24% closed higher


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


Up: QQQ, SPY, IWM, DIA,
Down: 

The SPY MFC green line is up at 94.4, price-action is short-term bullish. +5.4. 

Seven of eleven sectors (59.7%) were higher on Thursday led by XLE, XLC and XLK


67 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Thursday.

68 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: ROST, NLFX, MRVL, ARM, EA, AMD, BKR, AMD, AEP, LIN, AMD, AZN, CSX, FAST, ODFL, AMZN, INTC, KLAC, MAR, MPWR, STX, WDC, CSCO, ADI, BKNG, MCHP, TXN, AMAT, AVGO, GOOGL, LRCX, MELI, AAPL, ASML, FER, MU, NVDA, NXPI, ORLY, PCAR, SBUX, META, MNST, FANG, GEHC, ABNB, CDNS, PYPL, QCOM, SNPS, DASH, MSFT, MSTR, PDD, TTWO, APP, CHTR, DDOG, PANW, ROP, TSLA, ADSK, BKR, CCEP, CEG, CMCSA, CRWD, FTNT, PEP, XEL,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Friday
Moving Above 30 DMA = 9
ADSK, BKR, CCEP, CEG, CMCSA, CRWD, FTNT, PEP, XEL,


Moving Below 30 DMA = 2
ALNY, HON,



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