Friday, April 17, 2026

RUT, NDX, SPX Reached All-time Closing Highs on Friday...Breadth Strenghened...VIX Fell...Mega-caps are Rising...


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SPX +84.78 7,164 opened and closed higher, hit an all-time closing high.  Mega-caps TSLA, AAPL, META, GOOGL, NVDA, MSFT and AMZN rose.  Breadth strengthened as advancers led on both the NYSE and on the Nasdaq exchanges. Volume was again below average and VIX closed lower.  IWM broke out to a new closing high!  


We hope you have been successful over the past eight days!!!  Last week Wednesday and today have been incredible days and this week has been one of iBullBear's best ever.


EPS season Day 4 STT, TFC, FITB and RF closed higher on positive EPS reactions.  NFLX closed lower.   

NVDA +3.33, +1.68%, Feb 25 BO continuation move , on 160.1 million shares.
MU -2.16, -0.47%, BO test, remained above Tuesday’s S-1 level.

SPX advancers: RCL UAL CCL MHK DLTR BLDR IFF COHR LUV PHM RVTY ADI.
SPX decliners: LYB DOW NFLX CF ALB VLO APA MPC OXY DINO COP PSX EOG.

SPY below average volume of 70.5 million shares.
VIX -0.46, 17.48
NDX +1.29% all-time closing high at 26,672 up for a thirteenth straight day.
DJI, 49,447, +1.79% closed higher


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


Up: IWM, DIA, QQQ, SPY,
Down: 

The SPY MFC green line is up at 98.2, price-action is short-term bullish. +3.8. 

Nine of eleven sectors (89.6%) were higher on Friday led by XLY, XLI and XLK


78 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Friday.

74 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: ROST, NLFX, MRVL, ARM, EA, AMD, BKR, AMD, AEP, 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, CCEP, CEG, CMCSA, CRWD, FTNT, PEP, XEL, AMGN, COST, CTSH, HON, IDXX, MDB, TRI, WBD,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Monday
Moving Above 30 DMA = 8
AMGN, COST, CTSH, HON, IDXX, MDB, TRI, WBD,


Moving Below 30 DMA = 2
BKR, LIN,



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