Monday, August 31, 2026

QQQ Closed Higher...SPY, IWM, DIA Closed Lower...Breadth was Mixed...VIX Higher...


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SPX -25.62, 7,686, pulled back for a second day on Monday after reports of continuing conflict in the Middle East.  The SPX pulled back during the first 60 minutes of the day, moved sideways on light volume and then rallied in the last 60 minutes, formed a daily chart dragonfly doji and closed lower.  In a word, low volume grinding.  Closed below 7,700 for again. 

Breadth was mixed as decliners led on the NYSE and NASDAQ exchanges.  The VIX closed higher, but below its open.  RUT 2,956 fell on Monday.

SPX advancers: CRWD TSLA SNDK COIN SLB DE QCOM ULTA CF VEEV DG.
SPX decliners: EIX PCG AON HWM TTWO AXON CLX WYNN TAP UBER RCL.

SPCX closed at 143.69, +2.19, on volume of 62.9 million shares. Our view is that SPCX, with no earnings, remains an overvalued speculation.  IPO at 135 on June 12. 

SPY -2.30, -0.30%, below average volume of 38.7 million shares.
VIX +0.49, 14.92 closed higher. 
NDX +0.08% a hammer day.
DJI, 53,185 -0.70%, pullback.


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


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

The SPY MFC green line is up at 77.2, price-action on Monday, closed below the high of the low day (August 20), is a bull flag setup and is short-term bullish. +1.5

Two of eleven sectors were higher on Monday.  XLE, XLK.


43 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Monday.

50 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: AMGN, ADP, PAYX, REGN, INTU, ADSK, ROP, ADBE, TRI, WDAY, ABNB, BKR, CPRT, DASH, DXCM, MSFT, CMCSA, GEHC, CEG, MDB, LITE, NFLX, PLTR, WBD, GILD, SPCX, VRTX, MU, SNDK, KDP, PEP, MELI, MSTR, TSLA, SBUX, SNPS, CDNS, QCOM, CRWD, FTNT, NVDA, PANW, AAPL, AMZN, CCEP, ISRG, KHC, TMUS, ALNY, FANG,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Tuesday
Moving Above 30 DMA = 2
ALNY, FANG,


Moving Below 30 DMA = 6
AXON, BKNG, CSX, FAST, GOOGL, MRVL,



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