Stock Market Today With IBD

Consumer prices cooled in June which fueled more bond buying. The 10-year Treasury yield hit its lowest level since March and fell 8 basis points to around 4.20%. Despite sharp declines for the Nasdaq and S&P 500, market breadth was overwhelmingly positive. KB Home and Urban Outfitters gave buy signals, while Apple’s decline was orderly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

The Nasdaq composite jumped 1.2% and marked its sixth straight all-time closing high. But breadth was so-so, with winners beating losers by less than 2-to-1 as software and restaurant stocks lagged again. Newmont and Ensign gave buy signals while CyberArk is setting up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh high Tuesday morning, but key indexes closed little changed amid mixed action beneath the surface. Brazilian jet maker Embraer flashed a buy signal while Diamondback Energy made a bullish move. Cava fell solidly, perhaps getting a long-awaited shakeout, but coming as more restaurant stocks struggle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Nasdaq composite’s run last week, a little consolidation of gains is just what the doctor ordered. Better yet, there are still stocks setting up nicely. Carpenter Technology got another bounce from its 50-day line and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet is trying to move out of a three-weeks tight pattern. But a dive in Chipotle Mexican Grill is a helpful reminder to pay attention to sell rules. Learn...

Mike Webster and Justin Nielsen walk through this week's technical action and stocks to watch in the Friday extended version of Stock Market Today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nasdaq and S&P 500 hit fresh all-time highs as a weak ISM services reading hit Treasury yields and raised Fed rate cut hopes. The jobs report looms Friday though. Chips and other techs were strong, with ASML back in a buy zone. But plenty of stocks from other sectors flashed buy signals, including Tencent Music and Angico-Eagle Mines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

The Nasdaq, buoyed by Tesla and most megacaps, moved toward record highs, slightly extended from the 50-day line, even as small caps remain below that key level. Weatherford is among energy plays making bullish moves, while Goldman Sachs and other bank giant are around buy points.  Novo Nordisk fell at the open on news, but bounced back quickly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

With the downside reversal on Friday, you would expect weakness to follow. But the market indexes are still showing resilience and refuse to go down. You can credit the megacaps again. Take Meta which showed signs of support around 500. But there are also a few others setting up. Retailer Ollie’s Bargain Outlet is holding tight just under 100 after a nice quick pop following earnings and IBD Long-...

Mike Webster and Alissa Coram walk through this week's technical action and stocks to watch in the Friday extended version of Stock Market Today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Winners had a slight edge over losers on both exchanges. Investors bought bonds, sending the 10-year yield lower by 3 basis points to 4.28% ahead of key inflation data point Friday. Meta Platforms cleared a 514.01 entry in light volume, while Monday.com and ServiceNow cleared trendlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Declining stocks had a slight edge over advancers on both exchanges. The Nasdaq’s advance/decline line has been on a downtrend for more than a month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a few days with the Dow and non-tech sectors leading while AI plays tumbled, the market shifted back to Nvidia and the Nasdaq. A one-day blip or a reversion to the old AI trend? Meta Platforms, Novo Nordisk and MercadoLibre flashed buy signals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even though some of the star players are coming down, there seem to be some understudies waiting in the wings. Sprouts Farmers Market got our “ants” signal but tightened up afterward. Now, it’s found support at its 10-week line. Insurance companies continue to show relative strength as Hartford Financial staged a breakout today. Healthcare stocks are right there too with Merck coming up to prior r...

Is the party over or just moving locations? The downside reversal on Thursday is certainly affecting Nvidia as it continued to weaken, but other megacaps are picking up the slack. Alphabet is looking at a closing high after moving above a three-weeks-tight area and Spotify found support at its 21-day moving average line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Losers had a slight edge over winners on both exchanges. The S&P 500 turned lower after poking above the 5,500 level, while blue chips finally enjoyed a day of outperformance. China-based Kanzhun and Chubb are close to breaking out of downtrends, while Palantir might be adding a handle to its current pattern. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The stock market had a relatively quiet pre-holiday session, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq holding around record highs. The latter is somewhat extended, something to consider when analyzing possible buys and sells. ELF Beauty broke out, while Goldman Sachs and Granite Construction are right on the cusp of early entries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nasdaq led a solid advance on Monday, with the 18,000 level looking like a magnet to the upside. But the faster the market rises, the harder it may pull back. The tech-heavy index is now nearly 9% above its 50-day moving average and well above its 21-day line. Today’s sharp move could mean the risk of a steeper pullback is now elevated. Among individual stocks, On Holding (ONON) reversed highe...

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The Nasdaq hit another all-time best thanks to a few big caps, and is starting to look extended. The S&P 500 set a closing high. But the Dow and Russell 2000 fell, struggling around the 50-day line, though they came off early afternoon lows. Chipotle cleared a short consolidation while Universal Health held a buy zone. GE Aerospace fell through its 50-day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh record highs while small caps jumped, fueled by a tame CPI report before the open. Stocks largely held their gains despite a somewhat-hawkish Fed rate outlook, but then faded late in the session. Booking Holding broke out while Fair Isaac made a bullish move. KB Home soared initially, but slashed gains as Treasury yields pared losses. Learn more about your ad choic...

Stocks closed mixed but near session highs. Apple surged out of a base, driving the Nasdaq to a record high. Arista Networks flashed a buy signal while Lam Research is trading around buy points. The CPI inflation report is due early Wednesday with the Fed’s “dot-plot” rate outlook on tap in the afternoon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Winners were evenly split with losers on both exchanges as the Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 trade tightly near highs. The 10-year Treasury yield rallied again after surging 15 basis points Friday. General Motors broke out powerfully from a flat base. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Webster and Alissa Coram walk through this week’s technical action and stocks to watch in the Friday extended version of Stock Market Today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Decliners beat advancers by less than 2-to-1 on both exchanges as gold stocks outperformed. Data center stocks like Vertiv and Modine Manufacturing fell hard again, but the session served up several strong gainers. Pinterest cleared a trendline after a low-volume pullback; Wheaton Precious Metals bounced nicely off its 50-day moving average; Coinbase is forming the right side of a base. Learn more...

The ADP employment came in weaker than expected, raising expectations that the first Federal Reserve rate cut will come at the September meeting. Friday’s employment report still looms large. CrowdStrike soared after reporting earnings, but there’s a caveat; ASML gapped up to the top of a 13-week consolidation; Oscar Health is firming up after a pullback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...