Stock Market Today With IBD

The bull run continued Wednesday, helped by another round of strong earnings reports, even as January retail sales came in much worse than expected. The 10-year Treasury yield fell for a second day after soaring Tuesday. Real estate firm Jones Lasalle gapped up powerfully; Airbnb shot higher after an earnings sell-off; Commvault Systems is holding gains bullishly. Learn more about your ad choices....

The stock market rebounded Wednesday after Tuesday’s sell-off. The indexes bounced from or near key levels. But it wouldn’t take much for the Nasdaq to be extended again, while bullish sentiment is near extreme levels. Netflix offered a buying opportunity for nimble traders, while Celsius cleared some key levels. Birkenstock is setting up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

The stock market suffered significant losses Tuesday following hot CPI inflation and negative reactions to key earnings reports. Many leading stocks rebounded from key levels, but market breadth was very weak. Shopify sold off on earnings while Copart and MercadoLibre held up reasonably well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A rally by small and midcap names made up for a small retreat by the Nasdaq composite, but only after the Nasdaq made further ground past 16,000. It is less than a 1% rise away from eclipsing its November 2021 all-time peak. The Russell 2000’s solid gain helped affirm good numbers in terms of market breadth. AI-themed companies continue to attract attention and investor dollars, for good reason. B...

Breadth continued to improve as indexes started bursting through important levels. The S&P 500 made it above 5,000 while the Nasdaq composite hopped above 16,000 for a moment. Meanwhile, the small-cap Russell 2000 finally got itself back above 2,000. was positive on both exchanges by less than 2-to-1 as the S&P 500 made another effort to move through the 5,000 level. While most stocks are extended...

Breadth was positive on both exchanges by less than 2-to-1 as the S&P 500 made another effort to move through the 5,000 level. Arm Holdings soared on earnings, Marvell Technology Group is approaching an alternate entry, while UiPath backed off highs after giving an early buy signal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The stock market rally continued as Wall Street weighed another round of strong earnings reports. Netflix is holding gains well after gapping up on earnings last month;  sellers hit ELF Beauty despite another strong earnings report while Intra-Cellular Therapies is forming a base as it holds support at the 10-week line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The major indexes continue to hold near highs, while small caps rose modestly. Buying opportunities are relatively scarce, and often from earnings. Palantir, BellRing Brands and Varonis flashed different buy signals following earnings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fed Chair Powell gave a rare interview on “60 Minutes” reiterating a slow move towards rate cuts. While the market slumped early, it just refuses to stay down. Many of the leaders are extended but there are still a few that are actionable. Advanced Micro Devices formed a recent three-weeks-tight pattern that’s worth watching. JFrog broke out of a flat base today. Expedia is forming a very shallow...

Losers trounced winners Friday, but the Dow Jones and S&P 500 hit record highs while the Nasdaq roared to a two-year best thanks to Meta Platforms and Amazon. MongoDB also was a beneficiary, clearing a handle buy point, while Axon Enterprise and Synopsys flashed early entries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Advancers beat declines on the Nasdaq by nearly 2-to-1. The ratio was more than 3-to-1 positive on the NYSE. The Russell 2000 small-cap index outperformed and found support at its 50-day line again. Solar stock Nextracker and Ferrari gapped up on earnings, while real estate software firm Appfolio is showing strength and support after its earnings gap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

The Nasdaq composite suffered a rare distribution day, falling 2% in higher volume. Breadth was more than 2-to-1 negative on both exchanges. Royal Caribbean Cruises is showing uncanny strength ahead of earnings; Trex is forming a flat base while holding above its 10-week line, while Moody’s is trying to clear a flat base. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tech stocks fell Tuesday on Apple and possible profit-taking ahead of huge earnings reports starting Tuesday night. Lululemon Athletica and Toll Brothers flirted with buying opportunities before backing off. Weatherford plunged along with many oil machinery, services and drilling plays as Saudi Arabia halted production capacity projects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

Advancing stocks beat decliners by more than 2-to-1 on both exchanges. The 10-year Treasury yield fell 9 basis points to 4.07% after the Treasury Department cut its borrowing plans in Q1. UiPath has started work on the right side of a cup base. Chipotle Mexican Grill cleared a flat base, while Azek gave an early buy signal as it forms a flat base. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

The major indexes rose solidly again for the week, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones hitting fresh all-time highs Friday before reversing. The Nasdaq struggled to advance after mid-week, but that’s not all bad given the massive earnings wave ahead. Expedia is flashing an early entry as travel stocks step up. Novo Nordisk is in a buy zone with earnings due. Elastic is trying to reclaim a buy point. Le...

The first estimate to  Q4 GDP came in much stronger than expected, fueling early positive sentiment. Winners beat losers on the Nasdaq by about 3 to 2, but the ratio was nearly 3 to 1 positive on the NYSE. Caterpillar topped a new buy point; Adobe is near highs as it builds a new base; Pinterest is holding support at its 10-week line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Declining stocks had a slight edge over advancers on both exchanges. The 10-year Treasury yield reversed higher and closed above its 50-day line. Brazilian fintech XP gave back early gains after clearing a trendline; Expedia is holding support at its 10-week line; East West Bancorp reversed higher and is still in buy range after topping a 74.61 entry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

The stock market rally paused with the major indexes mixed, holding at 52-week or all-time highs. Snowflake broke out. CSX has traded tightly in a buy zone with earnings on tap. D.R. Horton plunged on earnings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A gap up at the open for the major indexes gave up a lot of ground but still finished positive. But it was the small-caps that really led the way as yields came down. Real estate was on the rise and Digital Realty broke out of from a flat base. MongoDB broke above a downtrend and cleared an important 400 level again. Finally, semiconductor equipment maker ASML Holdings broke out from a cup with ha...

The S&P 500 hit a record high, as big techs led the way. Small caps fell for the week despite Friday’s bounce. However, market leadership remains robust. Super Micro skyrocketed out of a base on blowout preliminary results. Cloudflare and DraftKings are near early entries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nasdaq outperformed even as bond yields and the U.S. dollar rose again. But breadth was suspect again, with advancers only having a slight edge over decliners on both exchanges. TSMC gapped out of a cup with handle base; ARM is holding support at its 10-week line, while URI is pulling back in orderly fashion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Decliners topped advancers on the NYSE by about 3.5-to-1. The ratio was around 2.5-to-1 negative on the Nasdaq. Retailer Burlington Stores has been stubborn about giving back recent gains, while Axon and Qualys have pulled back in orderly fashion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The stock market rally pulled back Tuesday, with industrials, financials and homebuilders leading a broad retreat. Tech stocks held up relatively well, with some flashing buy signals, such as Elastic, Cadence Design and Rambus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The stock market rally had a strong week, with the major indexes finishing near 52-week or all-time highs and many leading stocks flashing buy signals. Market breadth has been lackluster in the new year, but plenty of leading stocks have flashed buying opportunities, including Microsoft, MercadoLibre and Novo Nordisk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The stock market rally retreated from highs, but erased solid losses by the close, helped by Treasury yields reversing lower. Netflix moved back into a buy zone. Shift4 Payments and Samsara flashed buy signals, rebounding from key support levels like many leading stocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices