Stock Market Today With IBD

The Nasdaq finished off its lows as 14,000 remains a level to watch as well as the 21-day line. But small caps were unfazed by the Nasdaq’s woes. A number of stocks still had good days including Uber which is getting added to the S&P 500. But don’t go chasing extended stocks in an extended market. Booz Allen Hamilton broke out of a fresh cup-with-handle and defense and intelligence are areas of in...

The Dow Jones hit a fresh 52-week high Friday with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq close behind. But Friday’s big winner was the Russell 2000, blasting above its 200-day line. Other measures showed improving breadth. Recent IPO Arm Holdings, construction play United Rentals and D.R. Horton flashed buy signals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bond yields rose as health care, industrial and financial stocks outperformed. Among the Magnificent 7 stocks. Nvidia, Alphabet and Tesla lagged. Ingersoll Rand is near the top of a cup base; Snowflake soared on earnings and Curtiss-Wright is still in a buy zone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Software stocks outperformed, helped by strong earnings reports from Workday and CrowdStrike. Breadth was about 2-to-1 positive on the NYSE and slightly less than 2-to-1 positive on the Nasdaq. Workday gapped up on earnings, while group peers Dynatrace and Cloudflare topped buy points. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The major indexes continued to move sideways, with Treasury yields continuing to slide. Tesla reclaimed a key level, nearing a buy point ahead of the Cybertruck delivery event. Palantir bounced from its 21-day after a sharp recent pullback. Marriott is pausing just below highs, working on a handle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The pause in the general market indexes continued but that wasn’t true of these stocks. Carpenter Technology flew past a cup-with-handle buy point at 71.30. Amazon.com is still buyable past a 145.86 consolidation and Elf Beauty popped out of a short pause after retaking its 50-day moving average line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The major indexes had a quiet, half-day session after Thanksgiving, but finished with modest weekly gains, extending the strong gains this month. Novo Nordisk broke out of a new base on plans to bring weight-loss Wegovy to Japan and other new markets early next year. Taiwan Semiconductor is setting up with First Citizens Bancshares also just below a buy point. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Stock indexes closed moderately higher. Nvidia ‘sold the news’ after earnings, but the stock held up relatively well after another bullish quarter. Oil fell 4% to $74.45 a barrel after OPEC delayed a meeting set for Sunday. That fueled rumors of disagreement over production cuts. Stocks to watch include Advanced Micro Devices, ARM Holdings and Comfort Systems. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

The major indexes retreated Tuesday, with investors cautious heading into Nvidia earnings. The rally still looks healthy, though many leading stocks are extended. Booking Holdings and Carpenter Technology are setting up, while Chinese retailer Miniso sold off despite strong earnings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a strong week last week, the market continued higher with more gains. The market is getting its pre-game workout in ahead of the sleepy turkey holiday on Thursday. Friday will be a half day. Eli Lilly made a run at 600 but volume trickled off by the end of the day. Transdigm saw a pullback to an important area of support and Palo Alto Networks is recovering after a negative reaction to its l...

The stock market capped another strong week. The major indexes enjoyed slim Friday gains as they pause somewhat, but definitely aren’t pulling back. Small caps outperformed despite hitting resistance. Nvidia earnings loom large for AI stocks and the market rally. Novo Nordisk and MongoDB also are showing strength. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The stock market held up relatively well in light of earnings sell-offs for Walmart, Cisco Systems and Palo Alto Networks. Bond yields fell after some Fed-friendly economic data that showed jobless claims up more than expected and weak manufacturing data. Monday.com, Ryanair and Chipotle have been rising in heavy volume, a rarity in the stock market these days. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Some of the market’s most beaten-down merchandise made the biggest moves Wednesday, while several top-rated growth stocks came under selling pressure after big gains over the past two weeks. Netflix, Howmet Aerospace and United Rentals are showing relative strength, but don’t chase them at current levels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The market rally had a broad, powerful rally, fueled by plunging Treasury yields after a tame inflation report. A large number of stocks flashed new buy signals from a variety of sectors. DraftKings offered a new entry, while Toll Brothers broke out and Super Micro surged to top aggressive buy points. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a strong showing last week, the Nasdaq composite wasn’t willing to give up much ground. The S&P 500 is right there with it. But there is still a divergence with the other major indexes and breadth is still narrow. A pause could give other members a chance to catch up to the leaders. Shopify is going sideways after a strong earnings reaction and is looking at a double-bottom entry. DoorDash a...

After Thursday’s retreat, the market rally looked like it was ready to pause. But bulls want to run. The major indexes roared back Friday to above October highs. More leading stocks flashed buy signals, with Taiwan Semiconductor sales fueling chips. MercadoLibre is setting up after its earnings gap while General Electric is right around buy points.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

Small caps lagged badly again and breadth was nearly 3-to-1 negative on both exchanges. The Nasdaq halted a nine-session win streak and marked a distribution day, its first since the Nov. 1 follow-through day. TJX held up well ahead of next week’s earnings report, while Palantir and homebuilder PulteGroup have been drifting lower in light volume. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

Stocks are continuing to pause, which is constructive. One area of potential concern could be the small caps, which posted an outsized decline even though the 10-year yield continued to back off. Axon stock broke out on earnings, while Eli Lilly jumped on drug approval news. Dell is continuing to hold in a buy range with a bullish relative strength line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

Indexes took a pause on Monday but held on the gains of last week despite a boost in the 10-year Treasury yield. As for stocks, Dell broke out of a double bottom while Eli Lilly bounced strongly from its 50-day moving average line. XPO retook an old double-bottom breakout early last week and has slowly been adding to the gains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Indexes took a pause on Monday but held on the gains of last week despite a boost in the 10-year Treasury yield. As for stocks, Dell broke out of a double bottom while Eli Lilly bounced strongly from its 50-day moving average line. XPO retook an old double-bottom breakout early last week and has slowly been adding to the gains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The market had another huge gain, once again fueled by tumbling Treasury yields. The major indexes all retook their 50-day lines to cap a big week. DraftKings vaulted higher on earnings while Zscaler offered a bullish rebound as more stocks flashed buy signals. Nvidia moved above a key level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The market had a nice follow-up to the change in outlook Wednesday. Indexes saw broad gains with lots of participation. A number of stocks broke downtrends including Uber, Pulte Group, and Ferrari. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The market rallied gained steam in higher volume as Fed chief Jerome Powell signaled no more rate hikes. Tech titans Microsoft, Meta Platforms and Amazon flashed buy signals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Indexes traded lower Tuesday morning, but reversed modestly higher, with the Nasdaq moving above the 200-day line. It’s still not a confirmed rally, with the Fed meeting announcement due Wednesday. Arista Networks and Cameco gapped up on earnings, while ELF Beauty plunged ahead of its results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Indexes started strong but started to look shaky shortly after the open. Still the recovery throughout the day didn’t necessarily breach intraday highs but closed on a better note. A number of stocks that were trading below their 50-day lines have now moved up above them including Meta Platforms and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet. Meanwhile, over in aerospace and defense, a strong relative strength line i...