Thursday, April 2, 2026

RUT, NDX, SPX Closed Higher...DJI Closed Lower...Lower Open, Higher Close...Markets Closed Friday for Good Friday...


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Markets are closed Friday for the Good Friday Holiday.  
Happy Easter / Passover!  Enjoy your 3-day weekend.


SPX +7.37 6,582 bounced for a third day.   Breadth weakened and remained positive as advancers led on both the NYSE and Nasdaq exchanges.  POTUS provided an update on the Middle East Wednesday evening, future moved lower.  SPX opened lower and recovered to close slightly higher.

NVDA +1.64, +0.93%, rose on 143.1 million shares white candle bounce continuation. 

MU -1.61, -0.44%, opened lower and closed higher and was above the high of the low day.


SPX advancers: SBAC LITE CIEN SATS INTC CCI COHR DASH GLW LYB SWKS.
SPX decliners: TSLA GE LKQ SWK CCL BIIB GM PKG ARES DVA PPG UAL RCL.

SPY traded below average volume of 68.3 million shares.
VIX -0.67, 23.87
NDX +0.11%, continued to bounce.
DJI, 46,504, -0.13%, paused.


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


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

The SPY MFC green line is up at 24, price-action continued to bounce and is short-term bullish. +8.1. 

Seven of eleven sectors (65%) were higher on Thursday led by XLRE, XLK and XLP


51 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Thursday.

34 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: FANG, ROST, NLFX, MRVL, ARM, EA, AMD, BKR, AMD, AEP, COST, EXC, INSM, LIN, ROP, AMD, AZN, CSX, FAST, ODFL, PANW, AMZN, INTC, KLAC, MAR, MPWR, STX, WDC, CSCO, CTSH, DDOG, FTNT, PLTR, PYPL,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Monday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 6
CSCO, CTSH, DDOG, FTNT, PLTR, PYPL,


Moving Below 30 DMA = 3
ALNY, FER, REGN,



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Wednesday, April 1, 2026

NDX, SPX, RUT, DJI Closed Higher...Breadth Remained Positive...Update on the Middle East tonight at 9 pm EDT...

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SPX +46.80 6,575.32 bounced for a second day.   Breadth weakened and remained positive as advancers led on both the NYSE and Nasdaq exchanges.  POTUS is scheduled to provide the American people with an update on the Middle East conflict Wednesday evening at 9 pm EDT.   

NVDA +1.35, +0.77%, rose on 168.1 million shares formed a black spinning top candle. 

MU +30.01, +8.88%, formed a white candle and closed above the high of the low day.

SPX advancers: WDC SNDK MU INTC LITE STX CIEN APTV TER NEM GLW BA.
SPX decliners: NKE TPL ARE XOM PM LYB CVX HAS OXY MKC EQT FIS.

SPY traded above average volume of 97.8 million shares.
VIX -0.71, 24.54
NDX +1.18%, continued to bounce.
DJI, 46,565, +0.48%, bounced for a third day.


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


Up: QQQ, SPY, IWM, DIA,
Down:  


The SPY MFC green line is up at 15.9, price-action continued to bounce and is short-term bullish. +3.5. 

Nine of eleven sectors (88.5%) were higher on Wednesday led by XLI, XLK and XLB


62 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Wednesday.

31 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: FANG, ROST, NLFX, MRVL, ARM, EA, AMD, BKR, AMD, AEP, COST, EXC, INSM, LIN, ROP, ALNY, AMD, AZN, CSX, FAST, ODFL, PANW, REGN, AMZN, FER, INTC, KLAC, MAR, MPWR, STX, WDC,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Thursday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 8
AMZN, FER, INTC, KLAC, MAR, MPWR, STX, WDC,


Moving Below 30 DMA = 5
FTNT, INTU, ORLY, PDD, PYPL,



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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

RUT, NDX, SPX, DJI Closed Higher on Potential End of Military Conflict in the Middle East...Breadth Strengthened...VIX Fell...


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SPX +184.80 6,528.52 closed above the HOLD.   Breadth strengthened and turned positive as advancers led on both the NYSE and Nasdaq exchanges.  While a lack of clarity on both the Middle East and the future range of potential oil prices continued today prices rose dramatically on a hope from comments by POTUS that the U.S. may end the military conflict in the Middle East.  Technology XLK +4.24% led all sectors.   

NVDA +9.23, +5.59%, rose on 225.7 million shares above the HOLD with a large white candle. 

MU +16.04, +4.98%, formed a piercing line white candle.


SPX advancers: ON SNDK COIN COHR SMCI STX UAL CCL CRL Q MCHP FCX.
SPX decliners: CEG MKC CF EOG APA OKE HSY DVN CHTR BIIB LYB CTRA AWK.

SPY traded above average volume of 99.1 million shares.
VIX -5.36, 25.25
NDX +3.43%, bounced above the HOLD.
DJI, 46,341, +2.49%, bounced above the HOLD.


Mega caps TSM, META, NVDA, AVGO, GOOGL, TSLA, AMZN, MSFT, AAPL, BRK/B rose on Tuesday.


Up: IWM, QQQ, SPY, DIA,
Down:  

The SPY MFC green line turned up at 12.4, price-action closed above the HOLD and is short-term bullish. +3.3. 

Nine of eleven sectors (94.7%) were higher on Tuesday led by XLK, XLI and XLY


84 of 100 NDX stocks closed higher on Tuesday.

28 NDX stocks are above their 30 DMA: FANG, ROST, NLFX, MRVL, ARM, EA, AMD, BKR, AMD, AEP, COST, EXC, INSM, INTU, LIN, ROP, ALNY, AMD, AZN, CSX, FAST, FTNT, ODFL, ORLY, PANW, PDD, PYPL, REGN,

NDX Stocks to Watch on Wednesday:
Moving Above 30 DMA = 12
ALNY, AMD, AZN, CSX, FAST, FTNT, ODFL, ORLY, PANW, PDD, PYPL, REGN,


Moving Below 30 DMA = 1
MDLZ,



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