Stock Market Today With IBD

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 already broke out of its double bottom but had a second-chance offering at the buy point. Li Auto looks poised to shake off China weakness again as it breaks its downtrend but be careful of extra volatility.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.fm/adchoices

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 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

Discussion on recent stock market performance and the breakout of Dell. Analysis of technical setups and performance of Eli Lilly and XPO. Emphasis on the importance of relative strength in a weak market and analyzing support at the 10-week moving average.

The stock market had a huge week with major indexes retaking their 50-day lines. DraftKings surged on earnings and Zscaler showed a bullish rebound. The impact of treasury yields on the market is discussed, along with trading patterns and upcoming events.

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