Stock Market Today With IBD

The NYSE indexes held up better than the Nasdaq composite as several top-rated growth stocks fell sharply. Despite the harsh selling, the Nasdaq is testing its 10-day moving average and holding near the 12,000 level. Rambus held up well despite selling in the chip sector, but Deere plunged through a long-term support level.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The major indexes fell as declining job openings raised recession fears. Megacaps held up while ServiceNow showed strength. But market breadth was anemic, with “real economy” stocks such as Atkore selling off hard. C3.ai plunged on short-seller allegations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Indexes digested the gains of last week on Monday. Tech took a little breather and oil led the day on an OPEC+ announcement of production cuts. Chevron helped the Dow Jones Industrial Average charge ahead but it’s still weak. Super Micro Computer followed up on a 21-day line bounce and Monolithic Power is setting up a cup with handle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The market rally staged a decisive bull turn starting Wednesday and closed Friday near weekly highs. A growing number of stocks are flashing buy signals, including ServiceNow. Tesla also broke out, but with some caveats. Aehr Test Systems, which has been a leader, gapped lower on earnings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Advancing stocks had a slight edge over decliners on the Nasdaq, while breadth was slightly better than 2-to-1 positive on the NYSE. The Nasdaq composite reclaimed the 12,000 level, helped by another day of outperformance for semiconductor stocks. Financial stocks lagged. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Major stock indexes strengthened into the close as buyers dictated the action. The S&P 500 showed key technical action by climbing above the 4,000 level and its 50-day moving average. The Nasdaq composite gapped up but still needs to punch through the 12,000 level. The session delivered several strong gainers, including technical breakouts for Workday, Rambus and Tradeweb Markets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a relatively quiet day, with the Nasdaq holding key support and the S&P 500 trading below key levels. The Dow Jones and Russell 2000 had inside days. Megacaps retreated, with Microsoft low slightly below a buy point. Shift4Payments, after holding key levels, is nearing a possible entry. Manufactured homemaker Skyline Champion is flashing a buy signal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Money flowed out of bonds, sending the 10-year Treasury yield higher by 15 points to 3.52%. Financial stocks rallied, lifting the Russell 2000 small-cap index to a day of outperformance. JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and American Express led the Dow Jones. Tenable and Ulta Beauty are forming new bases, while Smartsheet is pulling back in light volume. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nasdaq led the major indexes higher for the week, but there were big highs and lows. The Russell 2000 hit 2023 lows as bank stocks kept tumbling, though they steadied somewhat Friday. PagerDuty, MercadoLibre and Meritage Homes are setting up. But this is still a divided, volatile market rally attempt. Bec cautious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nasdaq composite surged 2.5% intraday but closed near lows after rallying close to the 12,000 level again. The S&P 500 also pared gains and took out Wednesday’s low after another attempt to reclaim the 4000 level. KB Home jumped after reporting earnings, Flywire fell in light volume for the second straight session while MarketAxess halted a three-session slide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices