General Market Technicals:

Overall:

The market continues to be in bullish mode. Currently over 52% of stocks on the NYSE are trading above their 50-day MA. This number was 51% last week, and 43% four weeks ago.

Take note that the NYSE stocks briefly flirted with overbought levels last week, as 72% of stocks were trading above their 10-wk MA (70% and higher is overbought). That number has backed off to 69% today.

However, there is still more potential for upside,  as only 50% of stocks on the NYSE are trading above the 30-wk MA.

On the OTC, 37.5% of stocks are trading above their 50-day MA. This number is unchanged from last week.

Sector Focus:

Consumer Staples [[XLP]]: Neutral. It had been in a long term bullish uptrend, but since Mid-January, has been moving sideways with a slight bullish bias. From a recent low in March, it has reversed to the upside. A move above $30 would resume the bullish trend.

Consumer Discretionary [[XLY]]: Neutral, with a bullish bias. Consolidating. An intraday move to 34 initiates a bullish double top breakout .

Energy [[XLE]]: Bullish/Neutral. Double top breakout was at 86. Extended and vulnerable to a sell off, however. Momo players proceed with caution. Potential to short names in this sector.

Financials [[XLF]]: Bearish pattern, consolidating. Strong resistance to the upside in this trading range up to 28.  A break above 30 would initiate a double top breakout pattern, but still a long ways off. Support at 25. Look for short ideas in this sector.

Health Care [[XLV]]: Bearish. Double bottom breakdown pattern. Support is at 30. A break below could eventually take it down to 23. Look for short ideas in this sector.

Industrials [[XLI]]: Neutral. Bullish pattern, consolidating. Extended long term. Vulnerable to a correction. Bulls, I wouldn’t get excited about it until it approaches 41. A move to 42 would initiate a triple top breakout. Keep it on the radar. Support down to 37.

Materials [[XLB]]: Bullish. Double top breakout. Has broken out to new highs after long period of consolidation from 39 - 42. Looking a little extended, however. Strong support at 40 - 41.

Tech [[XLK]]: Neutral, bullish bias. Consolidating. On the watch list. A move to 28 sets up a potential bullish breakout. But, this one needs time. Support at 20 - 21.

Utilities [[XLU]]: Bullish. Breaking out after period of consolidation. Strong support at 39.  

Telecom [[IYZ]]: Bearish. Recently reversed, but still bearish overall. Risk:  sell-off to 22.  A break below 21 doesn’t see support until 19.00 - 19.50.

Each day, I take a look at which sectors are doing well, bad or reversing. From that information, I look at stock ideas in each sector for long or short ideas, based upon which way the tide is moving.

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