Closing on the top of the range. All indications point to an upside breakout. All eleven sectors closed higher

VIX :     17.33  -11.85%                                             

/CL :     55.98    +3.80%                                              

TLT :  147.43 +0.15%                                              

                                               

SPY Market Forecast  48.85 Short-term Bullish    and pointing up and in the neutral zone                                     

  6-months Up                                             

  10-days Up                                             

  3-days Up                                             

                                                

Indices                                                

Up:    QQQ :  +1.44% ;  SPY:  +1.14% ;  DIA:  +0.96% ;   IWM:  +0.80%                                    

Down:                                                  

                                               

Nasdaq Above 30MA    =  49                                             

ATVI, INTC, LRCX, MU, AMAT, NTES, CMCSA, ASML, EA, AVGO, WDC, DLTR, LBTYK, NVDA, NXPI, QCOM, MYL, TXN, LBTYA, JBHT, CHTR, PYPL, CSX, AAPL, SNPS, CTAS, ADP, JD, COST, SYMC, ORLY, PEP, MSFT, MDLZ, IDXX, ROST, BKNG, TTWO, SIRI, INTU, VRSK, KLAC, XEL, WLTW, FISV, AMGN, CTXS, CELG, SBUX

                                               

Stocks to watch on  Thursday                                             

Nasdaq100  xsing above30   = 13                                             

INTC, AMAT, AVGO, LBTYK, NXPI, TXN, PYPL, CSX, AAPL, CTAS, JD, MSFT, CTXS                                    

                                               

Nasdaq100  xsing below30  = 1                                             

VRTX                                                

                                               

NDX Leaders:   88 closing higher  and  15 closing Lower                                        

ATVI :  +4.78% ;  INTC : +4.13% ;  CTRP : +4.08%                                      

DJIA Leaders:   27 closing higher  and  3 closing Lower                                        

INTC :   +4.13% ;  NKE :   +1.98% ;  WBA :   +1.98%                                      

SP100 Leaders:   93 closing higher  and  6 closing Lower                                        

GE :   +5.64% ;  INTC :   +4.13% ;  SLB :   +3.97%                                      

                                                

Sectors  All eleven sectors closed higher led by XLC +1.94%  and  XLK +1.71%    Lower =  0                                   

  XLC, XLK, XLI, XLY, XLP, XLRE and XLU  closing above 30d. SMA  and  4 Sectors are below.                                      

Uptrend XLRE ,  XLP ,  XLU , XLK                                        

Sideways XLY ,  XLB ,  XLV ,  XLF , XLI , XLC                                    

Downtrend XLE                                              

                                                

Breath:  Strengthened  as advancers led    NYSE:  2383   to   562 and  advancers led   Nasdaq:     2080   to   1019                                  

                                               

MACD Crossover: TXN, MCHP