August 18 Breadth and Stock Scan Market Update
Our mid-day update takes place on yet another bullish trend day higher as price breaks through resistance toward the prior highs, as I’ve been highlighting recently.
For our S&P 500 update, see this morning’s post “On and Up to New Highs for the S&P 500” along with the recent “Breakout from a Repeat Pattern” post.
In sum, the market is doing exactly what it should be doing in order to complete a “Repeat Pattern.”
To further put the odds in the Bullish Camp, let’s take a look at today’s strong Sector Breadth Chart:
Unlike Friday’s chart, we see strong Sector Bullishness across the board – underscored by the dismal performance of Utilities today (only 1 of 27 S&P 500 Utility stocks are positive right now).
Our other relative strength laggard is Energy while all other sectors – Bullish along with the defensive Staples – enjoy strong sector performance.
If you’re looking to play trend continuation trades, focus on the following names which could trend higher into the close:
Dollar General (DG), Family Dollar (FDO – both in merger news), Yum Brands (YUM), and Mosaic Co (MOS).
If you can’t resist fighting the tide of money into the market, focus on these potential bearish sale candidates:
Conoco Phillips (COP), Monster Beverage (MNST – retracing after a strong Friday), Loews (L), and Microchip (MCHP).
Corey Rosenbloom, CMT
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