Intraday Sector Breadth and Trending Stock Update for March 26
With a strong mid-day downside reversal, let’s update our current Sector Breadth Chart (the message is very clear) and highlight our uptrending and downtrending stock candidate list.
Let’s start with our broader S&P 500 Sector Breadth Chart:
A quick glance shows strength (money flow) entering the Defensive Names such as Staples ($XLP), Health Care ($XLV), Utilities ($XLU) along with Energy ($XLE).
Notice that zero Materials ($XLB) stocks in the S&P 500 are positive on the session right now.
Take a moment to review my prior posts “Bearish Signals from March Sector Performance” along with “Simple Repeating Top Pattern in the S&P 500.”
As for intraday trending stock candidates, let’s start with our top four candidates:
Our scan focuses on Lorillard (LO), Pepsico (PEP), Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group (DPS), and Baxter (BAX).
Finally, we’ll scan for key downtrending (down trend day) stocks active at the moment:
CME Group (CME) tops our downtrending list with a strong sell-off and is joined by Citrix Systems (CTXS), Allegion (ALLE) and big name Wynn Resorts (WYNN).
Continue focusing on the breadth of the market along with these trending candidates.
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Corey Rosenbloom, CMT
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