Breakouts Expand into Tech-related ETFs – XLK, XLC, MAGS, BOTZ, SKYY, CIBR, SMH, IGV, IBB

The long-term trends are up for the major index ETFs and their respective breadth indicators are net bullish. Long-term breadth indicators deteriorated in December, but rebounded sharply in mid January. Over 60% of stocks are above their 200-day SMAs. Nasdaq 100 breadth is leading with 64% of its stocks above

There are eight stock setups today. All stocks are in uptrends of varying degrees and sport bullish continuation setups. These setups occur when there is a pullback or bullish continuation pattern forming. If they have yet to break out, I am marking the resistance level to watch (pink line). The re-evaluation level is a support level (blue line) to watch for signs of a failure.

Stocks moved sharply higher last week with several ETFs breaking out of corrective patterns. In particular, there are several falling wedge breakouts so I will detail this pattern using XLI as an example. I will show the prerequisites (uptrend), the Bullish Setup Zone, the pattern signal and the re-evaluation level. After this section, I will link to a PDF report that highlights these breakouts and sets the re-evaluation levels going forward.

After rising sharply from mid December to mid January, Treasury yields fell sharply on benign CPI numbers. The 10-yr Treasury Yield remains in a long-term uptrend with a breakout, but short-term yields are still trending lower and more reflective of Fed policy. The decline in yields sparked a buying binge on Wall Street with leadership coming from the middle of the market (mid-caps). Broad strength in mid-caps triggered a breadth thrust for this group. We are also seeing leadership in ETFs related to finance, industrials and utilities. Seven feature in today’s report. The Gold SPDR and DB Base Metals ETF are also going for breakouts, as is IBIT.

The long-term breadth indicators deteriorated in December, but did not fall enough to trigger bearish signals. The absence of bearish signals means the weight of the evidence is bullish for stocks. This also means the current weakness is considered a correction within a bigger bull market. All bear market signals start with corrections, but not all corrections lead to bear market signals.

The evidence still supports a bull market, but stocks are in the midst of a corrective phase. I am watching short-term breadth indicators for thrust signals that would signal an end to the correction. SPY and QQQ are holding up best, while IWM and KRE (banks) lead lower. Elsewhere, I see promising setups in Industrials and Defense ETFs, as well as a critical support test for the Semiconductor ETF (SMH).

Report with video. The weight of the evidence remains bullish, but there are some sizable pockets of weakness within the market. SPY and QQQ are holding up, but RSP and IWM have yet to recover since their December declines. We draw the battle lines. The Industrials SPDR and Finance SPDR are in pullback mode and near Bullish Setup Zone. We also highlight several ETFs with short-term breakouts and bullish setups.

Today’s report will show the deterioration in long-term breadth and the key levels to watch for short-term breadth. We will then review the breakout in the 10-yr Yield and breakdown in the Home Construction ETF. Attention then turns to the key levels for SPY, QQQ and a number of important ETFs. We close with the breakouts in the semiconductor ETFs (SMH and SOXX).

Today’s video starts with the long-term breadth indicators to establish the market regime. Short-term breadth became oversold and remains oversold after a weak bounce. We will set the level needed for a bullish thrust. Large-caps and techs are leading, while mid-caps and small-caps feel the heat from rising rates. A rough December produced pullbacks and many ETFs are trading in bullish setup zones. We cover these and identify short-term resistance going forward.

Today’s report starts with average stocks (equal-weight, mid-caps and small-caps). These groups fell rather sharply in December and gave back their November gains. They have fallen and cannot get back up. Many are trading near bullish setups zones, but remain short of breakouts needed to reverse the short-term pullbacks. We will set the key levels to watch for a dozen ETFs with setups. Attention then turns to gold, Bitcoin and China.

Some warning signs appeared in December, but the weight of the evidence remains bullish. We will start with the long-term breadth indicators and then show the oversold conditions in the short-term breadth indicators. SPY and QQQ are still in long-term uptrends and testing their 50-day SMAs. Meanwhile, tech-related ETFs are leading as SMH holds its 200-day SMA.

Today’s report will highlight the warning signs over the last few weeks and assess the evidence (bull or bear market). Corrections are normal, but what might a normal correction entail? We will review the long-term breadth indicators, yield spreads and the weekly charts for SPY and QQQ, including correction targets. This report ends with two short-term breadth indicators to watch for a bullish signal.

The 10-yr Treasury Yield surged before, and after, the Fed statement. While interest rates are not the only factor affecting stocks, they are the focus right now and we will cover the relationship. S&P 500 stocks are oversold after a 3-week decline and these conditions could lead to a bounce. We will show how to distinguish between a strong bounce and a dead-cat bounce.

Today’s video starts with the deterioration in short-term breadth. Even so, long-term breadth remains net bullish and yield spreads narrow. We then address the surge in the 10-yr yields, weakness in small-caps and the break down in Home Construction ETF. There are setups in the Bank and Defense ETFs, while the Lithium and China ETFs fell back into their consolidations. We close with follow up on fourteen recently featured stocks.

Today’s report starts with an overview of short-term break (weak) and long-term breadth (still bullish). QQQ is leading with a new high, but small-caps breadth is holding up as IJR forms a bullish wedge. We then look at the housing failure, weakness in hard assets, a wedge in gold, a bullish setup in a defense ETF and two cloud stocks with bullish charts.

Today’s report covers a leading stock in the Medical Devices ETF (IHI), which is the strongest group with the Healthcare sector. We then analyze NVDA as it consolidates above the October breakout and shows the SMH chart. Attention then turns to the Cybersecurity group with three stocks forming short-term consolidations.

Today’s video starts with long-term breadth, yield spreads and the major index ETFs to define the broad market environment. We then focus on short-term weakness and the pullbacks in RSP, IWM and MDY. Some tech ETFs are very extended and a key group continues to lag. Housing ETFs are testing support, while gold and silver hold their breakouts. We finish with follow up for eight stocks.

Today’s report starts with the Advance-Decline Percent indicators to measure participation over the last two weeks. We then turn to the S&P 500 EW ETF to define the current pullback, as well as two housing-related ETFs. Some tech stocks are looking extended and we offer detailed analysis of the Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR). We close with bullish setups in an animal healthcare stock and a business software stock.

Today’s report will cover the broad market environment. We start with the long-term breadth indicators for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 (%Above 200-day, %Above 150-day, High-Low Percent). Attention then turns to the BBB yield spread and long-term chart analysis for SPY and QQQ. QQQ found its mojo as the MAG7 ETF leads. Mid-caps are lagging, micro-caps are leading the small-caps are mixed.

Today’s report starts with a defense stock and a fintech stock forming tight wedges. After reviewing the rebounds in the Healthcare and Biotech ETFs, we then focus on two biopharma stocks: one testing a Bullish Setup Zone and the other with a leading breakout. And finally, we feature an under-the-radar tech stock trading near its breakout point from late October.