Dow Jones futures rose modestly early Monday, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Tesla jumping on an analyst upgrade and big price target hike. Apple, Oracle and Adobe have big news ahead. Roku, Shopify and Tesla stock are big Cathie Wood holdings near buy points, with TSLA stock getting an upgrade and big price target hike overnight.
The stock market rally struggled last week, with all the major indexes falling below their 50-day lines. Market breadth has been noticeably weak. The uptrend is under pressure, so be wary of new buys.
But that could change quickly.
Alibaba said Daniel Zhang has left the internet giant entirely, stepping down from the cloud division as well as CEO and chairman of the overall company. BABA stock edged lower in U.S. premarket trading.
Dow Jones Futures Today
Dow Jones futures rose 0.2% vs. fair value. S&P 500 futures climbed 0.5% and Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.8%. TSLA stock is a big S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 component.
Futures suggest the S&P 500 and Nasdaq will test their 50-day moving averages at the open.
The 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.3%.
Crude futures fell slightly. Copper futures climbed nearly 2%.
Remember that overnight action in Dow futures and elsewhere doesn't necessarily translate into actual trading in the next regular stock market session.
Key Events This Week
Apple will unveil the iPhone 15 and other products on Tuesday, with AAPL stock skidding this past week on China iPhone fears.
Oracle earnings are due Monday night with Adobe late Thursday, with the titans offering insight into cloud computing and artificial intelligence. Both stocks have been doing well, with the software sector faring much better than chips and hardware tech plays.
Lennar also reports Thursday night. Housing stocks have faced trouble lately amid high mortgage rates.
The Labor Department releases the August CPI inflation report early Wednesday.
Finally, a UAW strike looms Friday, Sept. 15 for General Motors, Ford and Stellantis unit Chrysler without a labor deal Thursday night.
Meanwhile, Tesla stock, Shopify, Roku, UiPath, DraftKings and Twilio are big Cathie Wood holdings near buy points.
Adobe stock is on IBD Leaderboard. The video embedded in the article discussed the market action over the past week and analyzed SHOP stock, Microsoft and Marriott Worldwide.
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Stock Market Rally
The stock market rally weakened, with all the key indexes falling below their 50-day moving averages.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.75% in last week's stock market trading. The S&P 500 index retreated 1.3%. The Nasdaq composite slumped 1.9%. The small-cap Russell 2000 tumbled 3.6%.
Apple stock fell nearly 6% for the week, tumbling below the 50-day line. China reportedly is expanding a government ban on iPhones at work. Apple will unveil the iPhone 15 on Tuesday.
The 10-year Treasury yield rose 8 basis points to 4.26%. It hit 4.31% during the week, not far from the 15-year high of 4.36% set on Aug. 22.
U.S. crude oil futures rose 2.3% to $87.51 a barrel last week.
ETFs
Among growth ETFs, the Innovator IBD 50 ETF fell 1.4% last week. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF rose 0.6% after two big weekly gains. Adobe is the No. 1 holding in IGV, with ORCL stock No. 2. PATH stock also is in IGV.
The VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF declined 3.7%.
Reflecting more-speculative story stocks, ARK Innovation ETF edged up 0.1% while ARK Genomics ETF skidded 4.5%. Tesla stock is the No. 1 holding across Ark Invest's ETFs. Roku stock, UiPath, Shopify, DraftKings and Twilio also are top-10 holdings for Cathie Wood's Ark.
SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF retreated 3.3% last week. The Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF gave up 3.7%. U.S. Global Jets ETF descended 4.6%. SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF stepped down 3.6%. The Energy Select SPDR ETF climbed 1.4% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund declined 1.1%. The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund fell 2.9%.
The Financial Select SPDR ETF dropped 1.1% and the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF tumbled almost 5%.
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Cathie Wood Stocks Near Buy Points
Tesla stock fell Friday, but rose 1.4% to 248.50 for the week, bouncing between the 50-day and 21-day moving lines. The EV giant has a 299.29 buy point. A decisive move above the 50-day would offer an early entry for TSLA stock, with the Aug. 31 high of 261.18 as a specific trigger.
On Sunday, Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas upgraded TSLA stock to overweight, raising his price target by 60% to 400. Jonas said Tesla's Dojo supercomputing efforts could add $500 billion in valuation.
Tesla stock jumped 6% to 264, signaling a move above the 50-day and the early entry.
Roku stock has a new cup base with a 98.44 buy point, after finding support at the 50-day in late August. Shares spiked as high as 95.84 on Wednesday after Roku guided up on Q3 revenue and said it would cut 10% of staff. Roku stock slashed gains but still rose 2.1% to 83.47 for the week. Roku could be starting to forge an odd-looking handle.
Shopify stock has a cup-with-handle on a weekly chart with a 67.60 buy point. The handle needs one more day to show up on a daily chart. SHOP stock gapped above its 50-day on Aug. 31 on an expanded partnership with Amazon.com. Shares tumbled 5.55% to 63.01 last week, falling below the low of the gap up.
PATH stock surged 16.3% last week to 18.48, fueled by strong earnings and a buyback plan. UiPath stock is nearing a 19.03 double-bottom buy point, but is actionable from a downward-sloping trendline. After soaring in the past three weeks, a pause or handle would be helpful for PATH stock.
DKNG stock jumped 7.5% to 31.85, rebounding from the 50-day. The online sports betting giant now has a V-shaped base with a 34.49 buy point. DraftKings stock seems slightly extended from the 50-day. A handle would come in handy here.
TWLO stock edged up 0.1% to 65.48. Twilio has a 71.24 buy point from a consolidation next to a failed base, according to MarketSmith analysis. The relative strength line for TWLO stock has improved slightly recently but has been choppy for months after a long slide.
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Market Rally Analysis
The market rally weakened considerably last week. The Dow Jones and Russell 2000 fell below their 50-day lines on Tuesday with the S&P 500 and finally the Nasdaq also breaking below that key level.
The market rally shifted to uptrend under pressure on Thursday.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have tested the intraday low of their Aug. 29 follow-through days, but didn't close below that level. That would be a highly bearish signal.
A Friday bounce quickly fizzled as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit resistance near their 50-day lines — and as the 10-year yield began to erase intraday losses.
The Russell 2000 is fighting to stay above its 200-day, as market breadth deteriorates.
The Nasdaq and NYSE advance-decline lines have struggled since the end of July. After a late-August bump, the A/D lines fell again this past week, with the Nasdaq's at long-term lows. That's not a healthy situation.
Energy stocks are doing well with oil prices at 2023 highs. Software is showing strength, with giants Microsoft and Salesforce.com flirting with buy signals. Adobe and Oracle earnings and commentary about AI will be key.
Most other sectors are struggling recently.
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What To Do Now
With the market rally under pressure, investors should be cautious about new buys, with the possible exception of the energy sector. As a practical matter, few non-energy stocks offered buying opportunities recently.
Investors may have needed to cut some holdings in recent days as they gave up gains or flashed sell signals.
Still, a large number of stocks are still setting up, or not far from doing so. So have your watchlists ready and stay engaged with the market.
With the S&P 500 and Nasdaq between support and resistance, it wouldn't take a big move either way to significantly change the market picture.
The Apple iPhone event, Oracle and Adobe earnings and the August CPI inflation report are potential market-moving events in the coming week.
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