Market View

The U.S. market is in a Confirmed Uptrend. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq held support along their respective 50-
and 100-DMA this week. Despite a strong rally before the close Friday, the Nasdaq still faces multiple layers of

resistance including the 50-DMA at ~13,400 before price resistance at ~13,600. The distribution day count re-
mains elevated at six and seven, respectively, however, two expire on each next week due to time.

O’Neil Health Care Weekly

XLV’s RS line ( vs S&P 500 ) rose this past week, but remains in a long-term downtrend, trading near the lowest
levels since 2013. Over the last five sessions, Generic Drugs ( TEVA ), Wholesale Drugs ( OMI ), Research Equipment ( OCDX ),
and Managed Care ( UNH ) led, while Commercial Services ( RCM ), Diversified ( LLY ), Biotech ( TBIO ), and
Equipment ( MASI ) lagged.

Market View

The U.S. market is in a Confirmed Uptrend. The S&P 500 pulled back to 21-DMA support after reaching an all-
time high earlier in the week. The Nasdaq closed back below its 50-DMA after finding strong resistance at

~13,600. Support is now at ~13,000, before the rising 100-DMA. The distribution day count stands at six a
piece, with one expiring on each next week.

Global Laggards

Highlighted Charts

 

U.S.: M A G Silver Corp (MAG), Chemed Corporation (CHE), T A L Education (TAL), Mccormick & Co. (MKC), Kimberly Clark Corp (KMB), Lending Tree (TREE), Mersana Therapeutics (MRSN), New Relic (NEWR).

 

Developed: Brambles (BXB.AU; BXB AU), Berkeley Group (BKG.GB; BKG LN), Ubisoft Entertainment (UBI.FR; UBI FP), Kerry Group (KRZ.IE; KYG ID), Ampol (ALD.AU; ALD AU), Amp (AMP.AU; AMP AU), Ono Pharma (PS@N.JP; 4528 JP), Just Eat (TKWY.NL; TKWY NA), Ams (AMS.CH; AMS SW), Gungho Online Entertainment (GHOE.JP; 3765 JP), Scout24 (G24X.DE; G24 GR).

 

Emerging: Godrej Consumer Product (GCD.IN; GCPL IN), Türkiye Vakiflar Bankasi (TVB.TR; VAKBN TI), Ace hardware Indonesia (ACE.ID; ACES IJ), Asmedia Technology (ASM.TW; 5269 TT).

Market View

The U.S. market is in a Rally Attempt. We will upgrade the market to Confirmed Uptrend should either the S&P
500 close above 3,950 or the Nasdaq stage a follow-through day. Support on the S&P 500 is again the rising
10- and 21-DMA (3,873). The Nasdaq faces resistance at its 50-DMA (13,368), with support at ~13,000 before

the rising 100-DMA (~12,700). Though the Nasdaq is still trading 6% off highs, multiple other indices are trad-
ing at all-time highs including the Dow and the Russell 2000.

Market View

The U.S. market has been downgraded to a Downtrend. The S&P 500 added four distribution days over five ses-
sions, resulting in its first break of the 50-DMA since November. Despite a snapback rally on Friday, the index

now faces multiple layers of resistance including its rolling 21-DMA (3,855). Near-term support is now ~3,700,
which may coincide with the rising 100-DMA. The support range below the 100-DMA is 3,500–3,600, the top of
the prior Q4 consolidation, which may coincide with the rising 200-DMA. The Nasdaq also broke its 50-DMA
this week in rising distribution. This index added back-to-back distribution days on Wednesday and Thursday,
resulting in a 10% decline off highs to near-term support at its 100-DMA (~12,600). Should this level break,
the next level is ~12,000, which may coincide with the rising 200-DMA.