The Nasdaq 100 has continued to strengthen over the last few weeks with a lockout rally since the Shakeout / Spring and gap at the start of the month. The majority of this price action has occurred in the right hand part of the multi-month base structure so far, clearing two internal swing highs within the range – which is a Change of Character and hence potentially may be Phase D of a re-accumulation base...

The percentage of US stocks above their 150 day moving averages in the 11 major sectors increased by +7.58% since the previous post on the 6th November 2023, with a continued strong rebound that began in the lower zone, and so is a continued positive change for this contrarian breadth indicator.

Stage Analysis members weekend video discussing the Major US Stock Market Indexes, Futures Charts, Industry Groups Relative Strength (RS) Rankings, IBD Industry Group Bell Curve – Bullish Percent, and the US watchlist stocks in detail on multiple timeframes.

The IBD Industry Groups Bell Curve increased by +6.43% this week to finish at 40.00% overall. The amount of groups in Stage 4 (Weak) decreased by 34 (-17%), and the amount of groups in Stage 2 (Strong) increased by 10 (+5%), while the amount groups in Stage 1 or Stage 3 (Neutral) increased by 24 (+12%).

There were 24 stocks highlighted from the US stocks watchlist scans today...

Custom Percentage of Stocks Above Their 50 Day, 150 Day & 200 Day Moving Averages Combined Market Breadth Charts for the Overall US Market, NYSE and Nasdaq for Market Timing and Strategy.

The purpose of the Relative Strength (RS) tables is to track the short, medium and long term RS changes of the individual groups to find the new leadership earlier than the crowd...

The S&P 500 consolidated for a second day, following the significant gap up on the 14th, which broke it out of the three month downtrend channel convincingly. And so the short-term change of behaviour, has now progressed into a possible change of character, as the pattern of lower highs and lower lows has been reversed, with an initial higher high and higher low developing since the recent swing low in late October...

A special group focus on the Semiconductors group, which has risen back to the top of the industry group relative strength (RS) rankings in the last few weeks, as the group chart attempts to breakout out to new 52 week highs from the recent Stage 3 structure...

The US stock market exploded higher today, as Small Caps surged over +5%, with the Russell 2000 moving back to within -1% of its 200 day MA. But, the small caps weren't the only strong movers, as the rest of the major indexes all had strong follow through days, and the Nasdaq 100 (shown above) has moved within -1% of its 2023 highs (set on the 19th July) and so is approaching the top of its Stage 3 range...