The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped Tuesday, as the stock market paused after Monday's tech-fueled rally. U.S. oil prices tracked higher, trading near $105 a barrel. And the 10-year Treasury yield also continued its advance on Tuesday morning. Twitter stock jumped 7% after Tesla CEO Elon Musk was appointed to Twitter's board of directors. Musk recently purchased a 9.2% stake in Twitter.
Among the Dow Jones leaders, Apple slipped 0.3% and Microsoft traded down 0.1% in today's stock market.
Coal stocks bolted higher as Reuters reported the European Union was set to propose new sanctions against Russia that would ban imports of coal, lumber and other goods. Peabody, Console Energy and Arch Resources rose more than 6%.
Electric-vehicle giant Tesla dropped 0.8% early Tuesday, on pace to give back a part of Monday's strong gains.
Amid the stock market's uptrend, Dow Jones financial leader American Express — along with Arista Networks, Broadcom, IBD Leaderboard stock Darling Ingredients, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Shell — are Tuesday's top stocks to buy and watch.
Arista, Microsoft and Tesla are IBD Leaderboard stocks. Darling Ingredients and Tesla stock were featured in this week's Stocks Near A Buy Zone column.
Dow Jones Today: Treasury Yields, Oil Prices
After Tuesday's open, the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded down 0.25%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.2%. The Nasdaq moved 0.4% lower in morning trade.
Among exchange-traded funds, the Nasdaq 100 tracker Invesco QQQ Trust lost 0.4%, and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF was down 0.2% after Tuesday's open.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield jumped to 2.47% Tuesday after closing at 2.41% Monday. Meanwhile, U.S. oil prices continued higher Tuesday morning following Monday's sharp rebound. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 1%, moving back above $104 a barrel.
Stock Market Rally
On Monday, the stock market put in a positive performance with the tech-heavy Nasdaq charging higher.
The Big Picture column commented, "Indeed, the Nasdaq has been the leading index since the market follow-through rally confirmation in the third week of March. It is up 15.6% from the March 14 low, outperforming the S&P 500, which is up about 10% in the same period."
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Four Dow Jones Stocks To Watch Now
Dow Jones Stocks To Buy And Watch: American Express
Dow Jones financial stock American Express is tracing a cup with handle with a 194.45 buy point. Shares rose 0.3% Monday, ending about 3% away from the latest entry. AXP shares were flat Tuesday morning.
Keep an eye on the stock's relative strength line. Amid its recent ascent, the RS line is nearing its old highs, but does have some work cut out for it ahead of a potential breakout. The RS line measures a stock's price performance vs. the S&P 500. The RS line should hit a new high on the breakout day or shortly thereafter to confirm the strength of the stock's breakout.
Four Top Growth Stocks To Buy And Watch In The Current Stock Market Rally
Stocks To Buy And Watch: Arista, Broadcom, Darling, Regeneron, Shell
Arista Networks moved out of buy range past a double bottom's 133.97 buy point after rising 2.3% Monday, according to IBD MarketSmith charts. The stock was down 0.75% early Tuesday.
Chip giant Broadcom gained 1.25% Monday, snapping a three-day losing streak. The stock continues to hold above an early entry at 614.74. Shares continue to rally up the right side of a 13-week cup base. The cup base's proper buy point is 677.86. AVGO shares were down 0.7% Tuesday morning.
IBD Leaderboard stock Darling Ingredients finished Monday in buy range past an 80.31 cup-with-handle buy point. Shares were up 0.3% Tuesday morning.
Biotech leader Regeneron Pharmaceuticals remains in buy range above a 673.96 flat-base entry in the wake of a March 16 breakout. REGN shares tested the buy point on March 23 before regaining the buy point on March 24. The 5% buy zone tops out at 707.66. The stock was up 0.5% Tuesday.
Oil-and-gas producer and Friday's IBD Stock Of The Day, Shell, is within striking distance of a flat base's 56.23 buy point. Shares dropped 0.2% Tuesday morning.
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Tesla Stock
Tesla stock slid 0.8% early Tuesday, threatening to give up a part of Monday's 5.6% surge. Shares of the EV giant are closing in on a cup-base's 1,208.10 buy point and are about 5% away from the latest entry. Be on the lookout for a potential handle to offer a more risk-optimal entry.
The stock traded as high as 1,243.49 on Nov. 4. and ended Monday just 8% away from that all-time high.
Dow Jones Leaders: Apple, Microsoft
Among Dow Jones stocks, Apple shares jumped 2.4% Monday, retaking a double bottom's 176.75 buy point and closing in the 5% buy area that goes up to 185.59. AAPL stock fell 0.3% early Tuesday.
Software leader Microsoft rallied 1.8% Monday, as shares continue to build the right side of a base formation. Microsoft shares inched lower Tuesday morning.
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