The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied Tuesday, looking to rebound from the stock market drop Monday sparked by Fed Chief Jerome Powell's "much too high" inflation comments. Treasury yields extended their gains, while U.S. oil prices paused after Monday's surge.
After Tuesday's open, Dow Jones stock Nike jumped more than 5% after reporting a smaller than expected drop in fiscal third-quarter earnings.
Among other Dow Jones stocks, Apple fell 0.2% and Microsoft moved down 0.1% in today's stock market. UnitedHealth, a Dow Jones stock to watch, finished Monday in buy range.
Chinese retailer Alibaba advanced 10% Tuesday after the company raised its stock buyback program to $25 billion. Electric-vehicle leader Tesla rallied almost 1% early Tuesday, on pace to add to Monday's gains.
Amid the stock market's young uptrend, IBD Leaderboard stock Arista Networks, Broadcom, Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, GlobalFoundries and CVS Health are Tuesday's top stocks to buy and watch.
Arista, Microsoft and Tesla are IBD Leaderboard stocks. And Broadcom was featured in this week's Stocks Near A Buy Zone column.
Dow Jones Today: Treasury Yields, Oil Prices
After Tuesday's market open, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 0.7%, while the S&P 500 moved up 0.65%. The Nasdaq was up 0.8% in morning trade.
Among exchange traded funds, the Nasdaq 100 tracker Invesco QQQ Trust rose 0.3%, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF was up 0.4% after Tuesday's open.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield extended gains Tuesday, ticking up to 2.34%. Monday's surge to 2.31% left the yield at its highest point since May 2019. U.S. oil prices eased Tuesday morning, with West Texas Intermediate crude trading just above $111 a barrel.
On Monday, Fed Chief Powell said in prepared remarks for the National Association for Business Economics that "inflation is much too high" and the Federal Reserve will take the "necessary steps to ensure a return to price stability." Options on the table include more aggressive 50-basis-point increases.
Stock Market Rally
The stock market took a breather Monday, notching modest losses after a powerful weekly gain. The tech-heavy Nasdaq snapped its four-day win streak. For more daily stock market commentary, check out IBD's The Big Picture column.
Monday's The Big Picture column commented, "But on Monday the Nasdaq met resistance at its 50-day moving average, while the S&P 500 got stopped at its 200-day line. The S&P did manage to close above the neighboring 50-day average. The charts suggest the stock market could spend some time consolidating gains from last week's surge before resuming its advance. That's no reason to stop buying stocks right now, but it is a reminder that market volatility will make stock gains harder to gain and manage."
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Dow Jones Earnings: Nike Jumps
Late Monday, Nike reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that beat views. Earnings came in at 87 cents per share. That's a 3% drop vs. the year-ago period. And revenue rose 5% to $10.9 billion.
NKE shares jumped more than 5% in morning trade. The stock finished Monday about 27% off its 52-week high and sharply below its 50- and 200-day moving averages.
Dow Jones Stocks To Buy And Watch: UnitedHealth
Managed care giant UnitedHealth shows a 500.10 buy point with a handle entry on a double-bottom base. Shares ended Monday in buy range above their latest entry after the session's 0.4% rise. UNH shares were up 0.6% early Tuesday.
Bullishly, the stock's relative strength line is near new highs, indicating significant stock market outperformance.
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Stocks To Buy And Watch: Arista, Broadcom, GlobalFoundries, CVS
IBD Leaderboard stock Arista Networks is approaching a double-bottom's 133.97 buy point. ANET shares rallied 0.6% Monday, extending a win streak to five sessions. Per Leaderboard commentary, Arista Networks cleared an aggressive entry near 127 and joined the Leaders as a quarter-size position. The stock was down 0.3% early Tuesday.
Chip giant Broadcom slipped 1.5% Monday, as it continued to build the right side of a new cup base. The cup base's proper buy point is 677.86, but a more aggressive entry at 614.74 is in play. AVGO shares were slightly higher Tuesday morning.
Chip leader Alpha & Omega Semiconductor is breaking out past a cup-with-handle's 59.48 buy point, according to IBD MarketSmith chart analysis. But the handle is 25% deep, far more than normal. This is a problem for the base, although deep handles often form during market corrections. AOSL stock was up 5% early Tuesday, topping the entry.
Last week's IPO Stock Of The Week, GlobalFoundries, is back below a cup base's 73.35 buy point following Monday's 5.6% skid. GlobalFoundries shares rose 1.3% Tuesday morning.
Recent IBD Stock Of The Day CVS Health continues to build a flat base with a 111.35 buy point. CVS shares were up 0.3% Tuesday morning.
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Tesla Stock
Tesla stock rallied almost 1% Tuesday, looking to extend a five-day win streak. Shares regained their long-term 200-day moving average on Thursday; however volume on the move was weak. Still, the retaking of support could mark the early stages of a possible climb up the right side of a new base. Now, the stock is attempting to decisively retake its 50-day line.
The stock traded as high as 1,243.49 on Nov. 4, but ended Monday about 26% off that all-time high.
Dow Jones Leaders: Apple, Microsoft
Among Dow Jones stocks, Apple shares rose 0.85% Monday, extending a win streak to five sessions. The stock moved further back above its long-term 200-day line, and is testing resistance at its 50-day moving average. AAPL shares moved slightly lower Tuesday.
Software leader Microsoft lost 0.4% Monday, as shares try to convincingly retake their 50-day line. A new base is beginning to take shape. Microsoft shares edged lower Tuesday morning.
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