Stock Market Today With IBD Investor's Business Daily

The Nasdaq pared losses while the S&P 500 traded in a tight range and closed comfortably above its 21-day line. Losers beat winners on the NYSE by more than 5-to-1; the ratio was nearly 3-to-1 negative on the Nasdaq. Cava reversed higher after falling nearly 10% intraday; Dutch Bros is back in rally mode after some post-earnings softness; Robinhood is back in a buy zone after the company announced a big share buyback.

The Nasdaq briefly topped 17,000 as Nvidia continues to run higher, but market breadth was weak, with the Dow Jones undercutting its 50-day line. Arm Holdings and Wingstop flashed buy signals, while Celsius plunged below a key level.

After a bearish reversal in Thursday’s session, the stock market bucked the weakness and delivered a positive expectation breaker. How bullish should you be now? Mike Webster and Alissa Coram walk through this week’s technical action and stocks to watch in the Friday extended version of Stock Market Today.

The 10-year Treasury rose above some key levels after the flash Composite Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) came in stronger than expected. Nvidia faded off highs after the Nasdaq composite pared an intraday gain of nearly 1.2% to a loss of 0.4% by the close. Novo Nordisk, Crocs and Ryan Specialty are still holding near highs.

The 10-year Treasury yield rallied a bit after the minutes from the May 1 Fed meeting were released. Just after the close, the yield was trading around 4.43%, up 2 basis points. Oil and gas stocks lagged badly, along with metals and mining stocks. Loar Holdings followed through after clearing an IPO base Tuesday; Monday.com is holding gains well after gapping up on earnings; Vertex Pharmaceuticals is near the top of a shallow cup base.

The major indexes had another quiet session, as investors await Nvidia earnings. But leading stocks continue to fare well. Eli Lilly broke out while Microsoft flashed a buy signal. Ares Management tumbled Tuesday on investor day, but pared losses to hold the buy zone.