Nvidia Skid Raises Questions, 3 Stocks Near Buy Points; Fed Inflation Gauge

Dow Jones futures will open Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Micron Technology (MU) earnings and the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge headline the coming week.

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What To Expect After A Downside Reversal; Nvidia, Alphabet And Spotify In Focus

The stock market rally saw weekly gains, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite setting fresh all-time highs as recently as Thursday morning. But there was some weakness late in the week.

Nvidia (NVDA) and other artificial intelligence chip plays like Broadcom (AVGO), Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), Arm Holdings (ARM) and Micron stock reversed lower from record highs after big moves in recent weeks. Nvidia stock in particular was flirting with extremely extended levels.

Micron earnings late next Wednesday could be key for whether this AI chip play finds support or suffers a more-serious retreat.

Carnival (CCL), FedEx (FDX) and Dow Jones component Nike (NKE) also report this coming week. All three stocks have been laggards but will offer readings on the economy and consumer spending.

Amazon.com (AMZN), Meta Platforms (META), Nu Holdings (NU) are stocks setting up.

Nvidia and Taiwan Semiconductor stock are on IBD Leaderboard. Meta Platforms, Nu Holdings and Amazon stock are on SwingTrader. Nvidia stock and Arm Holdings are on the IBD 50. Broadcom stock and Nvidia are on the IBD Big Cap 20.

Fed’s Inflation Gauge

The Commerce Department will release the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge, the core PCE price index, on Friday morning. Economists are expecting a relatively tame May reading. Markets now see roughly 65% odds of a Fed rate cut in September and two cuts in 2024.

Dow Jones Futures Today

Dow Jones futures open at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures.

Remember that overnight action in Dow futures and elsewhere doesn’t necessarily translate into actual trading in the next regular stock market session.

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Stock Market Rally

The stock market rally saw slim-to-solid gains on the key indexes this past week, despite turbulence late in the week from AI chip plays.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average led the indexes with a 1.45% advance in last week’s stock market trading, moving above the 50-day line to a one-month high. The S&P 500 index gained 0.6%. The Nasdaq composite rose less than one point.

The small-cap Russell 2000 climbed 0.8%, but is still stuck below the 50-day.

The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) rose 1.1%, back above the 50-day line. The First Trust Nasdaq 100 Equal Weighted Index ETF (QQEW) advanced 1%, just below record highs.

Leading stocks had a mixed week, with gains mostly on Monday and some suffering heavy losses over Thursday-Friday.

Still, the Nasdaq and S&P 500 are just below all-time highs. It’s hard to see many problems on weekly charts.

The Nasdaq is now 6.7% above its 50-day line. That’s still extended but down from 8.3% on Monday. The Nasdaq pausing or falling slightly over a couple weeks as Nvidia and AI stocks take a breather would be positive.

Even better would be if small caps and some other areas of the market…