Datetime range analyzed (EST): 2025-11-17 10:30 to 15:30
Overall Sector and Industry Analysis:
– Metals/Mining (Gold): Weak, steady sell programs and heavier late-day volume: RGLD, AU, ORLA all faded into the close. This points to risk-off toward real-asset beta and/or soft gold tape intraday.
– Financials/Insurance: Broadly heavy. GS trended lower with persistent supply; ALL, CB, PLMR drifted; FCNCA slid. No sustained dip-bids into the bell—suggests near-term distribution.
– Healthcare/Life Sciences: Mixed-to-weak among larger cap pharma/biotech: ABBV, VRTX, REGN, BIIB, LLY all leaked; tools and diagnostics also softer (TMO, DHR, DGX, BDX). Bright spots were services/devices: HCA closed near highs; SYK firmed late. Select SMID biotech had isolated momentum bursts (KALV higher into HOD; PRLD late pop; QNRX spikes then retrace; IONZ heavy volume but faded).
– Industrials: Mostly offered: ROK, DE, FDX, TDG trended down through the afternoon. Defense was a relative winner with LMT pushing to the highs. AZO (discretionary auto) strong all session—still getting bought on small dips.
– Tech/Comm: AKAM sold all afternoon; SPOT stabilized with a late bounce; FDS softened.
Notable patterns:
– Late-day strength into the close (potential day-2/3 follow-through) in KALV, HCA, LMT, AZO, SYK, AVDL.
– Risk-off bias broadly (financials/industrials/gold) with rotation to select defensives and single-name momentum in biotech.
Ticker Performance Prediction (next 2–3 days):
Most likely upside follow-through: KALV, HCA, LMT, AVDL, AZO, SYK
– Strongest bullish signals: KALV (higher highs into close on rising volume), HCA (closing near HOD with constructive basing), LMT (clean afternoon reversal to new session highs), AZO (trend up with higher highs/higher lows), AVDL (tight consolidation, closes near highs), SYK (late push, buyers defend dips).
Individual Stock Analysis (1–3 day swing setups)
Note: Levels are drawn from the 30-minute structure observed and nearby round-number daily zones visible intraday.
KALV
– Bias: Bullish continuation after higher-high close on increasing volume.
– Support: 14.50; 14.30–14.38 zone; 14.00
– Resistance: 14.90–15.00; 15.50; 16.20
– Next 2–3 days (30-min read): Expect early dip buy attempts toward 14.50–14.35, then a push into 15.00+. Failure to hold 14.30 likely delays the breakout.
– Price targets (1–3 days): 15.10; 15.50; stretch 16.20
– Entry: Scale 14.50–14.35 on pullbacks; add on 15.00 break with volume.
– Stop-loss: 14.18 (below afternoon demand) or wider swing stop 13.95.
HCA
– Bias: Steady uptrend; closed near highs, constructive for day-2 push.
– Support: 474.00; 472.80; 470.50
– Resistance: 476.00; 478.00; 480.50
– Next 2–3 days: Look for shallow dips into 474–473 to be defended; momentum continuation toward 478–480 if 476 clears early.
– Price targets: 477.8; 480.5; stretch 484.5
– Entry: 474.2–473.5 pullback or 476.1 break-and-hold.
– Stop-loss: 472.4 (tighter) or 470.3 (swing).
LMT
– Bias: Relative strength vs industrials; clean reversal to highs late.
– Support: 468.00; 466.50; 465.60
– Resistance: 471.00; 473.50; 476.00
– Next 2–3 days: Expect a test of 471; sustained hold above opens room to 473.5/476. Failed 468 likely retests 466s.
– Price targets: 471.8; 474.5; stretch 478.0
– Entry: 468.3–468.0 pullback; or 471.2 breakout with volume expansion.
– Stop-loss: 466.2 (below reversal base); wider 465.3 if giving room.
AVDL
– Bias: Bullish micro-base; tight action and close near highs.
– Support: 22.95; 22.90; 22.75
– Resistance: 23.15; 23.30; 23.60
– Next 2–3 days: Grind higher setup—look for dips to be bought at 22.95–22.90 and a measured push through 23.15/23.30.
– Price targets: 23.30; 23.55; stretch 23.90
– Entry: 22.95–22.90 buy-the-dip; add through 23.15 with confirmation.
– Stop-loss: 22.73 (beneath base); conservative 22.60.
AZO
– Bias: Strong trend day; buyers in control on minor pullbacks.
– Support: 3861; 3852; 3835
– Resistance: 3877; 3890; 3905
– Next 2–3 days: Expect early tag of 3877; if reclaimed/held, rotation to 3890–3905. Failure to hold 3852 could trigger a 3835 backfill before buyers reappear.
– Price targets: 3885; 3905; stretch 3925
– Entry: 3862–3855 pullback zone; or 3878 break with strong tape.
– Stop-loss: 3848 (below afternoon higher low).
SYK
– Bias: Quiet strength; late-day lift with higher low structure.
– Support: 358.60; 358.00; 357.50
– Resistance: 360.15; 361.50; 363.00
– Next 2–3 days: Expect a 358.8–358.0 test early and a rotation higher; a clean 360.15 reclaim favors a measured push to 361.5–363.
– Price targets: 361.2; 362.6; stretch 364.5
– Entry: 358.9–358.4 pullback; add on 360.2 reclaim with volume.
– Stop-loss: 357.7 (tight) or 356.9 (swing).
Additional notes:
– Momentum fades/avoid for now: Gold miners (RGLD, AU, ORLA), large-cap financials (GS), and cyclicals (ROK, DE, FDX, TDG) unless they reclaim VWAPs and build higher lows on 30-min.
– High-vol small-cap biotech names (KALV, PRLD, QNRX, IONZ) can move fast—size appropriately and trail stops once initial targets hit.
Risk management: In this tape, prioritize buying pullbacks into clearly defined intraday demand zones, wait for confirmation (higher low on 5–30 min), and use stops just below those zones. Rotate out quickly if levels fail.