Datetime range analyzed (ET): 2025-10-28 13:30 to 16:00
Note: Only late-session 30-minute intraday bars were provided for 2025-10-28. The commentary and levels below are derived from this intraday slice and recent microstructure. If you want 30-day daily candle zones and ATRs, share daily data; I’ve anchored levels to today’s highs/lows, round-number pivots, and clear supply/demand from the 30-minute bars.
Overall Sector and Industry Analysis
– Tech: Mixed to soft into the close. VGT slipped into the bell; mega-cap META faded into 15:30–16:00. Semis/hardware were steadier (AVGO held upper range; FN slipped late; DELL sold into the close). Cybersecurity (CRWD) was choppy but constructive. Takeaway: mega-cap tech underwater in power hour, with pockets of resilience in semis.
– Healthcare/Biotech: Leadership today. REGN ripped to HOD on strong volume into the close; VRTX pushed to highs late; IQV stair-stepped higher; mid/small-cap bios like NUVL and VRDN closed strong near HODs. Takeaway: rotation into defensives and biotech momentum.
– Industrials: Mixed, with notable strength in electrical equipment: HUBB broke out late with volume; LII drifted lower; LOW slipped in power hour. Takeaway: selective strength in industrial electrical.
– Consumer Discretionary: Weak to heavy. SHOP and BOOT both faded into the close; AZO bled lower late. Takeaway: selling pressure into power hour.
– Energy/EM/Utilities: VAL range-bound; ARGT (Argentina ETF) trended lower; KEP flat. Takeaway: no decisive flows.
– Financials/Info Services: MSCI bid to HOD into the close. Takeaway: quality fee-based financials showing momentum.
Notable patterns and tickers:
– Late-day strength with expanding volume: REGN, HUBB, IQV, MSCI, VRTX, NUVL, VRDN.
– Power-hour fades: META, SHOP, DELL, ACN, ADSK, BOOT, AZO, FN, EXPE, LII, LOW.
– Market tone favors healthcare momentum and selective industrial breakouts over mega-cap tech and consumer.
Ticker Performance Prediction (next 2–3 days)
Likely to go up (strongest momentum signals):
– REGN, VRTX, IQV, HUBB, MSCI, NUVL, VRDN
Secondary watch (constructive but less decisive): AVGO, ANRO
Avoid long setups until structure improves: META, SHOP, DELL, ACN, ADSK, EXPE, BOOT, AZO, FN, LII, LOW, ARGT
Individual Stock Analysis (1–3 day momentum setups)
Method: 30-minute structure; support = recent demand/reclaims; resistance = recent supply/rounds. Targets anchor to nearby resistance and today’s intraday range as a proxy for ATR.
1) REGN
– Structure: Trend day into the close; HOD close with strong volume — classic continuation candidate.
– Supports: 650.1, 647.9, 642.3
– Resistances: 656.0, 660.0, 665.0
– Next 2–3 days price action: Look for a morning pullback toward 650–652 to get bought; reclaim 656 opens 660, then 665. Failure to hold 647.9 risks a deeper retest of 642–643 before another try.
– Targets (1–3 days): 660, 665, 672–675 (stretch if momentum persists)
– Entry ideas: Pullback buy 651–652 with a quick reclaim of 653; or breakout buy through 656 on expanding volume after a 30–60 min base.
– Stop-loss: 647.5 (beneath intraday demand); wider swing stop 642.0.
2) HUBB
– Structure: Strong power-hour push to near HOD with big volume; leading industrial.
– Supports: 451.3, 449.7, 447.9–448.9 zone
– Resistances: 455.5, 456.6 (HOD), 460.0–461.5
– Next 2–3 days price action: Expect a bull flag break above 456.6 toward 460+. If first attempt fails, look for higher low around 451–452 and second leg higher.
– Targets (1–3 days): 458.5, 462, 467–468 (stretch based on today’s wide range)
– Entry ideas: Buy 452–453 on dip and hold above 451; or buy through 456.7 with volume.
– Stop-loss: 448.9 (below the late-session demand); swing stop 447.4.
3) IQV
– Structure: Steady stair-step higher all afternoon; volume built into close.
– Supports: 217.6, 216.7, 216.0–215.6 zone
– Resistances: 218.8 (HOD), 219.5–220.0, 221.3
– Next 2–3 days price action: Continuation favored. Holding above 217.6 likely leads to a grind through 219–220; acceptance above 220 targets 221–222.
– Targets (1–3 days): 219.8–220, 221.3, 222.5 (stretch)
– Entry ideas: Buy pullback 217.6–218 with a higher-low confirmation; or buy 219 break after a tight base.
– Stop-loss: 216.7 (tight); swing stop 215.8.
4) MSCI
– Structure: Trend up into HOD; quality momentum in a quieter tape.
– Supports: 591.1, 589.5, 588.1
– Resistances: 594.4 (HOD), 596.0, 600.0
– Next 2–3 days price action: Flag above 590–592 then push 596–600. A brief backfill to 589–591 is healthy if buyers defend quickly.
– Targets (1–3 days): 596, 600, 602–604 (stretch)
– Entry ideas: Buy 591–592 pullback with higher-low; or buy break/hold over 594.5 with volume.
– Stop-loss: 588.9 (beneath demand); swing stop 587.3.
5) VRTX
– Structure: Late push to HOD with solid closing print; clean, controlled range.
– Supports: 421.4, 420.3, 419.5–420.0
– Resistances: 422.6 (HOD), 424.0–425.0, 427.0
– Next 2–3 days price action: Small pullback open, then breakout over 422.6; sustained trade above 425 opens 427.
– Targets (1–3 days): 424.8–425, 427, 429 (stretch)
– Entry ideas: Dip buy 420.6–421.2; or breakout buy >422.7 after a tight flag.
– Stop-loss: 419.8 (tight); swing stop 418.9.
6) NUVL
– Structure: Strong reclaim and close near HOD; psychological magnet at 100 held as support.
– Supports: 100.46–100.06 zone, 99.71, 99.20
– Resistances: 101.46 (HOD), 102.00, 103.00
– Next 2–3 days price action: Hold above 100–100.5 sets a clean breakout through 101.5 toward 102.5–103. Failure to hold 100 risks a shakeout to 99–99.2 before bounce.
– Targets (1–3 days): 101.8, 103.0, 103.5–104 (stretch)
– Entry ideas: Buy 100.5–100.8 retest with buyers present; or buy 101.5 breakout after consolidation.
– Stop-loss: 99.95 (tight beneath par); swing stop 99.2.
7) VRDN
– Structure: Power-hour ramp to HOD close with strong volume — classic small/mid-cap continuation setup.
– Supports: 23.00, 22.94–22.90, 22.80
– Resistances: 23.205 (HOD), 23.50, 24.00
– Next 2–3 days price action: Early push through 23.20 likely tests 23.50; if absorbed, look for tight flag and second leg to 23.8–24. A pullback to ~23 with quick reclaim is a buyable dip.
– Targets (1–3 days): 23.30–23.50, 23.80, 24.00
– Entry ideas: Buy 23.00–23.05 with quick reclaim and tape strength; or buy >23.22 with volume confirmation.
– Stop-loss: 22.88 (beneath demand zone); swing stop 22.75.
8) ANRO (speculative, thinner liquidity)
– Structure: Higher into the close; series of higher lows; small-cap momentum.
– Supports: 13.44–13.41, 13.25, 13.02
– Resistances: 13.67–13.72 (session supply), 13.90, 14.10
– Next 2–3 days price action: Needs to clear 13.72 with volume; that opens 13.90/14.10. Dips to 13.40–13.45 that hold are constructive.
– Targets (1–3 days): 13.72, 13.90, 14.10
– Entry ideas: Buy 13.42–13.48 on higher-low; or buy break/hold over 13.72.
– Stop-loss: 13.24 (tight); swing stop 13.00.
Quick watchlist notes (no setups detailed):
– Constructive but not as strong: AVGO (needs 374–375 break), AXON (needs 759–760 reclaim).
– Avoid long for now: META, SHOP, DELL, ACN, ADSK, EXPE, BOOT, AZO, FN, LII, LOW, ARGT (all showed late-day supply or trend down).
If you’d like, share daily candles or 30-day ATRs and I’ll refine higher-timeframe supply/demand zones and ATR-based targets.