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The S&P is in both the bullish end-of-month and the holiday periods of bullish bias. The index gapped up on Friday and is likely to post further gains. The highly ranked stocks are over extended, but with the indices likely headed higher, risk may not be as high as it appears.
The relative strength/cycles screening method has been run on the NASDAQ
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D.H. Horton Daily, Weekly, Monthly Graph
This stock is in a strong uptrend.
D.H. Horton Monthly Histogram
July has been a strong month.
D.H. Horton Monthly Graph
This cycle is rising.
Intuitive Surgical is ranked number one in the S&P 500 and holds second place in the NASDAQ 100. Relative strength is superior as we can see in the three-up graph below. In July, the stock has risen almost 70% of the time for an average gain of over 11% over the last 23 years. Technically, the stock is in a solid uptrend. Monthly momentum is not nearly overbought. These shares are likely to reach $375 by the end of July.
Intuitive Surgical
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The stock is extended but strong.
Intuitive Surgical Monthly Histogram
July has been the strongest month to hold these shares.
Intuitive Surgical Weekly Cycle
This cycle is rising and peaks this month, but the sell signals have been somewhat ineffective.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2023/07/03/stocks-this-week-buy-dh-horton-and-intuitive-surgical/