Midday Wave #122: Breadth Improves, Chips Run Thin: The UTHR Tell

Midday Situation Check

Oversold regime, improving tape — 40SMA breadth at 20.74% (up from 18.13% yesterday, +2.6pp), while 20SMA slipped to 20% (down from 24%, -4pp). 4% sentiment flipped to Bullish, but the 40SMA reading remains Oversold.

Market Recap — Session So Far

Midday tape shows internals stabilizing beneath the surface even as short-term breadth cools, with Technology doing the heavy lifting.

Index levels unavailable: SPY, QQQ, and IWM price/technical data are not available in today’s feed, so no specific index levels or intraday % moves can be cited.
Breadth split: Bull 4% dropped to 138 (from 189 yesterday) and Bear 4% fell sharply to 59 (from 192) — far fewer new breakdowns is the constructive tell.
Longer-term trend: Bull 9M at 23 vs Bear 9M at 8, and Bull 20% (20) nearly matches Bear 20% (23) — a market trying to base after an oversold stretch.

Momentum Watch — Breakout Continuation & SIP

TXN leads continuation: Texas Instruments at $295.64, +5.1% on RVOL 0.3 (CHIPS, INST) — the top mover but thin volume keeps conviction cautious.
Chip cluster firing: ASML $1867.69 (+3.3%, RVOL 0.6), TSM $472.99 (+3.0%, RVOL 0.5), and NVMI $394.92 (+2.1%) all appearing — a clear PLASTICS (sector winners) signal in semis.
Fresh SIP entries: BE (Bloom Energy, $277.64) sentiment +2 on Barclays PT raise; ARES ($116.62) sentiment +2 as Wells Fargo initiates Overweight.

Strategy Check — Continuation, SIP & 20% Study

Continuation holding: Beyond TXN, TXG $91.88 (+3.5%, RVOL 0.5) and FIX $1742.94 (+3.4%, RVOL 0.4) extend — note RVOL across the leaderboard sits under 1.0, so follow-through needs volume confirmation (BBT not yet triggered).
SIP movers mixed: On the downside, LEN $82.15 (sentiment -2) sliding on a Hunterbrook report, and STLA $4.68 (sentiment -1) lower on Q3; MBX $56.55 flagged +2 on a significant PT raise.
20% Study institutional tilt: CHIPS dominate the dollar-20-week list — AMAT $529.30, ADI $404.39, and UTHR $571.38 all sit “at_supply,” while LRCX $340.10 and TSEM $241.30 trade “between” zones. UTHR’s RVOL 2.84 is the standout institutional confirmation.

Quick Takes & Wrap-Up

UTHR — watch the 4h supply at $557.93–563.54 (1.76% overhead); a clean break with that 2.84 RVOL is the momentum tell.
AMAT — pinned against 4h supply $551.48–561.16 (2.13% away); reclaim sets up continuation, rejection means dead money.
Bias: Cautiously constructive — collapsing Bear 4% and rising 40SMA breadth favor the long side in CHIPS, but sub-1.0 RVOL across leaders says size down and demand volume (ABC, 2LYNCH).