Oct 1, 2026 · 20 min
Indexes defend support as software and semiconductors lead
Stocks Rise Off Key Levels As Yields Tumble; Lumentum, Micron, Meta In Focus
The market’s narrow breadth and persistent headwinds make support at key moving averages crucial while investors weigh emerging leadership and earnings risk.
- 1The Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Dow posted modest gains but must hold key moving averages to preserve the market’s constructive tone.
- 2Lumentum and Micron showed relative strength, though their developing setups require selective entries in a market with limited breadth.
- 3Meta’s improving base faces a higher bar as upcoming earnings, spending, cash flow, and future profitability remain uncertain.
Don't miss
Lumentum’s sharp move back above 1,000, as it approaches a potential handle buy point, becomes the clearest example of emerging relative strength.
The brief
Alissa Coram and Ed Carson review modest gains across the Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Dow, arguing that holding 50-day and 200-day moving averages matters more than the day’s advance.
Narrow breadth, weakness in the Russell and Dow, Treasury yields, and crude oil keep risk elevated, making small losses especially important while market leadership remains selective.
Software and semiconductor stocks are acting better, with Lumentum approaching a potential handle buy point and Micron reversing higher after testing support near its 21-day line.
Meta has cleared a trend line from a large base and begun forming a possible handle, but a longer handle and clearer earnings visibility would strengthen the setup.
The hosts close by previewing Taiwan Semiconductor and major-bank earnings, alongside the return of the earnings cheat sheet and continued market-risk assessment.
What was said on this episode
17 statements · 10 positive · 5 negative · 1 mixed · 1 neutral
The S&P 500 needs to hold its 50-day moving average.
“it's important that we hold the 50-day line”
Listen at 1:28
The market may continue rising unevenly rather than advancing strongly.
“we could be in for more of a chop higher”
Listen at 3:08
Trading win rates will be lower than during favorable markets.
“the win-loss percentage is going to be weaker than in good markets”
Listen at 3:41
The Dow, Russell, and RSP currently have unfavorable technical appearances.
“None of them look good”
Listen at 5:00
Sustained declines in the 10-year yield could cause the stock market to surge.
“if the 10-year yield actually started falling to 5% and drifting lower, something like that, and continuing to fall, that maybe the stock market would really take off”
Listen at 6:00
The Nasdaq currently has a favorable technical setup.
“The NASDAQ looks pretty good”
Listen at 6:50
France’s fiscal, interest-rate, and budget situation currently looks unfavorable.
“I don't think any of it's looking pretty good”
Listen at 7:56
Lumentum would be within a buy range after pulling back near its breakout levels.
“it would be in buy range with it pulling back”
Listen at 10:25
A decisive drop below 1,000 would provide an exit point for Lumentum.
“if it got below 1,000 decisively, that would be a place where you could exit from here”
Listen at 10:44
Lumentum has recently delivered triple-digit revenue and earnings growth.
“Lumentum also has some really nice fundamentals to, you know, that triple digit growth on both the top and bottom lines for a couple of quarters”
Listen at 11:55
Micron’s upside reversal is supported by exceptionally strong growth.
“I think with that upside reversal, the growth is tremendous”
Listen at 13:18
Micron’s growth is expected to remain strong.
“the growth is going to be strong”
Listen at 13:34
A longer Meta price-chart handle would improve its technical setup.
“I'd love to see a longer handle”
Listen at 15:09
Meta’s Muse need not be frontier AI to be commercially powerful if customers find it useful.
“Muse is not like this brain-busting thing. It's just that it's so useful to customers. It doesn't have to be on the frontier”
Listen at 16:05
Muse appears to have substantial customer demand.
“there's a lot of demand, it seems like, for Muse”
Listen at 16:40
Meta’s profitability is expected to improve despite very high spending.
“The hope is that this will turn around because they are spinning like crazy”
Listen at 17:27
Meta nearly burned cash during the last quarter.
“this one was almost burned cash in the last quarter”
Listen at 17:35
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