US Daily Market Insights & Ideas
Market Close: 18 November 2025
U.S. markets traded lower amid heightened volatility, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones posting declines of 0.8% and 1.1% respectively, driven by weakness in technology and consumer discretionary sectors ahead of Nvidias key earnings today.
Swing Trading Ideas (1-4 week duration)
These ideas are generated from Pending Weekly Signals which activated at yesterdays market close. As the week progresses and the weekly bar gets more price information the target prices can adjust depending on the price action.
- INSULET CORP (COHR) ▲ Target 1 351.03 (5.27%) Hit Rate 78%
- Quantmatix Weekly Reversal: Positive signal triggered, top EV(TP1) in longs sleeve.
- Catalyst: Nov 17 institutional buying by Semanteon Capital (872 shares, ~$274K) plus Diabetes Awareness Month initiative release on workplace inclusion tools, bolstering medtech momentum.
- Instacart (CART) ▲ Target 43.86 (6.39%) Hit Rate 100%
- Quantmatix Weekly Reversal: Positive signal triggered, perfect hit-rate long.
- Catalyst: Nov 18 Q3 earnings beat with YoY sales/net income growth and AI retail expansion highlights, driving +7.5% post-earnings surge.
- COHERENT CORP (COHR) ▼ Target 1 115.17 (-16.63%) Hit Rate 68%
- Quantmatix Weekly Reversal: Negative signal triggered, highest EV(TP1) short.
- Catalyst: No stock-moving news identified in past 5 trading days (Nov 14-19); Nov 14 Axon FP laser launch and Nov 17 AGM approvals were neutral-to-positive, signal purely technical amid optics sector rotation.
- SNOWFLAKE INC-A (SNOW: ▼ Target 1230.60 (-9.39%) Hit Rate 64%
- Quantmatix Weekly Reversal: Negative signal triggered, strong downside conviction.
- Catalyst: No stock-moving news identified in past 5 trading days (Nov 14-19); institutional buying (e.g., Nov 19 Intech/Aspen purchases) neutral, reversal driven by technical fade in cloud software.
Market Movements
Major indices showed mixed performance, with the Russell 2000 advancing 0.3% while the Dow Jones declined 1.1%, the S&P 500 fell 0.8%, and the Cboe Volatility Index rose sharply by 10.3%.
Top Gainers (1-Day)
| Maravai Lifesciences-A (MRVI:XNGS) | +8.4% |
| Viasat Inc (VSAT:XNGS) | +5.7% |
| Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC:XNGS) | +4.8% |
Top Losers (1-Day)
| Carter's Inc (CRI:XNYS) | -6.6% |
| Home Depot Inc (HD:XNYS) | -6.0% |
| Western Digital (WDC:XNGS) | -5.9% |
Quantmatix Success Stories
- -Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ:XNGS) delivered 27.4% profit following a Short-Term Reversal long signal on Thursday.
- -QuantumScape Corp (QS:XNYS) generated 18.5% profit on a Short-Term Reversal short signal on Tuesday.
- -Albemarle Corp (ALB:XNYS) achieved 16.9% profit after a Short-Term Reversal long signal on Tuesday.
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