Don't ignore the market's bearish action, led by Nvidia, even as Meta and a few other stocks flashed buy signals. Tesla held a key level.

The Nasdaq Composite increased 243.30 points or 1.2% to close at 19,864.98, also booking back-to-back gains. The tech-heavy index is up 2.9% year to date, its best start to a year since 2009, when it rose 4.8%.