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 buck's latest surge comes as rising Treasury yields attract funds, and so-called 'U.S. exceptionalism' - a strong economy containing many of the world's biggest and most successful companies - encourages global investors to buy American assets.

The jobs report and Nvidia chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor loom after markets were shut Thursday for Carter's funeral. New AI chip curbs could hit NVDA.

Dow Jones showed steep losses on the stock market today as the major indexes sold off on a robust jobs report. Delta Air Lines hit a record.

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%.