Banks also rallied as results of the stress test were mostly positive. Bonds have been slowly falling in value and finally started selling off this week after the Fed meeting. Gold also dropped, while Oil maintained lofty levels. Natural Gas prices continued to linger at 10 year lows.
New all time highs: BUD, CMG, DG, HLF, IBM, MHS, NKE, PM, SBUX, SPG
All time lows: FAZ, QID, SDS -the usual suspects!
Pops: Banks! (stress test). Also AAPL of course.
Drops:
S&P 500: 3rd time crossing above 1400 in the past 12 years
Next week: Economic reports
Earnings reports from NKE, ORCL, RIMM, and LULU
| Market Commentary |
The S&P500 broke out above last year's high, which could be a bullish sign. We closed the week over the 1400 level. Looks like we could close out this 1st quarter with a bang! AAPL continues to drive higher, helping the NASDAQ and the S&P500 because it is a large component of those indexes. The small cap Russell 2000 is still lagging (IWM); maybe we'll see it break out in the coming weeks. I expect the rally will continue into the end of the 1st quarter.
This week's charts:
S&P 500 -broke 'above' resistance this week (so much for a double top...)
Natural Gas -how long will these low prices hold?
SBUX -coffee's still hot!
Bonds -breaking down (below)
Bonds finally broke down
The VIX (volatility index) is approaching a bottom again -is the stock rally 'almost' over?
Commodities/Futures (charts):
Oil prices were unchanged, closing near $107.06
Natural Gas was up slightly, closing near $2.33
Gold sold off again, closing near $1655
30 year Bond futures dropped (chart below), closing near $136.44
The US Dollar was mostly unchanged, closing near 80.08
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