Stock Market Blog -Oct 7th

The market rallied again this week, continuing the up-channel which started in June. Bonds sold off, and so did Oil. Also AAPL (a concern for many investors). HPQ dropped further after some not so good news. Likewise, CMG and ZNGA. The jobs report on Friday sparked a rally, but gave up most of it by the end of the day  -not a good sign.



New all time highs:   ACN, CMCSA, ABT, CVS, COV, DFS, ESRX, GOOG, IBM, OCN, PM, RAX, STZ, V, WMT, WPI, WFM,
All time lows:  ZNGA
Pops:  NFLX, OCN, AVP
DropsCMG, HPQ, MCD, ZNGA

Next week: Economic reports 
Earnings reports next weeka
Mon:
Tue: AA, YUM
Wed: COST
Thu:
Fri: JPM, WFC



Market Commentary

Earnings reports begin next week, with JPM and WFC reporting on Friday -I expect Financials to continue the rally with support from the Fed's QE3 program. AAPL continues to be weak and holding the rally back a bit (forming a head & shoulders pattern maybe). GOOG on the other hand is hitting all time highs, so there is some divergence in the market. Biotech (IBB) continues to fire on all cylinders! Homebuilders (XHB) and HD also continue to do well. Also Healthcare (XLV). The market rally continues until it stops -let's see if earnings reports will spoil the party.

Some stocks are still very 'overbought' like GOOG, HD, DIS, WMT, etc.

This week's charts:
Weekly Unemployment claims
S&P 500 -another turning point, or a breakout next?
OptionsMakeSense

Commodities/Futures (charts):
Crude Oil dropped, closing near $89.88
Natural Gas ralliedclosing near $3.40
Gold was mostly unchanged, closing near $1779
The 30 year Bond dropped, closing near $147.50
The US Dollar was up, closing near 79.43

NEWS:

Wall Street Week Ahead: Big-name profit warnings may mean a pullback
Yum, Costco, JPMorgan Trump Alcoa Earnings This Week
Apple Inc (AAPL) Insiders Are Selling
Android Leads the Apple Inc (AAPL) iPad in Tablet Market, Report
Google Passes Microsoft’s Market Value as PC Loses to Web 

No Joy on Wall Street as Biggest Banks Earn $63 Billion
Shorting U.S. Bonds Is Still Trade of the Decade
America’s Export Surge Is Just Beginning
Iran’s Currency Crisis: Bad News For Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
How Does a Currency Drop 60% in 8 Days? Just Ask Iran

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