Stock Market Blog -Sep 15th

The market rallied for a second week, as Facebook touched an all time high, while Apple dropped after announcing the new iPhones.  Changes were announced to the DOW: out are AA, BA, HPQ, in are GS, NKE, V -markets are heading higher! Also, DELL finally closed the deal to go private.

This Sunday night markets are rallying as Larry Summers took himself out of the running for the new Fed Chairman position.


New all time highs:    AET, APC, BA, COP, CMI, DNKN, MYL, STZ, ULTA, WFM
All time lows:  -- 

Pops:     Drops: 

Next week: Economic reports   FED meeting!
Also, Options expiration, monthly & quarterly.
Earnings:   FDX, ORCL


Market Commentary

Well, the market spoke and it said 'up'. It could keep going and take out the previous high from the beginning of August. Of course the rally could also fail near this level. The economy is somewhat lackluster, but the market keeps going up -stick with it till it turns if you are trying to trade the down-side.

If you trade Gold, we saw a big drop this week -the long term down-trend in gold is still intact, though the 50MA has turned back up. With any luck, this pullback might reverse here.

This week's charts:
S&P 500 -moving back up!
10yr Interest Rates 
Labor Force Participation Rate (10yr chart)

Commodities/Futures (charts):
Crude Oil was up, closing near $108.21 -still over $100
Natural Gas was upclosing near $3.68
Gold plummeted, closing at $1308
The 30 year Bond was up a bit, closing near $129.81 
The US Dollar was down, closing near 81.45

NEWS:
Birinyi says we’re heading to S&P 2000
Stocks seen taking Fed taper in stride this week
There's no stopping September, at least not yet
Big Changes Come to the Dow
Investors in Europe See a Glass Half Full and Rising
Foreclosure crisis is drawing to a close
Does America's Shrinking Private Sector Signal Capitalism's Unmaking?

Cheap money or not, the Fed can't win
5 Years Later, We've Learned Nothing From the Financial Crisis
Kass: Google/Android Is an Apple Eater
Apple's Most Boring iPhone Event Ever
Joe Granville, Whose Bearish Calls Moved Stocks, Dies at 90
Insight: Changing China set to shake world economy, again

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