Stock Market Blog -Nov 17th

The market continued to rise to all time highs this week (DOW & S&P500). The DOW is approaching 16000, and the S&P500 is now just under1800. I expect we'll cross both of those levels next week. Gold regained some ground, while Oil dropped again.

CSCO dropped after reporting earnings. KSS dropped too.


New all time highs:    AMZN, BA, CRM, CVS, FDX, KORS, LOW, PG, MMM, NKE, STZ, and many more...
All time lows:  ... 

Pops:     Drops:  CSCO,

Next week: Economic reports 
 Earnings next week: Retailers reporting next week... HD, BBY, etc.


PG, DIS, and MMM -all time highs -are these growth stocks?


Market Commentary

The rally continues! Everyone has been expecting a correction, so maybe that's why we haven't seen one! Maybe next week -maybe not. For the trend traders, stick with the trend. For the contrarians, hang in there! Volatility is very low, so there are some potential Options opportunities in the VIX products, or in shorting the market indexes using Option srpeads (SPY, SSO, IWM, etc).



This week's charts:
S&P 500 -all time high!
10yr Interest Rates
Labor Force Participation Rate (10yr chart)

Commodities/Futures (charts):
Crude Oil dropped, closing near $93.84 -holding under $100
Natural Gas was up, closing near $3.66
Gold was up a bit, closing at $1287
The 30 year Bond was up, closing near $132.53
The US Dollar dropped, closing near 80.90

NEWS:
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Dow, S&P 500 rise for 6th consecutive week
The strangest bull market ever
When Bonds Call the Tune, It Could Get Ugly
Ride the bull for 2 more years: Strategist (video)
Strong quarter, falling stock: 11 disconnects to watch 

Unappreciated by Street, charts say buy
Exxon top energy gainer after Buffett takes stake
Will Google Docs kill off Microsoft Office?
Come On, Apple Fans, It's Time To Admit That The Company Is Blowing It
Is gold ready to turn a corner?
China unveils boldest reforms in decades, shows Xi in command

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