Stock Market Blog -Jan 26th

The market dropped late in the week, as traders scurried for the exits on news of a China slowdown, international currency issues, and just plain old profit taking from this extended market rally! Next week will be a big one for earnings, to include some of the big tech names like AAPL, AMZN, and GOOG (list below). On the international front, currency issues seem to be bubbling up -Argentina, Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia... More layoffs were also announced this week.


New all time highs:    COV, MCK, SYNA -short list!
All time lows:   --BSBR, ARCO, ABEV

Pops:   NFLX, JNPR       Drops:   CSX, CLF, HLF, KSU, NOK, WYNN
Next week:  Economic reports,  -Fed meeting, GDP report, 

Earnings
Mon -AAPL, CAT, STX, X
Tue - AMGN, DD, DDD, F, T, PFE, YHOO
Wed - BA, BIIB, FB, LVS, QCOM
Thu - CELG, MMM, MO, UPS, V, XOM, AMZN, CMG, GOOG
Fri - MA


Market Commentary

Next week we get a barrage of earnings reports . The VIX finally spiked off the bottom, possibly indicating more downside action to come. I've said before that this market rally is long in the tooth, and continue to think that we will see a correction in coming weeks. The S&P500 also dropped below the 50MA on Friday. Selling rallies might be an appropriate trading strategy here.

This week's charts:
S&P 500 -up-trend intact
10yr Interest Rates
Labor Force Participation Rate (10 year chart)

Commodities/Futures (charts):
Crude Oil was up, closing at $96.82 -under $100
Natural Gas was up, closing  at $5.09
Gold was up a bit, closing at $1264
The 30 year Bond was up, closing at 132.8
The US Dollar was down, closing at 80.55



What happened here?

NEWS:
Week Ahead: Fed Tapering Decision and Earnings
Traders watching for signs to see if this selloff is the big one (vid)
 Daily State Of The Markets: Is It Time To Worry Again?
Apple preview: What investors and traders expect on Monday
Facebook to lose 80% of its users by 2017, according to a new study (vid)

Currency Massacre In Emerging Markets
Emerging market turmoil punctuates rough start to 2014
Argentina's Currency Falls Sharply Against the Dollar, Stirring Inflation Fears
 Puerto Rico On The Brink Of Default

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