Stock Market Blog -Dec 14th

Bad week in the markets, both for stocks and Oil.  Bonds surged, sending interest rates lower.

Outlook: The market broke for the first time since the mid-October rally. It's pretty much at a support level here so we could see a bounce next week, especially since its expiration week which tends to have a bullish bias. Using Options, opportunities might exist in selling high volatility puts or put spreads.


New all time highs:   AAP, ADBE, BKW, THI, DAL, HUM, ORLY, TJX, UAL
All time lows:   ABEV, AU, PWE
Pops:     ADBE, LULU,   Drops:   

Next week:  Economic reports,   
Earnings:     FDX, NKE, ORCL

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

Commodities/Futures (charts):
Crude Oil dropped again, closing near $57.80  -looks like it's still dropping further
Natural Gas was unchanged, closing at $3.80
Gold was up, closing near 1222 -finally over $1200!
The 30 year Bond rallied, closing near 145.18
The US Dollar dropped, closing at 88.34

NEWS:
Oil hits stocks; worst week of 2014 for Dow, S&P 500 (vid)
Dow drops 300 points as US stocks plunge
Week Ahead: FOMC Minutes and Fed Speeches
Louise Yamada: Here’s how far the S&P will fall
IBD 50: Growth Stocks Fight The Fight In Weak Tape
The Biggest U.S. Tech IPO Of The Year Went Nuts Today
The silent crash in commodities—a warning sign

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