Stock Market update

Mega media earnings; Fed chats about rates; Last jobs report before the election
Apple's annual sales fall for first time since 2001
My Chipotle nightmare

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Natural Gas was down, closing near 3.10

Crude Oil was down, closing near 48.70 -back below $50

Gold was up, closing near 1276 -still below 1300

The 30 year Bond dropped, closing near 162.18

The US Dollar was down, closing near 98.29

NEWS:

Stock Market update -Oct 23rd

We saw slight gains in the market this week, and big rallies in NFLX and MSFT on earnings. Next week we get Apple, Alphabet, and Amazon -the three Amigos! The S&P 500 seems to be still range-bound, with a floor around 2120, and around 18000 on the DOW, and 120 on the IWM, The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) seems to be holding up a little better.

FB, GOOGL, and MSFT hit all time highs this week.
MSFT finally got over its 1999 high!

Bonds were up, Oil was up... while the Dollar rallied
MSFT, NFLX popped, also ALKS ...INTC and SKX dropped

For Options traders: CBOE VIX Volatility Index Declines 17% This Week...

New all time highs: DPZ, FB, MSFT. PYPL, RAI
All time lows:
Mergers/Deals: ATT to buy Time Warner. RAI

Options watch: Implied Volatility now rising... Link to high IVR stocks
High volume: SPY, IWM, QQQ, AAPL, FB, BAC, GLD, GDX, USO, VXX, XLF, FXI, EEM EWZ, XOP

Next week: Economic reports,

Earnings:

M -V

T -CAT, DD, MMM, MRK, PG, UTX, UA, AAPL, T, CMG,

W -BA, BIIB, KO, TSLA

T -AMZN, AMGN, AET, BIDU, BMY, COP, DB, GOOGL, UPS

F -MA, CVX, XOM, UBS

This week's charts:

NYSE still struggling to get back up to the 2015 highs

IPO -giving it back!

SKX -giving it back

Links...

S&P 500 - still range bound

CBOE VIX -rising?

S&P, Dow close around breakeven as dollar hits 7-month high; stocks post weekly gains
How Google embarrassed Apple
Here's Why Google's Pixel Could Sap Apple and Samsung's Supremacy
Huawei Aims To Ship 140 Million Smartphones In 2016

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Natural Gas was down a bit, closing near 2.96

Crude Oil was up, closing near 51 -back above $50

Gold was up, closing near 1266 -below 1300

The 30 year Bond was up, closing near 165

The US Dollar was up, closing near 98.64

NEWS:

Microsoft stock hits a new all-time high. Here's why

Microsoft transitions from the Windows company to a cloud company

Fed risks repeating Lehman blunder as US recession storm gathers
The IMF Is Worried About the World's $152 Trillion Debt Pile

Stock Market update -Oct 16th

The market was down for the week, flirting with the Sep 9th lows in the S&P 500. Next week's earnings will probably provide more volatility... The S&P 500 has been unable to make new highs since August, with the 50MA now starting to slope downward. Lots of earnings from DOW companies next week, followed by big tech names the week after.

Bonds dropped...
The Euro, the Pound, and others dropped as the Dollar rallied
ULTA popped, ILMN, FTNT dropped

New all time highs:
All time lows:
Mergers/Deals:

Options watch:   Implied Volatility now rising... Link to high IVR stocks
High volume: SPY, IWM, QQQ, AAPL, FB, BAC, GLD, GDX, USO, VXX, XLF, FXI, EEM EWZ, XOP

Next week: Economic reports,

Earnings:

M -BAC, NFLX, IBM

T -JNJ, GS, INTC

W -MS, AXP

T -VZ, MSFT

F -MCD, GE, HON

This week's charts:

NYSE still struggling to get back up to the 2015 highs

Links...

S&P 500 - uncertainty, where next?

CBOE VIX -rising

Stocks close mostly higher amid Fed speak, bank earnings but fall for week
Emerging markets are crushing the S&P this year — here’s how to cash in now
Banks will soon be 'pure utilities,' analyst says
Apple’s doing something very rare and that could sent it to new highs
HP to cut 3,000 to 4,000 jobs

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Natural Gas was up, closing near 3.28

Crude Oil was up, closing near 50.32 -back above $50

Gold was unchanged, closing near 1251 -below 1300

The 30 year Bond was down, closing near 163.12

The US Dollar was up, closing near 98.08

NEWS:

Stock Market update -Oct 16th

Next week: Economic reports,

Earnings:

M -BAC, NFLX, IBM

T -JNJ, GS, INTC

W -MS, AXP

T -VZ, MSFT

F -MCD, GE, HON

This week's charts:

NYSE still struggling to get back up to the 2015 highs

Links...

S&P 500 - uncertainty, where next?

CBOE VIX -rising

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Natural Gas was up, closing near 3.28

Crude Oil was up, closing near 50.32 -back above $50

Gold was unchanged, closing near 1251 -below 1300

The 30 year Bond was down, closing near 163.12

The US Dollar was up, closing near 98.08

NEWS:

Stock Market update -Oct 9th

Another week of indecision in the markets as we hover around 2150 on the S&P 500. The Jobs report didn't really move the markets, nor did the 'flash crash' in the British Pound, or any other global events. We have earnings from some of the big banks late next week, followed by earnings from most of the large companies over the next couple of weeks -could influence the market in one direction or the other.

Gold dropped, as did Bonds. Oil got over $50...
HON tanked after lowering guidance, as did PPG... TSN dropped too
GPS popped...
AMZN continues skyward...

New all time highs: AMZN, GDDY, LRCX, MA, STZ,
All time lows:
Mergers/Deals:  Janus Capital Strikes Merger With Henderson Group...

Options watch:   Implied Volatility now rising... Link to high IVR stocks
High volume: SPY, IWM, QQQ, AAPL, FB, BAC, GLD, GDX, USO, VXX, XLF, FXI, EEM EWZ, XOP

Next week: Economic reports,

Earnings: C, JPM, WFC

This week's charts:

NYSE still struggling to get back up to the 2015 highs

Links...

S&P 500 - uncertainty, where next?

CBOE VIX -rising

Stocks close lower after US jobs report, snap 3-week winning streak
Behind the Pixel: Google’s First Real Threat to Apple’s iPhone
Apple Loses Market Share on Increased Competition From Foes Old and New (July)
Amazon only needs a minute of human labor to ship your next package
3 Reasons Why Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Is Going to $1,000
Gold Investors Race to Exit in Biggest Price Slump Since 2013

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Natural Gas was up, closing near 3.19

Crude Oil was up, closing near 49.81

Gold was down a lot, closing near 1252 -below 1300

The 30 year Bond dropped, closing near 164.90

The US Dollar was up, closing near 96.50

NEWS:

Stock Market update -Oct 2nd

We closed out the week, and the quarter with a bang! The Duetsche Bank scare on Thursday seemed to totally reverse on Friday. I don't think we've heard the last of this though. Should be a quiet week to start off the quarter, with the Jobs report due on Friday as a potential market event.

We also have Google's big event this week where they will announce new phones as well as other new products.

New all time highs: AMZN, BLL, EA, NVDA, VAR
All time lows:
Mergers/Deals:

Options watch:   Implied Volatility now rising... Link to high IVR stocks
High volume: SPY, IWM, QQQ, AAPL, FB, BAC, GLD, GDX, USO, VXX, XLF, FXI, EEM EWZ, XOP

Next week: Economic reports, Monthly Jobs report

Earnings: MU, YUM STZ, MON,

This week's charts:

NASDAQ -16 years to get back to even!

The S&P 500 got there a long time ago...

NYSE still struggling to get to the 2015 highs

Links...

S&P 500 - uncertinty, where next?

CBOE VIX -rising