Stock Market update: Stock Market update -Mar 12th

The market pulled back a bit this week after a long run! We have Options expiration next Friday for the month and for the quarter. Also coming up next Wednesday is the much anticipated Fed meeting, where the Fed is expected to raise interest rates. We saw a big drop in Oil prices this week, lower Gold prices, and slightly higher interest rates (Bonds down).

The S&P 500 closed out the week up 250% higher from the bottom of the financial crisis in March of 2009 (around 666)!

Pops/Drops:

We are now FINALLY over the $20 Trillion debt level! See Debt Clock on the left...

This week...

New all time highs: ATVI, AMGN, AVGO, ADBE, BAX, FB, ICE, INCY, JNJ, LRCX, MMM, PM, V, ULTA, UNH, and more...

All time lows:

Mergers/Deals:

Options watch: S&P 500 Implied Volatility is still very low...
Link to high IVR stocks
High Options volume: SPY, IWM, QQQ, AAPL, FB, BAC, GLD, GDX, USO, VXX, XLF, FXI, EEM EWZ, XOP
CBOE VIX Volatility Index -still scraping bottom!

Next week: Economic reports, Fed meeting Wednesday, 3x Options expration Friday

Earnings: ADBE, DG, ORCL, TIF,

This week's charts:

VIX still scraping the bottom... closed at 11.66, up a bit

AAPL is now past its 2015 all-time highs... will it hold?

Links...

S&P 500 - small pullback so far...

10yr Interest Rates

Labor Force Participation Rate (10 year chart)

Fear & Greed Index

ETFs - Ranked by YTD Percent Change

Commodities/Futures (charts):