Stock Market update: May 2017

Stock Market update -May 14th

The market was mostly flat to down this week.
FOSL, JWN, JCP, and M sold off on earnings.

Pops: NVDA, VRX
Drops: YELP, JCP, JWN, M,

We surpassed the $20 Trillion debt level in February! See Debt Clock on the left...

This week...

Large-cap, Small-cap, Nasdaq 100 comparisons

New all time highs: AAPL, AMZN, AVGO, ADBE, AET, DPZ, DRI, HUM, CC, CRM, MCD, RAI, SHOP, SQ and more...

All time lows: JCP, WIN

Mergers/Deals: ...

Options watch: S&P 500 Implied Volatility 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

Next week: Economic reports,

Earnings: BABA, CSCO, CRM, FL, HD, TGT, WMT,

This week's charts:

VIX... Link

Links...

S&P 500 - cant get past 2400 so far...

10yr Interest Rates

Labor Force Participation Rate (10 year chart)

Fear & Greed Index

ETFs - Ranked by YTD Percent Change
S&P 500 Sector performance

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Crude Oil was up, closing near 47.82

Gold was up a little, closing near 1227

The 30 year Bond was up a bit, closing near 151.53

The US Dollar was up a bit, closing near 99.05

NEWS:

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WAL-MART LEADS RETAILER EARNINGS NEXT WEEK
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Stock Market update -May 7th

The market was mostly flat for the week... Apple reported falling iPhone unit sales, losing more market share in China... Facebook saw a big revenue increase, while TSLA reported a bigger loss. Regardless, none of these stocks gained or lost value after reporting! IBM dipped after Buffet reported dumping some of his shares. The VIX remains at multiyear lows.

Pops:
Drops:

We surpassed the $20 Trillion debt level in February! See Debt Clock on the left...

This week...

Large-cap, Small-cap, Nasdaq 100 comparisons

New all time highs:

All time lows:

Next week: Economic reports,

Earnings:

M -

T -NVDA, DIS

W -

T -

F -

This week's charts:

VIX... Link

Links...

S&P 500 - taking out 2400 next?

10yr Interest Rates

Labor Force Participation Rate (10 year chart)

Fear & Greed Index

ETFs - Ranked by YTD Percent Change
S&P 500 Sector performance

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Crude Oil dropped, closing near 49.33

Gold was down, closing near 1268

The 30 year Bond dropped, closing near 152.97

The US Dollar was down, closing near 98.89

NEWS:

Apple's stock surges to record after Warren Buffett discloses stake more than doubled
Chinese phones overtake Apple, Samsung at home
Apple is once again borrowing in the bond market to reward its shareholders
YouTube Is In a Race With Facebook, Netflix, and Amazon Over TV's Future
Alphabet: Winning Through Innovation
Buffett Sells A Third Of His IBM Stake: “I Don’t Value IBM The Same Way That I Did Six Years Ago"
Apple profit rises, but fewer phones sold
Tesla 1Q Loss Widens On Higher Spending Ahead Of Model 3
Facebook beats across the board with $8 billion revenue for Q1

A Problem Emerges: Central Banks Injected A Record $1 Trillion In 2017... It's Not Enough
The robots are coming, and that is a good thing for the future of advice
Bitcoin Soars Above $1,600 On Relentless Japanese Buying Frenzy

Stock Market update -Apr 30th

We saw a big rally early in the week, reversing the short-term downtrend started in March. Meanwhile Bonds, Oil, Gold, and the Dollar were all down! GDP came in at a very weak .7%.

Next Friday we get the monthly Jobs report. Next week we also get earnings from AAPL, FB, and TSLA, along with a Fed meeting, and the usual 'world' issues -could be an interesting week. VIX is at multi-year lows...

Pops: AMZN, GOOGL, MCD,
Drops:

We surpassed the $20 Trillion debt level in February! See Debt Clock on the left...

This week...

Large-cap, Small-cap, Nasdaq 100 comparisons

New all time highs: AMZN, FB, MSFT, GOOGL, TSLA, CCL, RCL, HON, MA, MMM, HUM & more...

All time lows: DYN, NTNX...

Mergers/Deals: ...

Options watch: S&P 500 Implied Volatility very low again...
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

Next week: Economic reports, Monthly JObs report, Fed meeting

Earnings:

M -

T -AAPL

W -FB, TSLA

T -

F -

This week's charts: