Stock Market update

Dow posts record close as Wall Street shakes off Amazon's fall

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

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Crude Oil was up again, closing near 49.79

Gold was up, closing near 1269

The 30 year Bond was down, closing near 153.12

The US Dollar was down, closing near 93.21

NEWS:

Facebook passes Amazon in market cap and now sits on the brink of an exclusive club

Google is trying to do to Facebook what Facebook did to Snap—by aping some of its features
Tesla delivers first Model 3 cars, here's what it's like behind the wheel

'The RV space is on fire': Millennials expected to push sales to record highs

Stock Market update -Jul 23rd

The Fed rally continued this week as earnings started rolling in. NFLX saw a nice pop, while IBM, GE, and UAL dropped. CMG dropped on a 'rat' story! Bonds rallied, while the US Dollar continued to drop... Big earnings week ahead!!

Pops: NFLX
Drops: CMG

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

This week (live link)

Large-cap, Small-cap, Nasdaq 100 comparisons

New all time highs: ABBV, ACN, BAX, HAS, HON, NVDA, NFLX, MCO, MA, V, SQ, UNH WM, & more...

All time lows: SNAP

Mergers/Deals:

Options watch: S&P 500 Implied Volatility back at record lows!
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 CBOE blogs

Next week:

Earnings: This week
M CAT, BIIB, GOOGL, MCD, UTX
T GM, AMD, CMG, T, TXN, X
W BA, F, FB, GILD,
T AMZN, BIDU, EXPE, CELG, LUV, MA, SBUX, TWTR, UPS, VZ
F CVX, XOM

This week's charts:

VIX... Link

FAANG stocks & SPX -Link

Links...

S&P 500 - all time highs...

This week (live link)

Large-cap, Small-cap, Nasdaq 100 comparisons

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

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Crude Oil was up, closing near 45.86

Gold was up, closing near 1254

The 30 year Bond was up, closing near 154.65

The US Dollar was up, closing near 93.75

NEWS:

Stock Market update -Jul 16th

We got a big Janet Yellen rally this week after her Fed testimony! With the rally in the S&P 500, we switched from the lows of the recent down-trend, to close at a new all time high on Friday. We'll see if it continues as earnings begin rolling out this week. With this rally, the VIX is back to multi-year lows as we approach the Futures expiration on Tuesday.

Pops:
Drops:

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

New all time highs: AET, BA, BABA, EBAY, FB, HON, MSFT, PYPL, MA, V, STT

All time lows:

Mergers/Deals:

Options watch: S&P 500 Implied Volatility 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 CBOE blogs

Next week: Earnings

Earnings:
M NFLX
T BAC, IBM, GS, JNJ, UNH, UAL
W AXP, MS, QCOM
T EBAY, MSFT, V
F GE, HON

This week's charts:

Low S&P VIX... Link

FAANG stocks & SPX -Link

Links...

S&P 500 - new all time high...

S&P 500 closes at record, topping June high, on bets for a strong earnings season
Here's why you might bet on more record highs for the market
Under-the-radar report next week could be crucial for the market
The two stocks that could see big moves on earnings
Why JPMorgan Earnings Failed to Impress Investors

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

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Crude Oil rallied, closing near 46.68

Gold was up, closing near 1228

The 30 year Bond was up, closing near 152.43

The US Dollar was down again, closing near 94.90

NEWS:

Stock Market update -Jul 9th

The market was down this week, with a small recovery on Friday, after a good Jobs report. Bonds, Oil, and Gold dropped. both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 are near a support level, so we could see a rebound. Earnings starts this week, with C, JPM, and WFC among others reporting.
The Transportation index closed at an all time high.

Pops:
Drops: ORLY, AAP, AZO, TSLA

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

This week (live link)

Large-cap, Small-cap, Nasdaq 100 comparisons

New all time highs: DAL, MCD, LUV, LMT, PGR

All time lows: WIN

Mergers/Deals:

Options watch: S&P 500 Implied Volatility still very low, but rising...
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 CBOE blogs

Next week: A few banks to kick off earnings season...

Earnings: PEP, C, JPM, WFC,

This week's charts:

VIX... Link

FAANG stocks & SPX -Link

Links...

S&P 500 - sideways action...

JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and More Kicking Off Earnings Season This Week
Boeing Continues Run as DJIA’s Best Performing Stock in 2017
Run of Bad News Lowers Tesla’s Market Cap
More Risk for Intel, More Opportunity for AMD (and NVIDIA
Get ready: Amazon Prime Day starts Monday
Microsoft cuts thousands of jobs

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

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Crude Oil dropped, closing near 44.33

Gold was down again, closing near 1211

The 30 year Bond dropped again, closing near 151.78

The US Dollar was mostly unchanged, closing near 95.77

NEWS:

Credit Card Defaults Hitting 4-Year Highs

Volvo goes electric, ditches cars powered solely by gas

Stock Market update -Jul 2nd

The S&P 500 closed down a bit for the week, after a lot of ups and downs, mostly in the Nasdaq 100 and Tech stocks. Banks rallied. The Nasdaq closed out its best 1st six month period since 2009.
The transportation sector is at all time highs...
Short week -Happy 4th!

Pops: NKE
Drops: ,

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

This week (link)

Large-cap, Small-cap, Nasdaq 100 comparisons

New all time highs: BDX, CBOE, FDX, HUM, TRVG,

All time lows:

Mergers/Deals:

Options watch: S&P 500 Implied Volatility 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 CBOE blogs

Next week: Monthly Jobs report on Friday , Fed minutes, G20 meeting

This week's charts:

VIX... Link

FAANG stocks & SPX -Link

Links...

S&P 500 - sideways action...