Stock Market update -Oct 29th

Another week, another move higher to new all time highs in the market, and the VIX drops lower again. Next week we get a slew of earnings (see below) that could affect some markets. Wait... that's the same thing I said for the last 2 weeks! Nothing's changed -the market powers higher yet again...

AMZN surged $128 on earnings!

This week we get AAPL, FB, TSLA, BABA, and more...
And Fed info, and the Jobs report on Friday

Earnings next week -Cramer...

Pops:  AMZN, GOOGL, MSFT, TWTR, AET and more
Drops:  CELG, BIDU, EXPE, MAT,  and more

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

This week (link)

New all time highs:   AMZN, ALGN, CRM, FB, GOOGL, MSFT, MA, NVDA, UNH, UPS, and more

All time lows:   JCP, AVP

Options watch:   S&P 500 Implied Volatility is still very low...
Link to high IVR stocks   
High Options volume:   

	ETFs	SPY, IWM, QQQ, GLD, GDX, USO, XOP, VXX, XLF, FXI, EEM EWZ,
	Stocks	AAPL, AMD, BAC, BABA, FB, MU, NVDA, TSLA

CBOE VIX Volatility Index   CBOE blogs  

Next week:   

Earnings:   
M:   
T:   MA
W:  FB, TSLA
T:   AAPL, BABA
F:  

This week's charts:

VIX still dropping... Link

FAANG stocks & SPX -Link

Links...

S&P 500 - all time highs -again

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 slightly, closing near 53.95

Gold dropped, closing near 1272 -back under 1300

The 30 year Bond dropped, closing near 151.43

The US Dollar was up, closing near 94.73

NEWS

Stock Market update -OCT 22

Another week, another slow grind higher to new all time highs in the market, and the VIX drops even lower again. Next week we get a slew of earnings (see below) that could affect some markets. Wait... that's the same thing I said last week! Nothing's changed -the market powers higher yet again...

Bonds & Gold were down as the dollar moved up.

IBM had a big pop on earnings, even after reporting lower sales & earnings, with 22 quarters in a row now of declining numbers!
IBM’s stock surge is one for the history books 

Earnings next week -Cramer...

Pops:  ADBE, IBM UNH SKX
Drops:  CELG, PG, UAL

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

This week (link)

New all time highs:   ABBV, ADBE, BA, JNJ, JPM. MCD, MSFT, NVDA, PYPL, UNH, and more

All time lows:   

Options watch:   S&P 500 Implied Volatility is very low...
Link to high IVR stocks   
High Options volume:   

	ETFs	SPY, IWM, QQQ, GLD, GDX, USO, XOP, VXX, XLF, FXI, EEM EWZ,
	Stocks	AAPL, AMD, BAC, BABA, FB, MU, NVDA, TSLA

CBOE VIX Volatility Index   CBOE blogs  

Next week:   

Earnings:   
M:   
T:   GM CAT CMG UTX  MMM MCD
W:  BA KO NKE V
T:  BMY AMZN, GOOGL, MSFT, INTC, BIDU
F:  ABBV, MRK, CP, CVX, XOM

This week's charts:

VIX still dropping... Link

FAANG stocks & SPX -Link

Links...

S&P 500 - all time highs

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 slightly, closing near 52.07

Gold dropped, closing near 1281 -back under 1300

The 30 year Bond was dropped, closing near 152.09

The US Dollar was up, closing near 93.56

NEWS

Wall Street hits record highs; tax plan hopes fuel optimism
The Week Ahead Market Wrap
Get Ready for an Earnings Onslaught: Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap (Friday 10/20/17)

iPhone 8 production cut in half, claims supply chain source; AAPL shares drop 2.37%
UnitedHealth beats 3Q forecasts, helped by Optum growth
Biggest risk to Netflix is a $7-per month Amazon streaming service, analyst Mark Mahaney says
United shares sink 12% after CEO admits airline is in a 'competitive hole'  

Stock Market update -Oct 15th

Another week, another slow grind higher to new all time highs in the market, and the VIX drops even lower again. Next week we get a slew of earnings (see below) that could affect some markets.
Bonds & Gold were up this week.

Earnings next week.

Pops:  WMT
Drops:  

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

This week (link)

New all time highs:   BIDU, CAT, GOOGL, MCD, MMM, MSFT, NVDA, NFLX, SMH, TROW, PAYX, PSX, PYPL, MA, V, YUMC, and more...

All time lows:   

Options watch:   S&P 500 Implied Volatility is very low...
Link to high IVR stocks   
High Options volume:   

	ETFs	SPY, IWM, QQQ, GLD, GDX, USO, XOP, VXX, XLF, FXI, EEM EWZ,
	Stocks	AAPL, AMD, BAC, BABA, FB, MU, NVDA, TSLA

CBOE VIX Volatility Index   CBOE blogs  

Next week:   

Earnings:   
M:  NFLX,  
T:   IBM, JNJ, GS, MS, LRCX, UNH
W:  EBAY, 
T:  ISRG, TRV, VZ
F:  GE, PG

This week's charts:

VIX still dropping... Link

FAANG stocks & SPX -Link

Links...

S&P 500 - all time highs

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 51.42

Gold rallied, closing near 1306 -back over 1300

The 30 year Bond was up, closing near 154.15

The US Dollar was down, closing near 92.93

NEWS

Stocks close off record highs as earnings season gears up 
Stocks should keep going higher even with earnings headwinds 
Goldman raises its price target for Nvidia on chipmaker’s A.I. dominance

Nvidia unveils computer to drive 'fully autonomous robotaxis'

Netflix stock surges past $200 for first time
Wal-Mart surges to 2.5-year high, Wall Street closes at fresh record
Google to donate $1 billion to help people land technical jobs  

Google Adds Target to Google Express, Enables Shopping from Google Assistant on Your Phone
These charts show how quickly bitcoin is growing

Bitcoin bulls see $6,000 in sight, as digital currency jolts higher 

Stock Market update -Oct 8th

The market continued to power higher this week, hitting new all time high again. Bonds dropped a bit more, along with Oil. We got a 'negative' Jobs report for the first time in 7 years... The banks start reporting earnings this week.

Pops:  
Drops:  COSTco dropped on earnings

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

This week (link)

New all time highs:   ABBV, EBAY, GM, HD, JPM NFLX, NXPI, PYPL. PNC, V and more...

All time lows:   

Options watch:   S&P 500 Implied Volatility is very low...
Link to high IVR stocks   
High Options volume:   

	ETFs	SPY, IWM, QQQ, GLD, GDX, USO, XOP, VXX, XLF, FXI, EEM EWZ,
	Stocks	AAPL, AMD, BAC, BABA, FB, MU, NVDA, TSLA

CBOE VIX Volatility Index   CBOE blogs  

Next week:   

Earnings:   
M: 
T: 
W: 
T: C, JPM
F: BAC, PNC, WFC

This week's charts:

VIX still dropping... Link

FAANG stocks & SPX -Link

Links...

S&P 500 - near all time highs

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 down, closing near 49.25

Gold unchanged, closing near 1278 -under 1300

The 30 year Bond was down, closing near 152.18

The US Dollar was up, closing near 93.61

NEWS

Dow, S&P 500 end streak of records after jobs report; indexes post weekly gains
US SHEDS JOBS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2010
(vid) Big banks, retail, consumers — What you need to know for the week ahead
The Failed “Market Is Technically Overbought” Narrative

Fed's Yellen says gradual hikes should continue, despite weak inflation

Apple is ‘looking into’ why some iPhone 8 batteries are swelling

Netflix Increases Price 10% for Its Most Popular U.S. Plan
Netflix Euphoria Hits All-Time High?

Google Aims To Give Cell Reception To Puerto Rico Via Experimental Balloons

Stock Market update -Oct 1st

The market (S&P 500) closed at all time highs once again, closing out the best September ever! The Small-caps (IWM) also rocketed to new all time highs. The Nasdaq 100 is still working its way up there. Bonds have dropped a bit, as has Gold. Oil is rising, bringing energy stocks up with it.

October could be interesting -Jobs report on Friday, and big earnings reports coming up in 2 weeks.

Pops:  
Drops:  

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

This week (link)

New all time highs:   CAT, FDX, HD, LRCX, MAR, PNC -not the usual suspects

All time lows:   

Options watch:   S&P 500 Implied Volatility is very low...
Link to high IVR stocks   
High Options volume:   

	ETFs	SPY, IWM, QQQ, GLD, GDX, USO, XOP, VXX, XLF, FXI, EEM EWZ,
	Stocks	AAPL, AMD, BAC, BABA, FB, MU, NVDA, TSLA

CBOE VIX Volatility Index   CBOE blogs  

Next week:   Jobs report on Friday

Earnings:   

This week's charts:

VIX dropping still... Link

FAANG stocks & SPX -Link

Links...

S&P 500 - all time highs!

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 51.64

Gold dropped, closing near 1282 -back under 1300

The 30 year Bond was down again, closing near 152.68

The US Dollar was up a bit, closing near 92.94

NEWS:

What rose in the third quarter? Stocks, bonds—basically everything 
The Kindest Quarter Arrives for a Stock Market That Nothing Can Rattle
The market is at a record high, but that’s not what’s notable
How Much Higher Can The Small Caps Go?
This is why the bull market can keep running for years even if investors dump stocks 
5 large-cap oil stocks are up 20% or more in September 

Amazon announced a bunch of new hardware products today — here's a rundown
Walmart products are now available through Google Express and Home
Guess who just switched to an Android phone
Apple is now using Google to power Siri search — ditching Microsoft