Stock Market update -Dec 24th

The market was up this week after a nice rally on Monday. The Tax Reform plan was finally passed this week too, with little reaction from the equity markets. The Bond market dropped, signalling higher rates. Oil and Gold was up. We should close out this banner year near the current levels.

Congress Passes $1.5 Trillion Tax Cut Bill, A Legislative Win For Trump

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Goldman says highest valuations since 1900 leave investors in for a world of hurt (Dec 2)


The most popular stock quotes on MarketWatch in 2017

This week (link)

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

New all time highs:   ABT, CAT, COF, DE, DFS, GS, LOW, MPC, VLO, PSX, GS, JPM, WFC

All time lows:   

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

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

CBOE VIX Volatility Index   CBOE blogs  

Next week:   Year end 2017!

Earnings:    

This week's charts:

VIX still near the lows... Link

FAANG stocks & SPX -Link

Links...

S&P 500 - near all time highs 

10yr Interest Rates  -rising

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 a bit, closing near 58.35

Gold was up, closing near 1279 -approaching 1300

The 30 year Bond dropped, closing near 151.03

The US Dollar was down, closing near 92.87

NEWS

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Has Apple Lost Its Design Mojo?

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, IOTA, Litecoin, Dash: Price Analysis, December 22

Trading goes down at Coinbase, one of the biggest bitcoin marketplaces, for two hours amid price plunge

Stock Market update -Dec 10th

We were more or less flat for the week, as we got a dip then a recovery. Maybe we'll take out the all time high again this week, as we approach December Options expiration on Friday, and as the Fed makes their interest rate announcement on Wednesday.

Bonds and Oil are  holding up, Gold dipped. 

CVS Health to buy Aetna for around $69 billion

Dow logs longest streak of monthly gains in 22 years as it closes above 24,000

This week (link)

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

New all time highs:   ALLY, ACN, BA, BBY, DLTR, MAR, PSX, SYY, VLO

All time lows:   

Options watch:   S&P 500 Implied Volatility is still 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:   Options expiration on Friday, Fed rate increase on Wednesday

Earnings:    COST

This week's charts:

VIX still low... Link

FAANG stocks & SPX -Link

Links...

S&P 500 - near new all time highs once 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 down a bit, closing near 57.09

Gold dropped , closing near 1250 -approaching 1300

The 30 year Bond was down a bit, closing near 153

The US Dollar was up closing near 93.81

NEWS

Wall Street week ahead: Bitcoin mania, big Fed news and more

Cramer's game plan: Be nimble in this unstable market

Nvidia is up 80% this year, and chart points to another 30% gain, says technician

Bitcoin jumps higher as futures trading begins on Cboe

Kevin O'Leary explains one big thing people don't understand about bitcoin (but need to)

Stock Market update -Dec 3rd

The markets rallied to new all-time highs once again this week. The DOW crossed 24,000 for the first time. Bitcoin also rallied to not only 10000, but 11000 before pulling back a bit. Let's see how far these bubbles go...
Tech and SMH had a mini crash, for no apparent reason; Financials rallied.
Bonds were down a bit this week.

Dow logs longest streak of monthly gains in 22 years as it closes above 24,000
Goldman says highest valuations since 1900 leave investors in for a world of hurt

This week (link)

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

New all time highs:   ABBV, BRK.B, BA, COST, CSX, CAT, ICE, MMM, PSX, PGR, UNH, and more...

All time lows:   

Options watch:   S&P 500 Implied Volatility is still 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:   Monthly Jobs report on Friday

Earnings:    AVGO, HD, DG

This week's charts:

VIX still low... Link

FAANG stocks & SPX -Link

Links...

S&P 500 - new all time highs once 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 down a bit, closing near 58.29

Gold was down a bit, closing near 1283 -approaching 1300

The 30 year Bond was down a bit, closing near 153.18

The US Dollar was flat, closing near 92.84

NEWS

401(k) investors rejoice: Dow closes above 24,000 for first time

The Week Ahead: How High Can The Market Forecasts Go?

Senate approves tax bill after Republicans sprint to rework it
Hold on for a Wild Ride: Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap (Friday 12/1/17)

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Yellen: $20 trillion national debt 'should keep people awake at night'

Bitcoin broke $11,000, then plunged 18%, as thousands of newbies signed up for cryptocurrency wallets

The IRS Has Come Knocking at Bitcoin's Door

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