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

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