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

AT&T, Comcast giving $1,000 bonuses to hundreds of thousands of workers after tax bill

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





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 
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

Market could end the year about where it is now after 2017's very big gains

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