Stock Market update: March 2018

Stock Market update -Mar 25th

The market tumbled this week based on the new tariffs to be imposed on China and potential trade wars.
The DOW saw its worst week in 2 years. Tech & Financials were both down. The Fed also raised interest rates as expected. Bonds, Gold, and Oil were all up.

FB had a rough week based on user data being misused by a London firm.

GIS, ORCL dropped on earnings

This week -(link)

NYA -eventually heading lower still?

Over $21 Trillion in debt! See Debt Clock on the left, or here...

New all time highs: MPC -short list!

All time lows: ADT, GPRO

Options watch: S&P 500 Implied Volatility up again!
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:

Earnings: STZ, RHT

This week's charts:

VIX rising again... Link

FAANNG stocks & SPX (link)

Links...

S&P 500 - big drop!

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, closing near 65.74 -holding over $60!

Gold was up, closing near 1347 -holding over $1300!

The 30 year Bond was up, closing near 144.97

The US Dollar was down, closing near 89.09

NEWS

Trade War Fears Deal U.S. Stock Market Its Worst Week in 2 Years
The Week Ahead: Should Investors Start Preparing For A Bear Market?
Bond Traders Face Gut-Check in Record $300 Billion U.S. Auctions
Dropbox shares soared today in biggest tech IPO since Snapchat
Gold rallies to 5-week high, up nearly 3% for the week
GE's $24 billion buyback boondoggle

Stock Market update -Mar 18th

The market pulled back a bit this week as the S&P 500 still hangs below the all time highs hit in January. Bonds may have reversed course, and Gold may be headed lower. The Fed meeting this week could drive the next move in markets.

Game over as bankrupt Toys R Us files for liquidation
Winn-Dixie parent plans to file for bankruptcy, close 94 stores
iHeartMedia files for bankruptcy to shed $10B in debt

This week (link)

Over $20 Trillion in debt! See Debt Clock on the left, or here...

New all time highs: ADBE, CASA, CARB, EA, EW, FAST, GPN, INTU , NEE, PGR & more...

All time lows: ADT

Options watch: S&P 500 Implied Volatility dropping?
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: FED meeting -interest rate hike

Earnings: GIS, ORCL, MU, NKE

This week's charts:

VIX dropping... Link

FAANNG stocks & SPX (link)

Links...

S&P 500 - rallying back to the top?

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 flat, closing near 62.11 -holding over $60!

Gold was down, closing near 1313 -holding over $1300!

The 30 year Bond was up, closing near 144.44

The US Dollar was down, closing near 89.80

NEWS

31,000 Toys 'R' Us employees: No job and no severance
Wells Fargo's CEO is getting a 36% raise after the bank's nightmare year

Semiconductor stocks are at their highest since 2000. This should be the talk of Wall Street, says technician

AMD Makes a Big Dent in NVIDIA’s Graphics Business

Tech stock Alibaba is up 90% in the last year and has more room to run: Trader

Lagging Dow stock Home Depot, in a correction, could run into more trouble

Facebook is facing its biggest test ever -- and its lack of leadership could sink the company

China is cutting its huge stash of US debt

Stock Market update -Mar 11th

Big rally this week as the Nasdaq 100 takes out the prior highs and closes at new all time highs! The S&P500 may play catch-up this coming week. A great Jobs report helped on Friday. This week we also have Options Expiation for the month and for the quarter. Bonds seem to be trying to find a bottom here.

Cigna agrees to buy Express Scripts for $67 billion

AMZN and NFLX continued to power higher!
KR dropped. DLTR tanked

This week (link)

Over $20 Trillion in debt! See Debt Clock on the left, or here...

New all time highs: AMZN, MSFT, NFLX, ATVI, AMAT, CRM, LRCX, MA, & more...

All time lows:

Options watch: S&P 500 Implied Volatility dropped...
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: Options Expiration

Earnings: ADBE, AVGO

This week's charts:

VIX dropping even lower... Link

FAANNG stocks & SPX (link)

Links...

S&P 500 - rallying back to the top?

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, closing near 62.12 -holding over $60!

Gold was flat, closing near 1323 -holding over $1300!

The 30 year Bond was down a bit, closing near 143.00

The US Dollar was flat, closing near 90.00

NEWS

Small-caps speed ahead of market, but large-caps are still where the money lies, says market watcher

Stock Market update -Mar 4th

The market reversed course once again with a downward slide this week, based partly on proposed trade tariffs by the President, and also on the Feds testimony. Rates on the 10yr and 30yr Bonds may have peaked for now based on the charts. This week may help determine whether the market will continue the rally or the pullback, but it seems volatility remains somewhat elevated. We get the Jobs report on Friday.

BOX, CELG, FL, LOW, MCD dropped