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?
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


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