Stock Market update: August 2019

Stock Market update -Aug 25

The market dropped again this week to a support level hit two times previously. Maybe we'll see support at this level once more.

Bonds still moving up! As is Gold.

Continuing concerns: Still keeping an eye on DB, Europe, Brexit, China

Pops:

Drops:

Over $22 Trillion in debt! See Debt Clock on the left, or here...

S&P 500 performance chart, (9 months -Link)

see-saw week...

Bonds holding up...

New all time highs:

All time lows: ,

Options watch: S&P 500 Implied Volatility (CBOE VIX) -holding up!

Link to high IV 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

Next week:

This week's charts:

$NYA -NYSE Composite -looking weak

(IWM) Small-caps -still struggling... maybe a double bottom here

Links...

S&P 500 - dropped

10yr Interest Rates -even lower!

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 54.94

Gold was up again, closing near 1508 -now over 1523!

The 30 year Bond was up yet again, closing near 164.96

The US Dollar was mostly unchanged, closing near 98

News:

Lots of large up & down action this week, closing the week down about 2% on the SPX, with Bonds rocketing up! The 30 year bond yield hit the lowest ever in history!

Bonds are holding at the highs, Oil is undecided, and Gold keeps moving up.

Continuing concerns: Still keeping an eye on DB, Europe, Brexit, China

Pops: WMT

Drops: CSCO, PANW,

Over $22 Trillion in debt! See Debt Clock on the left, or here...

S&P 500 performance chart, (9 months -Link)

Bonds holding up...

New all time highs: AMT, CCI, FISV, FIS, SHAK, DNKN, CMS, NEE, XEL

All time lows: ,

Options watch: S&P 500 Implied Volatility (CBOE VIX) -holding up!

Link to high IV 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

Next week:

Earnings: ,

This week's charts:

$NYA -NYSE Composite -looking weak

(IWM) Small-caps -still struggling... maybe a double bottom here

Links...

S&P 500 - trying to recover

10yr Interest Rates -even lower!

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 54.94

Gold was up again, closing near 1508 -now over 1523!

The 30 year Bond was up yet again, closing near 164.96

The US Dollar was mostly unchanged, closing near 98

News:

Stocks End Higher as Bond Easing Tempers Recession Fears

Tesla Order Canceled by Germany's Nextmove Over Quality Issues

Stock Market update Aug 11

We got a big drop on Monday, but recovered most of it by Friday... Markets continue to be somewhat volatile, with China trade tensions among other issues, like global central banks lowering rates.

Bonds are holding at the highs, Oil is undecided, and Gold keeps moving up.
GBP (British Pound) continued to sink...

Continuing concerns: Still keeping an eye on DB, Europe, China

Pops: AMD

Drops: DBX,

Over $22 Trillion in debt! See Debt Clock on the left, or here...

S&P 500 performance chart, (9 months -Link)

Recovery this week...

Bonds holding up...

New all time highs: AMT, CCI, FIS, MCD, NEE, ROKU, SHOP, SO, TTD, WM and more...

All time lows: CLVS, DBX, JCP, RIG

Options watch: S&P 500 Implied Volatility (CBOE VIX) -lower & lower!

Link to high IV 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

Next week:

Earnings: AAP, BABA, CSCO, CGC, WMT, NVDA,

This week's charts:

$NYA -NYSE Composite -big drop this week

(IWM) Small-caps -still struggling...

Links...

S&P 500 - big drop again

10yr Interest Rates -even lower!

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 dropped a bit, closing near 54.27

Gold was up, closing near 1508 -now over 1500!

The 30 year Bond was up again, closing near 161.06

The US Dollar was mostly unchanged, closing near 97.36

News:

Week ahead could bring more volatility as worries over trade and the economy linger

Stock Market update Aug 4th

This week we had AAPL earnings, the Fed, and the monthly Jobs report... oh, and a Tweet from the President about additional China tariffs, which sank the market further on Friday! We ended with the biggest down week for the year -maybe a turning point, maybe not, we'll see.
Bonds saw a big rally, while Oil dropped, and Gold was up.
GBP (British Pound) continued to drop, as did AUD...

Continuing concerns: Still keeping an eye on DB, Europe, China

Pops:

Drops: SQ, PFE