Stock Market update -Nov 29th

The market was pretty much flat this week, as it maybe works its way up to all time highs again. Next week could be an eventful one with both Fed speak and the Jobs report, along with other economic reports. Gold and commodities continue to fall as the Dollar rises. DIS dropped a bit.

New all time highs:    ADBE, CBOE, EW, HD, NKE, TSN.
All time lows:  BTU, DYN
Pops:          Drops:     
Mergers/Deals:  

Next week:  Economic reports, Jobs report on Friday! Fed this week too...
Earnings:      AMBA, BOX, DG, KR, MDT,  

This week's charts:

...

S&P 500 -heading back up to 2100?

CBOE VIX -falling
10yr Interest Rates -?
Labor Force Participation Rate (10 year chart)
Fear & Greed Index

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Natural Gas was up a bit, closing near 2.22 -near all time lows!

Crude Oil was mostly unchanged, closing near 41.77

Gold was down, closing near 1056 -now maybe approaching 1000! 

The 30 year Bond was down a bit, closing near 154.25 

The US Dollar was up,  closing near 100.06

NEWS:

Stocks close narrowly mixed in lowest trade volume day of year
All of this will drive markets in 'most important' week of year
Bond investors look to big week ahead

Black Friday sales slip from year prior: ShopperTrak
China's Black Friday sees it revisit August lows
Gold close to lowest in nearly six years on stronger dollar

Stock Market update -Nov 22nd

Equity markets rallied this week, shrugging off terrorist events in France and Mali. Bonds also rallied. Gold and Oil dropped. GOOGL closed at an all time high at 777!

New all time highs:    ADBE, ATVI, COST, GOOGL, HD, KMB, LUV, LMT, NTES, NDAQ, TRV & more...
All time lows:  BTU, NMBL, PSTG, X
Pops:   ANF       Drops:    CMG, DKS, NMBL, 
Mergers/Deals:  

Next week:  Economic reports,
Earnings:      DE, DLTR, HPE, HPQ, TIF

This week's charts:

...

S&P 500 -?

CBOE VIX -falling
10yr Interest Rates -rising!
Labor Force Participation Rate (10 year chart)
Fear & Greed Index

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Natural Gas was down, closing near 2.14 -near all time lows!

Crude Oil was up a bit, closing near 41.46

Gold was down a bit, closing near 1076 -now maybe approaching 1000! 

The 30 year Bond was up, closing near 154.46 

The US Dollar was up,  closing near 99.67

NEWS:

TheStreet: After Another Strong Rally, Are There Any Stocks Left to Buy?
Apple now at over 100 million iPhones in use in the US

Stock Market update -Nov 15th

We had a down week in the market, taking back a lot of the gains we saw earlier. We'll see how far it goes. The retailers like M, JWN, JCP were hit pretty hard. Bonds rebounded, but Oil continued to drop, approaching $40 again.

PCLN saw a big drop after reporting earnings. VRX continued to slide. AAPL also showing signs of weakness.

New all time highs:    TAP
All time lows:  FIT, GPRO, GRPN, LOCO
Pops:          Drops:      CSCO, M, JWN, PCLN, PRGO
Mergers/Deals:  

Next week:  Economic reports,
Earnings:      HD, CRM, GMCR

This week's charts:

US Steel -all time low

Gold Miners have been hit hard too

...and Agriculture commodities

S&P 500 -topped?

CBOE VIX -
10yr Interest Rates -rising!
Labor Force Participation Rate (10 year chart)
Fear & Greed Index

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Natural Gas was mostly unchanged, closing near 2.38 -near all time lows!

Crude Oil was down again, closing near 40.73

Gold was down a bit, closing near 1083 -now maybe approaching 1000! 

The 30 year Bond bounced, closing near 153.53 

The US Dollar fell,  closing near 98.88

NEWS:

Dow closes down 200; stocks post worst week since August
Nordstrom's worst day in 15 years
Apple's Former Beats Music Service Officially Ending on November 30
Alibaba just proved it's more than just some Chinese company

Euro slips to 6 1/2-month lows after Paris attacks
Gold eyes fourth weekly loss as investors count on Fed rate rise
The commodity slump in 4 scary charts
Japan's economy is back in recession...again

Stock Market update -Nov 8th

Markets continued to rise this week. The S&P500 is almost back to being positive for the year, and to a new all time high. The Jobs report on Friday was far better than expected, causing Bonds to drop, with the expectation of an Interest rate increase in December. The Euro currency and Gold continued to drop as well.

Where do we go from here? We have some more earnings due out this week, but it's anyone's guess as to whether the rally will continue for yet another week. We are close to resistance levels and very overbought, so we could maybe see some consolidation or pullback.

FB hit an all time high after reporting strong earnings on Thursday. AMZN continued to soar!
FEYE dropped after earnings. VRX continued to drop.

New all time highs:   AMZN, CDW, CTRP, EBAY, LUV, HD, TTWO, TRV
All time lows:  CDE, ETSY,
Pops:          Drops:      
Mergers/Deals:  

Next week:  Economic reports, 

This week's charts:

Earnings:      AAP, CSCO, M, PCLN

S&P 500 -still moving up

CBOE VIX -continues to drop
10yr Interest Rates -rising!
Labor Force Participation Rate (10 year chart)
Fear & Greed Index -greed!

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Natural Gas was down then back up, closing near 2.35 -near all time lows!

Crude Oil was down, closing near 44.52

Gold was down again, closing near 1088 -now maybe approaching 1000! 

The 30 year Bond plummeted, closing near 152.34  -higher rates coming?

The US Dollar rallied,  closing near 99.28

NEWS:

Stocks rise for 6th week in a row
Berkshire profit doubles to record on Kraft Heinz
Investors are ignoring the strong dollar at their peril
Can Amazon, Google and Apple still make you money?
YouTube's Robert Kyncl on the 'next few billion' viewers in a mobile world

Stock Market update -Nov 1st

The market continued to climb back up to highs from earlier this year (also all time highs). October saw a huge rally. I think it's ready to take a break maybe, though FB earnings could give the Nasdaq 100 another boost if the stock rallies.

Gold seems to be heading back down again.

New all time highs:    AMZN, AAP, COST, EXPE, FBHS, HRB, SBUX, PSX, PCLN
All time lows:   BTU  
Pops:          Drops:      
Mergers/Deals:  

Next week:  Economic reports,  Monthly Jobs report on Friday!!

This week's charts:

Earnings:      

Mon	V
Tue	TSLA, X
Wed	FB, WFM,
Thu	DIS
Fri	HUM

S&P 500 -still moving back up

CBOE VIX -continues to drop
10yr Interest Rates -dropping?
Labor Force Participation Rate (10 year chart)

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Natural Gas dropped a bit, closing near 2.25 -near all time lows!

Crude Oil was up, closing near 46.36

Gold was down, closing near 1140 -backed off from approaching 1200

The 30 year Bond was down, closing near 156.84  -could be going to 160

The US Dollar was down,  closing near 96.85

NEWS:

U.S. jobs data to hold key to Fed's rate plans
Top trades: Earnings bets for next week
3 stocks near highs still worth buying: Technician

Stock Market update -Oct 25th

The market rallied again this week, boosted by ECB comments about continued monetary easing, another boost from China (lowering interest rates), and huge rallies in big-cap tech stocks after reporting earnings (AMZN, GOOGL, MSFT). Last week I said we could see a rally back to the highs from earlier this the year -well we got it! (except for the small-caps which are lagging quite a bit -IWM). Next week we'll get AAPL earnings -could be a spoiler, or it could add fuel to this rally. Of course no one knows till after it happens!

FB crossed the $100 level for the first time. WTW shares more than doubled! Thanks Oprah.
Big earnings pops this week from AMZN, GOOGL, MSFT, MCD. Meanwhile CMG, IBM, and VMW dropped.

After 15 years, MSFT finally made it back to its 2000 high!

GOOGL:  "Products like Search, Android, Maps, Chrome and YouTube each have over a billion users already, and Google Play crossed that milestone this quarter as well," CEO Sundar Pichai stated.

New all time highs:    
ADBE, AMZN, CRM, DAL, FB, GOOGL, HD, MA, MCD, PEP, RCL, RAI, SBUX, TRV, V, lots!!
All time lows:     
Pops:  AMZN, MSFT, MCD        Drops:     CMG, SKX, SRCL, P, VMW, VRX 
Mergers/Deals:  WD to buy SNDK

Next week:  Economic reports,  Fed meeting,  GDP report

This week's charts:

VRX: former hi-flier

'Tech' leaders...

Earnings:      

Mon
Tue	AAPL, F, PFE, UPS,
Wed	AMGN
Thu	BIDU, COP, MA, SBUX
Fri	CVX, XOM

S&P 500 -still moving back up

CBOE VIX -continues to drop
10yr Interest Rates -dropping
Labor Force Participation Rate (10 year chart)

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Natural Gas dropped a bit, closing near 2.28

Crude Oil was down, closing near 44.73

Gold was down, closing near 1164 -approaching 1200?

The 30 year Bond was down a bit, closing near 157.03  -could be going to 160

The US Dollar was up,  closing near 97.18

NEWS:

Nasdaq closes at two-month high on tech surge
Week Ahead: FOMC Meeting, Apple Earnings and GDP
Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Surges After Earnings, Stock Buyback
Apple to Report Q4 Earnings: Will It Beat Estimates Again?
Oprah Winfrey Makes $70 Million in One Day From Investing in Weight Watchers

Stock Market update -Oct 18th

The market continued to rally this week, taking out the prior rally high from mid September. We could very well see a rally all the way back to the highs of earlier this year, though 'earnings' will probably be the determining factor -it could go either way. Next week will be a very busy earnings week (see company list below).

The Dollar dropped, so Gold rallied, as did commodities. Bonds also rallied!
WMT saw a huge drop after warning on earnings. NFLX dropped after earnings.

New all time highs:    ATVI, ADBE, NKE, CRM, LGF, RAI
All time lows:     
Pops    TRIP, YOKU      Drops:      NFLX, WMT  
Mergers/Deals:  Dell to buy EMC...

Next week:  Economic reports,

This week's charts:

WMT: 4 years of gains disappear in 1 year!

Other DOW stocks...

Earnings:      

Mon	HAL, IBM, MS, VRX
Tue	CMG, JPM, VZ, UTX, VMW, YHOO
Wed	AXP, BA, EBAY, GM KMI, KO,
Thu	AMZN, CAT, GOOGL, MSFT, MCD, MMM
Fri	PG

S&P 500 -still moving back up

CBOE VIX -continues to drop
10yr Interest Rates -dropping
Labor Force Participation Rate (10 year chart)

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Natural Gas dropped a bit, closing near 2.42

Crude Oil was mostly unchanged, closing near 47.26

Gold was up again, closing near 1177 -approaching 1200

The 30 year Bond was up a bit, closing near 158.53  -could be going to 160

The US Dollar was down a bit,  closing near 94.77

NEWS:

Stocks close higher for third week as market expects easy Fed policy
Black swan risk rises to highest level ever
ETFs are getting ready to take over the world
Why There's No Better Time to Buy Commodities

Wal-Mart may need a decade to get its ‘mojo’ back
Alibaba makes $3.6 billion offer for 'China's YouTube'
China could be what determines whether the bottom is in for commodities

Stock Market update -Oct 4th

We closed out this quarter on a very negative note, with the stock indexes now down for the year, and maybe headed lower. After the bad Jobs report on Friday, Bonds, and Stocks, and Gold rallied. Hmmm... wonder which one is wrong!

Only 142,000 jobs were added in September, far below expectations, but the market rallied anyway!
Walmart announced layoffs, So have CAT, CAG, CHK, HPQ, KHC, HAL, WFM...

New all time highs:    HRB
All time lows:      
Pops          Drops:        
Mergers/Deals:  

Next week:  Economic reports,   Fed minutes...

Earnings:      AA, MON, PEP, YUM

This week's charts:

S&P 500 -topped! 

CBOE VIX -still elevated
10yr Interest Rates -dropping?
Labor Force Participation Rate (10 year chart)

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Natural Gas was mostly unchanged, closing near 2.47

Crude Oil was mostly unchanged, closing near 45.66

Gold was down, closing near 1137 -still holding above $1100

The 30 year Bond was up, closing near 158.75  -could be going to 160?

The US Dollar was down a bit,  closing near 96.04

NEWS:

Dow, S&P close up more than 1%, post biggest reversal in 4 years
Ugly jobs report casts doubt over 2015 Fed rate hike
Are you ready for the next bear market?
Brace for worst year on Wall Street since 2008

Google will become Alphabet
Does the market have a big Apple problem?
Thanks to Apple, US will buy Chinese phones: ZTE
Walmart to lay off 450 employees at headquarters