Stock Market update

Stock Market update -Apr 8th

We ended the week mostly unchanged, though not without its ups and downs. Not helping was a disappointing Jobs report on Friday. The market is at a decision point, sitting at a support level, where it could bounce, or fall right through. I suspect upcoming earnings will guide the next move.

Up-trend in Bonds continues...

TSLA rallied...

FB recovered from some of its earlier declines
Drops: INCY

This week -(link)

$NYA -eventually heading lower still, or trying to find a bottom here?

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

New all time highs: EL, HLF, -short list!

All time lows:

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

CBOE VIX Volatility Index CBOE blogs

Next week:

Earnings: BLK, JPM, C, WFC, PNC, DAL, BBBY

This week's charts:

VIX rising again... Link

FAANNG stocks & SPX (link) -FB broken?

Links...

S&P 500 - trying to find a bottom

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 down, closing near 61.95 -holding over $60!

Gold was up a bit, closing near 1337 -holding over $1300!

The 30 year Bond was down a bit, closing near 146.06

The US Dollar was up a bit, closing near 89.82

NEWS

Dow tumbles 572 points as trade war fears pummel stocks
The stock market is in its 3rd-longest stretch without a new high since 2013
Rocky Indexes Frustrate Bulls And Bears

Here are Friday’s worst stocks as trade conflict and a weak jobs report disappoint investors

Apple is facing its toughest fight since the 1980s

JPMorgan Chase and other big banks take center stage

Mark Zuckerberg to testify before Congress twice next week

Bitcoin just had its worst start to the year ever. Here’s why this quarter could be better

Stock Market update -Apr 1st

We closed out the quarter with a small loss for the first time in a long time! Tech sold off this week too. Could be a quiet week ahead of earnings coming in the following weeks. We are pretty much at a support level on the S&P 500 chart, so we could see a bounce from here, or not...

Bonds were up again (lower rates).

FB sold off some more this week

TSLA sold off too...

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: EL, LULU, WEN -short list!

All time lows:

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: Monthly Jobs report on Friday

Earnings:

This week's charts:

VIX rising again... Link

FAANNG stocks & SPX (link)

Links...

S&P 500 - trying to find a bottom

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 down, closing near 64.91 -holding over $60!

Gold was down, closing near 1329 -holding over $1300!

The 30 year Bond was up again, closing near 146.31

The US Dollar was up, closing near 89.73

NEWS

Stocks finish quarter strong, but Dow snaps longest win streak in 20 years

Wall St Week ahead -Eager for calming news, investors look to earnings

The Week Ahead: Rough Waters or Smooth Sailing Ahead For Investors?
Goldman: Corporate profitability to jump to highest level in 11 years because of tax cut

IPO proceeds hit 3-year high in first quarter, fueled by foreign companies’ offerings

Microsoft is putting Windows on the back burner

Apple, Amazon and Alphabet make up 10% of the stock market and that's made the bull far too reliant on tech

Tesla Bonds Are in Free Fall

Bitcoin price plummets below $7,000

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