Stock Market update

This week (link)

Large-cap, Small-cap, Nasdaq 100 comparisons

ETFs - Ranked by YTD Percent Change
S&P 500 Sector performance

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Crude Oil was down, closing near 43.17

Gold was flat, closing near 1257

The 30 year Bond was up, closing near 156.56

The US Dollar was flat, closing near 97.00

NEWS:

Oracle Shares Surge on Stellar Q4 Results
Gold recovers after hitting 5-week low on dollar rally

Stock Market update -Jun 18th

The S&P500 was mostly flat for the week as the Tech wreck seems to be stalled for now. The Fed raised interest rates this week. Lets see if we get any recovery from the Techs this week...

Pops: WFM
Drops: Whole Foods wreck! ... WMT, TGT, COST, KR

We surpassed the $20 Trillion debt level in February! See Debt Clock on the left...

New all time highs: AFL, AET, ALL, TRV, BA, DE, ED, FDX, HON, JNJ, MMM, and more

All time lows: BTU, FIT, P

Mergers/Deals: AMZN to buy WFM

Options watch: S&P 500 Implied Volatility still very low...
Link to high IVR stocks
High Options volume: SPY, IWM, QQQ, AAPL, FB, BAC, GLD, GDX, USO, VXX, XLF, FXI, EEM EWZ, XOP
CBOE VIX Volatility Index CBOE blogs

Next week:

This week's charts:

VIX... Link

Extended??

Links...

S&P 500 - near all time highs...

Amazon to buy Whole Foods Market in deal valued at $13.7 billion
Boeing Replaces Apple as DJIA’s Best Performing Stock in 2017

Kroger, Target Sink into Friday’s 52-Week Low Club

ETFs - Ranked by YTD Percent Change
S&P 500 Sector performance

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Crude Oil was down, closing near 44.58

Gold was down, closing near 1253

The 30 year Bond was up, closing near 155.75

The US Dollar was flat, closing near 97.20

NEWS:

Stock Market update -Jun 11th

We had a mini-crash in the Nasdaq 100 on Friday this week, with lots of volume! Oddly enough, the other indexes were not affected. In fact the small-caps (IWM) closed at an all time high! Possibly a warning sign for some of the over-extended tech names...

We get a Fed announcement next week, along with Quarterly Options Expiration, and maybe even a Tech recovery...

Pops: BABA
Drops: Tech wreck! AMZN AAPL, CRM, FB, GOOGL, MSFT, NVDA, SMH...

We surpassed the $20 Trillion debt level in February! See Debt Clock on the left...

This week (link)

Large-cap, Small-cap, Nasdaq 100 comparisons

New all time highs: ATVI, AFL, BABA, DE. FB, FDC, JNJ, LRCX, NVDA, SHOP, TSLA, SQ, and more

All time lows: DO

Next week: Fed meeting, Options Expiration -Monthly & Quarterly

This week's charts:

VIX... Link

Extended??

Links...

S&P 500 - near all time highs...

Nasdaq closes 1.8% lower, posts worst week of the year as big tech stocks tank
All eyes on tech sector ahead of expected Fed interest-rate hike
JPMorgan sees a 'summer top' and market correction into the fall
Wounded Watson, IBM Shares Fail To Recover
Alibaba Shares Skyrocket as $1 Trillion in Sales Becomes a Real Possibility
Santander buys troubled Banco Popular for €1

ETFs - Ranked by YTD Percent Change
S&P 500 Sector performance

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Crude Oil was down, closing near 45.90

Gold was down, closing near 1268

The 30 year Bond was downa bit, closing near 154.18

The US Dollar was up, closing near 97.25

NEWS:

Stock Market update -Jun 4th

New record highs yet again this week, even with the disappointing Jobs report on Friday. Interestingly, Bonds continue to climb as well.

Pops: AVGO, DG, LULU, PANW
Drops: HPE, RH

We surpassed the $20 Trillion debt level in February! See Debt Clock on the left...

This week...

Large-cap, Small-cap, Nasdaq 100 comparisons

New all time highs: AMZN, AVGO, CMCSA, FDX, FB, FDC, JNJ, MCD, MA, MAR, MSFT, NFLX, PYPL, RAI, SBUX, UAL, V... and more

All time lows:

Next week: Economic reports, UK election

Earnings:

This week's charts:

VIX... Link

Extended??

Links...

S&P 500 - new all time high...

Stock market and bonds rallied at the same time, and it’s befuddling investors

ETFs - Ranked by YTD Percent Change
S&P 500 Sector performance

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Crude Oil was down, closing near 47.74

Gold was up a little, closing near 1281

The 30 year Bond was up a bit, closing near 154.93

The US Dollar was DOWN, closing near 96.58

NEWS:

Tech leads Wall Street higher; jobs data falls short

Why Facebook, Amazon and Netflix Could Soar At Least 40%, Says Analyst
Apple Piles On the Features, and Users Say, ‘Enough!’
Retail Wreck? Over 1,000 Stores Close in a Single Week

E-Trade finds more millennnials are taking up options trading
Carson Block Says "Laws Of Economics" Dictate China Will Face "Day Of Reckoning"

Stock Market update -May 28th

The market hit new all time highs again this week, with names like AMZN and GOOGL and NVDA leading the way.

Pops: BBY, ULTA
Drops: TIF,

We surpassed the $20 Trillion debt level in February! See Debt Clock on the left...

This week...

Large-cap, Small-cap, Nasdaq 100 comparisons

New all time highs: AMZN, GOOGL, CMCSA, CSX, DE, LRCX, MCD, MSFT, MMM, NVDA, PEP, RAI, ULTA, UAL, VEEV... and more

All time lows:

Mergers/Deals: ...

Options watch: S&P 500 Implied Volatility still very low...
Link to high IVR stocks
High Options volume: SPY, IWM, QQQ, AAPL, FB, BAC, GLD, GDX, USO, VXX, XLF, FXI, EEM EWZ, XOP
CBOE VIX Volatility Index

Next week: Economic reports,

Earnings: LULU, PANW

This week's charts:

VIX... Link

Links...

S&P 500 - finally broke out, and held above 2400...

The disappointing US economy keeps coming up short
A renovation boom is turning homes into ATMs again
Tech stocks are shattering one record after another—but they may be entering 'nosebleed territory,' one pro says

ETFs - Ranked by YTD Percent Change
S&P 500 Sector performance

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Crude Oil was down, closing near 49.87

Gold was up a little, closing near 1266

The 30 year Bond was up a bit, closing near 153.97

The US Dollar was flat, closing near 97.30

NEWS:

Stock Market update -May 14th

The market was mostly flat to down this week.
FOSL, JWN, JCP, and M sold off on earnings.

Pops: NVDA, VRX
Drops: YELP, JCP, JWN, M,

We surpassed the $20 Trillion debt level in February! See Debt Clock on the left...

This week...

Large-cap, Small-cap, Nasdaq 100 comparisons

New all time highs: AAPL, AMZN, AVGO, ADBE, AET, DPZ, DRI, HUM, CC, CRM, MCD, RAI, SHOP, SQ and more...

All time lows: JCP, WIN

Mergers/Deals: ...

Options watch: S&P 500 Implied Volatility very low...
Link to high IVR stocks
High Options volume: SPY, IWM, QQQ, AAPL, FB, BAC, GLD, GDX, USO, VXX, XLF, FXI, EEM EWZ, XOP
CBOE VIX Volatility Index

Next week: Economic reports,

Earnings: BABA, CSCO, CRM, FL, HD, TGT, WMT,

This week's charts:

VIX... Link

Links...

S&P 500 - cant get past 2400 so far...

Crashing Stock Prices for J.C. Penney, Macy's, Sears and Others Can Only Mean One Alarming Thing
WAL-MART LEADS RETAILER EARNINGS NEXT WEEK
4 Internet Services Stocks to Buy Today
I tried using the latest Samsung smartphone to replace my work computer — now I'm convinced it's the future

ETFs - Ranked by YTD Percent Change
S&P 500 Sector performance

Commodities/Futures (charts):

Crude Oil was up, closing near 47.82

Gold was up a little, closing near 1227

The 30 year Bond was up a bit, closing near 151.53

The US Dollar was up a bit, closing near 99.05

NEWS:

Stock Market update -May 7th

The market was mostly flat for the week... Apple reported falling iPhone unit sales, losing more market share in China... Facebook saw a big revenue increase, while TSLA reported a bigger loss. Regardless, none of these stocks gained or lost value after reporting! IBM dipped after Buffet reported dumping some of his shares. The VIX remains at multiyear lows.

Pops:
Drops:

We surpassed the $20 Trillion debt level in February! See Debt Clock on the left...

This week...

Large-cap, Small-cap, Nasdaq 100 comparisons

New all time highs:

All time lows:

Next week: Economic reports,

Earnings:

M -

T -NVDA, DIS

W -

T -

F -

This week's charts:

VIX... Link

Links...

S&P 500 - taking out 2400 next?