Stock Market Update -July 3rd

We got a huge rally this week, with big gains every day wiping out most of the prior losses for the month. This was the best one week rally in 2 years. 'Short covering' probably added fuel to push the rally higher, along with some temporary relief from the situation in Greece.

We'll have to see if it turns into a sustained up-trend. Of course, as stocks rallied, the US Dollar was down, and the Euro rallied; Bonds were also down as stocks rose.

New all time highs: ACN, AMZN, AVGO, BBBY, BIIB, CMG, COH, DRI, DTV, IBM, MCD, SBUX, SODA, TIF, XRT, UTX, YUM


New unemployment claims were mostly unchanged at 428,000 (chart).
This week, no banks were shut down by the FDIC! (list).

Next week: (Economic reports link). 4 day trading week. Happy 4th of July!
We get the much anticipated monthly Jobs report on Friday morning.

Market commentary: The market rallied nicely off support this week. We're seeing stocks hitting new all time highs again (see above). This rally could continue further if we get good earnings reports a week from now!

This weeks charts:
SPY -S&P 500 -approaching the May top
XLK -Technology -nice rally off the bottom- like most stocks
TLT -Gov bonds -dropped! inverse relationship to stocks -was that the top!

Commodities (charts):
Oil prices were up a bit, closing around $95.00 per barrel.
Natural Gas was mostly unchanged closing near $4.30.
Gold tumbled, in spite of the dollar dropping, closing near $1480.
The 30 year Bond tumbled as stocks rose, closing near $122.68.
The US Dollar was up again, closing near 75.45.

News:
Earnings: The market's bright spot
Best-performing stocks of 2011
Bank of America in $8.5-billion mortgage settlement
Bank of America Slays Countrywide Beast
Minnesota government shuts down

Homeowners Get Break On Mortgage—Without Asking
Looming Loss of Federal Incentives Darkens Future of Solar Power Stocks
It Looks Like The Bond Rally Is Over (TBF, TLT)

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