Stock Market update -Feb 28th

The rally continued this week, putting us now at a prior resistance level, so we'll have to see if it breaks through or turns back down.

We got a nice bounce in Gold equities, as well as some commodities. Natural Gas is flirting with the lows. Bonds dropped a bit. Some more earnings next week, and we have the Jobs report on Friday which could move markets...


New all time highs:    CBP, EW, EL, DPZ, FISV, NDAQ, RSG, KMB,  
All time lows:  ...
Pops:   BIDU CRM JCP HLF    Drops:  WTW 
Mergers/Deals:   

Next week:  Economic reports, Monthly Jobs report on Friday
Earnings:            
MON - 
TUE - DLTR
WED -COST
THU -AMBA
FRI -SPLS

This week's charts:


S&P 500 -will this bounce hold?
Gold dropped a bit, closing near 1220
The 30 year Bond dropped a bit, closing near 165.62
The US Dollar was up again,  closing near 98.13

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Stock Market update -Feb 21st

We finally got a nice bounce in the market this week. Lets see if it will hold. The short-term chart shows us to be in a down-trend, so this may just be a temporary bounce. Crude Oil rallied, while Bonds dropped a bit.


New all time highs:    HON, RSG, SYY, TSN, 
All time lows:  ...
Pops:        Drops:   
Mergers/Deals:   

Next week:  Economic reports, More Earnings next week -Retailers... 
Earnings:            
MON - AGN
TUE -DLTR, HD, M, ODP
WED -HPQ, LOW, CRM, TGT
THU -BBY, BIDU, DPZ, GG, PANW
FRI -FL
This week's charts:



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S&P 500 -will this bounce hold?
Gold dropped a bit, closing near 1226
The 30 year Bond was mostly unchanged, closing near 166.62
The US Dollar was up,  closing near 96.60

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Stock Market update -Feb 14th

Stocks dropped then regained some ground on Friday. Maybe we'll get some temporary relief from the selling next week. On Thursday the S&P 500 dropped for a third time to the Aug lows, followed by a big rally on Friday. This could produce a nice bounce once again from these lows, keeping in mind that we are still in an overall down-trend. 

Markets are closed on Monday. It's also Options expiration week for February.


Nikkei down 11% this week
SCTY plunged, BA also dropped
CSCO and GRPN rallied, as did Gold and Gold Miners
Biggest gain in Gold in several years

New all time highs:   HRL, K 
All time lows:  DYN, FEYE, NMBL, 
Pops:   GLD, GOLD     Drops:   
Mergers/Deals:  

Next week:  Economic reports, More Earnings next week... Options Expiration on Friday
Earnings:            
MON - 
TUE -
WED -NEM
THU -WMT
FRI -

This week's charts:


S&P 500 -bounce?
Gold rallied again, closing near 1238
The 30 year Bond was up yet again, closing near 166.5
The US Dollar dropped,  closing near 95.98

NEWS:
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Stock Market update -Feb 7th

The market seemed to reverse course again this week, with some of the big tech names getting hit pretty hard. Weak employment numbers on Friday didn't help. Gold rallied strong this week, while Bonds were also up.

We could see the SPY reach down to the Jan/Aug lows again, though there doesn't seem to be much bad news out there. Maybe some Europe or Japan news? A bounce would be nice though...


FB dropped, after the big earnings rally last week!
GOOGL rallied on earnings too, but then gave it all back!
AMZN dropped further, as did GPRO, and CRM, and COP
NFLX closed below the Aug low!
LNKD tanked after reporting earnings, as did DATA

New all time highs:   EW, TSN, 
All time lows:  DATA, FEYE, NWSA
Pops:        Drops:   DATA, LNKD
Mergers/Deals:  

Next week:  Economic reports, More Earnings next week... Fed testimony next week also...
Earnings:            
MON - 
TUE -CVS, DIS, KO, PNRA
WED -CSCO, TWTR
THU -ATVI, PEP, TSLA
FRI -
This week's charts:


S&P 500 -next move???
Gold rallied again, closing near 1157
The 30 year Bond was up yet again, again, closing near 163.25
The US Dollar dropped,  closing near 97.05

NEWS:
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