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Stock Market Weekly -Feb 27

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The market continued its downward moves again last week, dropping below the low of last Oct, but then abruptly reversed as Russia invaded Ukraine! We saw a huge 2 day rally after the invasion.  We'll see how far this rally goes... still in a downtrend since the start of 2022. VIX rallied then pulled back, as did Gold!   What was up this week:   What was down this week:  ,  S&P 500  - dropped again  ( chart link )  High yield  Corporate Bonds (HYG)   (2 yr chart ) - near the lows Investment grade  Corporate Bonds (LQD)   (2 yr chart )  -near the lows Market concerns:   Inflation, Rising Rates, Russia...   Over  $30  Trillion in debt!   See Debt Clock on the left, or  here ...   New all time highs :   ABBV, CVX, KO, NUE All time lows:      , and more Stocks on the move (link)    , ,  Options watch:    S&P 500 Impl...

Stock Market Weekly -Feb 20th

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 The market continued its downward moves last week, now approaching the Jan bottom, which also coincides with the early Oct bottom last year. Maybe we'll find some 'support' at that level, otherwise we'll be in for a bigger ride down. VIX rallied, as did Bonds & Gold!   Corp Bonds continued to drop.  Bitcoin  dropped after moving up.   What was up this week:  Gold What was down this week:  ROKU, SHOP S&P 500  - dropped again ( chart link )  High yield  Corporate Bonds (HYG)   (2 yr chart ) - near the lows Investment grade  Corporate Bonds (LQD)   (2 yr chart )  -near the lows Market concerns:   Inflation, Rising Rates, Russia...   Over  $30  Trillion in debt!   See Debt Clock on the left, or  here ...   New all time highs :   KO All time lows:      AI,  AFRM, RBLX, and more Stocks on the move (link)    GOLD, FOSL,...

Stock Market Weekly -Feb 13

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 We saw another down week in the markets as inflation fears sink in, along with the potential for a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Happy Valentine! The CPI report came in higher than expected, and some now expect the Fed to raise rates by .50 points in the March announcement. The Fed also has an emergency meeting scheduled for Monday, V day. VIX rallied, as did Gold, Oil, and the Dollar!   Bonds dropped, and Corp Bonds continued to drop as well.  Bitcoin  dropped slightly.   Pentagon orders departure of U.S. troops in Ukraine as Russia crisis escalates What was up this week:   What was down this week:   S&P 500  - the rally failed last week  ( chart link )  High yield  Corporate Bonds (HYG)   (2 yr chart ) - dropped again Investment grade  Corporate Bonds (LQD)   (2 yr chart )  - dropped again Market concerns:   Inflation, Russia...   Over $30 Trillion in debt! ...