Stock Market Weekly update -Feb 15

 The S&P 500 dropped a bit last week, as the Nasdaq dropped for a 3rd week! MCD, YUM, ROST, & WMT hit all time highs!  AMZN, AAPL, NFLX, and Financials (XLF) dropped.  GILD was up for a 4th week. On earnings, VRT popped, while HOOD, WEN dropped.  Long term Interest Rates also dropped! No major events next week -markets will be closed on Monday.

Realtors report a ‘new housing crisis’ as January home sales tank more than 8%


The week ahead:   PCE on Fri

6th week of Earnings - WMT, NEM on Thu

Schwab Weekly Trader's Outlook  

Edward Jones recap


The 10 year Interest rate -dropped from 4.21% to 4.05%

The Dollar - also dropped to 96.88 

Gold - rallied above $5000 to $5042

Oil - down a bit again to $62.80 

Bitcoin  - mostly flat around 69k

National debt  $38.7 Trillion

 

New all time Highs:  MCD, YUM, WMT, ROST,  AMAT, NEE, WMB, AEP, CMS, GILD, AZN, LMT, 

-ALL time Lows:  TRIP


Pops & Drops/5 day movers:,   Pops:, ,  Drops: ,, 

Earnings movers:  Pops:  VRT, FSLY, ,   Drops:  CSCO

% of S&P 500 stocks above the 50 day MA:  down from  68% to 62%


This week

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Earnings

CEG, MDT, PANW


ADI, BKNG, 

WMT, DE, NEM


Events





PCE



The indexes:  Chopping in a range since the beginning of the year (S&P500 is below the Oct high!)…



SPX  SPY  -  uptrend is stalled




Software vs S&P500




02/01: Chicago Fed National Financial Conditions Index




Stocks last week - Bad week for Financials




Sectors last week  -Utilities led, Financials lagged!




Market concerns:   Inflation? Debt?  anything…?

Options watch:   High IV (Implied Volatility) stocks -link   

High Options volume:  

ETFs

SPY, QQQ, IWM, SMH, VIX -also SPX index

Stocks

Mag7 & others   (most active link, or here)



More charts:    


02/08: Sell MSFT & buy Coke, or WMT! 🙂




All 7 members of the Magnificent Seven are now down on the year and underperforming the S&P 500




NASDAQ 2/01 -we could be looking at a double top here

02/15: Seems to be playing out




XLP -Consumer Staples all time high(Holdings below)


XLP -top holdings




XLI -Industrials -all time high


XLI -top holdings




NFLX-continues to dump, now below the April 2025 tariff lows

Maybe it stops near $70, the 2021 high

Also MSFT & ORCL



GLW! Popped again last week…



PayPal Shifts Gears With New CEO And Automotive Payments Push




02/08: Japan







S&P 500 Total Percent Returns calendar  



Name


Feb 2025

04/27

06/30

01/04/26

Solana

SOL

192.00

149.30

149.60

134.50

Chainlink

LINK

18.35

14.48

13.28

13.40

Uniswap

UNI

9.60

5.57

6.98

5.90

Sui

SUI

3.45

3.55

2.77

1.70

Ondo

ONDO

1.32

0.95

0.75

0.44

Avalanche

AVAX

-

-

-

14.00

Feb 2025:   5 Cryptos to watch in 2025, 2026

10/12:   Added AVAX, 11/23 This recent dip may be a good opportunity to buy/add

02/15/26: Buy the dips here?


Links...

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U.S. Initial Jobless Claims
ETFs performance - Ranked by  Volume

High Yield Covered Call ETFs
S&P 500 performance -by Sector

Most actively traded US stocks

Top 100 Stocks to buy (Alpha) 

US 100 Tech Index

DOW 30 Components    -DOW 30 Performance

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Largest Companies by Marketcap   …also

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Crypto   Crypto News   Performance  Analytics

Fear & Greed Index 


Top sites



Stocks/News:

S&P 500 closes little changed after soft inflation report, index notches losing week

The Week Ahead: February 13, 2026 -Video

Walmart earnings, spending data, and more AI disruptions: What to watch this week

Vertiv Reports Strong Fourth Quarter with Organic Orders Growth of 252% and Diluted EPS Growth of 200%

The Surge in Micron Technology Stock Looks Poised to Continue

Tesla To Cease One-Time Sale Of FSD In Favor Of Subscription Model Starting Sunday

Lowe’s To Reportedly Lay Off 600 Corporate And Support Jobs Amid Strategic Pivot

Delinquencies in commercial mortgage-backed securities are on the rise.

When will mortgage rates go down? With Fed rate cuts on hold, 3-year lows may be the bottom for now

Healthcare costs are eating into Social Security checks

Options Exchanges Want to Scrap Fee Model That Makes ‘No Sense’

Novo Nordisk faces a defining year in the obesity drug market.

China’s Treasury holdings as a % of all foreign holdings have declined to 7.3%, the lowest since 2001

Crypto/Blockchain:  Global Market Cap:  $2.47 Trilllion   Current Crypto prices

Bitcoin Clings to $69K After Brutal 30% Plunge — Is Another Leg Down Brewing?

Franklin Templeton and Swift say the future of banking is 24/7 and onchain

FedEx Enters Hedera Network Council With Eye on Supply Chain Transformation

BlackRock Bets on Tom Lee's Ethereum Treasury BitMine, Boosting Shares by 166%

Bernstein Analysts Believe Coinbase's Stock Is Undervalued and Could Potentially Surge 163% As the Market Recovers

Hardware Wallets And Secure Elements: What Are You Really Trusting?

Analysts See Over 100% Upside For BMNR As BlackRock And ARK Invest Buys

Layer 1 Blockchains Generating REAL Revenue (Jan 2026)


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