Stock Market Weekly update -Mar 22

 The indexes were down for a 4th week, now all below the daily 200MA (moving average), and note that both stocks and bonds were down again for the week -not normal! We also had the Quarterly Options Expiration on Friday. Long term Interest Rates moved up again, while  the Dollar moved down -also not normal! Gold had a huge dump too. Bitcoin was mostly unchanged (possibly bottomed in the 60s). SNDK & WDC popped to all time highs again! SMCI had a huge drop..

Stocks tumble Friday as losses mount from Iran war impact, Dow and Nasdaq near correction

US national debt surges past $39 trillion | AP News


Now over $39T



The 10 year Interest rate - moved up again to 4.39%

The Dollar - moved down a bit to 99.50

Gold - HUGE drop to $4491

Oil - down a bit to $98.10

Bitcoin  - down a bit to around 70k

National debt  $39.02T - NOW CROSSING $39 TRILLION

 

New all time Highs:  SNDK, CVX, XOM, LITE, 

-ALL time Lows: SNAP, AMC, KLAR, XRX

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

Earnings movers:  Pops: PL, ,   Drops: TME,  

% of S&P 500 stocks above the 50 day MA:  down again from 21%  to 19%!


This week

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Earnings


KBH

CTAS


CCL

Events


Home sales



Consumer Sentiment


The indexes:  Still in a weekly downtrend, with lower highs and lower lows… 

Could see a reversal or stall this week…



SPX  SPY  -  It did keep dropping, and got below  the level seen last Nov.

Also below the Oct 10th 1 day dump.



Small-caps are down over 10% from the high




Stocks last week - …more RED again




Sectors last week  -all Red  except Energy




Market concerns:   Inflation? Debt?  War, 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:    


SNDK: $40 to almost $800 in 1 year!



PL -$2 to over $35in a little over 1 year!



AXTI



GIS -General Mills -no one wants cereal anymore?

Its back to 2018 levels



FIG: Why you need to use Stop Loss exits!



Gold: Why you need to use Stop Loss exits!

Maybe use a Moving Average line as a guide (50MA shown above)



MSFT -Same idea here -exit before a small loss becomes a big loss

Also notice the Double Top



SPY(S&P500) -Same idea here on the INDEX




OKLO -Same idea here



Barrick -Gold stocks continue to retreat 

-Same idea for a profit exit using the MA as a guide



03/15: CPB -Campbells announced earnings last week -now lower than 2008 levels!

3/22 Dropped again last week



Financials (XLF): Dropping for a 3rd Month 



Energy (XLE) -Popping for a 3rd month



TTD -How do you even trade something like this? (monthly chart)











S&P 500 Total Percent Returns calendar  


Name


Feb 2025

04/27

06/30

01/04/26

03/01

Solana

SOL

192.00

149.30

149.60

134.50

84.00

Chainlink

LINK

18.35

14.48

13.28

13.40

8.80

Uniswap

UNI

9.60

5.57

6.98

5.90

3.75

SUI

SUI

3.45

3.55

2.77

1.70

0.90

ONDO

ONDO

1.32

0.95

0.75

0.44

0.26

Avalanche

AVAX

-

-

-

14.00

9.00

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?


Top 10 L1 Blockchains: Daily Active Users - February 20, 2026


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Stocks/News:

3 weeks of war, possible rate hikes, and AI's 'show me' phase: What to watch this week

‘This cannot be sustainable’: The U.S. borrowed $50 billion a week for the past five months, the CBO says

OpenClaw’s ChatGPT moment sparks concern that AI models are becoming commodities

Jensen Huang doesn’t need a new chip. He needs a new moat.

Micron revenue almost triples, tops estimates as demand for memory soars

Uber, Rivian announce $1.25 billion deal for 50,000 robotaxis

Why Circle Should Outperform Coinbase

Why used EVs may be the answer for Americans looking for affordable cars

401(k) hardship withdrawals hit a record 6%, the highest on record

Crypto/Blockchain:  Global Market Cap: Holding up around  $2.5 Trilllion   Current Crypto prices

SEC approves Nasdaq's move to allow tokenized securities trading

Mastercard says it's acquiring stablecoin startup BVNK in $1.8B crypto bet

Clarity at last? Ether, Solana, and XRP are commodities, SEC says in landmark interpretation of securities law

Bitcoin is Worst Performing Asset in 2026

Bitcoin Holds Support Near $68K, but Technical Pressure Builds Across Timeframes

LINK Just Got Classified As A Commodity And It's Still -86% From ATH

The RWA Yield Infrastructure Trade

IRS crypto reporting rules set stage for confusing tax season


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