Stock Market Weekly update -Mar 8

 The indexes were down again last week, with the Small-caps and DOW being the hardest hit, as Oil spiked, as we got really weak Jobs numbers, and as Interest Rates moved up! The VIX also surged higher, as the Iran conflict continues! NFLX was up again last week, as was INTU and other software stocks like CRM & ADBE! Semis dropped for a 2nd week.

Oil spiked to over $90, while Gold was down slightly. Private credit concerns continue as well, with Blackrock in the headlines last week. 

Dow falls 450 points, posts worst week in nearly a year as oil tops $90, jobs data disappoints

U.S. Loses 92,000 Jobs in Widespread and Unexpected Downturn


Small-caps dropped last week, after chopping sideways for several weeks.



The week ahead:   CPI, PPI, and others!

9th week of Earnings -ORCL, ADBE

Schwab Weekly Trader's Outlook  

Edward Jones recap


The 10 year Interest rate -up move to 4.13%

The Dollar - up move to 98.85

Gold - dropped to $5171 

Oil - spiked up to $91.26

Bitcoin  - mostly flat around 67k

National debt  $38.8 Trillion

 

New all time Highs:  CVX, LNG, CNQ  -short list, only energy

-ALL time Lows: BULL, ,

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

Earnings movers:  Pops: , ,   Drops: MDB, CIEN, BABA, AEO,  

% of S&P 500 stocks above the 50 day MA:  down again from 62% to 43%


This week

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Earnings


ORCL, FNV,

CPB, 

ADBE, DKS, DG, LEN, WPM


Events


Home Sales

CPI


PCE, GDP



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



SPX  SPY  -  iTS AT A SUPPORT LEVEL IN THIS AREA (theDec low)

‘IF’ it keeps dropping, we could see it drop  down to the next level seen last Nov, .




SPX(03/01) -another view



Stocks last week - lots of RED (exc. Software)



Sectors last week  -




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:    


Ross Stores popped to an all time High after earnings




(XLE) Energy stocks struggling last week?




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

03/01, 03/08: Seems to be playing out




03/01 AXP: Dropping for a 2nd Month -also BAC, C, WFC, JPM, COF, 



03/01 AVGO -dropping for 3 months -Not  the 1st time tho!




GLW 03/01: Another weekly move higher!

03/08 Dropping last week, after a huge run!



BULL -where’s the  bull!







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


Links...

Labor Force Participation Rate
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

24/7 Wall St.

Crypto   Crypto News   Performance  Analytics

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Top sites



Stocks/News:

Iran War, CPI and Other Key Thing to Watch this Week

Oil surges to its highest price since 2023, and stocks drop after a weak update on the US job market

‘When You See One Cockroach, There are Probably More’: Blackrock Forced to Halt Redemptions…

Why more Americans are taking 401(k) withdrawals

AI’s Wild Weekend: OpenAI Shakeup, Pentagon Clash, and Robots That Refuse to Die

Vertiv, Lumentum, Coherent, EchoStar set to join S&P 500

Introducing Robinhood Ventures Fund I (RVI)

Crypto/Blockchain:  Global Market Cap: Up a bit to  $2.38 Trilllion   Current Crypto prices

Ethereum Teeters Below $2,000 as Technical Signals Flash Mounting Pressure

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


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