Stock Market Weekly update -Apr 26

 The stock indexes rallied for a 4th week, making it to new all time highs for the 2nd week in a row (except for the DOW). INTC, AMD and the Semis (SMH) rocketed to all time highs (among  others).  

Another big earnings week ahead for big Tech, and also for some DOW stocks. In addition we have the Fed Interest Rate announcement on Wed -could be an interesting week! Looks like we could be on track for one of the biggest April rallies in recent  times. We could also see the DOW catch up to new all time highs, like the other indexes.

S&P 500, Nasdaq close at records, boosted by Intel, as investors hope for a restart to U.S.-Iran talks

April’s Consumer Sentiment Is the Lowest on Record


The week ahead:   Fed on Wed

3rd week of Earnings -… big Tech!

Schwab Weekly Trader's Outlook  

Edward Jones recap


The 10 year Interest rate - up slightly to 4.31%

The Dollar - up slightly to 98.51

Gold - pulled back to $4708

Oil - rallied to $94.87

Bitcoin  - rallied again to around 78k

National debt  $39.1T - Now over $39 TRILLION

 

New all time Highs:   AMD, INTC, AMZN, MU, TSM, ARM, TXN, SNDK, GLW, ANET, BE, VRT, and many more 

-ALL time Lows:, LCID, FIG, UDMY, 

Pops & Drops/5 day movers:,   Pops: ARM, NVTS,  Drops: CAR, 

Earnings movers:  Pops: INTC, GEV, ,   Drops: HCA,  

% of S&P 500 stocks above the 50 day MA:  dropped from 60% to 52%


This week

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Earnings

CLS, DPZ, NUE, 

HOOD, STX, GLW, KO, SBUX, BE, BP, BKNG, UPS, V, WM

AMZN, GOOGL, MSFT, META, KLAC, QCOM, SOFI, ABBV, REGN, APH, 

AAPL, SNDK, WDC, AEM, AMGN, BMY, CAT, COP, LLY, MRK, MA, TEAM 

CVX, XOM, CL

Events



FED

PCE



The indexes:  4th weekly rally!



SPX  SPY  -  Another weekly rally, to new  all time highs!

Will we get a 5th week up? Big earnings week, along with the Fed.




Stocks last week - …big week for Semis!



Sectors last week  -Energy reversed from the prior 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:    


INTC -it took 26 years to get past its 2000 high!




CAT??   200 > 800!



JNJ 04/19 -a DOW stock -stalling?



04/19








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

10/12/25:   Added AVAX, 11/23 This recent dip may be a good opportunity to buy/add

02/15/26: Buy the dips here?


Links...




Top sites


Stocks/News:

Mag 7 earnings bonanza and Powell's home stretch: What to watch this week (vid)

Fed Set to Lead Uneasy G-7 With Rates Kept on Hold This Week

Netflix boosts share buyback plan by $25 billion after failed Warner Bros bid

Vertiv Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Net Sales Rise Y/Y, Shares Rise

Broadcom just became the sixth company in U.S. history to achieve this feat

Tesla Robotaxi Service Expands To Dallas And Houston

20,000 job cuts at Meta, Microsoft raise concern that AI-driven labor crisis is here

Nike cuts 1,400 roles in second round of layoffs this year

Airlines looking for fare increases to stick, even when jet fuel costs fall

Crypto/Blockchain: 

  -Global Market Cap: Holding up around  $2.67 Trilllion   Current Crypto prices

‘The Whole World Is a Casino’ – Bitcoin Rallies Again, and so Does Belief – Week in Review

CLARITY Act deadline turns into Congress’s last real shot at crypto rules

Crypto market update: PI outshines major altcoins as crypto market nears $2.7T


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