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The Weekly Wrap: Saturday, November 26, 2005

26 November 2005

The S&P 500 was up every day this week, making it the fifth straight higher weekly close. Gasoline has continued to drop lower at the pump, however Oil rose this week to $58.71 per barrel from $57.27 on news of a cold front moving into the Northeast. I hope everyone had a happy, safe Thanksgiving […]

The Weekly Wrap: Saturday, November 19, 2005

19 November 2005

Markets move higher with the S&P 500 closing the week at a new 4-year high.

Markets at a Glance

Index
Started Week
Ended Week
Weekly Change
Yearly Change

DJIA
10,686.04
10,766.33
80.29 (+0.80%)
-0.20%

Nasdaq
2202.47
2227.07
24.60 (+1.10%)
+2.40%

S&P 500
1234.72
1248.27
13.55 (+1.10%)
+3.00%

Russell 2000
666.66
672.22
5.56 (+0.80%)
+3.20%

The Weekly Wrap: Saturday, October 15, 2005

15 October 2005

Markets were down on Monday, down on Tuesday, down on Wednesday, stabilize on Thursday and rally on Friday. Yeah!!! Maybe they have bottomed, for the time being anyway. Oil rose from $61.80 a barrel to $62.63 a barrel which is basically flat, showing some stability. Earnings reports will be heavy next week with Yahoo!, Google, […]

The Weekly Wrap: Saturday, October 8, 2005

8 October 2005

Markets had a bad week with an averag loss of 2.9% for the indices tracked here. Oil fell from $66.49 a barrel to $61.80 a barrel, so I guess the markets fall could have been worse had not oil fell like it did. Earnings start to roll in this coming week with Alcoa, Apple, Lam […]

The Weekly Wrap: Saturday, September 24, 2005

24 September 2005

Hurricane Rita ruled the Markets this week sending Oil to a high of $67.39 a barrel but ending the week up $1.19 at $64.19 a barrel.

Markets at a Glance

Index
Started Week
Ended Week
Weekly Change
Yearly Change

DJIA
10,641.94
10,419.59
-222.35 (-2.10%)
-3.40%

Nasdaq
2160.35
2116.84
-43.51 (-2.00%)
-2.70%

S&P 500
1236.92
1215.29
-21.63 (-1.70%)
+0.30%

Russell 2000
671.98
655.46
-16.52 (-2.50%)
+0.60%

The Weekly Wrap: Saturday, September 17, 2005

17 September 2005

Well it looks like we had a mild consolidation week with the markets holding up well. The yield on the 10 year note rose from 4.12% to 4.26%. The FED meeets next week and it is anticipated that they will raise another 1/4 point when they meet on Tuesday. Most importantly energy prices dropped […]

The Weekly Wrap: Saturday, September 10, 2005

10 September 2005

Oil was down and Markets were up. Oil fell from $67.57 per barrel to $64.08 and the yield on the 10-year note rose from 4.03% to 4.12%. It is widely assumed that the FED will raise again at the upcoming meeting. This week only the Nasdaq failed to rise 2% or more.

Markets at a Glance

Index
Started […]

The Weekly Wrap: Saturday, September 3, 2005

3 September 2005

This was a terrible week for the victims of hurricane Katrina. The extensive loss of life and property is almost incomprehensible. I pray that releif for the victims is swift in coming. The markets this week are seeing that the long-term economic effects will probably be small and that the long term rebuilding will be […]

The Weekly Wrap: Saturday, August 26, 2005

26 August 2005

This past week was lazy and downward trending for the markets with oil spiking to new record highs. Oil rose from $65.79 a barrel to $66.13 a barrel. I’m hoping the markets can find a bottom. I think somewhere around S&P 500 1190.00 to 1200.00 range

Markets at a Glance

Index
Started Week
Ended Week
Weekly Change
Yearly Change

DJIA
10,559.23
10,397.29
-161.94 (-1.50%)
-3.60%

Nasdaq
2135.56
2120.77
-14.79 (-0.70%)
-2.50%

S&P […]

The Weekly Wrap: Friday, August 19, 2005

19 August 2005

Well its been Home, Home on the Range, as in “Range Bound Markets”. This week as the S&P 500 went down through 1227 I closed out all positions except ADSK - Autodesk, Inc. as I thought they wouldn’t disappoint at earnings on Thursday (and they didn’t). So now when the right time arrives I will […]

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