Brook Reef

We've got a Holiday shortened week this week - and virus concerns are pushing futures down this morning. A new mutation in the UK. I'm sure it'll be short-lived - "vaccine hopes" will surface and pull stocks back up before too long... I'm still racing through getting our house sold. Lots of steps and emotions and stress. Also figuring out the next steps - where we'll live while our Florida house is being built, what to do about schooling, etc. Stay tuned here - more to come. ______________________________ Performance: U.S. Indices Dow  +0.4%  to 30,179. S&P 500  +1.3%  to 3,709. Nasdaq  +3.1%  to 12,756. Russell 2000  +3.2%  to 1,973. CBOE Volatility Index  -7.5%  to 21.57. S&P 500 Sectors Consumer Staples  +0.8% . Utilities  +0.1% . Financials  +0.1% . Telecom  -0.5% . Healthcare  +1.1% . Industrials  +0.1% . Information Technology  +3.2% . Materials  +1.9% . Energy  -4.3% . Consumer Discretionary  +2.3% . World Indices London  -0.3%  to 6,529. Fr

It's been another crazy week here as we continue though the process of selling our dream house - and chasing our dream weather. While I've broadly ignored the markets, that's no excuse not to keep putting out this simple weekly note.  Don't worry, I plan to put out regular stock and market analysis and charts when the dust settles with this house sale. ______________________________ Performance for the week: U.S. Indices Dow  -0.6%  to 30,046. S&P 500  -1.%  to 3,663. Nasdaq  -0.7%  to 12,378. Russell 2000  +1.%  to 1,911. CBOE Volatility Index  +12.1%  to 23.31. S&P 500 Sectors Consumer Staples  -0.3% . Utilities  -0.4% . Financials  -1.8% . Telecom  +0.1% . Healthcare  -0.8% . Industrials  -0.5% . Information Technology  -1.4% . Materials  -1.2% . Energy  +1.1% . Consumer Discretionary  -1.2% . World Indices London  -0.1%  to 6,547. France  -1.8%  to 5,508. Germany  -1.4%  to 13,114. Japan  -0.4%  to 26,653. China  -2.8%  to 3,347. Hong Kong  -1.2%  to 26,506.

I still find putting this together to be helpful - hopefully you find it helpful too as a quick glance sort of take on the week that was and will be. _______________________________________ Performance last week: U.S. Indices Dow  +1.0%  to 30,218. S&P 500  +1.7%  to 3,699. Nasdaq  +2.1%  to 12,464. Russell 2000  +1.9%  to 1,891. CBOE Volatility Index  -0.2%  to 20.79. S&P 500 Sectors Consumer Staples  +0.9% . Utilities  -2.2% . Financials  +1.8% . Telecom  +1.8% . Healthcare  +2.8% . Industrials  +0.4% . Information Technology  +2.8% . Materials  +0.1% . Energy  +4.5% . Consumer Discretionary  -0.4% . World Indices London  +2.9%  to 6,550. France  +0.2%  to 5,609. Germany  -0.3%  to 13,299. Japan  +0.4%  to 26,751. China  +1.1%  to 3,445. Hong Kong  -0.2%  to 26,836. India  +2.1%  to 45,080. Commodities and Bonds Crude Oil WTI  +1.2%  to $46.09/bbl. Gold  +3.%  to $1,842.1/oz. Natural Gas  -10.2%  to 2.554. Ten-Year Treasury Yield  -0.8%  to 137.4. Forex and Cryptos EUR/USD  +