{"id":44636,"date":"2017-12-04T14:10:21","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T19:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ino.com\/blog\/?p=44636"},"modified":"2017-12-04T14:10:21","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T19:10:21","slug":"bank-stocks-lead-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwtest.ino.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/bank-stocks-lead-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank Stocks Lead The Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello traders everywhere. Traders have apparently decided that an old standby is where they want to invest vs. the hottest sector of 2017. That old standby, the big banks. <\/p>\n<p>I opened MarketClub's Top Stocks list this morning after the DOW and S&P 500 opened significantly higher to find that <strong>Bank of America <a href=\"http:\/\/club.ino.com\/trend\/analysis\/stock\/NYSE_BAC\/?mktcode=tradersblogsymbols\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(NYSE:BAC)<\/a><\/strong> was sitting at the top. In fact, three of the top 5 were big banks. It's a far cry from the tech sector that has been all the rage until recently. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/club.ino.com\/join\/videos\/latest\/?vidid=club-mc_update_20171204&mkt=freetrial-blog1pm1204\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/9151.jpg\" alt=\"MarketClub's Mid-day Market Report\" width=\"638\" height=\"354\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>This change in sentiment is primarily due to tax reform. On Saturday the Senate approved their version of the tax bill in a narrow 51-49 vote after a lot of work on the hill. Once the Senate and House of Representatives reconcile their respective versions of the legislation, the resulting bill could cut corporate tax rates to 20% from 35%.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP, however, still needs to overcome future obstacles for the Senate and the House to craft a joint bill, which will then be presented to President Donald Trump. Republicans hope a deal will be achieved by Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Key levels to watch next week:<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>S&P 500 <a href=\"http:\/\/club.ino.com\/trend\/analysis\/stock\/CME_SP500\/?mktcode=tradersblogsymbols\" target=\"_blank\">(CME:SP500)<\/a><\/strong>: 2,557.45<br \/>\n<strong>Dow <a href=\"http:\/\/club.ino.com\/trend\/analysis\/stock\/INDEX_DJI\/?mktcode=tradersblogsymbols\" target=\"_blank\">(INDEX:DJI)<\/a><\/strong>: 23,242.75<br \/>\n<strong>NASDAQ <a href=\"http:\/\/club.ino.com\/trend\/analysis\/stock\/NASDAQ_COMP\/?mktcode=tradersblogsymbols\" target=\"_blank\">(NASDAQ:COMP)<\/a><\/strong>: 6,667.31<br \/>\n<strong>Gold <a href=\"http:\/\/club.ino.com\/trend\/analysis\/stock\/NYMEX_GC.G18.E\/?mktcode=tradersblogsymbols\" target=\"_blank\">(NYMEX:GC.G18.E)<\/a><\/strong>: 1,292.50<br \/>\n<strong>Crude Oil <a href=\"http:\/\/club.ino.com\/trend\/analysis\/stock\/NYMEX_CL.F18.E\/?mktcode=tradersblogsymbols\" target=\"_blank\">(NYMEX:CL.F18.E)<\/a><\/strong>: 57.29<br \/>\n<strong>U.S. Dollar <a href=\"http:\/\/club.ino.com\/trend\/analysis\/stock\/NYBOT_DX.H18.E\/?mktcode=tradersblogsymbols\" target=\"_blank\">(NYBOT:DX.H18.E)<\/a><\/strong>: 94.22<br \/>\n<strong>Bitcoin <a href=\"http:\/\/club.ino.com\/trend\/analysis\/stock\/CME_BRTI\/?mktcode=tradersblogsymbols\" target=\"_blank\">(CME:BRTI)<\/a><\/strong>: 5,645.66<\/p>\n<p>Every Success,<br \/>\nJeremy Lutz<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ino.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">INO.com <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/club.ino.com\/members\/?mktcode=blogjl\" target=\"_blank\">MarketClub.com <\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello traders everywhere. Traders have apparently decided that an old standby is where they want to invest vs. the hottest sector of 2017. That old standby, the big banks. 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