Market Update Ahead of Apple Earnings & tomorrow’s Payrolls Report

2:42 p.m. ET The S&P 500 is trading 0.9% higher and the NASDAQ-100 sports a 1.25% gain. The Russell 2000 is outperforming other major indices, showing a 1.7% gain.  SPX (15m) – no higher high yet, but short-term 3C charts are improving from the $5120 resistance. A drop in market rates has helped the Tech…