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Category Archives: ALTR

AAPL Delivers Blowout Earnings! SPX, Nasdaq, GS, C, AIG, RIG, DO, SLB, NOV, AAPL, ALTR, BRCM, JNPR

The market was very strong today, led by the energy stocks.  Oil bounced today and oil services stocks beckoned inverstors back in.  RIG added +4.24%, with an additional news of a successful trading debut on the Swiss Exchange.  SLB was up +4%; DO bounced +3.88%; and, NOV rose +3.53%.  It does look like this sector [...]

Market Forecast + Sector Watch + Weekly Wrap: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, USO, SOXX, MOO

This weekend is a triple holiday weekend!  Happy Valentine’s Day, Happy Chinese New Year, and Happy President’s Day!                   Hope you’ve had a wonderful weekend! Last Sunday, in my Market Forecast, I wrote: "For the new week, the market could stage a bounce and bounce off of SPX 1060.  Whether or not the bounce is [...]

Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, UUP, GLD, USO, SOXX, XLF

Last weekend, in my Market Forecast, I said, "For the new week, the market will start on some shaky grounds.  Once again, it’s mostly about the earnings!  On Tuesday, before the market opens, C reports, and after the market, we’ll hear from IBM.  These could set the tone for the broader market until Thursday, when [...]

Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XLF, GLD, SOXX, XLE

Last weekend, in my Market Forecast, I wrote: "Both SPX and Nasdaq were rising back above their daily MAs, until Friday when the Dubai news spooked the market.  VIX jumped to test 26 on Friday and closed just below 25.  However, SPX’s daily MAs have just developed into a new bullish formation!  There are still [...]

Market Jumps On Recovery Plans: SPX, Nasdaq, X, CLF, BTU, MEE, ACI, TXN, NSM, ALTR, FDX

from MyHappyTrading.com by HappyTrading! ™ Sign up for FREE membership! The market jumped out of the gate this morning, cheering the spending plan on infrastructure from President-elect Obama and the propsed rescue loans for the automakers.  Metals and mining led the market, as they have been driven so low in the past few months: X [...]

Big Green Day! SPX, Nasdaq, SMH, TXN, ADI, ALTR, XLNX, IBB, TEVA, PRGO, CELG, BMRN, GILD, AMGN, IMCL

Yesterday, in my evening post, I said, “We need to see VIX back below $20 to feel more comfortable. The market major indices do still show bullish formations with their MAs. So, I’ll wait patiently with lots of cash on the sideline.” The market opened with a positive tone today, and, VIX quickly went under [...]