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Category Archives: BIIB


Oil Falls, Financials Jump! SPX, Nasdaq, MA, MER, PRU, CELG, SVNT, BIIB, GENZ, AA

The market started out flat, but, continued to gain strength through out the day. Oil fell again, by more than $5 today. The financials reversed their morning weakness and led the market up straight to the close. XLF jumped +6.48% and closed above $20 (the support level that we’ve been looking at). […]

Market Bounces!! SPX, Nasdaq, AAPL, RIMM, DNA, AMGN, BIIB, CELG, SLB, NOV, FLR, GMXR, CHK

The overall market was very weak in the morning. Then, after lunch, things started to bounce. AAPL and RIMM led the techs. AAPL added +4.32% while RIMM garnered +5.45%. The biotechs were strong today. CELG jumped +8.44%, or $5.39, as SuperGen Inc, a competitor, drug trial failed. DNA, mentioned […]

Review 12/12/07: SPX, Nasdaq, BIIB, DO, RIG, SLB

This morning, the market opened up sharply, almost completely erasing yesterday’s loss, as the Fed announced further plans to deal with credit problems. But, the big gains quickly faded.
Yesterday, I said, “The market now could slide further to test the 20-day MA (the cyan line). On the other hand, this quick drop might give […]

Review 12/11/07: SPX, Nasdaq, STM, GNSS, T, CSCO, JNPR, BIIB

Well, the market didn’t get what it wanted from the Fed, who lowered the federal funds rate by only one-quarter percentage. Immediately after the rate announcement, the market dropped sharply and continued the slide all the way to the close. The Dow ended down almost 300 points; SPX stumbled 38.31 points; and Nasdaq […]