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Category Archives: DO

Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XLE, XME, OIH, INX2, RIG, DO, NOV, APC, BP, AMZN, PCLN, AAPL, GOOG, HPQ, MFE, ARST, FCX, APA, OXY, HES

Last weekend, in my Market Forecast, I wrote, "For the new week, the market may need a bit of consolidation.  Both SPX and Nasdaq are showing bullish crossovers in their respective MACDs.  VIX closed below 22, a level which had been a solid support since May.  Wednesday has some economic data that may help to [...]

Market Closes Above Key Resistance! SPX, Nasdaq, BP, APC, RIG, DO, CLF, WLT, FCX, BHP, POT, CF, AGU, MOS, HLF

Last Thursday, in our Trading Room among the many discussions, I pointed out that, "This market is on the verge of a run up…"  Last night, in my Market Forecast, I commented on the strength in the market indices, "For both SPX and Nasdaq, the daily MAs of are moving into a new bullish phase."  The [...]

Market Pushes Higher: SPX, Nasdaq, POT, CF, MOS, RIG, DO, APC, HAL, BP, GOOG, AMZN, PCLN

Yesterday, I mentioned that "we should see resistance between SPX 1070 and 1080."  This morning, the market tested SPX 1070 and started to pullback a bit.  But, in the last hour, the market pushed higher again, closing above SPX 1070. Agriculture stocks were strong:  POT +4.02%, CF +5.12%, MOS +4.63%.  Oil services continued to run [...]

Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, USO, OIH, XLF, FSLR, TSL, YGE, GS, MA, V, DO, RIG, SLB, RIG, APC

Last weekend, in my Market Forecast, I wrote: "For the new week, this week is still range-bound with a bearish bias.  The longer the market hangs below SPX 1080, the more likely we’ll see SPX test 1040 soon again.  However, if the market rises above 1100, we’ll likely see a new bullish formation in SPX’s [...]

Market Ends Slightly Down In Volatile Trading: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, GOLD, ABX, NEM, FDX, UPS, DO, BP, RIG, APC, Nasdaq, AAPL, AMZN, CMG, FXE

On Tuesday, in my evening article, I said, "There is some resistance at 36 for VIX.  We may see shorts start to cover some positions before Friday’s unemployment report.  Profit-taking happens on the downside, too!  There’s a lot of focus on the SPX 1040.  If that does not hold, the next soft support is SPX [...]

How Fast Things Can Turn: SPX, Nasdaq, APA, BP, RIG, DO, CME, ICE, V, MA, RIMM, AAPL, ORCL

Just this Monday, things seemed ready to break out with the Chinese yuan finally loosening its peg to the dollar.  A couple of bad housing reports and a few days later, this market is at the verge of breaking down again!  SPX shot up above 1131 on Monday morning; today, it closed below 1080, at 1073.69.  [...]

Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, USO, XME, OIH, GLD, USO, XME, OIH, SLB, DO, RIG, GOLD, NEM, PAAS, CLF, WLT, BTU, BHP

Last weekend, in my Market Forecast, I wrote: "For the new week, things may be a bit tricky.  First of all, it’s options expiration week, so some "maneuvers" are to be expected.  The market is definitely trying to draw a bottom.  But, after charging higher 2 days in a row, we may see some indecisiveness [...]

Market Breaks Above Key Resistance! SPX, Nasdaq, RIMM, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, CLF, WLT, BHP, JOYG, BUCY, DO, RIG, BP, APC, APA, PCP, BA, BBY, MA, V

Once again, the afternoon weakness, that occurred yesterday, turned out to be another shakeout!  Today, the market cooked up a broadbased rally.  So far, the market has behaved exactly as discussed in my Market Forecast this weekend.  Techs were very strong today.  RIMM led the charge with a +5.85% gain, while AAPL, AMZN, GOOG added [...]

Market Jumps On Better Economic Data! SPX, Nasdaq, BHP, CLF, GS, BP, APC, NOV, NBL, DO, RIG, CF, POT, AGU, MON

This morning, the latest jobless claims fell by the largest amount in almost a year.  In addition, China reported solid export numbers.  The market opened strongly and closed even higher.  On Tuesday, in my article, I gave some trading ideas.  Basically, I said that if the market is strong, the buying will be in the energy [...]

Market Bounces Back After Testing Support: SPX, Nasdaq, APA, DVN, OXY, EOG, IOC, CLF, BTU, FCX, BHP, GLD, BP, RIG, DO

As discussed in my Market Forecast this weekend, I was looking for more selling pressure to test SPX 1040.  The market was weak in the morning and sank as low as SPX 1042.17.  Techs were especially weak today.  However, the miners drew some buyers back in and stayed strong most of the day:  CLF +4.42%, [...]