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Category Archives: HPQ

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

September 12, 2010 – 7:00 pm

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 [...]

By HappyTrading | Also posted in AAPL, AMZN, APA, APC, ARST, BP, DO, FCX, GOOG, HES, INX2, MFE, NOV, OIH, OXY, PCLN, RIG, XLE, XME | Comments (0)

Rising Jobless Claims Spook The Market, Again! SPX, Nasdaq, INTC, MFE, SYMC, SHLD, SNDK, CRM, MRVL, INTU, DELL, HPQ

August 19, 2010 – 4:12 pm

Lots of news on the market today!  INTC came out with a 60% premium bid for MFE, at $7.68 billion.  MFE shares jumped +57.07% while INTC fell 3.52%.  SYMC, another security software company, saw its shares rise +6.2%.  However, investors focused on the rising jobless claims number and drove the broader market down.  SHLD reported weak sales [...]

By HappyTrading | Also posted in CRM, DELL, INTC, INTU, MFE, MRVL, SHLD, SNDK, SYMC | Comments (0)

Market Keeps Gains On Fed: SPX, Nasdaq, FAS, NFLX, POT, CLF, WLT, FSLR, BIDU, GMCR, AKAM, PALM, HPQ, ABX

April 28, 2010 – 4:35 pm

As expected, the market was volatile and saw some buying after yesterday’s sharp selloff.  Also as expected, the Fed kept interest rates unchanged, at historic lows.  We locked in some more profits today and also cut the loss on POT ahead of its earnings tomorrow morning: April 28, 2010 11:23 | HappyTrading POT ($109.20) Sold [...]

By HappyTrading | Also posted in ABX, AKAM, BIDU, CLF, FAS, FSLR, GMCR, NFLX, PALM, POT, WLT | Comments (0)

Market Tests SPX 1100 Again! SPX, Nasdaq, HPQ, COMS, JDSU, BRCD, BRCM, JNPR, IBM, CSCO, CTRP, GLD, GOOG

November 11, 2009 – 8:48 pm

On Monday, in my evening article, I said, "The market had a really strong day today and we could see some profit-taking tomorrow.  SPX 1100 could be tested, but, I think we might need a couple of more days before breaking above that level." Isn’t it funny how a couple of sentences can sum up the market [...]

By HappyTrading | Also posted in BRCD, BRCM, COMS, CSCO, CTRP, GLD, GOOG, IBM, JDSU, JNPR | Comments (0)

Market Stalls As Auto Industry Pleads For Bailout: SPX, Nasdaq, XOM, APA, HES, OXY, HPQ, IBM, RIMM

November 18, 2008 – 3:45 pm

from MyHappyTrading.com by HappyTrading! ™ Sign up for FREE membership! The market traded all over the place today.  It was slightly up in the morning, then, sank into the red.  In the last hour of trading, the market was able to come up to close in the green.  Much of the attention was on the [...]

By HappyTrading | Also posted in APA, HES, IBM, OXY, RIMM, XOM | Comments (0)

Commodities Bounce; Financials Still Weak: SPX, Nasdaq, MEE, CNX, BTU, RIG, SLB, NOV, AEM, HPQ

August 19, 2008 – 5:59 pm

from My Happy Trading.com Financials and techs were weak for the 2nd straight day.  On the other hand, commodity-related sectors bounced.  Metals and mining groups were strong.  Coals showed a lot of strength: MEE +7.58%; CNX +6.53%; BTU +7.64%.  Oil services also recorded solid gains:  RIG +2.46%; SLB +3.93%; NOV +4.37%.  Crude oil closed above [...]

By HappyTrading | Also posted in AEM, BTU, CNX, MEE, NOV, Nasdaq, RIG, SLB, SPX | Comments (2)

Market Clearing The Bar! SPX, Nasdaq, LEH, GS, GOOG, BIDU, ISRG, IBM, CSCO, HPQ, BRCM, QCOM

April 1, 2008 – 4:12 pm

This weekend, in my Market Forecast, I said, “For the new week, I think the market is in a good position to continue what it started early last week. We’ll again be watching to see if the market can rally above SPX 1340 and Nasdaq 2300. If it does, the important thing this week is [...]

By HappyTrading | Also posted in BIDU, BRCM, CSCO, GOOG, GS, IBM, ISRG, LEH, Nasdaq, QCOM, SPX, Uncategorized | Comments (2)

Market Fighting With $100 Oil: SPX, Nasdaq, KALU, CROX, NTRI, HPQ

February 19, 2008 – 6:10 pm

The market started with a bullish tone, gapping up. But, during the last 2 hours of trading, it gave back all of the day’s gains. Oil prices continued to rise, as crude rose above $100 per barrel today! The Dow closed down 10.99 points; SPX gave up 1.21 points; Nasdaq slid 15.60 points. Here’s how [...]

By HappyTrading | Also posted in CROX, KALU, NTRI, Nasdaq, SPX, Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Review 11/20/07: SPX, Nasdaq, HPQ, BCSI, FRE, XLF, XHB, VIX

November 20, 2007 – 10:43 pm

Written by Luck-O-Irish Hi, all! Since Happy is in Lake Tahoe vacationing, he asked me to be one of the guest bloggers tonight on Wang’s Happy Trading! High volatility continued into Tuesday as saw the Dow triple digits up AND down in the SAME day. The market started the day by gapping higher fueled by [...]

By HappyTrading | Also posted in BCSI, FRE, Uncategorized, VIX, XHB, XLF | Comments (0)

Review 11/19/07: SPX, Nasdaq, DISH, AMZN, HPQ, JWN

November 19, 2007 – 7:44 pm

Hello! I’m writing to you from Lake Tahoe, taking a little semi-vacation for Thanksgiving. High volatility seems to be the norm these days. A “happy” member had a pretty good description for the market today: “This market = a chicken running around with its head cut off” – Conceivable The market started the day sloping [...]

By HappyTrading | Also posted in AMZN, DISH, JWN, Uncategorized | Comments (1)