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Category Archives: JOYG

July Wrap-Up: Another Solid Month!

It feels like July went by in a blink, probably because I was on a vacation mode last week.  Nevertheless, we recorded another solid month.  In addition to the published trades, we also had some big wins on risky earnings plays discussed in the Trading Room.  Here are the trades for the month, with notable [...]

Another Super Week!! Big Profits On BIDU & ISRG!

We had another super week!  The market was so strong that it held its altitude on Friday, even with MSFT missing its earnings estimates.  Here are the closed trades for the week: Pretty much 100% GR$$N again!  We mostly opened the trades on Monday and took our profits throughout the week as the market ramped [...]

Quick Wrap-Up For Thursday: SPX, Nasdaq, ISRG, JOYG, SOHU, EDU, AMZN, MSFT, BIDU, GS, FSLR, SPWRA, TSL, YGE, STP

I have guests visiting starting tonight.  So, I’ll do a quick wrap-up.  The market started out strong and finished stronger.  In the morning, both home sales and unemployment numbers were seen as favorable to the economy.  Stocks charged higher and higher.  Commodity related sectors came back up today.  GS led the financials higher, adding $5, [...]

Bounce In Commodities Keeps The Market Flat!

After another big drop on Monday, the market wobbled around the flatline today.  Commodity sectors saw good bounces as the dollar sank again.  Fertilizers and miners kept the market up:  POT +5.51%, MOS +3.74%, GOLD +4.53%, MEE +5.56%, CNX +4.6%, FCX +4.43%, JOYG +6.83%.  Financials stocks also enjoyed mild strength.  Techs were a little weaker with [...]

A Positive Reversal For A Change! SPX, Nasdaq, GOOG, BIDU, CME, MA, JOYG, BUCY, POT, CF, MOS, MON

from MyHappyTrading.com (FREE Membership) by HappyTrading! ™ The market gapped down at the open today.  Jobless claims and trade deficit data did not seem encouraging.  But, after the spike down, buyers steadily came in.  Both SPX and Nasdaq basically tested the July lows.  Most sectors reversed their morning losses and ended the day with solid [...]

Fed To The Rescue! SPX, Nasdaq, GOOG, BIDU, CAT, JOYG, BUCY

Wow, “what a difference a day makes!” It’s Fed to the rescue! $200 billion of liquidity to be pumped into the financial markets! Guess Simon & Garfunkel were right: when you “slip sliding away”, you’re almost there! The market opened strong, dozed off until after lunch, and closed with a roaring freight train! The Dow [...]

Breaking Support? SPX, Nasdaq, JOYG, BUCY, MRVL, NSM

A slew of negative news put additional pressure on the market today. More problems in the wake of credit concerns revealed themselves in Thornburg Mortgage Inc. (TMA). Further, news about Carlyle Capital Corp Ltd, an European firm that invests in mortgage-backed securities, not meeting margin call requirements spooked investors about mortgage REITs. This exerted more [...]

Review 2/4/08: SPX, Nasdaq, JOYG, BUCY, SIRF, SOHU, CME, NYX, NMX, ICE

The market spent its time today letting off some steam. It held up well, with techs being a little weaker. This weekend, in my Market Forecast, I said, “For the new week, I think the market could feel the need to vent. How the market handles the venting will be very important. …If the market [...]