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Late Selling Sends Market Lower! SPX, Nasdaq, OSG, FRO, TK, AAPL, GOOG, CMG, NFLX, SNDK, VMW, MON, DNDN

The market spent most of the day defending the SPX 1040 level.  We saw some bounces in the morning.  But, like I said in my article last night, "…the momentum is on the downside right now, and, bounces may invite more selling."  In the last hour of trading, the selling resumed on heavy volumes, ending [...]

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 Cheers Better Retail Numbers! TGT, GPS, AMZN, POT, MON, MOS, AGU

The market opened on the downside today, as jobless claims were a little higher than expected.  But, stocks turned positive investors decided to cheer better retail numbers, instead.  Target (TGT) added +3.02% while Gap (GPS) gained +3.06%.  AMZN jumped +4.52% today.  There were rumors that AMZN’s Kindle will soon be selling in Target stores.  AMZN closed above $140.  [...]

Market Rally Takes A Break: SPX, Nasdaq, MEE, WLT, CLF, MON, POT, AGU, GLD, GOLD, GS, AIG, LCC, UAUA, JBLU, BBBY, HOTT

The market stalled in its rally today.  Late in the afternoon, the market took a quick pullback, but, was able to stabilize a bit before the close.  Energy and coal stocks were weak today.  MEE dropped another 6.67% on the recent mine explosion accident.  WLT and CLF pulled back, falling 1.94% and 2.18%, respectively.  This [...]

November 2009: Another Super Month! GLD, GOOG, TSL, CTRP, MON, ISRG

Our trading was spectacular this month!  Not only did most of our trades produce winners, most winners had more than +50% profits (highlighted in bold print).  In fact, most of our trades had more than +100% gain, with many trades over or near +200% gain!!  Gold was, of course, the big story this month.  We [...]

Happy Thanksgiving! MON, POT, MOS, CF, AGU

Happy Thanksgiving! The market managed a modest gain as the dollar dropped and gold went to a new high, yet again!  Gold finished above $1190/ounce!!  We took things easy on Wednesday to get ready for Thanksgiving.  Most sectors closed higher and VIX came down to test 20.  It managed to bounce a bit and closed [...]

Another Week Of Big Winners! TSL, GLD, ISRG, MON, GOOG

We wrapped up another week of big winners.  Every closed trade was in the GR$$N!  We do have 2 trades that expired, which will be reported in the Monthly Wrap-Up for November.  Record gold was once again the big news, and we captured the trade with options on GLD.  Here are the closed trades this week [...]

Gold Rises To Another Record! SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, MON, POT, CF, MOS, BG

The market was yet again flat today, closing a bit on the downside.  Gold, however, jumped in the morning a attained a new record high!  This weekend, in my Market Forecast & Sector Watch, I said, "GLD is now in uncharted territory, with little resistance.  If the momentum is strong, GLD could run up fast [...]

Coal And Agriculture Stocks Rally! POT, MOS, MON, CF, MEE, CNX, BTU, ACI

The market started out a bit weak, but, managed to came back up to close in the green.  Coal stocks were strong today:  MEE +5.68%, CNX +1.88%, BTU +2.37%, ACI +2.14%.  I mentioned unusual options activities in MEE in last night’s article.  Today I bought some Jan 40 calls on MEE and took a quick [...]

Market Pulls Back On Intel, Oil: SPX, Nasdaq, INTC, GOOG, MON, ISRG, TLT

from MyHappyTrading.com by HappyTrading! ™ Sign up for FREE membership! The market finally pulled back today, prompted by INTC’s earnings warning and a huge drop in oil prices.  INTC fell more than 6%!  GOOG led the techs down, point-wise, dropping more than $12.  This morning, MON reported good earnings and raised its outlook.  Its shares jumped [...]