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Earnings Galore! CAT, UPS, FCX, CLF, WLT, AMZN, SNDK, MSFT, CMG, MOS, AXP, KWK

The market has just been going through big swings this week!  This morning, both CAT and UPS reported strong earnings and buyers rushed back into the market.  CAT finished the day up +1.69% while UPS jumped +5.23%.  FDX outpaced UPS, rising +6.08% (it does look like both FDX and UPS can run much higher from [...]

Weekly Wrap + Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, MOO, XLE, PBW, FSLR, STP, TSL, YGE, BP, APC, RIG, APA, HAL, POT, CF, MOS, NEM

Last weekend, in my Market Forecast, I said: "For the new week, the market should be looking for a bounce after the quick fall for the past 2 weeks.  The above mentioned levels should be the first resistances.  We could see some volatile trading to start the week.  If the market cannot break SPX 1040, [...]

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 Stalls After 3-Day Rally: SPX, Nasdaq, NFLX, BIDU, BG, POT, CF, MOS, KSS, SHLD, JWN

The market certain had an impressive 3-day rally.  Since Monday’s big jump (Dow +405 points) on Europe’s rescue package, the market continued to push higher.  We saw many of the recent market leaders make new highs.  For example, NFLX traded as high as $119.5 on rumors of being a buyout target for AMZN.  Just last [...]

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 Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XLF, UUP, GLD, XME, MOO, CLF, WLT, X, MEE, POT, CF, TRA, MOS, AGU

Last weekend, in my Market Forecast, I wrote: "For the new week, both SPX and Nasdaq are showing a new bullish formation in their respective daily MAs.  Nasdaq is basically at the resistance set back in January, 2325.  SPX’s next resistance is at 1150.  Above these resistance level, the market could break out to a [...]

Miners Keep The Market Up! SPX, Nasdaq, WLT, CNX, MEE, ACI, CF, POT, MOS, AGU, TRA, MDVN

The market started out strong today.  Although it gave back some gains in the afternoon, it managed to close in the green.  Gold rallied today to above $1130/ounce.  Miners led the market.  Besides the gold miners, coal stocks were also very strong.  WLT made a new 52-week high, closing at $84.53 and traded above $85/share.  [...]

Market Pares Loss With A Mid-Day Bounce: SPX, Nasdaq, ESRX, KSS, DECK, CME, ICE, CF, POT, MOS, AGU

The market opened lower today as the number of jobless claims increased in the latest data.  However, in the afternoon, the market started to reverse its direction.  Fertilizers were among the first ones to be bought.  CF, in particular, bounced on heavy buy volume after opening below $100/share; it ended up $4.60, or +4.56%, to [...]

Commodity Sectors Rally Higher! SPX, Nasdaq, TRA, POT, MOS, CF, AGU, TSL, GLD, CNX, CLF, BTU, X, RTP

Stocks rallied today, led once again by the commodity sectors.  As I have been saying for a week now, "The dollar is very strong, but, perhaps needs a breather.  Commodity sectors could see buyers rushing in if the dollar pulls back."  The dollar finally got a meaningful pullback today, sending SPX towards 1100. Over the [...]

Happy New Year!! December 09 Month Wrap! GOOG, MA, MOS, AMZN, AAPL, FSLR

Happy New Year!  Well, it’s been quite a year. Our published trades have brought profits just about every month of the year, besides Oct 09, which we gave back some gains late in the month to close about even. We’ll strive for a even better year in 2010.  Here are the closed trades for December 2009 [...]