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Category Archives: ORCL

Market Stalling? SPX, Nasdaq, RMBS, ORCL, GOOG, CLF, X, RIO

The market felt lethargic all day today. Durable goods data dropped and rekindled some worrying on the market. It made an attempt to rally back in the afternoon, but, still closed in the red. Metals were strong again today. Oil jumped and related sectors showed strength. Select agriculture plays were quite strong (for example, POT, [...]

Review 1/16/08: SPX, Nasdaq, BEAS (BEA Systems), ORCL (Oracle), JAVA (Sun Microsystems), ACL (Alcon)

Another volatile day, as investors surf the market waves cautiously. The question is: can the market come out of the crashing waves alive? The market opened lower on INTC‘s disappointing earnings. The CPI came in benign. After the downdraft in the morning, the market bounced. It stayed in the green for about an hour in [...]

Review 12/19/07: SPX, Nasdaq, LEAP, ATVI, ACN, ORCL

Another choppy day, as the market tried to extend yesterday’s turn-around bounce. The market started out high, drifted lower, and finished nearly flat. The Dow slipped 25.20 points; SPX slid 1.98; Nasdaq was stronger for a change, a “change” of almost +5 points! Let’s see how the market looked at the close: INX2 (Internet), SOX [...]

Review 9/20/07: SPX, Nasdaq, GS, AM, ORCL, NKE

Well, like I said this weekend, “During the mid-week, the market may need some time to breathe.” Yesterday, we saw some of the profit-taking in late morning. Today, we saw some more. But, the market really held up pretty well. The Dow was down just 48.86 points; SPX gave up 10.28 points; and Nasdaq slid [...]