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Category Archives: POT

July 2010 Monthly Wrap: POT, GS, GOOG, BP, RIMM

July 31, 2010 – 2:23 pm

It’s been a very choppy month.  Although the market recorded a gain for the month, it went through big swings to get there.  Nevertheless, we came away with some pretty good trades: July 29, 2010 12:54 | HappyTrading GS ($153.00) Sold to Close 08C150 Aug 150 calls, at $5.70 +36% 12:40 | HappyTrading GS ($152.60) [...]

By HappyTrading | Also posted in BP, GOOG, GS, RIMM | Comments (0)

Market Ends Down In Volatile Trading: SPX, Nasdaq, POT, GS, SPY, CLF, GMCR, CME, CTXS, WYNN, FSLR, MET

July 29, 2010 – 8:22 pm

The market started out in the positive territory as jobless claims fell.  However, as I stated last night, "SPX can easily slide down to test 1100 again."  SPX went up as high as 1115.9 and quickly turned lower.  Around noon, SPX had dropped all the way to 1092.  That’s almost 24 points on the SPX, or [...]

By HappyTrading | Also posted in CLF, CME, CTXS, FSLR, GMCR, GS, MET, SPY, WYNN | Comments (0)

Weekly Wrap + Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XME, XLF, PBW, SOXX, SMH, INTC, QCOM, BRCM, AMGN, CNX, CME, FSLR, MOT, NOV, POT, AKAM, AEM, V, CLF, GLW, WLP, BP, SOHU

July 25, 2010 – 7:35 pm

Last weekend, in my Market Forecast, I wrote: "For the new week, a whole lot more earnings reports are coming in…  The market is barely being supported by its daily MAs.  A quick dip could send it to test SPX 1040 again.  It’ll be up to the earnings again.  Monday and Tuesday could induce big [...]

By HappyTrading | Also posted in AEM, AKAM, AMGN, BP, BRCM, CLF, CME, CNX, FSLR, GLW, INTC, MOT, NOV, PBW, QCOM, SMH, SOHU, SOXX, V, WLP, XLF, XME | Comments (0)

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

July 11, 2010 – 8:47 pm

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, [...]

By HappyTrading | Also posted in APA, APC, BP, CF, FSLR, GLD, HAL, MOO, MOS, NEM, PBW, RIG, STP, TSL, XLE, YGE | Comments (0)

Market Pushes Higher: SPX, Nasdaq, POT, CF, MOS, RIG, DO, APC, HAL, BP, GOOG, AMZN, PCLN

July 8, 2010 – 2:19 pm

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 [...]

By HappyTrading | Also posted in AMZN, APC, BP, CF, DO, GOOG, HAL, MOS, PCLN, RIG | Comments (0)

Market Jumps On Better Economic Data! SPX, Nasdaq, BHP, CLF, GS, BP, APC, NOV, NBL, DO, RIG, CF, POT, AGU, MON

June 10, 2010 – 7:34 pm

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 [...]

By HappyTrading | Also posted in AGU, APC, BHP, BP, CF, CLF, DO, GS, MON, NBL, NOV, Nasdaq, RIG, SPX | Comments (0)

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

May 13, 2010 – 4:35 pm

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 [...]

By HappyTrading | Also posted in BG, BIDU, CF, JWN, KSS, MOS, NFLX, SHLD | 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, HPQ, NFLX, PALM, WLT | Comments (0)

Calm Before the Storm: RIG, FWLT, POT

April 20, 2010 – 9:24 pm

Another stellar day of BOOKED gains for us!  We hit a BIG triple, and with more to come!  $$$$ April 20, 2010 10:03 | Bagger Vance FWLT ($31.50) Sold to Close UFB 05222010 30 C May 30 calls, at $2.15 +115% 08:12 | Bagger Vance RIG ($92.50) Sold to Close RIG 05222010 90 C May [...]

By HappyTrading | Also posted in FWLT, RIG, Uncategorized | Comments (0)

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

April 8, 2010 – 4:22 pm

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.  [...]

By HappyTrading | Also posted in AGU, AMZN, GPS, MON, MOS, TGT | Comments (0)