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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.  [...]

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 [...]

Profitting On Both Sides, Again! BIDU, TSL, FSLR, INTC, POT, CF, AGU, TRA

Even though the market indices ended higher today, the individual sectors produced mixed results.  We saw pockets of strength here and there, but, also some weak areas.  Miners were mostly weak, perhaps still lingering on AA’s earnings report.  Solar stocks were up in the morning, but, did a big reversal in the afternoon when news [...]

Review 1/3/08: SPX, Nasdaq, MON, MOS, CF, AGU, TNH, TRA, CNH, ESRX

What a volatile day! The market spent most of the morning in the green, but, ended pretty much unchanged. The Dow managed to add +12.76 points; SPX was unchanged; Nasdaq slid almost 7 points. Here’s how the market looked at the close: INX2 (Internet) and SWH (software) managed some minor gains, while SOX (semiconductors) and [...]

Review 12/20/07: SPX, Nasdaq, LEAP, GOOG, POT, AGU, MOS, TRA, CF, TNH, MON, RIMM

Very nice actions today! The market woke up, especially the techs! We have positioned ourselves well since earlier this week, and, were able to profit from the jump today! The Dow was up +38.37 points; SPX gained +7.12 points; and Nasdaq jumped +39.85 points! Let’s see how the market looked at the close: The techs [...]