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Energy Stocks Continue To Soar! SPX, Nasdaq, UPL, APA, WLT, TSL, STP, FSLR, SPWRA, OIH, RIG

The market was jittery ahead of the FOMC meeting tomorrow.  However, energy stocks still attracted buyers.  Last night, we visited many of these gainers.  Today, most of them continued to rise higher:  UPL +3.51%, APA +0.61%, WLT +1.77%.  Solar stocks were especially strong: TSL +4.29%, SPWRA +4.01%, STP +2.46%, FSLR +0.25%. FSLR barely ended in the [...]

Energy Stocks Jump On Merger! SPX, Nasdaq, XOM, XTO, APA, DVN, UPL, ECA, CSIQ, TSL, SOLF, LDK, C, WFC, V, MA, COF, BAC, C, WFC

Last night, Dubai received a $10 billion bailout from Abu Dhabi.  This morning, XOM announced a $31 billion deal to buy XTO, sending XTO stock up more than +15%!  Other stocks in the energy sector jumped as well:  APA +4.09%, DVN +4.55%, UPL +3.78%, ECA +4.99%.  Besides natural gas companies, solar stocks were also up:  [...]

Solars And Fertilizers Still Attracting Buyers! SPX, Nasdaq, FSLR, SPWRA, STP, TSL, YGE, CSIQ, POT, MOS, CF, AGU, FDX, UPS

The market was stagnant today, spending most of the day slightly up.  But, it sank into the red in the afternoon, although not by much.  A couple of sectors stood out, however.  Solars and fertilizers were strong from the open and kept most of their gains.  In the Sector Watch section of my article last [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Chip Makers Lead The Market Lower: SPX, Nasdaq, INTC, TXN, DELL, TSL, STP, GOOG

The market started out weak on an inline unemployment report.  The chip makers led the market lower as Bank of America downgraded both INTC and TXN.  INTC lost 4.08% while TXN dropped 3.38%.  If you read the above linked article, you can really get a sense that it is a "ratings game".  The timing was [...]

Market Rallies On Positive Economic Data! SPX, Nasdaq, TSL, YGE, STP, FMCN, CHU, CYD, HMIN, SBUX, NILE

This morning, the jobless claims numbers were much less than expected.  Adding to CSCO’s positive outlook from last night, the market was in a rallying mood from the open.  In our Trading Room, I commented: November 5, 2009 6:58 AM good morning! market nice economic data this morning; market should have a solid day to [...]

Gold At New Record High! SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, SLV, GOLD, ABX, AEM, PAAS, TSL, STP, YGE, BNI, UNP, CSX

It was a volatile morning while stocks bounced around and experienced fast swings in a tight range.  We got shaken out of a couple of trades in the morning.  But, soon, much attention turned to gold as it rallied to a new record high, trading above $1084/ounce!  Gold surged on news that the Reserve Bank [...]

Commodity Sectors Jump Again! CNX, BTU, CLF, X, AKS, NUE, FSLR, SPWRA, TSL, STP, POT, MOS

The market continued with its graduate ascend.  Commodity sectors were strong again!  Yesterday, I wrote about the coal stocks.  Today, they pushed higher:  CNX +4.47%; BTU +2.11%; CLF +5.1%.  Yesterday, we bought CNX Oct 42 calls: September 14, 2009 07:46 | HappyTrading CNX ($42.20) Bought to Open SDFJP Oct 42 calls, at $2.69 Today, we [...]

Quick Wrap-Up For Thursday: SPX, Nasdaq, ISRG, JOYG, SOHU, EDU, AMZN, MSFT, BIDU, GS, FSLR, SPWRA, TSL, YGE, STP

I have guests visiting starting tonight.  So, I’ll do a quick wrap-up.  The market started out strong and finished stronger.  In the morning, both home sales and unemployment numbers were seen as favorable to the economy.  Stocks charged higher and higher.  Commodity related sectors came back up today.  GS led the financials higher, adding $5, [...]