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Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, UUP, USO, XLF, XME, SOXX

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Last weekend, in my Market Forecast, I said,“For the new week, we’ll need to see this market continue to rally.  Any big drops will likely bring back fear and discourage the investors.  After a 2-day, sharp rise, we’ll have to see how the market does on Monday.  We could see a […]

Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, UUP, XLF, HGX, USO, XLE

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Last weenkend, I said,
“The biggest news on Sunday evening have been on LEH, MER, and AIG.  At the time of this writing, there has not yet been a deal reached for LEH.  There are new rumors about BAC possibly in talks to buy MER.  Other the […]

Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XLF, USO, INX2, SOXX, BTK

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The market had a really tough week last week.  The Dow lost 322.59 points; SPX fell 40.52 points; Nasdaq tumbled 111.64 points!!  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast, I said,
“For the new week, although we only have 4 trading sessions, I think it could be a very crucial week.  VIX could […]

Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, USO, GLD, UUP, XLF, XME, BTK, INX2, SOX

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Last weekend, I said,“The market is fighting to make this recovery stick. Nasdaq tested its daily upper BB last week and its 10-day MA has gone above the 30-day MA. The 20-day MA has turned up. SPX, on the other hand, is seeing the 10-day MA above the 20-day MA, but, was […]

Weekly Wrap + Market Forecast: SPX, Nasdaq, XLF, USO, GLD, FXI, BTK

The market was volatile last week and ended flat. The Dow ended the week down 44.37 points; SPX added +2.55 points; Nasdaq gained just +0.43 points. Since the market was swinging from side to side very fast and was range-bound, we did not make too many trades.
However, once again, we ended […]

Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XLF, USO, XLE, GLD, XME, MOO

Last week, the market was able to rally above the daily MAs before seeing a sharp, profit-taking session on Thursday. On Friday, the market was able to poise itself with minor gains and the techs leading.
SPX

SPX added +5.22 points to close at 1257.76. It closed pretty much right at the 20-day […]

Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XLF, USO, GLD, SOX

The market finished off a nice week and is looking at more earning reports in the coming week. With the financials bouncing solidly, the market showed some good signals of finding the bottom:
SPX

SPX added +0.36 points to close at 1260.68. It closed above its 10-day MA. The 10-day MA flattened. The […]

Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XLF, USO, GLD, BTK

The market ended another volatile week with the Dow down 188 points, SPX losing 23.41 points, and Nasdaq sliding just 6.3 points. We monitored the market cautiously and faired pretty well, with not too many published trades:
GLD (95)
GLDHK, Aug 89 calls, at $7, +59%
MER ($28.6)
MERSF, July 30 puts, at $2.9, -4.9%
SVNT ($27.37)
UVPGE, July […]

Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XLF, XME, XLE, USO, UNG, DBA

During the short week before the 4th of July, the market took a big loss on Wednesday, and that was enough to keep the market in the red, although the market tried to gain some grounds on Thursday. The Dow finished the week down 57.97 points; SPX lost 15.48 points; Nasdaq tumbled 70.25 points. […]

Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XLF, USO, OIH XME, GLD

Last weekend, I said,
“Both indices are now in their bearish phase. SPX is on its daily lower BB and could test 1300 from here. Although Nasdaq was able to hold 2400, it may have some downward momentum on it’s side still. Below 2400, Nasdaq has a stronger support at 2350. VIX tested 23 on Friday, […]