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Category Archives: XTO

Coals And Steels Lead The Market Higher! SPX, Nasdaq, BBBY, CNX, BTU, ACI, MEE, X, NUE, AKS, WLT, POT, MOS, XOM, XTO

This morning, a +7.4% jump in existing home sales gave investors something to cheer about!  All top 10 holdings of XHB (S&P Homebuilders ETF) made gains: BBBY was especially strong, adding +3.48%.  Besides the homebuilders, miners were very strong, especial the coal stocks:  CNX +4.05%, BTU +3.7%, ACI +5.03%, MEE +2.38%.  Steel stocks also pushed [...]

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:  [...]

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

Last weekend, in my Market Forecast, I wrote: "For the new week, Monday may be a bit shaky, as the market needs to let off some more steam.  But, as long as the market does not fall too far below the daily upper BB, it should stay strong.  SPX 1030 and Nasdaq 2050 will be [...]