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March 2008 - Posts

• Tuesday Comments

  Posted Mar 31 2008, 06:35 PM by Happy Trading with 212 comment(s) Please use this post for Tuesday's comments. Thanks! HappyTrading! (tm)...

• Bye-Bye 1st Quarter! SPX, Nasdaq, FO, VRTX, APA, IBB

  Posted Mar 31 2008, 06:35 PM by Happy Trading with no comments Finally, this crazy 1st quarter came to an end! The market was still very volatile today. Certain fast movers had pretty bigger swings. But, overall, the market managed to keep a positive tone. The financial...

• Monday Comments

  Posted Mar 30 2008, 01:01 PM by Happy Trading with 119 comment(s) Please use this post for Monday's comments. Thanks! HappyTrading! (tm)...

• Market Forecast for Week of 3/31: SPX, Nasdaq, UNG, PBW, XME, FXI

  Posted Mar 30 2008, 01:00 PM by Happy Trading with no comments The market tried to rally early last week, but, was again held back by the financials. The 3 days of continuous slide in the financials sector brought the market's rally to a halt, although we did see...

• Weekly Wrap!!

  Posted Mar 28 2008, 05:15 PM by Happy Trading with no comments Last weekend, I said, " For the new week, I think the market is ready to bounce. What we need to see is a few days of continuous rally and see if the market can catch the daily upper BB. There will likely...

• Friday Comments

  Posted Mar 27 2008, 07:01 PM by Happy Trading with 206 comment(s) Please use this post for Friday's comments. Thanks! HappyTrading! (tm)...

• Solars Shine! SPX, Nasdaq, SOLF, FSLR, SPWR, STP

  Posted Mar 27 2008, 07:00 PM by Happy Trading with no comments The GDP came in at 0.6, which matched the estimates . The market futures initially jumped when the GDP report came out, but, MER and UBS received lowered earnings outlook and soon started to put pressure...

• Thursday Comments

  Posted Mar 26 2008, 08:38 PM by Happy Trading with 235 comment(s) Please use this post for Thursday's comments. Thanks! HappyTrading! (tm) ps. A quick note: I'll be taking some vacation time (2 weeks). Now, a real one, hopefully! Most likely from 4/12 through 4/27....

• Market Stalling? SPX, Nasdaq, RMBS, ORCL, GOOG, CLF, X, RIO

  Posted Mar 26 2008, 08:35 PM by Happy Trading with no comments The market felt lethargic all day today. Durable goods data dropped and rekindled some worrying on the market. It made an attempt to rally back in the afternoon, but, still closed in the red. Metals were...

• Wednesday Comments

  Posted Mar 25 2008, 05:30 PM by Happy Trading with 285 comment(s) Please use this post for Wednesday's comments. Thanks! HappyTrading! (tm)...

• Metals and Agriculture Bounce! SPX, Nasdaq, MON, CF, X, STLD, MA, FSLR, SPWR, SOLF

  Posted Mar 25 2008, 05:30 PM by Happy Trading with no comments The market was basically flat today as some profit-taking gave things a chance to let off some steam. But, certain sectors were showing very strong performances. Metals, energy, and agricultures all showed...

• Tuesday Comments

  Posted Mar 24 2008, 07:38 PM by Happy Trading with 288 comment(s) Please use this post for Tuesday's comments. Thanks! HappyTrading! (tm)...

• Techs Waking Up! SPX, Nasdaq, JPM, BSC, RIMM, AAPL, GOOG, BIDU, FSLR, SPWR, WFR, XMSR, SIRI

  Posted Mar 24 2008, 07:30 PM by Happy Trading with no comments The market was in a jolly mood today! :-) JPM announced that it would raised the buyout offer for BSC to $10/share . BSC shares doubled at one point, trading above $13. BSC closed at $11.25, up +88.76...

• Monday Comments

  Posted Mar 23 2008, 01:24 PM by Happy Trading with 160 comment(s) Please use this post for Monday's comments. Thanks! HappyTrading! (tm)...

• Market Forecast for Week of 3/24: SPX, Nasdaq, DJI, XLF, INX2

  Posted Mar 23 2008, 01:23 PM by Happy Trading with no comments Thursday's market actions were very encouraging. with the Dow jumping +261.66 points, SPX adding +31.09 points, and the Nasdaq gaining +48.15 points. It does look like now that the market is ready to turn...