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• Financials Help S&P 500 To New High! SPX, Nasdaq, GS, C, PNC, STI, V, MA, RIMM, GOOG, AMZN, AAPL, FSLR, STP, TSL

  Financials stayed strong today and helped to push S&P 500 to a new 17-month closing high! In my Market Forecast this weekend, I said, "... the market has gone quite far, so it may need a breather through the mid-week. If the market can hold its... Posted Mar 11 2010, 08:21 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, GOOG, RIMM, AAPL, GS, C, MA, PNC, V, STI, STP, TSL, AMZN

• Market Takes Time To Breathe: SPX, Nasdaq, GS, MA, V, AIG, C, FNM, FRE, AAPL, BIDU, ITMN, FACT, CSCO

  This weekend, in my Market Forecast , I said, "...the market has gone quite far, so it may need a breather through the mid-week." This is what the market is doing right now, basically trading sideways. Still, there are pockets of new breakouts... Posted Mar 09 2010, 04:38 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: AAPL, GS, C, MA, CSCO, V, BIDU, AIG, FRE, FNM, ITMN, FACT

• Market Forecast + Sector Watch + Weekly Wrap: SPX, Nasdaq, UUP, GLD, USO, BTK

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, if SPX can push above 1080, the market could rally higher to test 1100. Above 1100, 1120 is the next resistance. Tech stocks should continue higher if the market environment is strong... Posted Feb 21 2010, 07:09 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, RIMM, BTK, GLD, USO, GENZ, AAPL, UUP, CELG, ABX, AMZN, AMGN, TEVA, GILD

• Market Awaits Latest Jobs Data: SPX, Nasdaq, BIDU, GOOG, RIMM, AAPL, CSCO, V, MA, BRCM

  Yesterday, in my evening article , I said, " After 2 days of bouncing, the market may need a bit of rest tomorrow before some important earnings reports ..." Indeed, we saw some profit-taking today. Commodity sectors were mostly weak. BIDU jumped... Posted Feb 03 2010, 08:33 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, RIMM, AAPL, BRCM, MA, CSCO, V, BIDU

• Market Bounces After Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged: SPX, Nasdaq, AAPL, GS, PRU, WFC, PNC, BAC, NFLX, QCOM, AMZN, MSFT

  The market was volatile today, as expected. In the morning, while Geithner and Paulson were getting questioned by the Congress, the market remained weak. After AAPL's media event got started, things became a little better. AAPL did indeed reveal its... Posted Jan 27 2010, 07:04 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: AAPL, GS, BAC, QCOM, PNC, PRU, WFC, AMZN, MSFT, NFLX

• Market Unstable Ahead Of Busy Wednesday: SPX, Nasdaq, AIG, X, GS, FSLR, SPWRA, AMSC, TSL, AAPL, YHOO, GILD, SANM, SHW

  In the past 2 days, the market has been really unstable, trading in a tight range, but, basically unchanged since last Friday's close. Tomorrow, lots of things are happening. Treasure Secretary Timonthy Geithner will be questioned by the Congress... Posted Jan 26 2010, 07:37 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: SPWRA, FSLR, AAPL, GS, X, YHOO, TSL, AIG, SHW, AMSC, SANM, GILD

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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I said, " For the new week, the market will start on some shaky grounds. Once again, it's mostly about the earnings! On Tuesday, before the market opens, C reports, and after the market, we'll hear from... Posted Jan 24 2010, 02:29 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, USO, AAPL, XLF, TXN, SOXX, UUP, AKS, ALTR

• Market At Highest Close In 15 Months! SPX, Nasdaq, IBM, CREE, RMBS, AAPL, APA, WLT, HES

  After brushing aside C's earnings this morning, the market shifted its focus to the Senate race in Massachusetts. Health care stocks started to rise because Brown, the Republican's candidate, was gaining momentum. Other sectors followed higher... Posted Jan 19 2010, 08:13 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: HES, AAPL, BAC, APA, IBM, WFC, STT, CREE, WLT, BK, RMBS

• Happy New Year!! December 09 Month Wrap! GOOG, MA, MOS, AMZN, AAPL, FSLR

  Happy New Year! Well, it's been quite a year. Our published trades have brought profits just about every month of the year, besides Oct 09, which we gave back some gains late in the month to close about even. We'll strive for a even better year... Posted Dec 31 2009, 11:58 AM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, GOOG, AAPL, MA, AMZN, MOS

• Market Claws Back Into the Green! SPX, Nasdaq, AAPL, RIMM, X, AMSC, CLF, MEE, CNX, BTU, ACI, GS, RIMM, IBM

  The market open on the strong side today. It sank down into the red in early afternoon, but, was able to close strongly back into the green! We had a lot of plays going in the Trading Room today. More than a month ago, I talked about AMSC and that the... Posted Dec 09 2009, 04:09 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: RIMM, CNX, AAPL, GS, X, BTU, ACI, MEE, CLF, AMSC

• Market Sinks To Test Support: SPX, Nasdaq, MS, WFC, AAPL, FCX, FFIV, EBAY

  Yesterday, in my evening article , I said, " For the past 4 trading sessions, the market has been treading water, which means some consolidation is happening. Both SPX and Nasdaq are sliding away from the daily upper BB. This shows a lack of immediate... Posted Oct 21 2009, 08:03 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: AAPL, MS, WFC, FCX, EBAY, FFIV

• Earnings Fail To Excite Market! SPX, Nasdaq, AAPL, TXN, BLK, BTU, YHOO SNDK, CREE, ISRG

  Although both AAPL and TXN reported solid earnings yesterday, they were not enough to draw more buyers in, just yet. The market took a breather as the dollar managed a bounce, which resulted in weakness in the commodity sectors. AAPL closed below the... Posted Oct 20 2009, 05:24 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: ISRG, AAPL, TXN, BLK, BTU, CREE, YHOO SNDK

• Market Rallies Higher On Commodity Sectors! SPX, Nasdaq, POT, MOS, CF, AGU, FCX, RTP, BTU, ACI, CNX, AAPL, TXN

  The market was strong today with commodity sectors leading the rally. Yesterday, in my Sector Watch , we looked at the agriculture sector, as MOO made a solid move higher last week. Today, POT was rumored to be a buyout target for BHP , and, the sector... Posted Oct 19 2009, 04:54 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: RTP, CNX, AAPL, TXN, CF, FCX, BTU, ACI, POT, MOS, AGU

• Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XME, USO, GLD, MOO, SWH

  Last weekend, in my Market Watch , I wrote: " For the new week, the earnings reports are going to be the driving force. The market has run up for 5 consecutive days and may need to rest and trade sideways to start the week. INTC and ALTR will report... Posted Oct 18 2009, 05:53 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: CNX, GLD, USO, AAPL, YHOO, XME, FCX, EBAY, BTU, MOO, AMZN, MSFT, SWH

• Financials And Techs Stay Strong! SPX, Nasdaq, GOOG, BIDU, AAPL, MA, V, GS, BAC, WFC, COF, AA

  Last night, in my article , I said that " we might see some volatility in the morning as the market fights around this pivot point ." Indeed, the market opened lower, but, quickly bounced back. Then, it spent most of the morning and early afternoon... Posted Oct 07 2009, 04:46 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, AAPL, GS, BAC, MA, V, WFC, BIDU, COF, AA