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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote, " For the new week, the technicals are still carrying a bias to the downside. The M&A activities and the speculations for them are offsetting the inconsistency in the latest economic reports. The... Posted Aug 29 2010, 06:42 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: GLD, USO, X, XME, CF, FCX, MOO, POT, ABX, GOLD, MOS, CLF, AGU, WLT, NEM

• Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, MOO, INX2, XME

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I forecasted, " For the new week, the latest development in the charts are certainly not bullish. However, it may not necessarily dictate a breakdown. If SPX 1080 does not hold, the next support is 1060, set... Posted Aug 22 2010, 06:22 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: GOOG, GLD, PCLN, XME, CF, MOO, POT, ABX, GOLD, INX2, MOS, AGU, NEM, MFE

• Latest News On POT!

  This just came in: HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Canada's Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. is considering alliances with global companies that could put together a competing offer to Anglo-Australian miner BHP Billiton's hostile $38.6 billion bid... Posted Aug 19 2010, 08:03 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: CF, POT, MOS, AGU

• Market Bounces on Latest Economic Data and M&A Activity: SPX, Nasdaq, POT, BHP, CF, MOS, AGU, AMZN, WYNN, WLT, CLF, X, FCX

  The market was strong out of the gate this morning on the latest economic reports, including better-than-expected industrial production and housing data . WMT reported solid earnings and raised its full-year guidance . WMT shares traded up +1.21%. HD... Posted Aug 17 2010, 05:19 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: X, CF, FCX, POT, WYNN, AMZN, MOS, CLF, AGU, WLT, BHP

• Weekly Wrap + Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, TLT, USO, GLD, SOXX, MOO

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I said, " For the new week, the market can run further into its newly developed bullish formation. The market has already stuttered around the SPX 1120 to 1130 area for a long time. If it's going to break... Posted Aug 15 2010, 07:25 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: TLT, GLD, USO, SOXX, CF, MOO, POT, MOS, AGU, SEED, CAGC

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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote, " For the new week, on Monday morning, we'll get the latest ISM and construction spending data. For both SPX and Nasdaq, the daily MAs of are moving into a new bullish phase. To break higher, SPX... Posted Aug 08 2010, 08:03 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: GLD, GS, BAC, JPM, XLE, XLF, XME, WFC, CF, BTU, ACI, MEE, MOO, POT, MOS, AIG, AGU, WLT, ANR

• A Day Of Huge Gains! SPX, Nasdaq, PCLN, POT, AGU, MOS, CF, GOOG, GS, CLF, FSLR, LVS

  The market pushed higher today as investors cheered better economic data, such as improvement in private employment . The broader market itself only advanced slightly, as SPX added just +6.78 points. But, certain stocks really went higher, including most... Posted Aug 04 2010, 04:04 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, GOOG, GS, PCLN, CF, POT, LVS, MOS, CLF, AGU

• Market Closes Above Key Resistance! SPX, Nasdaq, BP, APC, RIG, DO, CLF, WLT, FCX, BHP, POT, CF, AGU, MOS, HLF

  Last Thursday, in our Trading Room among the many discussions, I pointed out that, " This market is on the verge of a run up ... " Last night, in my Market Forecast , I commented on the strength in the market indices, " For both SPX and... Posted Aug 02 2010, 04:52 PM by HappyTrading with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: RIG, DO, CF, FCX, POT, MOS, CLF, AGU, WLT, BP, APC, BHP, HLF

• Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, USO, XME, INX2, MOO

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I said, " VIX has sank back below 24, which could signal the intention to rally. We'll have to see if the market can continue to push higher and stay above SPX 1100. If SPX 1100 is cleared, SPX should retest... Posted Aug 01 2010, 05:20 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: USO, XME, CF, FCX, MOO, POT, INX2, MOS, CLF, AGU, WLT, BHP, MELI, AOL

• Market Jumps On Better Economic Data! SPX, Nasdaq, BHP, CLF, GS, BP, APC, NOV, NBL, DO, RIG, CF, POT, AGU, MON

  This morning, the latest jobless claims fell by the largest amount in almost a year. In addition, China reported solid export numbers . The market opened strongly and closed even higher. On Tuesday, in my article , I gave some trading ideas. Basically... Posted Jun 10 2010, 07:17 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: SPX, Nasdaq, MON, RIG, GS, DO, NOV, CF, POT, CLF, AGU, BP, APC, BHP, NBL

• Market Cheers Better Retail Numbers! TGT, GPS, AMZN, POT, MON, MOS, AGU

  The market opened on the downside today, as jobless claims were a little higher than expected. But, stocks turned positive investors decided to cheer better retail numbers , instead. Target (TGT) added +3.02% while Gap (GPS) gained +3.06%. AMZN jumped... Posted Apr 08 2010, 04:14 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: MON, POT, AMZN, MOS, TGT, AGU, GPS

• Market Rally Takes A Break: SPX, Nasdaq, MEE, WLT, CLF, MON, POT, AGU, GLD, GOLD, GS, AIG, LCC, UAUA, JBLU, BBBY, HOTT

  The market stalled in its rally today. Late in the afternoon, the market took a quick pullback, but, was able to stabilize a bit before the close. Energy and coal stocks were weak today. MEE dropped another 6.67% on the recent mine explosion accident... Posted Apr 07 2010, 03:27 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: MON, GLD, GS, MEE, POT, GOLD, AIG, CLF, AGU, WLT, BBBY, UAUA, LCC, JBLU, HOTT

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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, both SPX and Nasdaq are showing a new bullish formation in their respective daily MAs. Nasdaq is basically at the resistance set back in January, 2325. SPX's next resistance is... Posted Mar 14 2010, 04:51 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, XLF, X, UUP, XME, CF, MEE, MOO, POT, MOS, CLF, AGU, TRA, WLT

• Miners Keep The Market Up! SPX, Nasdaq, WLT, CNX, MEE, ACI, CF, POT, MOS, AGU, TRA, MDVN

  The market started out strong today. Although it gave back some gains in the afternoon, it managed to close in the green. Gold rallied today to above $1130/ounce. Miners led the market. Besides the gold miners, coal stocks were also very strong. WLT made... Posted Mar 02 2010, 09:21 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: CNX, CF, ACI, MEE, POT, MOS, AGU, TRA, WLT, MDVN

• Market Pares Loss With A Mid-Day Bounce: SPX, Nasdaq, ESRX, KSS, DECK, CME, ICE, CF, POT, MOS, AGU

  The market opened lower today as the number of jobless claims increased in the latest data . However, in the afternoon, the market started to reverse its direction. Fertilizers were among the first ones to be bought. CF, in particular, bounced on heavy... Posted Feb 25 2010, 05:27 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: CME, CF, ESRX, POT, ICE, DECK, MOS, AGU, KSS