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• 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 Makes Gains On Merger Deals: AIG, MIL, OSIP, INCY, MDVN, BIIB, ONXX, BMRN, HGSI, NFLX, BIDU, ISRG, PCLN, GLD, GOLD, AMZN

  The market was very strong today, inspired by a few merger/acquisition deals. This weekend, news reported that AIG was making a deal to sell its Asia-based life insurer AIA Group. AIG was up +4.08% today. This afternoon, it was confirmed that the British... Posted Mar 01 2010, 08:44 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: ISRG, GLD, BIIB, PCLN, OSIP, BIDU, GOLD, INCY, HGSI, AMZN, AIG, NFLX, BMRN, ONXX, MDVN, MIL

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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I said, " For the new week, as mentioned last weekend, SPX 1120 will be the nearest resistance. The market has rallied quite far. Unless, there are really positive news to help push the market higher, SPX 1130... Posted Feb 28 2010, 07:12 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: BTK, GLD, GENZ, XLF, UUP, OSIP, PRU, CELG, AMGN, AIG, UNH, AET, SLXP, NUVA

• 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

• Monthly Wrap!

  Wow, what a crazy day, crazy week, and a crazy month!! VIX is back above 30! The turn around to the downside today was so quick, we had to close most plays on the long side and traded quickly on the downside. We were enjoying another fantasic month until... Posted Oct 30 2009, 01:16 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, GS, AEM, BIDU, BLK, AIG

• Monthly Wrap: Another $$Super Month!!

  We've had another $$Super Month!! Here are the trades closed for the month (you can see more details from our Trade Records Page Updated ( CLICK HERE ) ). Besides a few trades, our picks were once again mostly GR$$N . Trades with over +50% gains are... Posted Sep 25 2009, 01:28 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, AEM, LVS, HIG, AIG

• Biotechs Keeps Nasdaq In The Green: SPX, Nasdaq, CELG, AMGN, INCY, OSIP, AMAG, AIG, FNM, FRE, ESI, APOL, COCO, EDU

  Last night, in my weekly Market Forecast , I mentioned that we'll need to see some more "venting" in some of the commodity sectors. Indeed today, we saw weakness in these sectors. I also thought that coals and steels may not be done going... Posted Sep 21 2009, 08:45 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: ESI, APOL, AMAG, OSIP, CELG, INCY, AMGN, EDU, AIG, FRE, FNM, COCO

• Market Continues To Go Higher! SPX, Nasdaq, GS, HIG, PRU, AIG, CNX, BTU, ACI, MEE, DNDN, SPPI, HGSI, PDLI, INCY

  The market opened lower today, but, closed in the green, again! As I mentioned in my Market Forecast on Sunday , "[T] he market needs to let off some more steam ." It did so in the morning. We continued to discussed the importance of the commodity... Posted Sep 14 2009, 08:23 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: CNX, GS, PRU, DNDN, BTU, ACI, MEE, INCY, HGSI, HIG, AIG, SPPI, PDLI

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

  Happy Labor Day! Hope you've had a nice, restful, long weekend. Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, although the market indices are showing a bullish formation, not being able to push higher after going above the... Posted Sep 07 2009, 05:16 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, GS, XLF, AEM, XME, CF, FCX, MOO, POT, GOLD, MOS, AIG, PAAS, AGU, TRA

• Another Great Week Of Trading! CTRP, LVS, AEM, AIG, FCX, VNDA, SPY, SRS

  We continue to trade very well in an volatile environment. Here are the closed trades for the week (notable trades, above +50% gain, are highlighted): September 04, 2009 12:31 | HappyTrading LVS ($15.42) Sold to Close LJJIV Sep 13 calls, at $3.00 +71... Posted Sep 04 2009, 01:15 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: SRS, AEM, FCX, VNDA, LVS, AIG, CTRP, SPY

• Gold And Silver Plays Jump! SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, SLV, AEM, ABX, GOLD, PAAS, SSRI, AIG

  Last night, in my article , I said, " We should see some bounces tomorrow. But, with this sharp downward momentum, we should see a bit more selling before Friday ." Indeed, the market was slightly up for most of the day, but, sank to close in... Posted Sep 02 2009, 03:32 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, GLD, SLV, AAPL, GS, JPM, IBM, AEM, WFC, ABX, GOLD, AIG, SSRI, PAAS

• Clever Move (Down) By The Market! SPX, Nasdaq, AIG, HIG, PRU, BAC, COF, WFC, GS

  This morning, the market traded higher as home sales and factory data were better than expected . But, within minutes after the data were released, the sell-off began. The financials led the market down and kept dropping until the close. Insurers were... Posted Sep 01 2009, 08:44 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GS, BAC, PRU, WFC, COF, HIG, AIG

• August Wrap! PNC, FSLR, GOOG, HIG, WYNN, AIG

  In August, we extended our monthly winning streak to number "8". Yes, another winning month! Here are the closed trades. Notable ones are in "bold" print for over +50% gain. Besides a few minor losses, our published trades were mostly... Posted Aug 30 2009, 02:46 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, GOOG, PNC, WYNN, HIG, AIG

• AIG Leads The Market Back To Green! SPX, Nasdaq, AIG, ABK, MBI, DELL, MRVL, BA, PCP, RTI

  Today the market opened on the weak side. Most commodity sectors were pretty weak in the morning. However, AIG continued to push higher. Yesterday, in our Trading Room , Bagger Vance made an "buy" alert on AIG: Bagger Vance August 26, 2009 11... Posted Aug 27 2009, 03:39 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: SPX, Nasdaq, DELL, MRVL, AIG, MBI, ABK, PCP, BA, RTI

• Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XLF, XME, XLE, INX2

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, after trying hard, but unsuccessfully, to break away from the recent resistance levels ( SPX 1000 ; Nasdaq 2000 ), the market technicals are showing slight weakness. The MACD on both... Posted Aug 23 2009, 04:34 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: GOOG, OXY, GS, BAC, PCLN, APA, JPM, XLE, XLF, XOM, XME, PRU, FCX, EBAY, AMZN, HIG, INX2, AIG, WFT, CVX