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• Market Marches On! SPX, Nasdaq, WLT, MEE, ANR, PCX, HIG, BLK, PNC, STI, STT, APA, APC, OXY, HES

  The market continued to push higher today, ramping up to new 2010 highs! Financials were strong today. FAS (financial bull 3x ETF) hit an intraday high of $96.84. In early February, FAS touched an intraday low of $60. That's a +61% rise from the February... Posted Mar 17 2010, 05:08 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: HES, OXY, APA, PNC, STI, BLK, MEE, STT, HIG, WLT, PCX, ANR, APC

• Energy Stocks Lead The Market In Bounce: SPX, Nasdaq, XOM, RIG, DO, APA, WLT, HES, AMZN, BIDU, BP

  This morning, in addition to encouraging manufacturing and personal spending data, XOM reported better-than-expected earnings . As discussed in my Market Forecast last night , the market was ready for a bounce. Energy stocks led the market higher: XOM... Posted Feb 01 2010, 08:30 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: HES, RIG, APA, DO, XOM, BIDU, AMZN, WLT, BP

• 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

• Market Takes A Breather: MA, V, ICE, CME, CF, CLF, APA

  Well, it's nearly the end of the year, with only 2 trading days left (Friday is the 1st and it's a market holiday). The volume was light and the market took a breather, which was discussed in my Market Forecast this weekend . Not much new development... Posted Dec 29 2009, 07:50 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: MA, APA, CME, V, CF, ICE, CLF

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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, we'll pay attention to the GDP and retail reports on Tuesday. Nasdaq looks really strong. Its daily upper BB has opened up. Normally, I'd say that Nasdaq is setting up for... Posted Dec 27 2009, 07:59 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: GLD, HES, RIG, OXY, MA, APA, PNC, CME, XLE, XLF, DO, NOV, UUP, V, BLK, STT, ICE, SLB, DVN, UPL, XLT

• Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! GOOG, AMZN, APA

  It's been a very nice week as the market breaks higher. We're 100% green on the closed trades, yet again (trades above +50% gain are highlighted): December 24, 2009 08:14 | HappyTrading GOOG ($617.50) Sold to Close GOPAA Jan 600 calls, at $24... Posted Dec 24 2009, 09:23 AM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, APA, AMZN

• Internet Stocks Jump! CNX, BTU, APA, WLT, PCLN, AMZN, YHOO, EBAY, GOOG

  This morning, crude inventories came in lower than expected . New home sales was down, but personal spending and salary rose . These were enough to keep investors' jovial holiday spirit. Energies, coals, and steels ( all mentioned yesterday ) continued... Posted Dec 23 2009, 03:57 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, CNX, PCLN, APA, YHOO, EBAY, BTU, AMZN, WLT

• Energy Stocks Continue To Soar! SPX, Nasdaq, UPL, APA, WLT, TSL, STP, FSLR, SPWRA, OIH, RIG

  The market was jittery ahead of the FOMC meeting tomorrow. However, energy stocks still attracted buyers. Last night , we visited many of these gainers. Today, most of them continued to rise higher: UPL +3.51%, APA +0.61%, WLT +1.77%. Solar stocks were... Posted Dec 15 2009, 07:11 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: SPWRA, FSLR, RIG, APA, OIH, STP, TSL, WLT, UPL

• 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... Posted Dec 14 2009, 05:10 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: C, BAC, MA, APA, XOM, V, WFC, LDK, SOLF, TSL, COF, DVN, XTO, CSIQ, UPL, ECA

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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I said, " For the new week, the market will start the week in a neutral position. If SPX and Nasdaq can rise above their respective daily MAs, the market can rally higher. The immediate resistance levels above... Posted Nov 15 2009, 08:25 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: GLD, OXY, GS, BAC, MA, APA, JPM, PNC, XLE, XLF, AXP, AEM, XOM, V, GDX, WFC, BLK, ABX, GOLD, SLB, CVX, RGLD

• Energy Stocks Stall The Market: SPX, Nasdaq, APA, DO, RIG, NOV, WLT, GOOG, CTRP, DIS

  Last night, in my evening article , I said, " We'll need to see some strength back in energy stocks to push the market above SPX 1100 ." Well, the energy inventory numbers today showed a drop in energy use . Energy stocks turned weak soon... Posted Nov 12 2009, 08:32 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, RIG, APA, DO, NOV, CTRP, WLT, DIS

• Market Tumbles On Weak Commodities! SPX, Nasdaq, DO, APA, NOV, WLT, CNX, MEE, BTU, AKAM, FSLR

  When the market falls, it falls fast! The dollar continued to glide higher, as investors sell off stocks in the commodity sectors. Oil fell to $77/barrel and gold dropped below $1030/ounce. Miners were extremely weak, led by coal names. Yesterday, MEE... Posted Oct 28 2009, 03:48 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, CNX, APA, DO, NOV, AKAM, BTU, MEE, WLT

• 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... Posted Sep 20 2009, 08:34 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: CNX, USO, GS, BAC, APA, JPM, XLF, NUE, UUP, XME, WFC, BTU, ACI, MEE, MOO, POT, DVN, MOS, CLF, AKS, XTO

• Biotechs Are Hot!! SPX, Nasdaq, HGSI, BCRX, GENZ, MYGN, HIG, GOOG, APA

  Yesterday, the market jumped in the morning, then, retreated in the afternoon. Today, it was a similar scenario, although the markets did manage to keep some gains. We continued to lock in profits. Yesterday we took profits on HIG and APA : August 24... Posted Aug 25 2009, 04:09 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, GENZ, APA, HGSI, HIG, BCRX, TPI

• 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