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• Market Ended Mixed In Volatile Trading: BRCM, SNDK, MRVL, CLF, WLT, ANR, NFLX, AMZN, GOOG, AAPL

  The market was weak at the open, but, managed to bounce back. However, immediately after the Fed minutes were released, the market suffered a quick drop. It paddled back up in the last hour to closed flat, flat and mixed. Techs were on the weak side with... Posted Aug 31 2010, 05:01 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, AAPL, BRCM, AMZN, SNDK, MRVL, CLF, WLT, NFLX, ANR

• Market Stutters As Miners Pull Back: SPX, Nasdaq, X, WLT, CLF, BTU, GLD, GOLD, NEM, ABX, BRCM, BWLD, PNRA

  In my Market Forecast this weekend, I said, " If SPX 1100 is cleared, SPX should retest the 1120 level. Miners went up quite a bit last week and may need to take a quick breather ." Yesterday, SPX closed above that 1100 level. This morning,... Posted Jul 27 2010, 05:43 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, BRCM, X, AKAM, V, BTU, ABX, GOLD, CLF, BA, WLT, NEM, BWLD, GLW, PNRA

• Weekly Wrap + Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XME, XLF, PBW, SOXX

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, a whole lot more earnings reports are coming in... The market is barely being supported by its daily MAs. A quick dip could send it to test SPX 1040 again. It'll be up to the... Posted Jul 24 2010, 09:12 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, INTC, CNX, PBW, BRCM, QCOM, CME, XLF, NOV, SOXX, AEM, AKAM, V, XME, SOHU, WLP, POT, AMGN, CLF, SMH, BP, MOT, GLW

• Market Brushes Aside Earnings From IBM And TXN: SPX, Nasdaq, IBM, TXN, AAPL, CRUS, SNDK, BRCM, VMW, CLF, BTU, STLD, WLT, FCX, X, WFC, NFLX, FFIV, QCOM, SBUX

  Yesterday, the market eked out a small gain, ahead of IBM and TXN's earnings. Then, both IBM and TXN disappointed investors with their quarterly reports. Today, the market open gapped down, but, started to bounce almost immediately. Both BTU and STLD... Posted Jul 20 2010, 02:37 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: AAPL, BRCM, QCOM, TXN, X, STLD, IBM, WFC, FCX, BTU, SNDK, CLF, VMW, FFIV, WLT, SBUX, NFLX, CRUS

• Big Upswing Brings Nasdaq Green For 2010! SPX, Nasdaq, SNDK, BRCM, FFIV, GOOG, BIDU, AMZN, RIMM, AAPL, CLF, WLT, BTU, ACI, APOL, ESI, TLT

  The market jumped out of the gate today on China's show of confidence in European debt even though the lastest jobs report may not have been inspiring . Investors rushed back in to pick up tech stocks, sending Nasdaq roaring up +81.8 points and into... Posted May 27 2010, 04:26 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: ESI, APOL, TLT, GOOG, RIMM, AAPL, BRCM, BIDU, BTU, ACI, AMZN, SNDK, CLF, FFIV, WLT

• Weekly Wrap + Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XLF, GLD, XME, SOXX

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, the market is in a very vulnerable position. The bounce last week took to the market to test the 10-day MA. But, with a quick reversal, it closed under the 10-day MA again. Further... Posted May 23 2010, 07:01 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, GS, BRCM, XLF, SOXX, XME, BTU, ACI, CLF, WLT, PCX

• AAPL Delivers Blowout Earnings! SPX, Nasdaq, GS, C, AIG, RIG, DO, SLB, NOV, AAPL, ALTR, BRCM, JNPR

  The market was very strong today, led by the energy stocks. Oil bounced today and oil services stocks beckoned inverstors back in. RIG added +4.24%, with an additional news of a successful trading debut on the Swiss Exchange . SLB was up +4%; DO bounced... Posted Apr 20 2010, 03:42 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: RIG, AAPL, GS, C, BRCM, DO, NOV, SLB, AIG, JNPR, ALTR

• Market Pushes Higher: SPX, Nasdaq, SPG, MAC, CBL, INTC, IBM, FFIV, BRCM, RIMM, GOOG, ESI, BPI, CECO, DV

  The market overcame some "morning sickness" and ended the day higher. Techs were strong ahead of INTC's earnings. GOOG jumped more than $14, or +2.45%. RIMM added more than +$2, trading back above $72. IBM, FFIV, and BRCM were also strong... Posted Apr 13 2010, 07:32 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: ESI, INTC, GOOG, RIMM, BRCM, IBM, CBL, FFIV, CECO, BPI, DV, SPG, MAC

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

  This weekend is a triple holiday weekend! Happy Valentine's Day, Happy Chinese New Year, and Happy President's Day! Hope you've had a wonderful weekend! Last Sunday, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: "For the new week, the market could... Posted Feb 15 2010, 02:28 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, USO, BRCM, SOXX, CF, MOO, POT, MRVL, AGU, ALTR

• 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

• Housing And Biotech Stocks Rally: SPX, Nasdaq, DHI, MDC, TOL, PHM, CELG, GENZ, OSIP, CEPH, XNPT, CTRP, SOLR, NETL, CSCO, V, BRCM, YUM

  This morning, pending home sales numbers came in better than expected . In addition, DHI reported its first profittable quarter in 3 years ! Housing stocks were very strong: DHI +10.92%, MDC +7.73%, TOL +3.59%, PHM +7.48%. Biotechs also had a good day... Posted Feb 02 2010, 08:49 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GENZ, BRCM, OSIP, CSCO, V, CELG, PHM, TOL, CTRP, CEPH, NETL, YUM, DHI, XNPT, MDC, SOLR

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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " Both SPX and Nasdaq were rising back above their daily MAs, until Friday when the Dubai news spooked the market. VIX jumped to test 26 on Friday and closed just below 25. However, SPX's daily MAs... Posted Dec 06 2009, 07:54 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: INTC, GLD, GS, BAC, BRCM, JPM, XLE, XLF, TXN, SOXX, XOM, WFC, MRVL, CVX, AMAT, ALTR

• Market Tests SPX 1100 Again! SPX, Nasdaq, HPQ, COMS, JDSU, BRCD, BRCM, JNPR, IBM, CSCO, CTRP, GLD, GOOG

  On Monday, in my evening article , I said, " The market had a really strong day today and we could see some profit-taking tomorrow. SPX 1100 could be tested, but, I think we might need a couple of more days before breaking above that level ."... Posted Nov 11 2009, 07:45 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, GLD, BRCM, IBM, CSCO, CTRP, JNPR, COMS, BRCD, JDSU, HPQ

• Market Dives On Weak Data: SPX, Nasdaq, QCOM, BRCM, AAPL, GOOG, BIDU, FSLR, NWSA

  The market opened lower this morning and continued to slide until the close. A few new economic data that came out today were worse than expected, including manufacturing and jobless claims reports . VIX jumped to close above 28. Last Friday, in our Trading... Posted Oct 01 2009, 08:07 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, GOOG, AAPL, BRCM, QCOM, BIDU, NWSA

• Techs & Miners Hold The Market Up: SPX, Nasdaq, X, FCX, ATI, CCJ, TXN, BRCM, SNDK, MRVL, BLK

  This weekend, in my Market Forecast , I mentioned that " [t]he market might start out the week slowly " and " e could see some more profit-taking in the techs and the miners ". Yesterday , we saw profit-taking in techs and miners,... Posted Jun 09 2009, 07:14 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: BRCM, TXN, X, BLK, FCX, ATI, SNDK, CCJ, MRVL