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• 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

• Commodity Sectors Rally Higher! SPX, Nasdaq, TRA, POT, MOS, CF, AGU, TSL, GLD, CNX, CLF, BTU, X, RTP

  Stocks rallied today, led once again by the commodity sectors. As I have been saying for a week now , " The dollar is very strong, but, perhaps needs a breather. Commodity sectors could see buyers rushing in if the dollar pulls back ." The dollar... Posted Feb 16 2010, 03:01 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: RTP, CNX, GLD, X, CF, TSL, BTU, POT, MOS, CLF, AGU, TRA

• 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

• Commodity Sectors Lead The Market Higher: SPX, Nasdaq, POT, CF, AGU, CAT, JOYG, BUCY, FCX, X, CNX, MEE

  Last night, China reported a soft CPI number, easing the fear of inflation. This morning, US jobless claims fell. In addition, favorable news regarding support for Greece's debt crisis came out of Europe , although it is still unclear what actions... Posted Feb 11 2010, 04:26 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: CNX, X, CF, CAT, FCX, MEE, POT, JOYG, AGU, BUCY

• Market Bounces On Possible Greece Help: SPX, Nasdaq, CAT, BUCY, JOYG, AGU, POT, CF, UAUA, DAL, JBLU, LCC, BIDU, NTGR, GS

  This morning, the market was encouraged by a possible rescue plan for Greece's debt crisis . In addition, CAT received an upgrade from Morgan Stanley . Commodity sectors jumped and pushed the Dow back above the 10,000 mark. CAT finished the day up... Posted Feb 09 2010, 03:38 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GS, BIDU, CF, CAT, POT, JOYG, AGU, UAUA, LCC, BUCY, JBLU, NTGR, DAL

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

  Happy MLK Day! Hope you've had a nice long weekend! Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, the market still looks strong, but, will have to be supported by good earnings. Breaking and staying above SPX 1150 could be... Posted Jan 18 2010, 08:14 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: GOOG, GLD, GS, C, MA, XLF, AXP, UUP, XME, CF, UNP, BG, AGU, CSX, GE

• Profitting On Both Sides! BIDU, TSL, FSLR, INTC, POT, CF, AGU, TRA

  Even though the market indices ended higher today, the individual sectors produced mixed results. We saw pockets of strength here and there, but, also some weak areas. Miners were mostly weak, perhaps still lingering on AA's earnings report. Solar... Posted Jan 14 2010, 08:20 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, INTC, BIDU, CF, TSL, POT, AGU, TRA

• Playing Earnings Indirectly! ESI, APOL, WLT, FSLR, CF, GS

  Those members who are in the Trading Room , and get to converse with me on a daily basis, know that I'm on vacation this week. For some inexplacable, yet very "happy" reason, I seem to always trade exceptionally well while on vacation. Needless... Posted Jan 07 2010, 07:39 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: ESI, FSLR, APOL, GS, CF, WLT

• 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

• Solars And Fertilizers Still Attracting Buyers! SPX, Nasdaq, FSLR, SPWRA, STP, TSL, YGE, CSIQ, POT, MOS, CF, AGU, FDX, UPS

  The market was stagnant today, spending most of the day slightly up. But, it sank into the red in the afternoon, although not by much. A couple of sectors stood out, however. Solars and fertilizers were strong from the open and kept most of their gains... Posted Dec 07 2009, 07:25 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: SPWRA, FSLR, YGE, CF, STP, TSL, POT, MOS, AGU, CSIQ, UPS, FDX

• Fertilizers Up Big On Strong Demand! POT, MOS, CF, AGU, SEED, GRO, CGA

  On Thanksgiving, I wrote a quick article mentioning the potential M&A activities in the agriculture sector . Over the past 2 days, fertilizer stocks saw tremendous buying on increasing volume! Today, top officers from Potash (POT) and Mosaic (MOS... Posted Dec 02 2009, 04:19 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: CF, POT, MOS, AGU, SEED, GRO, CGA

• Happy Thanksgiving! MON, POT, MOS, CF, AGU

  Happy Thanksgiving! The market managed a modest gain as the dollar dropped and gold went to a new high, yet again! Gold finished above $1190/ounce!! We took things easy on Wednesday to get ready for Thanksgiving. Most sectors closed higher and VIX came... Posted Nov 25 2009, 09:36 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: MON, CF, POT, MOS, AGU

• Gold Rises To Another Record! SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, MON, POT, CF, MOS, BG

  The market was yet again flat today, closing a bit on the downside. Gold, however, jumped in the morning a attained a new record high! This weekend, in my Market Forecast & Sector Watch , I said, " GLD is now in uncharted territory, with little... Posted Nov 18 2009, 08:06 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: MON, GLD, CF, POT, MOS, BG