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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, the market certainly has room to rise. But, it'll have to break above SPX 1120 to go higher . The market is very "emotional" right now, and, the weekly jobless claims... Posted Mar 07 2010, 07:31 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: CNX, GLD, USO, GS, BAC, XLF, XME, BTU, ACI, MEE, WLT, PCX

• 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 Pulls Back On Weak Consumer Data: SPX, Nasdaq, FSLR, TSL, CSIQ, YGE, BTU, CNX, MEE, ACI

  After an unexpected drop in consumer confidence, the market dropped quickely and stayed weak. Solar stocks were especially weak as FSLR was downgraded. FSLR shares stumbled 6.46%. Other solar stocks also fell, including TSL -2.96%, CSIQ -7.06%, YGE -3... Posted Feb 23 2010, 07:56 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, YGE, CNX, TSL, BTU, ACI, MEE, CSIQ

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Coals And Steels Lead The Market Higher! SPX, Nasdaq, BBBY, CNX, BTU, ACI, MEE, X, NUE, AKS, WLT, POT, MOS, XOM, XTO

  This morning, a +7.4% jump in existing home sales gave investors something to cheer about ! All top 10 holdings of XHB (S&P Homebuilders ETF) made gains: BBBY was especially strong, adding +3.48%. Besides the homebuilders, miners were very strong... Posted Dec 22 2009, 04:28 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: CNX, X, NUE, XOM, BTU, ACI, MEE, POT, MOS, AKS, XTO, WLT, BBBY

• Market Claws Back Into the Green! SPX, Nasdaq, AAPL, RIMM, X, AMSC, CLF, MEE, CNX, BTU, ACI, GS, RIMM, IBM

  The market open on the strong side today. It sank down into the red in early afternoon, but, was able to close strongly back into the green! We had a lot of plays going in the Trading Room today. More than a month ago, I talked about AMSC and that the... Posted Dec 09 2009, 04:09 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: RIMM, CNX, AAPL, GS, X, BTU, ACI, MEE, CLF, AMSC

• Coal And Agriculture Stocks Rally! POT, MOS, MON, CF, MEE, CNX, BTU, ACI

  The market started out a bit weak, but, managed to came back up to close in the green. Coal stocks were strong today: MEE +5.68%, CNX +1.88%, BTU +2.37%, ACI +2.14%. I mentioned unusual options activities in MEE in last night's article . Today I bought... Posted Nov 17 2009, 07:16 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: MON, CNX, CF, BTU, ACI, MEE, POT, MOS

• Market Rises To New Heights! SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, SLV, GOLD, ABX, NEM, CNX, BTU, ACI, MEE, ZOOM, SINA

  This morning, retail sales numbers came in better than expected . Investors were seemingly encouraged by the data and proceeded to push the stocks higher. Gold, once again, made new highs, trading above $1140/ounce. Oil also went higher. Commodity sectors... Posted Nov 16 2009, 04:40 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: CNX, GLD, SLV, BTU, ACI, MEE, ABX, GOLD, SINA, NEM, ZOOM

• 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 Rallies Higher On Commodity Sectors! SPX, Nasdaq, POT, MOS, CF, AGU, FCX, RTP, BTU, ACI, CNX, AAPL, TXN

  The market was strong today with commodity sectors leading the rally. Yesterday, in my Sector Watch , we looked at the agriculture sector, as MOO made a solid move higher last week. Today, POT was rumored to be a buyout target for BHP , and, the sector... Posted Oct 19 2009, 04:54 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: RTP, CNX, AAPL, TXN, CF, FCX, BTU, ACI, POT, MOS, AGU

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

  Last weekend, in my Market Watch , I wrote: " For the new week, the earnings reports are going to be the driving force. The market has run up for 5 consecutive days and may need to rest and trade sideways to start the week. INTC and ALTR will report... Posted Oct 18 2009, 05:53 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: CNX, GLD, USO, AAPL, YHOO, XME, FCX, EBAY, BTU, MOO, AMZN, MSFT, SWH

• Weekly Wrap 10/16/09: GOOG, BAC

  When earnings and options expiration collide, things get volatile. Such was the case for last week. Nevertheless, the market made new highs, and the Dow went above 10,000, as it fed the media frenzy! So far, lots of earnings came in better-than-expected... Posted Oct 18 2009, 01:35 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, CNX, BAC, AEM

• Weekly Wrap 10/9/2009

  The market had a strong week last week. Most major sectors recorded solid gains, even the lagging agriculture stocks (MOO) made some progress. Our trading continued to produce winners; 100% GR$$N yet again (trades with +50% gain or more are highlighted... Posted Oct 11 2009, 11:53 AM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: ESI, FSLR, GOOG, CNX, AEM, BIDU