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• August 2010 Monthly Wrap: GOOG, GS, WYNN, ICE, AMZN, MLM, FSLR

  A very nice month. Not an easy thing to do in this environment, and, you porbably don't need me to tell you that. 100% green on the closed trades this week. Here are the trades for the month (trades with +50% or higher profits are highlighted): August... Posted Aug 27 2010, 12:11 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, GOOG, GS, WYNN, ICE, AMZN, MLM

• Weekly Wrap 8/6/10: GOOG, GS, CLF, LVS, FSLR, POT, BP

  The market managed another winning week, through some mixed economic data. Friday's unemployment report was disappointing, and yet, somehow, the market made it through with a minor slip. We traded this week beautifully and ended with 100% of our trades... Posted Aug 07 2010, 04:36 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, GOOG, GS, POT, LVS, CLF, BP

• A Day Of Huge Gains! SPX, Nasdaq, PCLN, POT, AGU, MOS, CF, GOOG, GS, CLF, FSLR, LVS

  The market pushed higher today as investors cheered better economic data, such as improvement in private employment . The broader market itself only advanced slightly, as SPX added just +6.78 points. But, certain stocks really went higher, including most... Posted Aug 04 2010, 04:04 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, GOOG, GS, PCLN, CF, POT, LVS, MOS, CLF, AGU

• Market Ends Down In Volatile Trading: SPX, Nasdaq, POT, GS, SPY, CLF, GMCR, CME, CTXS, WYNN, FSLR, MET

  The market started out in the positive territory as jobless claims fell . However, as I stated last night , " SPX can easily slide down to test 1100 again ." SPX went up as high as 1115.9 and quickly turned lower. Around noon, SPX had dropped... Posted Jul 29 2010, 08:26 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, GS, CME, POT, WYNN, CLF, SPY, GMCR, MET, CTXS

• 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

• Weekly Wrap + Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, MOO, XLE, PBW

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I said: " For the new week, the market should be looking for a bounce after the quick fall for the past 2 weeks. The above mentioned levels should be the first resistances. We could see some volatile trading... Posted Jul 11 2010, 07:11 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: FSLR, YGE, PBW, GLD, RIG, APA, XLE, CF, STP, TSL, MOO, POT, MOS, HAL, NEM, BP, APC

• Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, USO, OIH, XLF

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, this week is still range-bound with a bearish bias. The longer the market hangs below SPX 1080, the more likely we'll see SPX test 1040 soon again. However, if the market rises... Posted Jul 05 2010, 08:39 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: FSLR, YGE, GLD, USO, RIG, GS, MA, XLF, DO, V, OIH, TSL, SLB, APC

• Market Ends Down In Volatile Trading: SPX, Nasdaq, SHLD, MA, V, GS, CME, ISRG, FSLR, WLT, NFLX, CMG, CSTR

  The market was weak from the open and sank quickly lower into the morning trading. We cashed in the rest of our trade on SHLD for profits as big as +347% : May 19, 2010 07:21 | HappyTrading SHLD ($98.80) Sold to Close 05P105 May 105 put, at $7.10 +347... Posted May 19 2010, 07:24 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, ISRG, GS, MA, CME, V, WLT, NFLX, CMG, SHLD, CSTR

• Market Cheers Better Jobs Report: SPX, Nasdaq, FSLR, TSL, RIG, BP, ESI, APOL, DV, GS

  The market was very strong today, cheering solid earnings and falling jobless claims . As the market rose, BP and RIG turned the other direction, as the situation of the oil spill from the rig explosion got worse and turned into a crisis . BP tumbled... Posted Apr 29 2010, 07:45 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: ESI, FSLR, APOL, RIG, GS, TSL, BP, DV

• Market Keeps Gains On Fed: SPX, Nasdaq, FAS, NFLX, POT, CLF, WLT, FSLR, BIDU, GMCR, AKAM, PALM, HPQ, ABX

  As expected, the market was volatile and saw some buying after yesterday's sharp selloff . Also as expected, the Fed kept interest rates unchanged, at historic lows. We locked in some more profits today and also cut the loss on POT ahead of its earnings... Posted Apr 28 2010, 04:35 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, AKAM, BIDU, POT, ABX, PALM, CLF, WLT, HPQ, FAS, NFLX, GMCR

• Weekly Wrap + Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, UUP, GLD, USO, PBW

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I said: " For the new week, although market indices still look strong, this rally is extended. Many tech and financial leaders could use a breather. On Tuesday, we have the FOMC meeting. The market may act undecidedly... Posted Mar 21 2010, 02:47 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: SPWRA, FSLR, YGE, PBW, GLD, USO, XLE, UUP, OIH, STP, TSL

• Financials Help S&P 500 To New High! SPX, Nasdaq, GS, C, PNC, STI, V, MA, RIMM, GOOG, AMZN, AAPL, FSLR, STP, TSL

  Financials stayed strong today and helped to push S&P 500 to a new 17-month closing high! In my Market Forecast this weekend, I said, "... the market has gone quite far, so it may need a breather through the mid-week. If the market can hold its... Posted Mar 11 2010, 08:21 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, GOOG, RIMM, AAPL, GS, C, MA, PNC, V, STI, STP, TSL, AMZN

• 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

• Stocks Take SP500 Above 1100: SPX, Nasdaq, CLF, PCLN, BIDU, FSLR, WMT, DELL

  The market pushed higher in bumpy trading as February options came to 1 day before their expiration. In my article on Tuesday , I said, " I think we should see some profit-taking tomorrow, especially if SPX goes up to test 1100. If SPX does hit 1100... Posted Feb 18 2010, 08:07 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, PCLN, BIDU, DELL, CLF, WMT

• January 2010 Monthly Wrap

  The market had a horrible week to close out January. We had downside plays in place, but, got shaken out, as the market was very volatile. We gave back some gains this week, but, it was still a pretty solid month. Here are the January closed trades (gains... Posted Jan 29 2010, 01:05 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: ESI, FSLR, GOOG, GS, PCLN, WLT