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• Fed Feeds The Market To New High! SPX, Nasdaq, CLF, WLT, ACI, PCX, MEE, GOLD, NEM, AEM, SLB, DO, RIG

  In my Market Forecast (click here) this weekend, I said, " Many tech and financial leaders could use a breather. On Tuesday, we have the FOMC meeting. The market may act undecidedly ahead of the meeting. If the market slips ahead of Fed's rate... Posted Mar 16 2010, 05:32 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: RIG, DO, AEM, ACI, MEE, GOLD, SLB, CLF, WLT, NEM, PCX

• Market Makes Gains On Merger Deals: AIG, MIL, OSIP, INCY, MDVN, BIIB, ONXX, BMRN, HGSI, NFLX, BIDU, ISRG, PCLN, GLD, GOLD, AMZN

  The market was very strong today, inspired by a few merger/acquisition deals. This weekend, news reported that AIG was making a deal to sell its Asia-based life insurer AIA Group. AIG was up +4.08% today. This afternoon, it was confirmed that the British... Posted Mar 01 2010, 08:44 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: ISRG, GLD, BIIB, PCLN, OSIP, BIDU, GOLD, INCY, HGSI, AMZN, AIG, NFLX, BMRN, ONXX, MDVN, MIL

• Market Pressured By Alcoa's Earnings: SPX, Nasdaq, BIDU, FAS, HES, WLT, RTP, GOLD

  Last night, AA reported earnings that missed the estimates . The market gapped down at the open and slid lower, although the Dow climbed back up, ending down only 0.34%! AA shares closed 11.06% lower for the day. Commodity sectors were weak across the... Posted Jan 12 2010, 07:47 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: RTP, HES, BIDU, GOLD, WLT, FAS

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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote, " For the new week, we are seeing mixed signals on the market again, which means the market needs more time to consolidate. With the MACD turning lower, we could see another couple of days of profit... Posted Jan 10 2010, 10:53 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: INTC, BTK, GLD, USO, BIIB, RIG, GS, BAC, JPM, XLF, DO, WFC, CELG, ABX, GOLD, SLB, AA, TEVA

• Time To Look At Gold Again? SPX, Nasdaq, DO, SLB, RIG, GLD, GOLD, ABX, RGLD, GS, WLP, AET, CI, UNH

  The dollar continued to climb higher today and gold followed lower. Gold has come down about $100/ounce in 3 trading sessions, closing just around $1128/ounce from a high of about $1228/ounce last Thursday. GLD, the gold ETF, has faltered from a recent... Posted Dec 08 2009, 08:02 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, RIG, GS, DO, WLP, ABX, GOLD, SLB, RGLD, UNH, AET, CI

• 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 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

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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I said, " For the new week, it looks like the market is trying to send the Fed a message before the FOMC meeting on Wednesday. What the market is trying to show is the potential "double-dip" if the... Posted Nov 08 2009, 04:15 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: BTK, GLD, AMAG, BIIB, MA, PNC, XLF, AXP, OSIP, V, GDX, WFC, CELG, ABX, GOLD, AMGN, NEM, RGLD

• Fed Leaves Rates At Historical Lows: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, ABX, GOLD, CSCO, QCOM, NWSA, PRU

  This morning, in our Trading Room , a member asked about what to expect immediately after the Fed's rate decision annoucement: angar November 4, 2009 6:58 AM Good morning happy. are you expecting rally after Fed meeting today? I replied: November... Posted Nov 04 2009, 04:13 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, QCOM, CSCO, PRU, ABX, GOLD, NWSA

• Gold At New Record High! SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, SLV, GOLD, ABX, AEM, PAAS, TSL, STP, YGE, BNI, UNP, CSX

  It was a volatile morning while stocks bounced around and experienced fast swings in a tight range. We got shaken out of a couple of trades in the morning. But, soon, much attention turned to gold as it rallied to a new record high, trading above $1084... Posted Nov 03 2009, 07:38 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: YGE, GLD, SLV, AEM, STP, TSL, UNP, BNI, ABX, GOLD, PAAS, CSX

• 5-Figure Gain ($$,$$$) On Record Gold!! SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, SLV, AEM, GOLD, ABX, PAAS, BVN

  Today, the market was very strong, as the dollar dropped further and the commodity sectors countinued to bounce. Gold and silver plays broke out higher, as I commented in our Trading Room this morning: October 6, 2009 7:28 AM I slept in today and woke... Posted Oct 06 2009, 05:33 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, SLV, AEM, ABX, GOLD, PAAS, BVN

• Market Stays In Flat Ahead Of Jobs Data: SPX, Nasdaq, ESI, APOL, EDU, NKE, AEM, GOLD, ABX

  The market was very choppy today. It opened higher, but, soon dipped back to hover around the flatline. A drop in consumer confidence prompted the market to be a little more cautious . Education stocks were strong today. ESI was up +2.42% and traded almost... Posted Sep 29 2009, 03:10 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: ESI, APOL, AEM, ABX, GOLD, EDU, NKE

• More Profit-Taking To Let Off Steam! SPX, Nasdaq, AEM, GOLD, BTU, MEE, CNX, RIMM, AAPL

  Even though the jobs data was favorable this morning, the commodity sectors remained weak. It was a signal that profit-taking was going to continue. Crude oil and gold prices fell further. Miners dropped lower: AEM -5.22%, GOLD -3.41%, BTU -2.58%, MEE... Posted Sep 24 2009, 07:32 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: RIMM, CNX, AAPL, AEM, BTU, MEE, GOLD

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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I said, " For the new week, most sectors seem to have sync'd up to go higher. SPX closed right at its 10-day MA while Nasdaq closed above. Another solid green day, the indices could have the daily upper BB... Posted Sep 13 2009, 07:07 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, USO, X, UUP, AEM, XME, FCX, GOLD, ORCL, CLF, MSFT, PAAS, SWH, ADBE

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

  Happy Labor Day! Hope you've had a nice, restful, long weekend. Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, although the market indices are showing a bullish formation, not being able to push higher after going above the... Posted Sep 07 2009, 05:16 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, GS, XLF, AEM, XME, CF, FCX, MOO, POT, GOLD, MOS, AIG, PAAS, AGU, TRA