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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

• Market Slumps On Renewed Economic Worries: SPX, Nasdaq, CSCO, CREE, VECO, AAPL, GS, WLT, CLF, FCX, ATI, RTI, X

  As further economic data showed slowing in the global economy , the US stock market took a sharp fall today. Miners led the market lower: WLT -5.21%, CLF -5.03%, FCX -4.33%, X -5.19%, ATI -7.58%, RTI -6.87%. Market leaders such as GS and AAPL also took... Posted Aug 11 2010, 07:54 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: AAPL, GS, X, CSCO, FCX, ATI, CLF, RTI, CREE, WLT, VECO

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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote, " For the new week, on Monday morning, we'll get the latest ISM and construction spending data. For both SPX and Nasdaq, the daily MAs of are moving into a new bullish phase. To break higher, SPX... Posted Aug 08 2010, 08:03 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: GLD, GS, BAC, JPM, XLE, XLF, XME, WFC, CF, BTU, ACI, MEE, MOO, POT, MOS, AIG, AGU, WLT, ANR

• 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

• July 2010 Monthly Wrap: POT, GS, GOOG, BP, RIMM

  It's been a very choppy month. Although the market recorded a gain for the month, it went through big swings to get there. Nevertheless, we came away with some pretty good trades: July 29, 2010 12:54 | HappyTrading GS ($153.00) Sold to Close 08C150... Posted Jul 31 2010, 03:02 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, RIMM, GS, POT, BP

• 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

• Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XLF, XME, INX2, OIH

  Last weekend, I forecasted : " For the new week, it will be about the earnings. If the earnings are strong and confirm the strength in the economic recovery, the market can continue to rally. Otherwise, the market could turn down to test the recent... Posted Jul 18 2010, 05:38 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: AAPL, GS, QCOM, XLF, TXN, YHOO, IBM, XME, WFC, OIH, FCX, AMZN, SNDK, INX2, SBUX, NFLX

• Market Surges After 2 Weeks Of Selloff: SPX, Nasdaq, GOOG, AAPL, NFLX, CREE, VMW, CRM, VECO, GS, PNC, WFC

  In my Market Forecast this week, 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 [ SPX 1040; Nasdaq 2150 ] should be the first resistances. We could see some... Posted Jul 07 2010, 03:18 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, AAPL, GS, PNC, WFC, CRM, VMW, CREE, NFLX, VECO

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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I said: " For the new week, the market looks to be on its way to break higher. The daily upper BBs have opened up; the 10-day MAs are crossing above the 20-day MAs. In addition, the 30-day MAs are trying to turn... Posted Jun 27 2010, 07:42 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: GLD, USO, GS, CME, XLF, XME, OIH, ABX, GOLD, ICE, NEM, BP

• 6/25/10 Weekly Wrap: V, RIG, GS, WYNN

  The market was very volatile, once again! VIX went briefly above 30 on Thursday. Monday morning's gap-up open turned out to be a head-fake for the broader market, as SPX came all the way from 1130 to below 1080. Gold and oil charged higher on Friday... Posted Jun 26 2010, 02:03 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: RIG, GS, V, WYNN

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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I said: " For the new week, with both SPX and DJI ending below major support levels ( SPX 1080 and DJI 10,000 ), the market can see additional selling pressure. Energy sectors still look weak, with oil spill... Posted Jun 13 2010, 07:26 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: GLD, RIG, AAPL, GS, XLF, XME, OIH, ABX, GOLD, CLF, NEM, BP, APC, BHP

• Market Jumps On Better Economic Data! SPX, Nasdaq, BHP, CLF, GS, BP, APC, NOV, NBL, DO, RIG, CF, POT, AGU, MON

  This morning, the latest jobless claims fell by the largest amount in almost a year. In addition, China reported solid export numbers . The market opened strongly and closed even higher. On Tuesday, in my article , I gave some trading ideas. Basically... Posted Jun 10 2010, 07:17 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: SPX, Nasdaq, MON, RIG, GS, DO, NOV, CF, POT, CLF, AGU, BP, APC, BHP, NBL

• Monthly Wrap May 2010: EOG, GS, GLD, NFLX, PCLN, SHLD

  Well, it's been a very volatile week and we traded lightly. But, for the month of May, we made some really nice trades. Here are the closed trades for May (profits above +50% are highlighted). Notable trades are NFLX, PCLN, and SHLD puts with triple... Posted May 28 2010, 11:29 AM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, GS, PCLN, NFLX, EOG, SHLD