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• Market Marches On! SPX, Nasdaq, WLT, MEE, ANR, PCX, HIG, BLK, PNC, STI, STT, APA, APC, OXY, HES

  The market continued to push higher today, ramping up to new 2010 highs! Financials were strong today. FAS (financial bull 3x ETF) hit an intraday high of $96.84. In early February, FAS touched an intraday low of $60. That's a +61% rise from the February... Posted Mar 17 2010, 05:08 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: HES, OXY, APA, PNC, STI, BLK, MEE, STT, HIG, WLT, PCX, ANR, APC

• Better Economic Data Inspire The Market: SPX, Nasdaq, GS, GOOG, AMZN, ANF, DNDN, TIVO, PETM, HIG

  This morning, better retail sales numbers got the market in a cheerful mood. In addition, jobless claims were less than expected. Financials rallied, led by GS, which added +5.89, or +3.73%. Techs were also strong, led by GOOG and AMZN. After being "dormant"... Posted Mar 04 2010, 07:51 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, GS, DNDN, AMZN, HIG, PETM, ANF, TIVO

• Market Cheers GDP Report: SPX, Nasdaq, FCX, RTP, BTU, ABX, PRU, PNC, HIG, WFC, CLF, PCLN, LVS, WYNN

  This morning, the GDP report was better than expect, coming in at +3.5% (vs. the consensus of +3.2%) for the quarter from July through September . The market was encouraged by the news and rallied back up, after the recent 4-day selloff. The Dow was particularly... Posted Oct 29 2009, 08:32 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: RTP, PCLN, PNC, PRU, WFC, FCX, BTU, LVS, WYNN, ABX, HIG, CLF

• The Market Sinks As The Dollar Bounces: SPX, Nasdaq, MA, HIG, PRU, PNC, SOHU, BIDU

  The market popped higher this morning. But, after 2 hours of trading, it took a sharp dive and continued lower until the close. It was a similar move as what happened on Friday. In both case, the dollar bounced. Commodity sectors were mostly red. The... Posted Oct 26 2009, 08:00 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: MA, PNC, PRU, BIDU, SOHU, HIG

• M&A Deals Boost Stocks: SPX, Nasdaq, XRX, ACS, ABT, GS, HIG, AXP, PRU, BLK, CME, ICE

  This morning, the market opened higher, encouraged by M&A deals. Xerox (XRX) announced a $6.5 billion deal to buy ACS . XRX shares dropped 14.48% while ACS jumped +14.%. Abbott Laboratories (ABT) said it would pay $6.6 billion for the pharmaceutical... Posted Sep 28 2009, 08:28 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GS, CME, AXP, PRU, BLK, ICE, HIG, XRX, ACS, ABT

• Monthly Wrap: Another $$Super Month!!

  We've had another $$Super Month!! Here are the trades closed for the month (you can see more details from our Trade Records Page Updated ( CLICK HERE ) ). Besides a few trades, our picks were once again mostly GR$$N . Trades with over +50% gains are... Posted Sep 25 2009, 01:28 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, AEM, LVS, HIG, AIG

• More New Highs!! SPX, Nasdaq, NOV, DO, SLB, RIG, AAPL, GOOG, AMZN, GS, HIG, PRU, BLK, COF, CME

  Yesterday, in my article , I said, " I think VIX will test 23 again tomorrow. If VIX breaks below 23, I think we'll see SPX above 1060 !" Today, VIX broke belwo 23, and SPX went above 1060. Although VIX bounced in the afternoon, the market... Posted Sep 16 2009, 08:11 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, RIG, AAPL, GS, CME, DO, NOV, PRU, BLK, COF, AMZN, SLB, HIG

• Market Continues To Go Higher! SPX, Nasdaq, GS, HIG, PRU, AIG, CNX, BTU, ACI, MEE, DNDN, SPPI, HGSI, PDLI, INCY

  The market opened lower today, but, closed in the green, again! As I mentioned in my Market Forecast on Sunday , "[T] he market needs to let off some more steam ." It did so in the morning. We continued to discussed the importance of the commodity... Posted Sep 14 2009, 08:23 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: CNX, GS, PRU, DNDN, BTU, ACI, MEE, INCY, HGSI, HIG, AIG, SPPI, PDLI

• Clever Move (Down) By The Market! SPX, Nasdaq, AIG, HIG, PRU, BAC, COF, WFC, GS

  This morning, the market traded higher as home sales and factory data were better than expected . But, within minutes after the data were released, the sell-off began. The financials led the market down and kept dropping until the close. Insurers were... Posted Sep 01 2009, 08:44 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GS, BAC, PRU, WFC, COF, HIG, AIG

• August Wrap! PNC, FSLR, GOOG, HIG, WYNN, AIG

  In August, we extended our monthly winning streak to number "8". Yes, another winning month! Here are the closed trades. Notable ones are in "bold" print for over +50% gain. Besides a few minor losses, our published trades were mostly... Posted Aug 30 2009, 02:46 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, GOOG, PNC, WYNN, HIG, AIG

• Biotechs Are Hot!! SPX, Nasdaq, HGSI, BCRX, GENZ, MYGN, HIG, GOOG, APA

  Yesterday, the market jumped in the morning, then, retreated in the afternoon. Today, it was a similar scenario, although the markets did manage to keep some gains. We continued to lock in profits. Yesterday we took profits on HIG and APA : August 24... Posted Aug 25 2009, 04:09 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, GENZ, APA, HGSI, HIG, BCRX, TPI

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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, after trying hard, but unsuccessfully, to break away from the recent resistance levels ( SPX 1000 ; Nasdaq 2000 ), the market technicals are showing slight weakness. The MACD on both... Posted Aug 23 2009, 04:34 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: GOOG, OXY, GS, BAC, PCLN, APA, JPM, XLE, XLF, XOM, XME, PRU, FCX, EBAY, AMZN, HIG, INX2, AIG, WFT, CVX

• Friday Wrap-Up

  WE didn't trade much last week; so here are the closed trades for the past 2 weeks: August 21, 2009 11:11 | HappyTrading APA ($88.30) Sold to Close APAIR Sep 90 calls, at $2.45 +17% 07:39 | HappyTrading HIG ($20.97) Sold to Close HIGIW Sep 18 calls... Posted Aug 21 2009, 01:16 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, PNC, HIG, AIG

• Markets Keep Gains As Fed Gives Brighter View: SPX, Nasdaq, GS, COF, PRU,TOL, KBH, PHM, WYNN, LVS

  Today, the market was strong from the beginning. Financials rose again after 2 days of profit-taking: GS +2.85%, COF +3.14%, PRU +4.49%. This morning, Toll Brothers (TOL) reported a rise in signed contracts in new homes in 4 years , sending TOL stocks... Posted Aug 12 2009, 08:11 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GS, PRU, LVS, WYNN, HIG, PHM, TOL, KBH

• Great Week!

  We had another great week, with 100% GR$$N on our published trades, again: August 07, 2009 12:36 | HappyTrading GOOG ($458.60) Sold to Close GOPHJ Aug 450 calls, at $13.20 +17% 12:21 | HappyTrading HIG ($19.25) Sold to Close HIGHQ Aug 17 calls, at $2... Posted Aug 09 2009, 03:11 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, GS, HIG, PCP