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• 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

• November 2009: Another Super Month! GLD, GOOG, TSL, CTRP, MON, ISRG

  Our trading was spectacular this month! Not only did most of our trades produce winners, most winners had more than +50% profits (highlighted in bold print). In fact, most of our trades had more than +100% gain, with many trades over or near +200% gain... Posted Nov 28 2009, 09:17 AM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: MON, ISRG, GOOG, GLD, TSL, CTRP

• Another Week Of Big Winners! TSL, GLD, ISRG, MON, GOOG

  We wrapped up another week of big winners. Every closed trade was in the GR$$N ! We do have 2 trades that expired, which will be reported in the Monthly Wrap-Up for November. Record gold was once again the big news, and we captured the trade with options... Posted Nov 20 2009, 01:33 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: MON, ISRG, GOOG, GLD, TSL

• Earnings Fail To Excite Market! SPX, Nasdaq, AAPL, TXN, BLK, BTU, YHOO SNDK, CREE, ISRG

  Although both AAPL and TXN reported solid earnings yesterday, they were not enough to draw more buyers in, just yet. The market took a breather as the dollar managed a bounce, which resulted in weakness in the commodity sectors. AAPL closed below the... Posted Oct 20 2009, 05:24 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: ISRG, AAPL, TXN, BLK, BTU, CREE, YHOO SNDK

• Weekly Wrap + Market Forecast + Sector Watch (Part II): SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, USO, XME, XLF, BLK, ISRG, FSLR, AAPL

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, the market seems to be in a consolidation phase. Both SPX and Nasdaq are displaying a new "bearish" crossover in the MACD. VIX could test 27 from here. The 20-day MA will... Posted Oct 04 2009, 07:43 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: FSLR, ISRG, GLD, USO, AAPL, XLF, XME, BLK

• Weekly Wrap + Market Forecast + Sector Watch (Part I): BLK, ISRG, FSLR, AAPL

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, the market seems to be in a consolidation phase. Both SPX and Nasdaq are displaying a new "bearish" crossover in the MACD. VIX could test 27 from here. The 20-day MA will... Posted Oct 04 2009, 12:54 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, ISRG, AAPL, BLK

• July Wrap-Up: Another Solid Month!

  It feels like July went by in a blink, probably because I was on a vacation mode last week. Nevertheless, we recorded another solid month. In addition to the published trades, we also had some big wins on risky earnings plays discussed in the Trading... Posted Aug 02 2009, 03:53 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: ISRG, GOOG, BIDU, WYNN, JOYG, EDU

• Another Super Week!! Big Profits On BIDU & ISRG!

  We had another super week! The market was so strong that it held its altitude on Friday, even with MSFT missing its earnings estimates. Here are the closed trades for the week: Pretty much 100% GR$$N again! We mostly opened the trades on Monday and took... Posted Jul 26 2009, 07:51 AM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, ISRG, BIDU, SOHU, WYNN, JOYG, EDU

• Quick Wrap-Up For Thursday: SPX, Nasdaq, ISRG, JOYG, SOHU, EDU, AMZN, MSFT, BIDU, GS, FSLR, SPWRA, TSL, YGE, STP

  I have guests visiting starting tonight. So, I'll do a quick wrap-up. The market started out strong and finished stronger. In the morning, both home sales and unemployment numbers were seen as favorable to the economy . Stocks charged higher and higher... Posted Jul 23 2009, 03:31 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: SPX, SPWRA, FSLR, YGE, Nasdaq, ISRG, GS, BIDU, SOHU, STP, TSL, AMZN, JOYG, EDU, MSFT

• Earnings, Earnings, And More Earnings! SPX, Nasdaq, MS, WFC, GS, QCOM, EBAY, VMW, ISRG, EDU, AMZN, DECK, MSFT, BIDU

  Financials were weak to start as MS posted a $1.2 billion quarterly loss and WFC, although reporting better-than-expected results, spooked investors with continuing loan problems . MS ended the day flat and WFC lost 3.55%. Financials got stronger during... Posted Jul 22 2009, 05:47 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: ISRG, GS, QCOM, MS, WFC, BIDU, EBAY, AMZN, DECK, EDU, VMW, MSFT

• Market Jumps Above Recent Trading Range: SPX, Nasdaq, BIDU, AMZN, DO, ISRG, BNI, X, FCX, ATI

  The market continued where it left off last Friday and continued higher today! Right out of the gate, better-than-expected economic data, including manufacturing, consumer spending and construction spending , encouraged investors to work more sidelined... Posted Jun 01 2009, 05:48 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: ISRG, SKF, SRS, DO, X, BIDU, BNI, FCX, AMZN, ATI

• Market Ends Lower In Volatile Trading: SPX, Nasdaq, GS, INTC, DNDN, ISRG, EBAY

  It was a very volatile day. The market started lower with unfavorable retail data in the morning . Selling pressure was on GS as it sold $5 billion of stock to repay federal loans . Other financials got dragged lower as well. Oil services were among the... Posted Apr 14 2009, 08:37 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: INTC, ISRG, GS, EBAY, DNDN

• Biotechs Lead The Market Higher! SPX, Nasdaq, MYGN, OSIP, BIIB, LLY, ISRG, HES, APA, XOM, ESI, APOL, GLD, AEM

  from MyHappyTrading.com by HappyTrading! ™ Sign up for FREE membership! The market rallied higher today, led by the biotechs. MYGN reported better-than-expected earnings and propelled its shares to an 8-year high , up +17%!! OSIP shares jumped more... Posted Feb 03 2009, 03:56 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: ESI, APOL, ISRG, GLD, HES, BIIB, APA, OSIP, LLY, AEM, MYGN, XOM

• Market Pulls Back On Intel, Oil: SPX, Nasdaq, INTC, GOOG, MON, ISRG, TLT

  from MyHappyTrading.com by HappyTrading! ™ Sign up for FREE membership! The market finally pulled back today, prompted by INTC's earnings warning and a huge drop in oil prices . INTC fell more than 6%! GOOG led the techs down, point-wise, dropping... Posted Jan 07 2009, 01:47 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: SPX, Nasdaq, TLT, MON, INTC, ISRG, GOOG