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• Market Jumps On Better Manufactoring Data: SPX, Nasdaq, CLF, WLT, JOYG, BUCY, AAPL, AMZN, NFLX, GOOG, AKAM

  The market bolted out of the gate today and never looked back. Last night, China reported a better-than-expected PMI number. Today, our ISM Index also showed better-than-expected manufacturing activity . As discussed in my Market Forecast this weekend... Posted Sep 01 2010, 05:39 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, AAPL, AKAM, AMZN, JOYG, CLF, WLT, NFLX, BUCY

• Strong Earnings Push The Market Higher! SPX, Nasdaq, CSX, AA, JOYG, GOOG, RIMM, AAPL, AMZN, IBM, PCLN, FFIV, CREE, VMW, CRM

  Yesterday, after the market, both AA and CSX reported solid earnings . However, CSX ended the day down 1.41% and AA was only up +1.2%. Mining stocks, in general, were only up slightly. JOYG stood out in the crowd, gaining +4.82%. Financials and techs... Posted Jul 13 2010, 03:37 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, RIMM, AAPL, PCLN, IBM, CRM, AMZN, JOYG, AA, VMW, CSX, CREE, FFIV

• Happy 4th of July! JOYG, OIH, GLD, BHP, GOOG, EOG, V, AMZN, CMG

  Happy 4th of July! A quick note: My Monthly Wrap reports normally only include the closed trades for the month, because it makes things easier to read. As always, the Trade Records page (you might want to make a bookmark for this page) contains detailed... Posted Jul 04 2010, 08:18 AM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, GLD, V, OIH, AMZN, JOYG, BHP, CMG, EOG, 4th of July

• Market Breaks Key Resistance! SPX, Nasdaq, RIMM, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, CLF, WLT, BHP, JOYG, BUCY, DO, RIG, BP, APC, APA, PCP, BA, BBY, MA, V

  Once again, the afternoon weakness, that occurred yesterday, turned out to be another shakeout! Today, the market cooked up a broadbased rally. So far, the market has behaved exactly as discussed in my Market Forecast this weekend . Techs were very strong... Posted Jun 15 2010, 03:17 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, RIMM, RIG, AAPL, MA, APA, DO, V, AMZN, JOYG, CLF, PCP, BA, WLT, BP, BUCY, APC, BBY, BHP

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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, the market is definitely struggling to bounce from May's slump. However, Europe's financial problems may be worse than that of the US, as China's Premier warned of a possible... Posted Jun 06 2010, 05:44 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: GOOG, GLD, RIG, PCLN, DO, NOV, X, XME, OIH, AMZN, SLB, INX2, JOYG, HAL, BP, BUCY

• 6/4/10 Weekly Wrap: JOYG, UAUA, OIH

  Once again, the market was extremely volatile, going through big swings. Just when it appeared to be ready to make a bounce, the latest jobs data turned the bulls away. Treasuries, dollar, and gold went higher as investors ran for safety. Nevertheless... Posted Jun 04 2010, 04:25 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: OIH, JOYG, UAUA

• Commodity Stocks Roar Back! SPX, Nasdaq, WLT, CLF, X, NUE, RTP, CAT, DE, BUCY, JOYG, AAPL, ADBE, ORCL

  The market spent most of the day in the positive territory. In the last couple of hours, the rally accelerated into the close. Miners have been weak, but, they roared back up today. WLT jumped $5, or +5.79%, to close at $91.3; that's $9 up from yesterday's... Posted Mar 23 2010, 04:43 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: RTP, AAPL, X, NUE, CAT, JOYG, ORCL, CLF, ADBE, WLT, BUCY, DE

• Commodity Sectors Lead The Market Higher: SPX, Nasdaq, POT, CF, AGU, CAT, JOYG, BUCY, FCX, X, CNX, MEE

  Last night, China reported a soft CPI number, easing the fear of inflation. This morning, US jobless claims fell. In addition, favorable news regarding support for Greece's debt crisis came out of Europe , although it is still unclear what actions... Posted Feb 11 2010, 04:26 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: CNX, X, CF, CAT, FCX, MEE, POT, JOYG, AGU, BUCY

• Market Bounces On Possible Greece Help: SPX, Nasdaq, CAT, BUCY, JOYG, AGU, POT, CF, UAUA, DAL, JBLU, LCC, BIDU, NTGR, GS

  This morning, the market was encouraged by a possible rescue plan for Greece's debt crisis . In addition, CAT received an upgrade from Morgan Stanley . Commodity sectors jumped and pushed the Dow back above the 10,000 mark. CAT finished the day up... Posted Feb 09 2010, 03:38 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GS, BIDU, CF, CAT, POT, JOYG, AGU, UAUA, LCC, BUCY, JBLU, NTGR, DAL

• More Wins This Week! FSLR, LVS, INFY, RTI, GOOG, WYNN, JOYG, AMED

  The market was strong this week. We contined to pick good winning trades. Here are the closed trades for the week. Trades with gains over +50% are highlighted: September 10, 2009 10:37 | HappyTrading GOOG ($467.00) Sold to Close GOPIL Sep 460 calls, at... Posted Sep 12 2009, 08:06 AM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, GOOG, LVS, WYNN, JOYG, RTI, INFY, AMED

• 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

• Bounce In Commodities Keeps The Market Flat! POT, MOS, GOLD, MEE, CNX, FCX, JOYG, AAPL, ORCL

  After another big drop on Monday , the market wobbled around the flatline today. Commodity sectors saw good bounces as the dollar sank again. Fertilizers and miners kept the market up: POT +5.51%, MOS +3.74%, GOLD +4.53%, MEE +5.56%, CNX +4.6%, FCX +4... Posted Jun 23 2009, 05:08 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: CNX, AAPL, FCX, MEE, POT, GOLD, JOYG, ORCL, MOS