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• 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 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

• Financials Help S&P 500 To New High! SPX, Nasdaq, GS, C, PNC, STI, V, MA, RIMM, GOOG, AMZN, AAPL, FSLR, STP, TSL

  Financials stayed strong today and helped to push S&P 500 to a new 17-month closing high! In my Market Forecast this weekend, I said, "... the market has gone quite far, so it may need a breather through the mid-week. If the market can hold its... Posted Mar 11 2010, 08:21 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, GOOG, RIMM, AAPL, GS, C, MA, PNC, V, STI, STP, TSL, AMZN

• Market Bounces After Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged: SPX, Nasdaq, AAPL, GS, PRU, WFC, PNC, BAC, NFLX, QCOM, AMZN, MSFT

  The market was volatile today, as expected. In the morning, while Geithner and Paulson were getting questioned by the Congress, the market remained weak. After AAPL's media event got started, things became a little better. AAPL did indeed reveal its... Posted Jan 27 2010, 07:04 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: AAPL, GS, BAC, QCOM, PNC, PRU, WFC, AMZN, MSFT, NFLX

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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, we'll pay attention to the GDP and retail reports on Tuesday. Nasdaq looks really strong. Its daily upper BB has opened up. Normally, I'd say that Nasdaq is setting up for... Posted Dec 27 2009, 07:59 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: GLD, HES, RIG, OXY, MA, APA, PNC, CME, XLE, XLF, DO, NOV, UUP, V, BLK, STT, ICE, SLB, DVN, UPL, XLT

• Weekly Wrap + Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, USO, UUP, XLF

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I said: " For the new week, we have the FOMC meeting on Wednesday. It'll be interesting to see how the dollar/gold trade goes ahead of the meeting. The Fed had already indicated that it will keep the interest... Posted Dec 20 2009, 04:18 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: GLD, USO, GS, MA, JPM, PNC, XLF, UUP, V, WFC, STT

• Market Comes Alive On "Mutual-Fund Monday"! SPX, Nasdaq, WLP, ESRX, UNH, PNC, PRU, STT, MA, GOOG, MOS, SEED, GRO

  The market hopped out of the gate this morning on some "happy feet" as home sales jumped in October to their highest level in more than 2-1/2 years ! In addition, gold continued to make new record highs, trading nearly to $1175/ounce intraday... Posted Nov 23 2009, 07:31 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GOOG, MA, PNC, PRU, ESRX, WLP, STT, MOS, SEED, UNH, GRO

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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote, " For the new week, a strong move to open the week should push the market above SPX 1100. If the market does close above SPX 1100, we should see a new bullish formation on SPX's daily chart. We should... Posted Nov 22 2009, 04:25 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: GLD, GS, BAC, PNC, XLF, X, XME, OIH, FCX, MEE, CLF, AKS

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Financials Rally In A Red Market Day! SPX, Nasdaq, AIG, CIT, ABK, MBI, WFC, BAC, JPM, GS, PNC, CSCO

  Finally, the market gets a down day. But, there were still plenty of winners. Financials charged up higher today. XLF (financial ETF) added +3.45%, closing above $14! SKF (financial ultrashort ETF) closed at a new low, below $30, at $29.29. AIG was the... Posted Aug 05 2009, 04:44 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GS, BAC, JPM, PNC, CSCO, WFC, AIG, CIT, MBI, ABK