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• Market Closes Above Key Resistance! SPX, Nasdaq, BP, APC, RIG, DO, CLF, WLT, FCX, BHP, POT, CF, AGU, MOS, HLF

  Last Thursday, in our Trading Room among the many discussions, I pointed out that, " This market is on the verge of a run up ... " Last night, in my Market Forecast , I commented on the strength in the market indices, " For both SPX and... Posted Aug 02 2010, 04:52 PM by HappyTrading with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: DO, POT, FCX, CF, MOS, CLF, AGU, RIG, WLT, BP, APC, BHP, HLF

• Market Pushes Higher: SPX, Nasdaq, POT, CF, MOS, RIG, DO, APC, HAL, BP, GOOG, AMZN, PCLN

  Yesterday , I mentioned that "w e should see resistance between SPX 1070 and 1080 ." This morning, the market tested SPX 1070 and started to pullback a bit. But, in the last hour, the market pushed higher again, closing above SPX 1070. Agriculture... Posted Jul 08 2010, 02:36 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: PCLN, AMZN, DO, GOOG, POT, CF, MOS, RIG, HAL, BP, APC

• Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, USO, OIH, XLF, FSLR, TSL, YGE, GS, MA, V, DO, RIG, SLB, RIG, APC

  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, 10:37 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, USO, MA, XLF, GS, FSLR, DO, OIH, V, YGE, TSL, RIG, SLB, APC

• Market Ends Slightly Down In Volatile Trading: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, GOLD, ABX, NEM, FDX, UPS, DO, BP, RIG, APC, Nasdaq, AAPL, AMZN, CMG, FXE

  On Tuesday, in my evening article , I said, " There is some resistance at 36 for VIX. We may see shorts start to cover some positions before Friday's unemployment report . Profit-taking happens on the downside, too! There's a lot of focus... Posted Jul 01 2010, 05:12 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, Nasdaq, AMZN, DO, AAPL, ABX, GOLD, RIG, NEM, UPS, FDX, BP, APC, CMG, FXE

• How Fast Things Can Turn: SPX, Nasdaq, APA, BP, RIG, DO, CME, ICE, V, MA, RIMM, AAPL, ORCL

  Just this Monday, things seemed ready to break out with the Chinese yuan finally loosening its peg to the dollar. A couple of bad housing reports and a few days later, this market is at the verge of breaking down again! SPX shot up above 1131 on Monday... Posted Jun 24 2010, 05:36 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: rimm, SPX, Nasdaq, MA, APA, CME, DO, V, AAPL, ICE, RIG, ORCL, BP

• Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, USO, XME, OIH, GLD, USO, XME, OIH, SLB, DO, RIG, GOLD, NEM, PAAS, CLF, WLT, BTU, BHP

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, things may be a bit tricky. First of all, it's options expiration week, so some "maneuvers" are to be expected. The market is definitely trying to draw a bottom. But... Posted Jun 20 2010, 09:14 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, USO, XME, DO, OIH, BTU, GOLD, CLF, PAAS, RIG, SLB, NEM, WLT, BHP

• Market Breaks Above 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: rimm, MA, APA, PCP, AMZN, DO, GOOG, V, AAPL, CLF, JOYG, BA, RIG, WLT, BP, BUCY, APC, BHP, BBY

• 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, GS, DO, NOV, POT, CF, CLF, AGU, RIG, MON, BP, APC, BHP, NBL

• Market Bounces Back After Testing Support: SPX, Nasdaq, APA, DVN, OXY, EOG, IOC, CLF, BTU, FCX, BHP, GLD, BP, RIG, DO

  As discussed in my Market Forecast this weekend, I was looking for more selling pressure to test SPX 1040. The market was weak in the morning and sank as low as SPX 1042.17. Techs were especially weak today. However, the miners drew some buyers back in... Posted Jun 08 2010, 07:42 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, APA, DO, BTU, FCX, DVN, CLF, OXY, RIG, BP, BHP, EOG, IOC

• Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, OIH, GLD, XME, INX2, RIG, BP, SLB, HAL, DO, NOV, X, JOYG, BUCY, AMZN, GOOG, PCLN

  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, 09:09 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, PCLN, AMZN, XME, DO, NOV, OIH, GOOG, X, INX2, JOYG, RIG, SLB, HAL, BP, BUCY

• Energy Stocks Drag The Market Down! SPX, Nasdaq, BP, RIG, DO, SLB, BHI, APA, APC, WLT, CLF, BTU, CNX, ACI, AAPL, APOL, AMGN

  Over the Memorial Day Weekend, BP had failed to stop the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. Out of the gate, the oil services sector gapped lower. Further, the government announced criminal and civil investigations into the oil spill. BP stock tumbled 14... Posted Jun 01 2010, 07:59 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: APOL, APA, DO, BTU, ACI, CNX, AAPL, AMGN, CLF, RIG, SLB, WLT, BP, APC, BHI

• Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, OIH, XME, SOXX, WLT, CLF, GOLD, BP, RIG, DO, SLB, HAL, BHI

  First of all, happy Memorial Day! Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I said: " For the new week, we'll have to see how much momentum the bounce on Friday has to carry through. SPX 1110, 1120, and its 10-day MA should provide resistances. The... Posted May 31 2010, 07:58 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, SOXX, XME, DO, OIH, GOLD, CLF, RIG, SLB, HAL, WLT, BP, BHI

• Market Bounces Back From 6-Month Low! GS, DO, RIG, BP, SLB, CLF, BTU, MEE, GOLD, NEM, ABX

  The market gapped lower this morning and touched a new 6-month low. The Dow briefly slumped below 9,800, while SPX almost touched 1040. But, the market staged an impressive rally to close just about flat. GS led the financials with a +4.29% gain, closing... Posted May 25 2010, 08:40 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: GS, DO, BTU, MEE, ABX, GOLD, CLF, RIG, SLB, NEM, BP

• Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, XLF, OIH, XME, GS, WLT, CLF, BTU, ANR, MEE, X, NUE, BP, NE, RIG, DO

  Last Weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, it certainly looks like the upwards momentum is still with the market. Nevertheless, the market is getting toppier every week . Besides more earnings to come, we also have a FOMC... Posted May 02 2010, 08:50 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, XLF, GS, XME, DO, OIH, BTU, MEE, X, CLF, RIG, NUE, WLT, BP, ANR, NE

• AAPL Delivers Blowout Earnings! SPX, Nasdaq, GS, C, AIG, RIG, DO, SLB, NOV, AAPL, ALTR, BRCM, JNPR

  The market was very strong today, led by the energy stocks. Oil bounced today and oil services stocks beckoned inverstors back in. RIG added +4.24%, with an additional news of a successful trading debut on the Swiss Exchange . SLB was up +4%; DO bounced... Posted Apr 20 2010, 03:42 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: BRCM, GS, DO, NOV, AAPL, AIG, RIG, SLB, JNPR, ALTR, C