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• 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, 06:20 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: CNX, MEE, POT, X, FCX, CF, JOYG, AGU, CAT, BUCY

• Financials Lead The Market On Pullback! SPX, Nasdaq, GS, CME, ICE, X, FCX, RTP, GOOG, FFIV, AXP, COF

  The market opened slightly higher this morning. But, within the first 30 minutes from the open, the market slid into the red. Before the end of the first hour, the market started to drop sharply! In the Trading Room , I warned our members promptly: January... Posted Jan 21 2010, 06:46 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GS, CME, GOOG, RTP, X, FCX, AXP, ICE, COF, FFIV

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

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, we have to be very careful. With gold trading higher again this evening, we could get another so-called "mutual fund Monday" buying to start the week. But, unless the market... Posted Nov 29 2009, 09:06 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, MA, XLF, GS, XME, OIH, MEE, FCX, CLF

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

  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, 07:37 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, XLF, PNC, GS, XME, BAC, OIH, MEE, X, FCX, CLF, AKS

• Market Sinks To Test Support: SPX, Nasdaq, MS, WFC, AAPL, FCX, FFIV, EBAY

  Yesterday, in my evening article , I said, " For the past 4 trading sessions, the market has been treading water, which means some consolidation is happening. Both SPX and Nasdaq are sliding away from the daily upper BB. This shows a lack of immediate... Posted Oct 21 2009, 08:03 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: WFC, MS, AAPL, FCX, EBAY, FFIV

• Market Rallies Higher On Commodity Sectors! SPX, Nasdaq, POT, MOS, CF, AGU, FCX, RTP, BTU, ACI, CNX, AAPL, TXN

  The market was strong today with commodity sectors leading the rally. Yesterday, in my Sector Watch , we looked at the agriculture sector, as MOO made a solid move higher last week. Today, POT was rumored to be a buyout target for BHP , and, the sector... Posted Oct 19 2009, 04:54 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: BTU, ACI, CNX, RTP, POT, AAPL, FCX, CF, MOS, TXN, AGU

• Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XME, USO, GLD, MOO, SWH (public)

  Last weekend, in my Market Watch , I wrote: " For the new week, the earnings reports are going to be the driving force. The market has run up for 5 consecutive days and may need to rest and trade sideways to start the week. INTC and ALTR will report... Posted Oct 18 2009, 08:16 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, USO, AMZN, XME, BTU, CNX, MOO, AAPL, FCX, YHOO, MSFT, EBAY, SWH

• Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, UUP, USO, GLD, XME, SWH (public)

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I said, " For the new week, most sectors seem to have sync'd up to go higher. SPX closed right at its 10-day MA while Nasdaq closed above. Another solid green day, the indices could have the daily upper BB... Posted Sep 13 2009, 09:01 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, USO, AEM, UUP, XME, X, FCX, GOLD, CLF, MSFT, PAAS, ORCL, SWH, ADBE

• Commodity Trades Still On! SPX, Nasdaq, AEM, PAAS, FCX, X, BTU, DO, RIG, SLB

  Last night, in my evening article , I said, " The commodity sectors took a breather today. Coals and steels, however, were mostly green. Gold and silver plays finally saw some profit-taking today, but, I don't think they are done going up. We'll... Posted Sep 10 2009, 07:52 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: AEM, DO, BTU, X, FCX, PAAS, RIG, SLB

• Market Rallies On Strong Commodities! SPX, Nasdaq, FCX, RTP, CNX, BTU, RTI, RIG, DO, SLB, INFY, LVS, FSLR

  The market opened the week on a strong note, with commodity sectors leading the rally. I have been stressing the importance of the commodity sectors in keeping the stock market going higher. Just last weekend , I said, " Commodity sectors remain... Posted Sep 08 2009, 04:35 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: FSLR, DO, BTU, CNX, RTP, FCX, LVS, RTI, RIG, INFY, SLB

• Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XLF, GLD, XME, MOO (public)

  Happy Labor Day! Hope you've had a nice, restful, long weekend. Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote: " For the new week, although the market indices are showing a bullish formation, not being able to push higher after going above the... Posted Sep 07 2009, 06:30 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, XLF, AEM, GS, XME, MOO, POT, FCX, CF, MOS, GOLD, AIG, PAAS, AGU, TRA

• Another Great Week Of Trading! CTRP, LVS, AEM, AIG, FCX, VNDA, SPY, SRS

  We continue to trade very well in an volatile environment. Here are the closed trades for the week (notable trades, above +50% gain, are highlighted): September 04, 2009 12:31 | HappyTrading LVS ($15.42) Sold to Close LJJIV Sep 13 calls, at $3.00 +71... Posted Sep 04 2009, 01:15 PM by HappyTrading with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: SRS, AEM, FCX, AIG, LVS, VNDA, CTRP, SPY

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

  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, 08:30 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: PCLN, APA, XLF, JPM, GS, AMZN, XLE, XME, BAC, GOOG, HIG, FCX, INX2, PRU, EBAY, AIG, WFT, CVX, XOM, OXY

• Oil Surges, Commodity Stocks Rise: SPX, Nasdaq, FSLR, AIG, FCX, DVN, APA, DO, NOV

  The market gapped lower today to open. On Monday, in my evening article , I wrote: " So, there's no hurry jumping back on the long side just yet. I'd rather enjoy a couple of days playing the downside ." We entered into some August puts... Posted Aug 19 2009, 04:48 PM by HappyTrading with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: APA, FSLR, DO, NOV, FCX, DVN, AIG

• Commodity Sectors Push SP 500 To New Height: SPX, Nasdaq, FCX, X, CNX, BTU, MEE, CLF, LVS, WYNN, WMS

  After yesterday's strong showing, the market pushed higher today. In my article last night , I said, " I think we'll need to see the commodity sectors push higher in order for the broader market to break above the recent resistance levels... Posted Aug 13 2009, 06:52 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: BTU, CNX, MEE, X, FCX, CLF, WYNN, LVS, WMS