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• Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XME, GLD, USO, MOO, AGU, POT, MOS, CF, GOLD, NEM, ABX, CLF, X, WLT, FCX

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote, " For the new week, the technicals are still carrying a bias to the downside. The M&A activities and the speculations for them are offsetting the inconsistency in the latest economic reports. The... Posted Aug 29 2010, 08:28 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, USO, XME, MOO, POT, X, FCX, CF, MOS, ABX, GOLD, CLF, AGU, NEM, WLT

• Market Bounces After 4 Days of Selling: SPX, Nasdaq, GOOG, AAPL, RIMM, AMZN, AKAM, PCP, MLM, GLD, SLV, PAAS, GOLD, ABX, NEM, TLT

  This morning, after more lousy housing and durable goods data, the market sank lower. We took the opportunity to lock in our profits on the downside plays: August 25, 2010 10:56 | HappyTrading MLM ($72.30) Sold to Close 09P75 Sep 75 puts, at $4.30 +62... Posted Aug 25 2010, 04:31 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: rimm, GLD, SLV, PCP, AMZN, GOOG, AAPL, ABX, GOLD, AKAM, PAAS, NEM, MLM, TLT

• Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, MOO, INX2, XME, POT, MOS, AGU, CF, PCLN, MFE, GOOG, NEM, ABX, GOLD

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I forecasted, " For the new week, the latest development in the charts are certainly not bullish. However, it may not necessarily dictate a breakdown. If SPX 1080 does not hold, the next support is 1060, set... Posted Aug 22 2010, 08:39 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, PCLN, XME, GOOG, MOO, POT, CF, MOS, ABX, GOLD, INX2, AGU, NEM, MFE

• 8/20/10 Weekly Wrap + FREE Trading Room Access: AMZN, WYNN, GLD, MOS

  In my Market Forecast for the week, I wrote: "... the latest development in the charts are certainly not bullish. However, it may not necessarily dictate a breakdown... The market could still be range-bound, and, is very mixed ." This was exactly... Posted Aug 20 2010, 09:31 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, AMZN, MOS, WYNN

• Weekly Wrap + Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, TLT, USO, GLD, SOXX, MOO, POT, MOS, AGU, CF, CAGC, SEED

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I said, " For the new week, the market can run further into its newly developed bullish formation. The market has already stuttered around the SPX 1120 to 1130 area for a long time. If it's going to break... Posted Aug 15 2010, 08:16 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, USO, SOXX, MOO, POT, CF, MOS, AGU, SEED, TLT, CAGC

• Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, XME, XLE, MOO, XLF, BTU, WLT, ACI, ANR, MEE, POT, MOS, CF, AGU, JPM, WFC, GS, BAC, AIG

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I wrote, " For the new week, on Monday morning, we'll get the latest ISM and construction spending data. For both SPX and Nasdaq, the daily MAs of are moving into a new bullish phase. To break higher, SPX... Posted Aug 08 2010, 09:07 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, XLF, JPM, GS, WFC, XLE, XME, BAC, BTU, ACI, MEE, MOO, POT, CF, MOS, AIG, AGU, WLT, ANR

• Market Stutters As Miners Pull Back: SPX, Nasdaq, X, WLT, CLF, BTU, GLD, GOLD, NEM, ABX, BRCM, BWLD, PNRA

  In my Market Forecast this weekend, I said, " If SPX 1100 is cleared, SPX should retest the 1120 level. Miners went up quite a bit last week and may need to take a quick breather ." Yesterday, SPX closed above that 1100 level. This morning,... Posted Jul 27 2010, 05:43 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, BRCM, V, BTU, X, ABX, GOLD, CLF, AKAM, BA, NEM, WLT, BWLD, GLW, PNRA

• Weekly Wrap + Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, MOO, XLE, PBW, FSLR, STP, TSL, YGE, BP, APC, RIG, APA, HAL, POT, CF, MOS, NEM

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , 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 should be the first resistances. We could see some volatile trading... Posted Jul 11 2010, 09:43 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: PBW, GLD, APA, XLE, FSLR, MOO, STP, POT, CF, MOS, YGE, TSL, RIG, HAL, NEM, 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

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

• June 2010 Monthly Wrap: GOOG, AMZN, CMG, GLD, V, EOG, BHP

  This year is going by so fast! Already, we are into the 3rd quarter! June was a very volatile month. We saw the market bounce 2 weeks straight to start out; then, a quick 180-degree downturn for 2 weeks to end the month! We traded accordingly and played... Posted Jul 03 2010, 02:34 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, AMZN, GOOG, V, JOYG, BHP, CMG, EOG

• 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

• Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, USO, XME, OIH, XLF, GLD, USO, XME, OIH, XLF, GS, CME, ICE, BP, GOLD, NEM, ABX

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I said: " For the new week, the market looks to be on its way to break higher. The daily upper BBs have opened up; the 10-day MAs are crossing above the 20-day MAs. In addition, the 30-day MAs are trying to turn... Posted Jun 27 2010, 10:06 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, USO, XLF, GS, XME, CME, OIH, ABX, GOLD, ICE, NEM, 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

• 6/18/10 Weekly Wrap: Another Week Of Nice Profits! GOOG, GLD, EOG

  Although still a bit volatile, but given that it was an expiration week, the market was pretty well behaved. Besides 1 minor 10% loss, all of our trades were in the GR$$N , including a +157% gain on the GOOG calls: June 18, 2010 10:59 | HappyTrading GLD... Posted Jun 19 2010, 04:21 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, GOOG, EOG