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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

• 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

• 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

• Some Profit-Taking, As Expected: SPX, Nasdaq, AAPL, GOOG, FDX, AEM, NEM, GOLD, BP, RIG, APC

  Yesterday, in my article , I mentioned that we should see some profit-taking and more volatility. This morning, the latest economic data were mostly positive with solid industrial production and benign inflation numbers . Housing starts, however, dropped... Posted Jun 16 2010, 05:11 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: AEM, GOOG, AAPL, GOLD, RIG, NEM, FDX, BP, APC

• Market Forecast + Sector Watch: SPX, Nasdaq, XLF, GLD, XME, OIH, XLF, GLD, XME, OIH, GS, NEM, ABX, GOLD, CLF, BHP, BP, APC, RIG, AAPL

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I said: " For the new week, with both SPX and DJI ending below major support levels ( SPX 1080 and DJI 10,000 ), the market can see additional selling pressure. Energy sectors still look weak, with oil spill... Posted Jun 13 2010, 08:15 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, XLF, GS, XME, OIH, AAPL, ABX, GOLD, CLF, RIG, NEM, BP, APC, BHP

• 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, OIH, XLE, XLF, BTK, GOLD, ABX, NEM, APA, OXY, HES, MA, V, AXP

  Last weekend, in my Market Forecast , I said: " For the new week, the momentum has completely shifted to the downside. We can see that the daily MAs in both SPX and Nasdaq are curving down. On Monday, we may see an attempt to bounce; others may call... Posted May 16 2010, 09:02 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: BTK, GLD, MA, APA, XLF, XLE, OIH, V, HES, ABX, GOLD, AXP, OXY, NEM

• Another Solid Week! PCLN, GOLD

  It was a volatile week. But, in the end, the market closed on a weak note. We were very cautious about chasing longs after Monday's big jump. We did catch some good trades on gold/gold miners. Then, we waited to play puts, which produced a nice +111... Posted May 14 2010, 01:16 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: PCLN, GOLD

• Gold Soars To New High! SPX, Nasdaq, GOLD, NEM, ABX, GG, RGLD, BIDU, AAPL, DIS, ERTS, CTRP

  Gold jumped out of the gate today and did not look back, closing above $1230/ounce. In the morning, in our Trading Room , I commented: May 11, 2010 7:14 AM gold plays breaking out! May 11, 2010 8:11 AM GOLD could see $90+!! We did get in on GOLD May 85... Posted May 11 2010, 03:57 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: BIDU, AAPL, ABX, GOLD, CTRP, NEM, RGLD, DIS, ERTS, GG

• April 2010 Monthly Wrap: Running For Gold! WYNN, FFIV, CREE, GS, AIG, GLD, NFLX, GOLD

  The market ended the month of April with a volitile week. Between financial reform issues and the investigation on Goldman Sachs, in addition to debt problems in Europe, not even solid earnings and better jobs numbers could keep the market up. Nevertheless... Posted May 01 2010, 08:15 PM by HappyTrading with | with no comments Filed under: GLD, GS, GOLD, WYNN, AIG, CREE, FFIV, NFLX