Category Archive for ‘Politics’

December 20, 2012

Market on Hold as Zombies Bicker/ New Trade Alert

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Earnings, Market Analysis, Momentum Stocks Weekly, Market Commentary, Politics

12:15pm (EST) There is more zombie talk today concerning the Fiscal Cliff as the back-and-forth bickering continues. The red zombies are moving forward with Plan B while the head blue zombie said he will veto any bill that tries to get passed. As the soap opera plays out, we continueRead more

December 13, 2012

Bernanke Helps Bears Snap Losing Streak

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Economic News, Politics, Daily Update

9:00am (EST) The bulls controlled much of Wednesday’s action before a late day fade gave the victory to the bears. The market rallied to new highs after the Fed announced another round of quantitative easing (QE4) of $45 billion a month to replace Operation Twist which was considered QE3.5. Read more

December 12, 2012

Zombies Talk as Bulls Rally

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Daily Update, Market Analysis, Politics

9:00am(EST) The market soared to post-election highs on Tuesday as the bulls won their fifth-straight session to clear another layer of resistance. One of the zombies tried to derail the bulls after saying it was going to be a nightmare to get a deal done by Christmas but his wordsRead more

December 7, 2012

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by Rick Rouse / Posted in IPOs, Market Commentary, Market Analysis, Entertainment Stocks, Oil, BioTech, Commodities, Money Management, Economic News, Politics, Company Commentary, Mergers and Acquisitions, Apple, Daily Update, Option Trades, China, Earnings, Covered Calls

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December 4, 2012

Bears Get Win as Dow Falls Below 13,000 (Again)

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Daily Update, Market Analysis, Economic News, Company Commentary, Politics

9:00am (EST) It was another day of flat action and Fiscal Cliff talk as the bulls and bears traded light blows for much of the session. The bulls made a slight run to greener pastures at the open but the initial pop faded like the sun as the bears foughtRead more

November 29, 2012

Bulls Reclaim Shaky Support

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Politics, Daily Update, Market Analysis

12:30pm (EST) The bulls made a strong move past resistance at the open but another zombie showed up to help the bears level things out. The market turned on a dime and lost most of its gains after House Speaker John Boehner said he was disappointed on how the talksRead more

November 29, 2012

Volatility Returns

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Daily Update, Market Analysis, Politics

The bulls got a gut check on Wednesday after the bears pushed the next levels of support but were able to rally on the rhetoric out of Washington. Once again, we will spare you the details but the important statement from the head zombie was that the Fiscal Cliff shouldRead more

November 28, 2012

Bears Push Support

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Daily Update, Economic News, Politics

9:00am (EST) The bears got a solid win on Tuesday as they were able to breech a couple areas of key support that had served as prior resistance. The news from overseas was bullish as Greece got another bailout but it failed to get our lawmakers motivated as there hasRead more

November 16, 2012

Sina (SINA) Sinks Following Lowered Guidance

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Daily Update, Earnings, Market Analysis, Market Commentary, Politics

12:15pm (EST) Sina (SINA, $45.50, down $7.60) finally reported earnings last night and now we can see why they waited. The company reported a good quarter after beating estimates by 6 cents a share. Profits came in at 17 cents a share on revenue of $148 million versus expectations forRead more

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