Category Archive for ‘VIX’

March 1, 2013

More Dirty Laundry

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

12:15pm (EST) You don’t really need to find out what’s going on You don’t really want to know just how far it’s gone Just leave well enough alone Eat your dirty laundry Kick’em when they’re up Kick’em when they’re down Kick’em when they’re stiff Kick’em all around Some ofRead more

February 28, 2013

Dow Hits Fresh 5-year Highs

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Daily Update, VIX, Market Commentary

9:00am (EST) The bulls added another notch to their “new high” belt as they were able to push the Dow to a fresh 5-year peak on Wednesday. The S&P 500 is the last of the major indexes that hasn’t hit multi-year highs. Positive economic news and more Fed speak helpedRead more

February 21, 2013

Market Closes Back Below Resistance, VIX Pops

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

8:00am (EST) It’s too early to tell if the bears are ready to do some damage but Wednesday’s pullback was a wakeup call for the bulls. With one week to go before the sequester cuts could possibly take place, the selling pressure picked up steam in the second half ofRead more

January 28, 2013

Bulls Looking to End January Strong/ New Trade Alert!

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Members Daily, Yahoo / Microsoft, Market Analysis, VIX, Stock Earnings, Financial Stocks, Watch Lists, Momentum Stocks Weekly, Market Commentary

9:00am (EST) “The market was flat on Friday with a little weakness to the downside heading into the second half of trading. This was normal behavior following the pop past resistance but there was a big development midday that gave the bulls a second wind. There are reports the RedRead more

January 8, 2013

Bulls Cut Losses, Bears Get Win

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

9:00am (EST) The bulls recovered nearly half their losses off the lows on Monday after the bears tried to push support throughout the day. Economic news was light and shouldn’t play a role in this week’s action as 4Q earnings take center stage starting this afternoon. The Dow dropped 51Read more

December 28, 2012

Calling All Zombies

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

9:00am (EST) But you see, it’s not me, it’s not my family In your head, in your head they are fighting With their tanks and their bombs And their bombs and their guns In your head, in your head, they are crying In your head, in your head Zombie,Read more

December 27, 2012

Zombies on Deck

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

9:00am (EST) There was no role call at the White House as the zombies stayed away for another day while awaiting Air Force One’s flight back from Hawaii. AFO is, of course, the “corporate jet” our President uses to fly home on vacation and it didn’t leave the Aloha stateRead more

December 26, 2012

Bears Crack Another Layer of Support

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

12:15pm (EST) The bulls got off to a nice start this morning at the opening bell and tried to push resistance but the uncertainty of the Fiscal Cliff continues to weigh on the major indexes. The zombies are still on vacation and are “on call” to come in within 48Read more

November 13, 2012

Volatility Picking Up

by Rick Rouse / Posted in VIX, Market Commentary, Daily Update

12:25pm (EST) Following a flat Monday, the action has picked up a little today with the bears and bulls pushing red and green as both sides jockey ahead of Friday’s Fiscal Cliff news. There is a lot of talk that there is less than 50 days before the yearend deadlineRead more

October 11, 2012

Bulls Looking Weak

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Daily Update, Market Analysis, VIX, Watch Lists, Market Commentary

9:00am(EST) It appears the 4-week trading range the market has been in is ready to crack but it hasn’t been wise to count the bulls out as the dips have held all year long. However, this time feels a little different. The Dow plummeted 128 points, or 0.95%, to endRead more

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