Category Archive for ‘VIX’

June 25, 2012

Bears Looking To Regain Momentum

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

9:00am (EST) “This past Monday was a negative close for the market and had it been positive, we might have factored in a possible trend change as it would have been the third-straight positive Friday/ Monday close for the market. Futures were showing a strong open last Sunday night whenRead more

May 23, 2012

Bears Have Another, Facebook (FB) Getting Zuckerberged

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

9:00am (EST) Yesterday’s market action reminded us of Saturday’s Preakness horse race as the bears “had another” to claim the photo-finish win. The bulls led the entire session as the Dow and S&P were looking to make it back-to-back wins for the first time since late April but the bearsRead more

May 10, 2012

Market Tests March Lows

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Daily Update, Earnings, VIX

9:00am (EST) The bulls were behind the 8-ball again on Wednesday as the bears pushed March lows at the open. The rebound came on word Greece would get its latest schedule debt bailout which gave the bulls energy. We won’t waste our words on geopolitical news this morning but theRead more

April 5, 2012

Bears Win Second Straight

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

9:00am (EST) The bears continued with their assault on the bulls Wednesday and made a strong push towards the second wave of support after pushing the market lower by 1%. Although there was a slight bounce off the bottom, the bears clearly have the momentum going into the last tradingRead more

April 4, 2012

Nasdaq Down Nearly 2%

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

1:05pm (EST) The bears are cracking support and the VIX is popping as mixed economic news and a Fed hangover continue to hamper the market. Before the bell, the ADP Employment Change numbers failed to lift futures although they came in better-than-expected. The report showed that 209,000 jobs were createdRead more

April 4, 2012

Market Pulls Back as Bears Attack

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

9:00am (EST) The bears made some noise yesterday after hearing the Fed turned its back on the bulls with the release of the latest FOMC minutes. Ben Bernanke provided some enthusiasm last Monday when Wall Street took some of his words as though there would be one last round ofRead more

March 13, 2012

Flat Action Ahead of the Fed

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Trading Psychology, Trade Update, Daily Update, Market Analysis, VIX

9:00am (EST) The market finished mixed on Monday with the bulls and bears each splitting the indexes if we include the small-caps. Yesterday’s action was timid to say the least as the major indexes traded in a tight range ahead of today’s FOMC Rate decision. Although volatility has picked upRead more

March 6, 2012

Bears Growl as S&P Falls Below 1,350

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

1:15pm (EST) We said March Madness would come early and that volatility would pick up in the market. Today’s weakness is all about the Greek debt situation, which is back in the front burner. There is a Thursday night deadline for Greece and its bondholders to come to an agreementRead more

March 2, 2012

Bulls Looking For Weekly Win

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

9:00am (EST) The market traded in another tight range on Thursday following the haymakers that were thrown during Wednesday’s session. Despite the panic displayed by many of the talking heads and Wall Street pros this week who have called for a lower market, the bulls come into today’s session withRead more

February 28, 2012

Bears Push Support, Bulls Fight Back

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Daily Update, Earnings, VIX

9:00am (EST) The market finished flat after a rocky start as the bears pushed the major indexes lower by 1% on Monday’s open. Like last week, the market rebounded once the European markets closed as we were near even when Wall Street took its lunch break. Following a slight pushRead more

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