Category Archive for ‘VIX’

October 13, 2011

Wall Street Stays Hot, VIX Dips Below 30

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

9:15am (EST) It was a great day to be long as we were able to score our 11th straight winning option trade yesterday. The talking heads and fund managers keep telling you we are in a bear market but we told you back in August this would be one ofRead more

September 30, 2011

Be Aware of the Bears Next Week

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

1:10pm (EST) The bulls are looking to rebound from last week’s selloff and went into today’s session holding a slight lead for the week although Tech has been flat. The market was showing a loss of 1% across the board at the open as the bears are trying to holdRead more

September 15, 2011

The Tide is High, Bulls Holding On

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

9:10am (EST) The bulls kept their momentum for the week to win their third straight session as the bears retreated to higher ground on Wednesday. After a choppy start, a flood of buy orders stormed Wall Street which helped push the major averages well into positive territory and past key support levels.Read more

August 5, 2011

Wall Street, We Have a Problem…

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

9:00am (EST) It was another brutal day for the bulls and one that reminds everyone of 2008 all over again. We will have a big update this afternoon for you but one point we want to make this morning is – don’t get scared or be scared. Let’s go over theRead more

August 4, 2011

Will a Rebound be for Real?

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

9:00am (EST) We love using fancy words from time-to-time and yesterday we got to use one that we only get to spit out of our vocabulary every blue moon. Wednesday’s market action was jaw-dropping, spectacular, but read like a book and from what we said it could have been a signRead more

July 21, 2011

Bulls Bringing Out the Big Guns

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

9:00am (EST) Go figure. On a day the Financial stocks actually showed some strength, Tech lagged along with several other sectors which weighed on the market for much of Wednesday’s session. More bad news from the housing sector also held back the early momentum the bulls had going on strong earningsRead more

July 13, 2011

Moody’s (MCO) Strikes Again

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

8:50am (EST) The bulls were trying hard to stop the bears recent momentum and they appeared ready to end their losing streak after holding camp for much of the day. However, the bears made it 3-in-a-row by winning Tuesday’s session after a late round of afternoon selling pressure pushed the market lowerRead more

June 27, 2011

Bulls Face Pressure as June Winds Down

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

9:00am (EST) The bulls were looking to break out of their early summer doldrums by trying to extend their Weekly winning streak to 2 but fell short on Friday after the bears fought their way back. The end result was another win for the bears instead who have now covered 7 outRead more

May 24, 2011

Lions, Tigers, and Bears…Oh My!

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

9:00am (EST) Let’s change those words to Greece, Italy, and Spain…oh my! The bulls ran into a little trouble yesterday following more worries over Europe’s debt crisis and a higher dollar. The downgrades started on Friday when Greece got its junk bonds lowered and continued into Saturday after Standard & Poor’sRead more

May 23, 2011

Market Pulls Back, Bears Test Support (Again)

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

1:30pm (EST) We knew when we started our research this morning it was going to be a rough day for the market. Futures were weak when the overseas markets started trading and were down about 0.5% on continued European debt concerns. The latest theme for the market has been aRead more

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