Category Archive for ‘VIX’

May 23, 2011

Futures Pointing Towards Nasty Open

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

8:45am (EST) The bulls and bears were at a standstill heading into Friday’s action with both sides trying to hold on for the weekly win. The bulls had a grip on the Dow and S&P following a mid-week recovery while the bears had a handle on Tech. Heading into Friday’sRead more

May 6, 2011

The Tide is High, Bulls Holding On

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

1:30pm (EST) The bulls used their lifeline this morning on Who Wants to be a Millionaire as they called up the Labor Department and asked them for a favor. The question of the week came down to the nonfarm payroll numbers and the bulls were looking for an answer northRead more

April 29, 2011

Bulls Hate Saying Goodbye to April

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

8:45am (EST) After a tepid start, the bulls took control of Thursday’s session to push the market to fresh 52-week highs. The bears danced a little for much of the morning session but fell victim to a late-day rally as the bulls made in 3-in-a-row. After a slow start to the week,Read more

April 4, 2011

First-Quarter Review

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

9:10am (EST) No other country can substitute for the U.S. The U.S. is still number one in military, number one in economy, number one in promoting human rights, and number one in idealism. Only the U.S. can lead the world. No other can. – Senior Korean official (to Thomas Friedman,Read more

March 28, 2011

Bulls Looking for Big Push into April

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

9:00am (EST) “How do you like them Apples?” This was the question the bulls left the bears with on Friday’s close as they rallied the market near its February highs. More importantly, the rally that stalled for 4-weeks is now back on as the bulls try to end March onRead more

March 15, 2011

Japan Woes Worsen, Futures Down Big Time

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

8:45am (EST) The bulls played defense for much of Monday’s session as the bears pounded away at lower support levels. For the first time in weeks, oil took a back seat as Japan’s devastation and hardship played a major role in yesterday’s drop. Although there was some strength into theRead more

March 14, 2011

VIX Pops, Oil Drops

by Rick Rouse / Posted in VIX, Daily Update

1:30pm (EST) The major indexes are down over 1% today as the effects of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami continue to weigh on Wall Street. The bears have managed to take out last Thursday’s lows and are eyeing the lower level targets we went over this morning. The biggest concern withRead more

August 3, 2010

Futures Point to Slightly Lower Open

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

9:05am (EST) The market started August off with a bang which has pushed the major indexes to resistance levels once again, but there other factors favoring the bulls. It’s hard to get excited up at these levels because the market has been here 4 or 5 times in the last few months andRead more

July 11, 2010

MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 7/11/10

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Momentum Stocks Weekly, Market Commentary, Earnings, Market Analysis, VIX, Oil, Company Commentary, Watch Lists

2Q Earnings Season Starts On Monday 4:30pm (EST) The bulls had a stellar week after taking a beating from the bears that pushed them to the brink and had the major averages on the verge of a collapse. The market spent much of Friday near the breakeven line before aRead more

June 8, 2010

Bulls Look Lost As Bears Grab Momentum

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

9:00am (EST) The bears continued to pressure the bulls on Monday as a choppy session favored short-sellers into the close. Selling pressure intensified in the final hour of trading as all three of the major indexes ended the day in negative territory. There wasn’t much economic news yesterday and we mentioned the weaknessRead more

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