Category Archive for ‘Watch Lists’

December 16, 2009

Wednesday’s Wakeup Call

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Trading Psychology, Company Commentary, Strategies, Daily Update, Sectors, Watch Lists, Earnings, Market Analysis, Trading Tips

9:00am (EST) The market stumbled on Tuesday as a stronger dollar and disappointing economic news were too much for the bulls to overcome. The market was trying to gather some momentum put spent all day in the red. The Dow finished the session with a loss of 49 points andRead more

December 15, 2009

Futures Pointing Towards Lower Open

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Financial Stocks, Watch Lists, Daily Update, Option Trades, Economic News

9:00am (EST) The bulls got some good news yesterday in the form of the Dubai $10 billion “bailout” package and the Dow’s advance could have been more if Exxon Mobil (XOM, $69.69, down $3.14) didn’t drop 4%. The company said it would acquire XTO Energy (XTO, $47.86, up $6.37) for $30 billion or so andRead more

December 7, 2009

Bernanke Speaks, Market Listens

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Watch Lists, Daily Update, Trading Psychology, IPOs, Market Analysis

1:05pm (EST) The market is looking for direction today as well as the U.S. dollar. The bulls didn’t let the open deter them from taking the market higher today. We’ve mentioned the dollar trade and how we will have to see how it plays out from here but we don’tRead more

November 30, 2009

Dendreon Rumors Making Rounds Again

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Market Analysis, Company Commentary, Watch Lists, Trading Tips, Daily Update

1:00pm (EST) It’s been another battle today as both bulls and bears struggle to gain momentum. The Dow opened with a slight loss and traded to a low of 10,273 before bouncing back and touching a high of 10,364. As Wall Street gets ready for the 2nd half of today’sRead more

November 18, 2009

Oh My Ford!

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Market Commentary, Sectors, Trading Tips, Market Analysis, Trading Psychology, Company Commentary, Strategies, Watch Lists, Option Trades, Daily Update

1:00pm (EST) The market is struggling today but the major averages are holding the support levels we mentioned this morning. The Dow is currently down 36 points to 10,400 while this S&P 500 is off by 3 to 1,107. The Nasdaq is down 16 points to 2,188. Of course, thereRead more

October 4, 2009

3Q Earnings Kick-Off Start This Week

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Market Analysis, Market Commentary, Economic News, Entertainment Stocks, Company Commentary, Stock Earnings, Strategies, Financial Stocks, Watch Lists, Daily Update, Sectors, Option Trades

3:45pm (EST) Special Note: We are sending today’s Weekly Wrap early. I am away on travel and hope to be back in the office by Monday morning. In case I’m not, this is Monday Morning’s Update. There is a NEW TRADE for Monday morning, Pepsico (PEP, $60.90, up $2.44), thatRead more

August 25, 2009

Tuesday's Tidbits

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Strategies, Watch Lists, Daily Update, Trading Tips, Sectors, Economic News, Company Commentary

1:00pm (EST) The market has hit 10-month highs as the Dow is currently up 80 points to 9,589. The Nasdaq is showing a gain of 15 points and stands at 2,033 while the S&P 500 has jumped 8 and is 1,034. I mentioned in the Weekly Wrap that economic news would take onRead more

July 28, 2009

Buffalo Pops, USEC Drops

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Option Trades, Trading Tips, Daily Update, Earnings, Strategies, Watch Lists

1:00 pm (EST) The bulls are struggling to extend yesterday’s gains as the Dow is currently down 67 points to 9,041. There is a bevy of news, some good, some bad. Most of our positions are holding up well and the bulls still appear as if they want to hold Dow 9,000. Read more

July 26, 2009

Weekly Wrap for 7/26/09

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Market Analysis, Weekly Wrap RR, Company Commentary, Stock Earnings, Market Commentary, Trading Tips, Watch Lists, Momentum Stocks Weekly, Option Trades, Sectors, Earnings

1. Commentary 2. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Brewing Big Gains 3. Earnings 4. Current Trades & Closed Trades 5. Monday Morning Playbook 6. Closing Thoughts ************************************************** 1. Commentary The market continued its upward momentum last week after a wave of better-than-expected earnings helped pushed the Dow over 9,000. Nearly halfRead more

July 16, 2009

Early Bird Special, Thursday’s Outlook – Sunny?

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Strategies, Watch Lists, Option Trades, Trading Tips, Daily Update, Earnings

8:00am (EST) Two words for today. IBM (IBM, $107.22) and Google (GOOG, $438.17). But before we get to that I’m going to take you through the woods. Being an option trader is THE best job in the world folks and I got interested in the stock market whenRead more

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