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July 25, 2011

Deal or No Deal?

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

9:00am (EST) The market was facing a fork in the road going into the start of last week.  The bulls were trying to stop the bleeding as the indexes were perched just above their 20 and 50-day moving averages (MA) and were coming off a loss of over 2%, on average,Read more

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July 22, 2011

Here Comes the Kitchen Sink

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

9:00am (EST) We mentioned yesterday the bulls looked as though they were going to go for broke. The market was at critical levels to start the week and Monday it appeared it was the bears, not the bulls that had the upper hand and the momentum.  Heck, the bears even had theRead more

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July 20, 2011

Bears Get Two (Hundred) for Flinching

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

9:00am (EST) Raise your hand if you know who or what the “Gang of Six” is.  It’s been a couple of years but the Gang of Six came back to life and helped the bulls push key resistance levels (once again) as the market finished nearly 2% higher on Tuesday. Read more

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July 19, 2011

Bulls Trying to Get Back on Track

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

9:00am (EST) The bulls were behind the 8-ball for much of Monday’s session as there was no follow-through from Friday’s pop to help offset the ongoing U.S. and European debt concerns which continue to plague the market. The selling pressure at the open remained throughout the morning which pushed the indexes below major supportRead more

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July 18, 2011

Bank of America (BAC) at 2-Year Lows

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

1:15pm (EST) Futures were pointing towards a rough open this morning as continued concerns over Europe and U.S. debt continue to plague the market.  Overseas markets have traded lower for much of the morning on a weaker euro while the Financial stocks here at home continue to take a pounding.Read more

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July 18, 2011

Is the Market Half Empty or Half Full?

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

9:00am (EST) The bears started the week by pushing the market lower on renewed debt concerns over Italy which quickly started the downgrade of debt (again) overseas and here at home.  Monday and Tuesday were rough as the bulls gave up significant ground and were going under water with threeRead more

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July 15, 2011

“In the Foxhole”, “Eating Peas”…

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

1:45pm (EST) We mentioned yesterday that July option expiration day has been pretty volatile over the last few years but we also mentioned that in 2011, most option days have been “flat”.  Today’s action has been non-eventful with Tech showing some strength while the Dow and S&P 500 have dartedRead more

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July 15, 2011

Google (GOOG) Pushes 6 Bills, Seattle G (SEGN) Under $20

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

9:00am (EST) Things started off well for the bulls as better-than-expected earnings and so-so economic news provided a little pop on Thursday’s open.  However, as the day progressed, the bears took control to make it 3-to1 for the week as the market finished lower and the S&P Volatility Index (VIX,Read more

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July 14, 2011

Seattle Genetics (SGEN) Halted; Google (GOOG) Earnings Due

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

12:25pm (EST) The bulls are trying to even things up for the week but are having trouble holding the gains off the open and still have a ways to go to get back to even.  JPMorgan (JPM, $40.77, up $1.15) provided some enthusiasm this morning after beating Wall Street’s expectationsRead more

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July 14, 2011

Ratings Agencies Holding Bulls Back

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

9:00am (EST) The bulls got a pair of Aces yesterday and appeared to have a set hand as futures were pointing towards a strong start.  Their first Ace was China which reported a stronger-than-expected GDP number then a second Ace when Bernanke said the Fed still has bullets left inRead more

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