Another Failed Test at Resistance
9:00am (EST) The bulls teased Wall Street again after getting the indexes above key resistance levels but the rally faded […]
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Bulls Stall at Resistance/ Gold Tanks
1:40pm (EST) We predicted a triple-digit move on the Dow yesterday and we said the Fed’s actions and comments could
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Bears Growl, Bulls Hold 20-Day MA’s
9:00am(EST) While the Wall Street pros took an extended vacation, we knew putting in a half day’s work last Friday
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9 Million Apple’s (AAPL) Keeps Bears Away/ Profit Alert (JCP)
11:45am (EST) Futures were slightly higher throughout the night and into this morning but turned negative shortly before the opening
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Listen to Your Grandfather
1:40pm (EST) We wanted to start off today’s commentary on the S&P 500 Volatility Index ($VIX, 16.45, down 0.04) as
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Market Sees More Red Ahead of Fed Minutes/
12:45pm (EST) The market is trending lower ahead of today’s FOMC Minutes that are scheduled to be released at 2pm
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Bears Get Second-Straight Weekly Win
9:00am (EST) The market started the week off with another mixed Monday as the broader market fell while Tech and
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Bears Crack First Wave of Support
12:45pm (EST) Picking a market top is never easy but we have been bulls-eye accurate all year long in predicting
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Bears Looking for Monday Win
12:35pm (EST) We mentioned this morning the bulls might have a hard time extending their Monday win streak to five
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Bulls Having Trouble with May Intraday Highs
9:00am(EST) The market was choppy for much of Monday’s first half of trading but picked up steam during the second
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11:00pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Rosetta Stone (RST) – A Key to Understanding 3. Earnings 4. Weekly Wrap Portfolio
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Bulls Looking Weak as Bears Have Momentum
9:00am (EST) “There are plenty of signals to sift through on trying to figure out where the market could be
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11:30pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. LifeLock (LOCK) Announces Sweet Earnings 3. Earnings 4. Weekly Wrap Portfolio Update 5. Week
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Bulls Still Down 1%
9:00am (EST) The market recovered on Thursday following the week long drubbing by the bears and came close to reclaiming
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Notes from the Street, NEW TRADE!!!
12:50pm (EST) As expected, the market has traded in a tight range today and has pushed red and green as
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Bears Getting Grizzly
1:20pm (EST) Futures were down about 0.5% before the European markets opened this morning but got progressively worse before Wall
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Market Tests March Lows
9:00am (EST) The bulls were behind the 8-ball again on Wednesday as the bears pushed March lows at the open.
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Bears Win April as S&P, Nasdaq Slip
:00am (EST) The bulls had a chance to turn April into a winning month but failed to hold their momentum
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Bulls Rebound, Clear Support
9:00am (EST) The market soared on Tuesday after better-than-expected earnings here at home while Spain’s bond auction attracted some interest.
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Bulls Having Trouble at Resistance
9:00am (EST) The market ended mixed on Monday as the Dow held its gains while the S&P and Nasdaq finished
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Bears Win Second Straight
9:00am (EST) The bears continued with their assault on the bulls Wednesday and made a strong push towards the second
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Market Pulls Back as Bears Attack
9:00am (EST) The bears made some noise yesterday after hearing the Fed turned its back on the bulls with the
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Don’t Fight the Fed
9:00am (EST) The pros will tell you one of the first rules of trading is “don’t fight the Fed”. In
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Flat Action Ahead of the Fed
9:00am (EST) The market finished mixed on Monday with the bulls and bears each splitting the indexes if we include
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Bears Growl as S&P Falls Below 1,350
1:15pm (EST) We said March Madness would come early and that volatility would pick up in the market. Today’s weakness
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Bulls Looking For Weekly Win
9:00am (EST) The market traded in another tight range on Thursday following the haymakers that were thrown during Wednesday’s session.
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Bears Showing Love, Beware
1:20pm (EST) It’s been amazing to see the numbers of bears switching sides and Barron’s call for Dow 15,000 wasn’t
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Bears Growl As Greece Hangs in Limbo
12:30pm (EST) The market hasn’t had a 1% pullback since December but that could all change by the closing bell.
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Bulls Challenge Highs, Bears Finish on Top
9:00am (EST) The bulls made a run at the April/ May 2011 highs on Thursday and now the Wall Street
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Bulls Better Bears Following Bernanke Babble
9:00am (EST) Although we do a lot of homework, it’s amazing how easy it has been to bet against the
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Late Day Rally Pushes October Resistance
8:45am (EST) Europe’s head honcho’s are falling faster than dominoes as Greece’s Prime Minster dropped first followed by Italy’s –
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Market Slightly Up as Bulls Take Breather
2:10pm (EST) The action today has been mixed as the bulls took the early lead to push the market higher
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Bulls Fade but Could Bounce Back
1:05pm (EST) We have our fingers in a lot of pies so our commentary will be short today as we
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Another One Bites the Dust
1:30pm (EST) Futures were weak Sunday night and got progressively worse as we headed into this morning’s opening bell so
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Bears Cover Shorts, Market Surges 3%
9:05am (EST) Wall Street was giddy on Thursday after hearing Europe’s long-awaited plan to fix their debt crisis is finally
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Apple (AAPL) Misses, Futures Mixed
9:00am (EST) “We could have a short-covering rally into the close so buckle-up”. Those were our famous last words from
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IBM Weighs on Blue-Chips, Dow Still Up
1:45pm (EST) The market appeared to be in trouble after Wall Street heard IBM’s revenue miss last night but the
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Bears Land Early Blows
1:00pm (EST) Futures were pointing towards a strong open when we hit the rack last night as it appeared the
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Bulls Feeling Good
9:00am (EST) The bulls came into the week looking to keep their momentum following a test to new 2011 lows
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Breakout on the Horizon?
2:25pm (EST) The talking heads are saying we are off to a disappointing start to the earnings season but obviously
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Market Surges 3% as Bulls Push Resistance
9:15am (EST) The bulls got good news over the weekend as we told you yesterday the eurozone leaders seem determined
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Bears Facing Strong Push, Giving Up Ground
12:50pm (EST) The bulls have managed to start the week off with a bang following good news from across the
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 10/9/11
11:45pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Pepsico (PEP) – Sleeping Giant Waiting to Erupt 3. Trading Course Video
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Market Mourns Big Loss
9:00am (EST) The bulls won their second straight outing on Wednesday as the market rallied on better-than-expected economic news and
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Bulls Rebound Off Lows
1:00pm (EST) We have a mixed market and we may have hit a temporary bottom. We could see a dead-cat
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Bears Keep Momentum
1:00pm (EST) The market has traded lower for much of today’s session with the bears picking up where they left
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Can Research In Motion (RIMM) Rebound?
1:55pm (EST) We wanted to update you on the Research In Motion (RIMM, $22.34, down $0.31) story we broke for you
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Bulls Win 3rd Straight Session
9:00am (EST) The market extended its winning streak to three straight on Tuesday as the news from across the pond
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Bulls Face Critical Test, Looking to Rebound
9:00am (EST) The bears were looking to extend their winning streak to 5-straight sessions on Friday but the bulls got
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Dow Plunges 4%, S&P Faces Critical Test
1:15pm (EST) We have been warning of volatility for weeks and we mentioned in our Weekly Wrap on Sunday night
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Market Stalls at Resistance
9:00am (EST) The market ended flat on Tuesday despite a strong run by the bulls to resistance as Wall Street
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Bears Head Down Copperhead Road
1:00pm (EST) “I learned a thing or two from ol’ Charlie don’t you know You better stay away from Copperhead
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Ring the Register on RIMM
9:10am (EST) The bulls made it 4-in-a-row following Thursday’s break past resistance after the U.S. Federal Reserve and the ECB (European
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The Tide is High, Bulls Holding On
9:10am (EST) The bulls kept their momentum for the week to win their third straight session as the bears retreated to
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Bulls Break First Layer of Resistance
2:00pm (EST) The bulls are trying to extend their rally for a third day and have pushed past resistance following
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Best Buy is Not a “Buy”
1:00pm (EST) Futures were pointing to a lower start this morning amid ongoing concerns about Greece and Italy but started
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Europe’s Worries Weigh on Futures
9:00am (EST) The bears went into the shortened holiday week with a little momentum from the previous week and used
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 9/11/11
11:00pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. NetEase.com (NTES) a Good Play on China’s Online Gaming Boom 3. Vivus (VVUS)
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Bears Looking For Weekly Win
12:45pm (EST) We knew the bulls would have trouble advancing the market today but we thought they had enough left
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Millionaires and Billionaires
9:00am (EST) The market was weak for much of Thursday’s session as the bears took advantage of some nervousness to push the major
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Helter Skelter Market Continues
9:00am (EST) When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide Where I stop
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Bulls Knock, Knock, Knocking on Resistance’s Door
1:05pm (EST) Futures were strong throughout the night and into this morning which lead to a sharply higher open. The
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15 Minutes of Fame
9:00am (EST) The bulls and bears each had their 15 minutes of fame on Tuesday but it was the grizzlies
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Market Plunges Below Major Support Levels
1:05pm (EST) The selling pressure from Friday has carried over into today’s session as Wall Street gets back to work
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Bears Taking Back Momentum
9:00am (EST) The bulls started last week strong as they pushed the market higher by 2%, on average, after riding
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Wall Street, We Have a Problem…
9:00am (EST) It was another brutal day for the bulls and one that reminds everyone of 2008 all over again.
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Another Perfect Storm?
1:00pm (EST) There is no use in going over our weekly breakeven line for the bulls and bears because if
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Bears Gaining Momentum
9:05am (EST) The bears picked up where they left off on Friday as they hit the bulls early and kept
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Bulls Looking for Big Push into April
9:00am (EST) “How do you like them Apples?” This was the question the bulls left the bears with on Friday’s
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Futures Pointing Towards Strong Open
9:00am (EST) The battle between the bulls and bears got heated last week as both sides tried to make a
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Japan Woes Worsen, Futures Down Big Time
8:45am (EST) The bulls played defense for much of Monday’s session as the bears pounded away at lower support levels.
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VIX Pops, Oil Drops
1:30pm (EST) The major indexes are down over 1% today as the effects of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami continue to
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M&A Activity Fails To Inspire Bulls
1:00pm (EST) The market is trading lower as we head into the second half of action today despite the flood of
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Bulls Looking for More
9:05am (EST) The market started off strong on Wednesday and got more mojo as the day wore on. The bulls
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Market Set to Close Week Lower
1:20pm (EST) The market has traded in a tight range today but on both sides of the ledger. The bears
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Futures Point to Slightly Lower Open
9:05am (EST) The market started August off with a bang which has pushed the major indexes to resistance levels once again, but
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Bulls Look Lost As Bears Grab Momentum
9:00am (EST) The bears continued to pressure the bulls on Monday as a choppy session favored short-sellers into the close. Selling
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General Motors Turns A Profit
9:05am (EST) The bulls got off the mat on the 9 count after a barrage of punches thrown by the
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 5/9/10
3:30pm (EST) What a difference a week made… The market is now in the red year-to-date (YTD) as the bears
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Market Pushes Higher
1:00pm (EST) The bulls are back in the driver’s seat despite any real catalysts to carry them forward. There are
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Weekly Wrap for 1/11/09
That was ugly. The bulls did not have a good week as the bears got the best of them as
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Dow Breaks Losing Streak
The market managed to do a little something on Wednesday as Wall Street enjoyed the holiday and looks forward to
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Market Retreats, Gold Stops Hit
The market started Wednesday off in the red and managed to turn things around in the afternoon before giving up
Daily Update, VIX
VIX Climbing Higher
Volatility Index (^VIX, 74.26, up 6.62) on a monthly basis now and for those of you new to the blog,
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Opening Bell Update
The market is not out of the woods yet. U.S. elections will take center stage on Tuesday and many experts
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It's Time to See the Forest Through the Trees
Words can’t describe the excitement we’ve seen in the market over the past few weeks and Friday was a classic
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Dow Takes A Licking, Barely Keeps Ticking
Wall Street was jolted again on Monday as the Dow was on the verge of its biggest loss ever. At
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VIX Surges After Bailout Fails
The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (^VIX, 40.93, down 5.79) rose sharply on Monday as the stock market closed
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Is the VIX Headed to the 40's?
The Dow has fallen into negative territory once again after rallying over 200 points earlier this morning. Since its high
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Kraft Replacing AIG
Out with the old, in with the new. There will be a change in one of the Dow stocks as
Daily Update, Market Analysis
Market Gives Back Gains
The Dow pretty much gave back all of its 290 point gain on Monday with yesterday’s 280 point drubbing. The
Daily Update, VIX
Checking In On the VIX
The market has been on a roll and it’s been a while since I have mentioned the VIX (^VIX, 21.32,
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Dow Falls 400 Points
It was an ugly day for the market as the Dow officially fell 394 points to close at 12,209. Oil
Daily Update, VIX
What the VIX is Telling Us
The VIX (18.90, up 0.72) or Volatility Index is a tool you can use to gauge market volatility. It is