Futures Pointing Towards Slightly Higher Open
9:00am (EST) The market spent much of Monday in negative territory but after a late start the bulls woke up in […]
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Unemployment Holds Steady At 9.7%
9:05am (EST) Futures are pointing towards a strong open this morning after U.S. employers cut a smaller than expected 36,000
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Futures Flat Ahead of Open
9:05am (EST) What a ride. As an option trader these are exciting times… The great thing about the market is
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Bennie And The Rates
9:05am (EST) The market was trying to get back on track Tuesday and started off in positive territory shortly after
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Consumer Confidence Rattles The Bulls
12:35pm (EST) We mentioned in the Weekly Wrap Sunday night that the market was in a tight trading range and
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Bulls Make Another Run 8:00pm(EST) The futures were pointing towards a nasty opening for the market early Friday morning but things
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Market Gets A Curveball
9:00am (EST) The market extended its winning streak to four on Thursday but the drive for five may have ended
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Futures Point Towards Lower Open
9:05am (EST) The bulls continued their winning ways on Wednesday as the Dow advanced 40 points, or 0.4%, to close at 10,309. The S&P
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Market Holds Gains
1:15pm (EST) The market is trading in positive territory once again after a number of positive corporate earnings and economic
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Dow Sees Green, Kraft Bleeding
1:00pm (EST) The bulls returned from the long weekend in a buying mood thanks to easing concerns about European governments’
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10:30pm (EST) The market ended mixed on Friday but the bulls did manage to win the week for the first
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2:45pm (EST) The market spent much of the day in negative territory on Friday, as economic troubles overseas and a “surprising” unemployment
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Unemployment Dips To 9.7%
9:10am (EST) There has been a number of interesting developments this morning but the biggest news is that the unemployment
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Futures Point Towards Slightly Lower Open
9:05am (EST) The market continued its winning ways on Tuesday as the Dow added its second straight triple-digit gain as the
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Baby Berks Make A Split
9:00am (EST) The market got pounded on Wednesday as the bears finally did some damage and drew some blood. The
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8:00pm (EST) It was a tough Friday for the bulls as the market suffered its worst decline for 2010 despite
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Intel on Deck
1:45pm (EST) All eyes will be on Intel (INTC, $21.30, up $0.34) after the bell. Wall Street expects $0.30 a share and revenue is
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Market Holds Up Despite Job Worries
1:15pm (EST) All the talk today is about the “weak” unemployment numbers we got but our main focus is how
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Abercrombie, Apollo Can't Be Trusted
9:10am (EST) We often talk about Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF, $32.67, down $3.54) and Apollo Group (APOL, $63.94, up $0.24) in a negative
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Futures Point To Lower Open
9:00am (EST) The bulls managed to stage a late comeback yesterday as they pulled the market from its lows and managed
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Market Flat at Halfway Point
12:45pm (EST) The market is trading in a tight today as the Dow has drifted within a 35 point range.
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10:25pm (EST) The market managed to close at new highs for the year Thursday although the climb has been slow
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RIMM Has Issues
9:00am (EST) Research in Motion (RIMM, $66.78, down $0.44)) said their BlackBerry network is suffering major delays as users are
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Home Sales Give Market A Lift
12:50pm (EST) The Dow is trying to put together a three day winning streak (including last Friday) as we start
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Avatar Opens Strong
8:50am (EST) Futures are pointing to a higher opening this morning, following gains in overseas markets as Wall Street prepares
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 12/20/09
10:40pm (EST) The bulls were looking for a big push higher in the market on Friday and although they ended
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Bernanke Gets 2nd Nod
12:40pm (EST) The Senate Banking Committee has approved the nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to run the show for
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Fed Announcement Expected Shortly
1:15pm (EST) The bulls got a gift this morning as the consumer price index (CPI) for November showed a benign
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Futures Pointing Towards Lower Open
9:00am (EST) The bulls got some good news yesterday in the form of the Dubai $10 billion “bailout” package and the Dow’s
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9:05am (EST) The bulls got a decent jobless claims number yesterday and used it to push the market higher as the Dow
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Midday Update for 12/09/09
1:15pm (EST) The market seemed like it was on hold as we awaited word on what President Obama had to
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Jobs Number Surprises, Big Open Expected
9:15am (EST) Futures are pointing towards a higher open after the market got a great non-farm payroll report this morning.
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Gold Tops $1,200
1:10pm (EST) The bulls have pushed the market back to pre-Thanksgiving highs as the Dow is enjoying a 118 point
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Market Looking At A Higher Open
9:10am (EST) The market managed to end the month of November with a slight gain as the Dow added 35
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 11/29/09
11:10pm (EST) It may have been a short week of trading but the market took investors for a wild ride
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New U.S. Home Sales Rise
11:10am (EST) We were betting on a good housing number this morning and we got it. The Commerce Department reported sales
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Hewlett-Packard Matches Estimates
9:10am (EST) The market bounced back in strong fashion yesterday as the bulls snapped a three-day slide and took the
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Futures Pointing Towards Strong Open
9:00am (EST) The futures are pointing towards a higher open this morning as the dollar continues to weaken. The bulls will try to snap
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Market Getting Smaked
1:30pm (EST) We date options, we don’t marry them… The market is getting punished today after getting some unpleasant economic news
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Futures Pointing Towards Slightly Lower Open
9:05am (EST) The market got off to a great start on Monday after a better-than-expected rebound in retail sales helped
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Lowe's Meets Expectations, Shares Up
9:10am (EST) Lots of breaking news this morning… Retail sales grew 1.4% in October, after a 1.5% gain in September
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Garmin Gets Gutted
1:00pm (EST) Shares of Garmin (GRMN, $27.54, down $3.87) are getting hammered today despite the company reporting better-than-expected earnings. Third-quarter
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Buffet Buys Burlington, Splits Baby B's
9:05am (EST) When Warren Buffet Speaks, people listen… It’s no secret, despite a struggling economy, that M&A (Merger and Acquisition)
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RIMM Hits "Double Nickels"
12:50pm (EST) The market got a lift this morning on some good news out of the manufacturing and housing sector
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Bears Running The Show
12:45pm (EST) The market is get spooked the day before Halloween as the Dow is off triple-digits, or 150 points,
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Baidu.com Gets a Haircut
9:15am (EST) If you are a Baidu.com (BIDU, $432.97) shareholder this morning then hopefully you are prepared to pay the barber $85 for
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It's All About the Dollar
1:00pm (EST) The market has turned lower after getting off to a strong start this morning. At one point
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3Q Earnings Kick-Off Start This Week
3:45pm (EST) Special Note: We are sending today’s Weekly Wrap early. I am away on travel and hope to be
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Unemployment Report Holds Clues
8:15am (EST) I wanted to send today’s update early because there are a lot of things I’m looking at as we
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Bears Are Growling
1:00pm (EST) If you are a bull today you might as well head back to camp. The market is taking
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Nike Beats Estimates, Stock Up
9:00am (EST) Nike (NKE, $63.90, up $3.81) is up over 6% in pre-market trading after beating Wall Street’s estimates on
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Nike Options Getting Plenty Of Action
12:30pm (EST) The market got off to a good start this morning but has been weaker after the Consumer Confidence
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Weekly Wrap for 9/27/09
11:40 pm (EST) Market Commentary The bears finally made some noise last week as they sent the market down 2%, on
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Retail Sales Lift Futures, Best Buy Misses
9:00am (EST) Futures were slightly higher before the Retail and PPI numbers came out at 8:30am. Before the reports
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Weekly Wrap for 9/7/09
11:00pm (EST) 1. Commentary 2. Imax Could Be A Wildcard 3. Earnings 4. Current Trades 5. Closing Thoughts ************************************************** 1.
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Sirius Gets Price Target Raised
9:50am (EST) I posted a little late because I wanted to see how we opened this morning. Futures were strong
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Tuesday's Tidbits
1:00pm (EST) The market has hit 10-month highs as the Dow is currently up 80 points to 9,589. The Nasdaq
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Weekly Wrap for 8/23/09
11:30pm (EST) 1. Commentary 2. Checking in on the VIX 3. Baltic Dry Index Continues To Tank 4. Earnings 5.
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Futures Turn Negative After Jobless Claims/ POT Trade
9:15am (EST) The futures had been up this morning but have lost steam after a worse-than-expected weekly jobs report. The
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Home Depot Beats, Shares Up
9:10am (EST) Home Depot (HD, $26.11) beat Wall Street’s expectations this morning although revenue dropped 7%. The stock is up $1,
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Futures Up, Retail Sales Down
9:20am (EST) Futures are pointing towards a higher open this morning despite a couple of iffy economic reports. The Dow
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Futures Higher After Jobs Report
8:35am (EST) I posted a little early this morning as I was anxious to get the morning outlook as soon
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Weekly Wrap for 6/28/09
1. Commentary 2. Palm Continues To Surge 3. Precision Trading Tools & Tactics Live Webinar 4. Earnings 5. Current Trades
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May Jobs Report Holds Key
8:15am I’m starting this blog before the Jobs Report comes out… The Labor Department will release figures that are expected
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Weekly Wrap for 5/31/09
1. Commentary 2. Oil Surges in May 3. General Motors Put Options 4. Earnings 5. Current Trades 6. Monday Morning
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Home Prices Continue Tumbling
12:30pm (EST) I had mentioned in the Weekly Wrap that home prices were falling but was a little surprised to
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Market Soars After Consumer Confidence Report
10:30am (EST) The market got a huge lift this morning after consumer sentiment rose in May to the highest level
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Weekly Wrap for 3/22/09
1. Commentary 2. Take-Two Revisited 3. Is Dendreon Headed for Double Digits? 4. Earnings 5. Current Trades 6. Monday Morning
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Blog 500!
Well folks, its been nearly a year since we started the blog and today’s entry is my 500th. I guess
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Market Rallies After Fed Cut
Looks like Wall Street got an early Christmas present after yesterday’s surprise Fed announcement concerning interest rates. Most experts had
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Unemployment Report Weighs On Market
We knew it was going to be nasty and the release of this morning’s unemployment report is taking the Dow
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What To Watch For Friday
Wall Street would probably feel safer hanging out with Plaxico Burress at a night club than bet money on Friday’s
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Market Down 400
Despite what was initially thought as a “successful” start to the holiday season, the Dow is down over 400 points
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What The Fed Is Going On?
$8,500,000,000,000.00 That’s the number…$8.5 trillion. That’s how much the our government is preparing to provide on behalf of you and
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Economic News
It’s likely to be another volatile week on Wall Street as a number of key economic reports will certainly have
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Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged
The market was enjoying a huge rally before the Fed meeting and extended that rally when news broke that the
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July Unemployment Jumps
The U.S. unemployment rate increased 5.7%, from 5.5% in June, according to the Labor Department. Unemployment is now at its
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Oil Breaks Key Technical Support Levels
The market is on the upswing as we head to lunch following yesterday’s huge loss. Oil is down a little
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Retail Report Mixed
The market tried to extend yesterday’s gains this morning after a better-than-expected retail sales reading but is trading slightly lower