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 […]
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Market Notes – Strangle Option Play Up Sharply
As we head to lunch, here’s some tidbits on some of the stocks we are currently following. On September 2,
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Market Looking to Rally
The market ended the week with losses across the board despite starting off with huge gains. With hurricane Gustav slowing
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Market Drops Nearly 350 Points
It was a rough day for the market as all three indexes posted huge losses after a flurry of bad
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Market Fails to Hold Tremendous Gains
The market opened with a bang on Tuesday as Wall Street got excited that Hurricane Gustav did not cause any
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Gustav Weakens, Oil Drops
The stock market may have been closed Monday but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t some action in other markets. Hurricane
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Financial Stocks Rally
A week ago, we scaled into a few positions in the financial stocks hoping for a quick rebound. In the
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Market Tanks 2% on Financial Woes
The market gave back Friday’s gains yesterday as worries about the financial sector heated up once again. The main culprit
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Weekly Recap
The market ended another week mostly higher as oil continued its decline and the dollar once again had another strong
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Gold, Oil and the Dollar Oh My!
Wow. Just when it appeared gold was “off to see the wizard..” and was headed for $1,000 an ounce it
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Weekly Recap
Just when the market looked worse than a dog’s breakfast, things have suddenly changed over the past few weeks that
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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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Weekly Recap
After a week of triple-digit gains and losses, the Dow basically ended the week where it started. The financial sector
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Market Back in Bear Territory
Just when it looked like the market had turned a corner, the bears once again seized control. Oil had a
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Market Rallies as Financial Sector Soars
Wells Fargo (WFC, $27.23, up $6.72). Many of the financial stocks that have been getting trounced came back strong as
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Why You Never Buy at the Open
Regular readers of the blog know that I always try and wait to buy options at least 30 minutes after
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Market Falling, Can't Get Up
The market got a one-two punch from Fannie Mae (FNM, $10.25, down $2.95) and Freddie Mac (FRE, $7.75, down $0.25)
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Breaking News: Dow Slips Below 11,000
The Dow has just traded below 11,000 for the first time in two years as it is down 235 points
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Market Lower, GM Puts Soar, Chipotle Breaks Down
After spending the morning in positive territory, the market faded yesterday as oil climbed to a new high of $144
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Mid-Morning Update
After a triple-digit loss to start the session, the Dow has turned positive. The market is bouncing off their lows
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Morning Outlook
Futures are pointing towards a lower opening this morning despite some good news here and there. Of course, oil is
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The New "Four Horsemen"
I had a feeling I would be talking about a lower market in the “weekly wrap-up” and my gut feeling
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Straw and Camel
It was a nasty day for the market as all three major indexes took a major blow by falling an
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Market Headed Lower
The futures are pointing to a lower opening this morning. There are a lot of stories making the rounds today,
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Rumblings and Grumblings
***Coal has been on quite a roll lately and you may have noticed that many of the stocks on our
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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
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Lehman Brothers Making Market Nervous
The market went on a wild ride Tuesday after opening higher on positive comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
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Market Recap
It wasn’t a good week for the market as all three major indicies finished in the red. Before we get
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Got Grease?
Interesting tid-bits from the market that may or may not affect your portfolio: Fannie Mae’s (FNM, $27.77, up $0.03) CEO
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Rumblings and Grumblings
The Dow is working its way towards another triple-digit loss today ahead of the “all-important” Fed Minutes due out at
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Market Recap
The market took a break from its four-week winning streak and traded lower last week. The pullback wasn’t surprising as
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Market Up Then Down After Fed Cut
You could almost predict what was going to happen in the market today. After a strong morning rally which carried