Bears Looking To Regain Momentum
9:00am (EST) “This past Monday was a negative close for the market and had it been positive, we might have […]
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Market Analysis
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 6/24/12
11:30pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Revisiting Biodel (BIOD) 3. Earnings 4. Weekly Wrap Portfolio Update 5. Week Ahead (To
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Final Hour Could Get Interesting
3:10pm (EST) The bulls are bouncing back following their second-worst beating of the year as the market is up 0.5%
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Bears Starting to Stir
12:15pm (EST) The market got a slight pop at the open despite disappointing jobless claims numbers as the bulls try
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Market Succumbs to Selling Pressure
9:00am (EST) The Fed did this, Bernanke said that but in the end it wasn’t enough to keep the rally
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Calm Before the Storm
1:50pm (EST) The Fed did the expected and extended its Operation Twist program. The market immediately rallied off the news
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Fed Speak Hits Wall Street at Lunch
9:00am (EST) The market rallied on Tuesday as the bulls took one step closer to a breakout after clearing another
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Bulls Crack Resistance
1:15pm (EST) The bulls are pushing the market higher as they march towards our upper-end resistance targets. While we admit
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Market Ends Mixed Despite “Positive” Greek Election
9:00am (EST) The bulls didn’t get the results they were hoping for on Monday despite the positive result from the
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Choppy Trading in a Tight Range
12:30pm (EST) We started doing our homework Friday night shortly after the market closed because we were anxious to do
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Futures Slip on Greece Election Outcome
9:00am (EST) “Obviously, the Spain news has had a positive impact on futures and will likely lead to a huge
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Bulls, Bears and Zombies All Along the Watchtower
12:25pm (EST) There must be some kind of way out of here, Said the joker to the thief There’s too
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Bulls at the Brick Wall
12:50pm (EST) Futures were up last night ahead of the European open and held up for Wall Street despite some
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Market Stumbles in Final Hour
9:00am (EST) The bulls were trying their best to extend Tuesday’s gains but spent much of Wednesday’s session trying to
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Dimon in the Rough
1:00pm (EST) The market has traded in a tighter range today, surprisingly, with the action favoring the bears. Futures were
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Bears Question Spain Relief
9:00am (EST) We had a feeling the bears weren’t done and we said Spain’s bailout, “loan”, relief aid, or whatever
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Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA) Pops Past $7
12:30pm (EST) The $125 billion Spain Bank Aid has turned into a temporary bank aid that Wall Street isn’t buying
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Bulls Looking to Extend Rally
9:00am (EST) “This week will be an important test for the bulls and next week will be even bigger. The
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 6/10/12
11:30pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Heineken NV (HINKY) – Good Beer for Cheap Price 3. Tilly’s (TLYS) – Recent
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Bulls Poised For Weekly Gain
12:25pm (EST) The bulls are looking for redemption following last week’s drubbing and are on track to recover nearly all
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Men’s Wearhouse (MW) Gets Strangled
1:00pm (EST) Sometimes the best trades can be influenced by what the market is doing and with today’s bounce, which
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Bulls Break First Layer of Resistance
9:00am (EST) Wall Street got its wish. The bulls had a monster day following news, rumors, and promises of the
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Bulls Push Resistance on Strong Rally
1:30pm (EST) We have been expecting a test to resistance and we said we could have a huge snap-back rally
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Wednesday’s Wakeup Call
9:00am (EST) The bulls put in another good day’s work on Tuesday and were able to sustain current support levels
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Market in Wait-and-See Mood
12:45pm (EST) The bulls and bears seem tentative to place big bets ahead of this week’s fireworks which could go
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Market Ends Mixed on Manic Monday
9:00am (EST) The bulls were under pressure to hold the 200-day MA’s (moving averages) to start the week and managed
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Bulls Come Up For Air
12:25pm (EST) We were a little surprised to see a higher open this morning as futures were down nearly 1%
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 6/3/12
11:30pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA) – First to Approval or First to Fail? 3. Vivus (VVUS)
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Nonfarm Payrolls Rock Wall Street
1:35pm (EST) Futures were slightly lower when the overseas markets opened and we mentioned yesterday we had a nervous feeling
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Dow Recovers Triple-Digit Loss
9:00am (EST) The bulls and bears traded heavy blows on Thursday as the market opened lower before recovering by Wall
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Is Facebook (FB) a Falling Knife?
12:15pm (EST) Wall Street Notes: Facebook (FB, $27.33, down $0.86) Weekly Options started trading today. There has been more put
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More Pain From Spain
9:00am (EST) The bulls were held hostage on Wednesday as their one-day rally quickly came to an end as Europe
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Bears Bite Back, Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA) Moving Higher
12:35pm (EST) We talked about the two levels of resistance the bulls faced coming into the week and yesterday’s test
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Bulls Push First Layer of Resistance
12:25pm (EST) Futures were trading higher Monday night as we prepared for Tuesday’s open and got progressively stronger before the
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Big Week For Both Bulls and Bears
9:00am (EST) “On the Friday at the beginning of May, with the Dow just above 13,000 and the S&P 500
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 5/28/12
11:00pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Earnings 3. Weekly Wrap Portfolio Update 4. Week Ahead (To view the charts, please
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Facebook (FB) Options List on Tuesday
12:20pm (EST) The market has traded in a tight range today as Wall Street winds down the books and looks
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Bulls Should Get Weekly Win
9:00am (EST) The bulls are winning the tug-of-war this week following Thursday’s action as the market ended mixed once again.
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No Breakfast at Tiffany’s (TIF)
12:25pm (EST) It has been another choppy session today but the price swings have been much milder compared to the
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Market Bends but Doesn’t Break
9:00am (EST) Wall Street experienced another volatile session on Wednesday’s as the action produced major price swings that pushed both
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Bears Have Another, Facebook (FB) Getting Zuckerberged
9:00am (EST) Yesterday’s market action reminded us of Saturday’s Preakness horse race as the bears “had another” to claim the
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Market Pops, Facebook (FB) Flops
12:45pm (EST) The bulls are running hard today just as we expected after two heavy weeks of selling pressure. Economic
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Bulls Looking For a Bounce
9:00am (EST) (To view the charts, please log into the Members Area this morning. Also, for subscribers who upgraded to
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 5/20/12
11:30pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. The Fight between the Dollar (UUP) & the Euro (FXE) 3. Is First Majestic
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Market Trending Lower
12:50pm (EST) FaceBook (FB, $40.60, up $2.60) finally opened for trading around 11:30am (EST) and the first print was $42.05.
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Bears Take Fourth Straight
9:00am (EST) Move over McDonald’s (MCD, $91.43, up $0.42), we are lovin’ the bears right now. It’s rare the market
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FaceBook (FB) Offers More Shares, Bumps Price Target Up
12:35pm (EST) They you can’t get enough of a good thing, right? While some will argue if FaceBook is a
Market Analysis, Market Commentary, Daily Update, Earnings
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Rebounds
12:40pm (EST) Futures were soaring last night before we hit the rack and were showing a strong open on Wall
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Market Breaks Below Key Support Levels
9:00am (EST) Monday’s open was a mess as the bears were able to crack another layer of support following more
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Bear Crack Major Support
12:45pm (EST) Most people hate going to work on Mondays but not us. We get excited every Sunday evening when
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Monday Morning Outlook
9:00am (EST) “The one event that will bring some enthusiasm to the bulls will be FaceBook’s IPO which could be
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Bears Show Teeth, Bulls Bite Back
12:55pm Wall Street notes… We were like a kid on Christmas as futures were showing a triple-digit loss for the
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Bulls Pushing, Bears Pulling
12:40pm (EST) The market is slightly positive heading into the second half of trading as jobless claims remained flat which
Market Analysis, Daily Update
Tug-of-War Continues
12:30pm (EST) More rhetoric from Europe has pushed the indexes below support once again but the bulls are battling back
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Bulls Hold Support, For Now
9:00am (EST) The bears were able to push the second wave of support on Tuesday but the bulls battled back
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Bears Pushing Next Levels of Support
1:05pm (EST) The market is doing what it should have done yesterday but we didn’t mind waiting 24 hours as
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Fossil (FOSL), Futures Showing Weak Open
9:00am (EST) The market ended mixed on Monday as Wall Street debated over Europe’s election results which many had seen
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Bulls Battle Back
12:40pm (EST) Futures were showing a nasty open when the overseas markets opened but were cut in half before the
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Bears Have Momentum, Futures Down
9:00am (EST) “This week, the only day we are really focused on will be Friday which is when the Labor
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 5/6/12
11:00pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Facebook’s (FB) Upcoming IPO and other Recent Debuts 3. Synacor (SYNC) – Looking
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Market Tanks on Nonfarm Payrolls
1:30pm (EST) We stayed up late again last night to watch the overseas markets open this morning but futures were
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Bears Grab Weekly Lead
9:00am (EST) Thursday’s action on Wall Street favored the bears ahead of this morning’s Nonfarm Payrolls report. The Dow dropped
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Wall Street Bracing for Friday’s Jobs Report
1:20pm (EST) The market has traded in a tight range all week but with today’s losses, the bears are now
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Bulls Recover, Futures Up
9:00am (EST) The bulls made a nice recovery from yesterday’s opening bear ambush as they were able to push Tech
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May Day! Dow hits New High
12:50pm (EST) The bulls continue to climb a wall of worry and have pushed the blue-chips to a 52-week high
Daily Update, Market Analysis
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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Bears Grab Early Lead
12:40pm (EST) We stayed up late last night to watch the European open after finishing up our chart work. All
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Market Pushing New Highs, Headwinds Remain
9:00am (EST) “This will be one of the biggest weeks as far as earnings and any negative surprises could have
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Bulls Winning Week but Bears Hanging Around
1:15pm (EST) Spain got downgraded 2 notches last night which weighed on futures but they were up before the open
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Bulls Push Resistance
9:00am The talking heads were in a good mood on Thursday as they cheered the bulls and talked about new
Daily Update, Market Analysis
Market Moves Higher
12:30pm The bulls are pushing the market higher today despite a slightly disappointing jobless claims numbers as a better-than-expected housing
Daily Update, Market Analysis
Bulls Going For Hat Trick
9:00am The bulls got back-to-back wins, technically, as the market moved higher on Wednesday following the good news from Apple
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Apple (AAPL) Back at $600
9:00am The bulls battled back on Tuesday and were able to recover much of Monday’s losses as Wall Street and
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Bulls Bounce Back, Apple (AAPL) on Deck
1:25pm (EST) The market is up going into the second half of trading but the major indexes are off their
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Support Holds, For Now
9:00am (EST) The bears had a lot of momentum heading into Monday’s open as headline from around the globe
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Bears on the Attack
1:05pm (EST) The bulls were behind the 8-ball well before the start of today’s trading as futures were pointing towards
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3-Week Trading Range Could Be Broken
9:00am (EST) “Another clue and possibly the final piece of the bear’s puzzle will be if they get a negative
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 4/22/12
11:30pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Ubiquiti Networks (UBNT) – A High-flying IPO 3. Earnings 4. Weekly Wrap Portfolio Update
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McDonald’s, GE Power Dow
1:00pm (EST) The bears are getting smoked on 420 Day as the bulls try to hit new highs before the
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April Option Expiration Day Normally Bullish
9:00am (EST) The bears took another step closer to getting back to even for the week following Thursday’s big win.
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Bears Taking Control
2:00pm (EST) Futures can cause some sleepless nights which is one reason we don’t trade them because we would never
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Earnings, Sentiment Weigh on Market
1:00pm (EST) IBM (IBM, $201.63, down $5.82) and Intel (INTC, $27.91, down $0.56) are weighing on the market after reporting
Market Commentary, Daily Update, Market Analysis
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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Goldman Sachs (GS), Financials Lead Market Higher
1:00pm (EST) The market got a huge pop at the open as the Dow tripped 13,000 on better-than-expected earnings from
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 4/15/12
11:30pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Great Wolf Resorts (WOLF) – Bidding War Erupts 3. Global Payments (GPN) Tumbling, Further
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Google (GOOG) Beats Estimates, Announces Stock-Split
1:50pm (EST) We remember watching an interview a few years ago with Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin who
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Bears Have Weekly Edge Despite 2-Day Rally
9:00am (EST) The bulls made it back-to-back wins on Thursday after another strong outing pushed the major indexes back near
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Google (GOOG) on Deck
12:40pm (EST) Futures were pointing towards a strong open this morning but took a hit after an unexpected spike in
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Bulls Snap Losing Streak
9:00am (EST) The bulls got back in the win column on Wednesday after 5 days of heavy selling pressure which
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Bulls Bounce Back, Resistance Looms
12:30pm (EST) We have been super busy today as we have expected some sort of snap-back rally. The good news
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Bears Crack Another Layer of Support
9:00am (EST) The bears continued with their winning ways as they turned a snowball into an avalanche to bury the
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Bears Going for 5th Straight Session Win
12:15pm (EST) The bulls made a slight push higher at the open but the gains were marginal before the major
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Bulls Looking to Rebound
9:00am (EST) The market finished Monday’s session pretty much where we figured the dust would settle as the major indexes
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Dow Drops Below 13,000
1:35pm (EST) The market is down 1% following Friday’s disappointing jobs report but has bounced off its lows as we
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Bears Growling, Futures Down Sharply
9:00am (EST) The other curve ball will be Friday. The Unemployment Rate is due out and an uptick could cause
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 4/8/12
11:00pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Celldex Therapeutics (CLDX) – Worth the Risk? 3. Earnings 4. Weekly Wrap Portfolio
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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
Market Analysis, VIX, Economic News, Daily Update
Nasdaq Down Nearly 2%
1:05pm (EST) The bears are cracking support and the VIX is popping as mixed economic news and a Fed hangover
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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