Market Brushes Off Overseas Worries
1:15pm (EST) Futures were strong for much of last night but were weakening as the overseas markets opened for trading. […]
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Market Analysis
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Bulls Still Showing Strength
9:00am (EST) “Although this week is historically bearish, we could see some “window-dressing” by the fund managers which means they
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Bears Win Third Straight Session
9:00am (EST) The bulls made a nice comeback on Thursday after the bears pushed a 1% decline but it wasn’t
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Mega Millions Hits $540 Million
1:10pm (EST) Before we talk about the market we wanted to remind everyone to go out today or tomorrow and
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Bears Get Back-to-Back W’s
9:00am (EST) The bulls are still up for the week but are feeling pressure by the bears following Wednesday’s pullback.
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Bears Recover Despite Window Dressing by Bulls
9:00am (EST) “Although this week is historically bearish, we could see some “window-dressing” by the fund managers which means they
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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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Bernanke Surprises Wall Street
1:10pm (EST) Futures were slightly up when the European markets opened and got progressively better following good news out of
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Futures Up, Bulls Looking to Rally
9:00am (EST) The bulls got off to a good start last week following Monday’s advance which was led by Tech,
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Market Mixed Heading Into Second Half
12:20pm (EST) The Broncos got Peyton Manning and we have the bulls. Despite a choppy market, we have more
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China Chills Wall Street
9:00am (EST) The bears snapped a 3-session losing streak on Tuesday as the bulls were unable to recover from the
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Tech Shines as Nasdaq Advances
9:00am (EST) The bulls got off to a good start for the week following Friday’s flat action and put up
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Bulls Stay Hot
9:00am (EST) “We mentioned how the first half of March was seasonally bullish while the back half of the month
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Bulls Having Best Week of 2012, So Are We
9:00am (EST) The bulls continued this week’s surge as they were able to push the market higher on Thursday with
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S&P Triggers 1,400
12:45pm (EST) We have been super busy today but the last 48 hours are what makes option trading so lucrative.
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Bulls Hold Fort, Futures Up
9:00am (EST) The bulls made another run at greener pastures on Wednesday but ran out of steam at the next
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Bears Throw in Towel
9:00am (EST) We have been expecting a big week by the bulls and yesterday’s 2% rally was enough to finally
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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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Calm Before the Storm?
1:25pm (EST) The market is mixed as we enter the second half of trading as the indexes have stayed in
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Bulls Back in Driver’s Seat
12:55pm (EST) Following a slow start, the market is pushing higher as the bulls zone in our “fluff” targets once
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Greece Deal Expected Soon
1:30pm (EST) The market is trading higher as we head get into the second half of today’s session as Wall
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Bulls End 3-day Skid
9:00am (EST) The market rebounded on Wednesday following an upbeat day on news that Greece would meet today’s deadline for
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Volatility Returns as Bears Break Support
9:00am (EST) We had our best Phil Collins song playing in the office as we prepared for yesterday’s opening bell
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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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Market Slips but Small Caps Finish Higher
9:00am (EST) The market gave us mixed signals on Monday as the bears pushed support for much of the session
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Bears Grab Early Lead
1:25pm (EST) The market has gotten off to a slow start as futures were weak throughout the night. We spent
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Momentum Options Trading Profit Alert (CRZO) for 3/5/2012
10:50am (EST) Our Hard Stop for Carrizo Oil & Gas (CRZO, $28.82, down $1.10) is coming into play on the
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March Madness Ready to Begin
9:00am (EST) “If we do clear our “fluff” targets, the market could setup something like this. For the next 2
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 3/4/12
MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 3/4/12 10:00pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Sony (SNE) –Asia’s Most Valued Brand? 3. Earnings
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Yelp (YELP) Surges in First Day of Trading
1:35pm (EST) The bulls are trying to hold on to their slim gains for the week and if things were
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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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Fluff Targets Reached, Now What?
9:00am (EST) Volatility returned yesterday as the market gyrated from positive gains, to negative, back to positive, before finishing the
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Dow Leaps Past 13,000
9:00am (EST) The bulls were on their game yesterday and once again made a run at our “fluff” targets as
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Bulls Buy Dip, Push Forward
12:35pm (EST) The market got off to a rough start this morning as futures were pointing towards a weak open
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Four-Week Trading Range Could End This Week
9:00am (EST) “The slight pullback we got in the prior week was short and sweet but it still doesn’t mean
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 2/26/12
11:00pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Bebe Stores (BEBE) – A Sleeper in Retail 3. Earnings 4. Weekly Wrap Portfolio Update
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Dow 13,000 at the Close?
1:00pm (EST) The bulls are going for their second weekly win following a slight pullback in the first full week
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Happy Birthday, Steve
9:00am (EST) Well, the bulls finally showed up to the playground on Thursday as they ran past the bears after
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Vivus (VVUS) Gets Approval Nod for Qnexa, Shares Skyrocket
9:00am (EST) It was another day of flat action for the market but this time the bears made it a
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Market Trends Lower
1:00pm (EST) The bulls are struggling with resistance once again as they have been unable to mount an attack following
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Bulls Await Next Catalyst
9:00am (EST) The bulls held court for much of Tuesday’s session but an early morning dip and late day pullback
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Dow Trips 13,000 in Choppy Trading
12:30pm (EST) The market went into the weekend looking for some kind of resolution to a second Greece bailout and
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Greece Gets 2nd Bailout, Futures Up
9:00am (EST) “We would love to see the market continue higher because we have quite a few call positions open
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 2/20/12
11:00pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Nuance Communications (NUAN) – Voice and Language Leader 3. DryShips (DRYS) Rebounds, More to
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Next Week Will Be Interesting
1:00pm (EST) The market is mixed as we head into the second half of trading and a 3-day weekend. The
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Bulls Push Fluff Targets
9:00am (EST) The bears tested near-term support on Wednesday but the bulls came right back on Thursday to push near-term
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Bulls Flinch, Bears Pounce
9:00am (EST) The bulls had their worst showing of the year on Wednesday as the bears continue to keep a
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Market Heads Lower Entering Second Half
1:10pm (EST) The bulls got off to another strong start and continue to push new highs in some areas while
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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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Tech, Financial Stocks Still Showing Strength
9:00am (EST) The bulls recovered most of Friday’s drubbing with a strong session on Monday as the market overlooked the
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Bulls Rebound From Friday’s Pullback
12:45pm (EST) The bulls aren’t taking no for an answer. Futures were pointing towards a strong start after Greece approved
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Greece Seals a Deal
9:00am (EST) “Although we have called for a pullback in February, and this will be the first full week, we
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 2/12/12
11:00pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Pizza Inn (PZZI) – Our New Favorite Pie 3. Standard Pacific (SPF) –
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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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Greece Makes a Deal, Sort of, Rally Fades
9:00am (EST) The market finally got some resolution towards Greece settling its tab, or should we say, making its next
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Bulls Holding Gains but Resistance Still Looms
1:05pm (EST) The bulls and bears have traded blows for much of the session as the market has had a
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Caesars Entertainment (CZR) Surges in IPO Debut
12:55pm (EST) The bulls got off to a good start today for the first time this week following better-than-expected earnings
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Momentum Building as Dow, Nasdaq Hits New Highs
9:00am (EST) The bulls were able to rebound from Monday’s slight losses to push the market higher on Tuesday and
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Bulls Get “One Clap”
12:40pm (EST) This is going to be a fun ride… The groundhog saw his shadow yesterday which means we should
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Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.3%
9:00am (EST) The market finished flat on Thursday ahead of this morning’s unemployment numbers with Tech showing strength while the
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Market Backs Off Highs
12:45pm (EST) The bulls continue their quest for new 52-week highs following better-than-expected economic news and a host of good
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Bulls Continue Push, Futures Up
9:00am (EST) The bulls got sweet news on Wednesday following a good PMI reading out of China and optimism that
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Seagate Technology (STX) Soars to New Highs
12:30pm (EST) It is always nice to make 100% on an option trade, especially in 2 weeks, but sometimes the
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Amazon.com (AMZN) Reports Mixed Results, Lowers Guidance
9:00am (EST) After an initial pop at the open, the market matched Monday’s action by testing support and spending the
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Market Slips on Economic News
12:45pm (EST) The bulls were making a push towards resistance on renewed optimism that a deal with Greek bondholders and
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Bulls Call Bears Bluff
9:00am (EST) The bears were throwing a lot of chips into the pot on Monday as they tried to up
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Market Dips on Continued Greece Worries
1:40pm (EST) Futures were weak throughout the night and worsened as the market headed towards the opening bell this morning.
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Bears Growling as Bulls Push 52-Week Highs
9:00am (EST) Picking a market top or market bottom is never easy because charts can only help so much. As
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 1/29/12
11:00pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Alfac (AFL) On Deck 3. Earnings 4. Weekly Wrap Portfolio Update 5. Week Ahead
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Bears Hold Weekly Edge
1:15pm (EST) We said no Greece deal would weigh on the market this week and perhaps keep the reins on
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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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Netflix (NFLX) Shocks Wall Street, Nothing New
12:45pm (EST) Netflix (NFLX, $116.04, up $21) surprised Wall Street and the talking heads after the bell last night when
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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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Apple’s (AAPL) Stunning Quarter
9:00am (EST) Oh, baby do you know what that’s worth? ($100 billion) Oh, Heaven is a place on Earth. They
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Bulls Eye April Highs, Bears Banking on Greece
9:00am (EST) Well, Europe didn’t flare up and 4Q earnings came in halfway decent for some, not so good for
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Bulls Looking For Third-Straight Weekly Win
1:10pm (EST) Everybody’s working for the weekend… The market is mixed as we head into the second half of trading
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Can Google (GOOG) Deliver Again?
1:10pm (EST) The bulls got a bevy of good news before the bell this morning which led to a good
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PayPal, Skype Help eBay (EBAY) Beat Street
9:00am (EST) The market continued its test towards the upper levels of resistance as the bulls were able to take
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Thursday’s 4 Horsemen (GOOG, INTC, MSFT, IBM)
9:00am (EST) The bulls got off to a good start on Tuesday following Monday’s holiday as overnight and morning futures
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Bulls Keep Momentum
9:00am (EST) The bulls recorded their second-straight weekly win despite a weak start to 4Q earnings season and weaker-than-expected U.S.
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Bulls Give Back Gains
12:40pm (EST) The bulls were working on a solid week following Tuesday’s surge as the rest of the days have
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Unemployment Spikes, Bulls Hold Camp
1:40pm (EST) Futures were showing a strong start to this morning’s market action following solid debt auctions from Italy and
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Dow Slips but Bulls Keep Momentum
9:00am (EST) We were a little surprised to see Tech show strength yesterday given the Microsoft (MSFT, $27.72, down $0.12)
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Market Mixed at Halftime
12:40pm (EST) The market has spent much of today’s session in negative territory but Tech is showing strength as we
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Bears Feeling Pressure
9:00am (EST) The bulls made another run at resistance on Tuesday following good news out of China and Alcoa’s (AA,
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Bulls Pushing July 2011 Highs
1:30pm (EST) We have our fingers in a lot of pies so we have to keep today’s afternoon commentary short.
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Can’t Keep a Good Bull Down
9:00am (EST) The bears tried their best to keep the bulls underwater but the market continued to bounce off its
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Momentum Stocks (DNDN, NFLX, VVUS) Stay Hot
1:15pm (EST) The market has traded near the flat line for much of today’s action with sentiment slightly negative. Perhaps,
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First Week Of January Bullish
9:00am (EST) The bulls got off to a great start in a holiday shortened week as the market moved higher
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 1/8/12
11:00pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) – Coal Could Roll in 2012 3. Scientific Games (SGMS)
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Bulls Looking for Weekly Win
12:55pm (EST) The market is following much of the week’s current trading pattern by opening lower and working its way
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Knock, Knock, Knocking on Resistance
9:00am (EST) The market started yesterday’s session with a 1% drop at the open but the bears are having a
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Market Bounces Off Lows
1:25pm (EST) The market is following yesterday’s pattern of opening lower despite good news and is trying to bounce back
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Santa Claus Rally Ends With Gains
9:00am (EST) The market spent much of Wednesday’s session trying to get back to even after starting the day lower.
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Bulls Struggling to Advance
12:40pm (EST) The market is taking a bit of a breather following yesterday’s pop but has moved off the lows
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap NEW TRADE and TRADE ALERTS for 1/4/12
10:10am (EST) We are adding 1 NEW TRADE for our WEEKLY WRAP portfolio today and we need to take action on 3 CURRENT TRADES.
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July Highs Within Reach
9:00am (EST) We love the holidays and it was refreshing to have “some” time off but we told you we
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Bears Looking to Crack Bullish Trend
9:00am (EST) The bulls were facing an uphill battle on Friday as they tried to end the week and 2011
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Market Hugging Flat Line on Last Day of Trading
12:35pm (EST) Futures were flat when we hit the rack last night and were at the same levels heading into