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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10:30pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Nucor (NUE) – A Core Holding 3. Earnings 4. Weekly Wrap Portfolio Update 5.
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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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Microsoft (MSFT) Keeps Momentum, Shares Up
9:00am (EST) The bulls rolled out the red carpet after the bell on Thursday as a number of companies were
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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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S&P Trips 1,300
12:50pm (EST) The market continues its push higher as the major indexes are enjoying a 1% pop across the board.
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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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11:00pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO) – Ready to Pop or Drop? 3. Earnings 4. Weekly
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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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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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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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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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Bulls Break Resistance
1:35pm (EST) We mentioned last night although Christmas is over, the Santa Claus rally officially had two more trading days…
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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
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Nasdaq Needs Help
9:05am (EST) The shortened Wall Street week has been full of surprises but the week and the year comes down
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S&P 500 Turns Negative For 2011
9:00am (EST) The bulls ran into a roadblock at resistance and were ambushed by the bears on the US/ Iran
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Add Another Headline Worry
12:20pm (EST) Now we know why we learned World History in high school. After a decent start, the market is
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S&P Win Streak Hits 5-Straight
9:00am (EST) The market finished flat on Tuesday ahead of Italy’s debt offering which we will cover in a minute.
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Sears Sinks, Bulls Welcome Santa
1:30pm (EST) The bulls got off to a good start on the official first day of the Santa Claus rally
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Bulls Hold Support, Push Resistance
9:00am (EST) The bulls came into last week facing an uphill battle following comments from European Central Bank chief Mario
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1:00pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Imperial Sugar (IPSU) – Imperial’s Peril 3. Why Mitt Can Bet $10,000
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Market Breaks Resistance
1:15pm (EST) The bulls came into today’s session with a comfortable lead for the week following Monday’s pullback and have
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Bulls Trying to Hold Weekly Gain
9:00am (EST) The bulls continued their winning ways on Thursday after pushing the market higher for the third day in-a-row
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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap 2 NEW TRADES for 12/22/11
11:25am (EST) We are adding 2 NEW TRADES for our WEEKLY WRAP portfolio today. These are two well known stocks that are in the single-digits which
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Dow and S&P Up, Tech Down
9:00am (EST) Wednesday’s final numbers were about what we were hoping for as the market finished mixed. Much of yesterday’s
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Oracle (ORCL) Weighs on Tech
12:30pm (EST) Futures have been all over the map today after trading higher throughout the morning before turning negative to
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Bulls Answer Bell
9:15am (EST) You could almost feel the market’s frustration with Europe and we told you a big move was coming
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Shorts Run For Cover
12:30pm (EST) No profession requires more hard work, intelligence, patience, and mental discipline than successful speculation – Robert Rhea, Economist
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Bulls Facing Key Test
9:00am (EST) Europe’s failure to find a comprehensive solution to their debt crisis continues to weigh on Wall Street as
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Market Looses Zip, Trends Lower
1:25pm (EST) Futures were pointing towards a lower start on Wall Street when the European markets opened for trading this
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Bears Looking To Keep Momentum
9:00am (EST) The bears got back in the win column last week following a strong start on Monday which lasted
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Bulls End Skid, Hold Support
9:00am (EST) There have been numerous times this year we have seen the market move into a trading range and
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Bears Crack Another Layer
9:00am (EST) The bears pushed their winning streak to 3-straight following Wednesday’s pullback. The selling pressure picked up steam shortly
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Gold Dips Below 200-Day MA
1:20pm (EST) It has been an “all bears” week so far as the market continues to slide on a falling
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No Fed Action Ruins Rally
9:00am (EST) It was another disappointing day for the bulls after a strong start but we knew in our midday
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Moody’s Warns, Intel (INTC) Follows Suit
12:35pm (EST) We knew today could be challenging for the bulls as futures were weak throughout the night and worsened
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Market Looking to Put Europe on Backburner
9:00am (EST) (Note: Please log into the Members Area to see today’s charts) The bulls’ came into the week feeling
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11:00pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Best Buy (BBY) – Several Buy Signals 3. Affymax (AFFY) – This Biotech
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Bulls Looking For Weekly Win
1:00pm (EST) We said this morning Wall Street might need some convincing on the European Union (EU) leaders agreement to
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The Final Countdown
9:00am (EST) This is one of our favorite titles to use in our daily updates from time-to-time and it was
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Bears Push Support as Europe Waffles
1:45pm (EST) Futures were flat when the European markets opened for trading and remained that way for much of last
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Bulls Recover, Push Resistance Again
9:00am (EST) The market appeared as though it would end flat for the second straight session, but a late afternoon
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Market on Standby
1:50pm (EST) The bears have controlled much of today’s action after a mixed open and managed to push the major
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Europe Calls S&P’s Raise
9:00am (EST) Standard & Poor’s expanded its downgrade threat against Europe Tuesday morning to include Europe’s existing bailout fund which
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Standard & Poor’s Stymies Market’s Advance
9:00am (EST) We knew going into our afternoon update on Monday there could be a curveball coming which is why
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Upside Momentum Continues
1:00pm (EST) Futures were pointing towards a strong open this morning on hopes France and Germany could come together and
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Bulls Pushing 200-Day MA’s
9:00am (EST) Coming into last week, the bulls had lost 7-straight sessions and the market was on the verge of
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Rally Likely to Continue
9:00am (EST) The market followed its recent pattern of consolidating after a huge move as Thursday’s action mirrored Tuesday’s session
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Bears Run For Cover
9:00am (EST) “Whatever method you use to pick stocks (or options)…your ultimate success or failure will depend on your ability
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Bulls Weather Storm
9:00am (EST) The market ended mixed on Tuesday although the bulls “unofficially” won the session by taking 2-out-of-3. We went
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Market Ends 7-Session Skid
9:00am (EST) The bulls were facing a make-or-break session on Monday (and last Friday) after the bears broke through several
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Market Bounces on Bailout Rumors
1:15pm (EST) There were a lot of traders who took Friday off because a) it was a half day and
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Bulls Walking on Thin Ice
9:00 (EST) The market continued its recent slide as the bears had their best bull feast in nearly 80 years
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August Lows Could be Challenged
9:00am (EST) The bears pushed their winning streak to 6-straight sessions on Wednesday after punishing the bulls for another 2%
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Bears Keep Pressure On
1:15pm (EST) The bears are looking for their fifth-straight win as the bulls continue to search for good news. Futures
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Bulls Down but Not Out
9:00am (EST) The charts held up and backed our support targets on Monday but by no means are the bulls
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Bears Occupying Wall Street, 2 New Trades!
12:50pm (EST) We said on Friday that the knuckleheads who believe in the “occupy” movement need to come down to
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Bulls Feeling Pressure, Super Committee Not So Super
9:00am (EST) The bulls were once again held hostage by Europe’s headline events but this time it was Spain and
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10:00pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Darling International (DAR) Could Be Bottoming 3. Earnings Preview – Perfect World (PWRD)
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Insider Trading on Capitol Hill, Nah…
1:45pm (EST) It seems that there is a new book out called “Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth about Washington Corruption
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Futures Up, All Eyes on Congress
9:00am (EST) The market continued its most recent pattern this week, opening lower with the bulls battling back to even
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Bears Feeling Good, Surprise Coming?
1:50pm (EST) The week before Thanksgiving has been bullish over the last 2 decades but it hasn’t worked out that
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Bears Get a Joker
8:45am (EST) For those of you who have been with us for a few years, you know our distaste for
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Bulls Pushing Resistance, Big Test at the Open
8:45am (EST) We are still getting good vibes from the bulls and yesterday’s win showed some strength. When we woke
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Bulls Pushing Green
1:15pm (EST) Dow futures were down triple-digits before the opening bell this morning but steadily improved before the start of
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Market Slips to Start the Week, Futures Lower
9:00am (EST) The bulls were faced with headline risk over the weekend coming into Monday’s session but all the news
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Dow Lower Despite IBM, Caterpillar (CAT) Strength
1:15pm (EST) Trading has been sloppy and choppy this morning as the bears are doing their best to hold the
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6:00pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Solazyme (SZYM) – Worth a Second Look 3. Hologic (HOLX) – Medical Leader Gathering
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Market Turns Positive for the Week/ NEW TRADE ALERT!
12:10pm (EST) The bulls are doing their best to erase the memory of Wednesday’s debacle as they make a push
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Bulls Regroup and Rally
8:45am (EST) The bulls got back a third of Wednesday’s losses following yesterday’s rebound as the market finished higher by
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Cisco Systems (CSCO) Turning the Corner
12:55pm (EST) Futures were pointing towards a nice pop at the open as some of the Tech names reported better-than-expected
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Markets Gets Whacked for 3%
9:00am (EST) We should have known Tuesday’s push to resistance wasn’t going to be smooth sailing as we expected some
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Bears Battle Back but Bulls Hold Support
12:40pm (EST) It looks as though the bulls will need to send more troops. Following yesterday’s run to the top
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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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Priceline.com (PCLN) Beats Expectations, Again
9:00am (EST) We said it looked as though the bulls would battle back in the second half on Monday and
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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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Bulls Looking to Get Back on Track
9:00am We came into the week thinking the bulls would have the upper hand as we were betting on a
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SkullCandy (SKUL) Shorts Get Squeezed
1:20pm (EST) Mama’s got a squeezebox she wears on her chest And when daddy comes home he never gets no
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Bears Hold Weekly Edge, Futures Slightly Lower
8:50am (EST) The bulls got off to a good start yesterday as they were looking to extend their momentum from Wednesday’s
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Volatility Increases as Greece Awaits Fate
1:50pm (ES T) While we were sleepwalking, we checked the futures market this morning and at 3am (EST) the Dow
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Reports Solid Quarter
8:50am (EST) The market got off to a strong start on Wednesday but weakened as we were doing our midday
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Bulls Hope Big Ben Says Something Good
12:55pm (EST) After two days of steep declines, the bulls are trying to get back on track and are doing
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Bears Double Dip, Bulls Looking to Rebound
8:50am (EST) There was a ton of drama involving the market on Tuesday and it all centered around Greece. Wall Street got
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Bulls Blue after Red Monday
9:10am (EST) The bears waited until the last day of October to put a little scare in the bulls as they
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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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Busy Week Could Favor Bulls
9:00am (EST) The month of October is always a scary month for Wall Street despite being, historically, one of the