12:05pm (EST) We love Christmas time as it is our favorite holiday of the year. It is nice to receive […]
9:00am (EST) The headlines favored the bears but it was the bulls that started the week with the momentum. Much
12:20pm (EST) Now we know why we learned World History in high school. After a decent start, the market is
9:00 (EST) The market continued its recent slide as the bears had their best bull feast in nearly 80 years
12:15pm (EST) It has been a tale of two different tapes today for a couple of companies which reported earnings
1:00pm (EST) We were hoping for a better outcome for the bulls but the way futures were acting, we had
1:15pm (EST) The market has been choppy today after a positive start but is trading at session lows as oil
1:00pm (EST) The market continues its rebound from last week’s selloff. A lot of traders took out protection for the
12:20pm (EST) The market started off in positive territory but has given up most of its gains as we heads
2Q Earnings Season Starts On Monday 4:30pm (EST) The bulls had a stellar week after taking a beating from the
1:10pm (EST) We wanted to bring Apollo Group (APOL, $44.29, down $1.68) to your attention again today as shares have
1:00pm (EST) The market is mildly positive after spending much of the morning near the flat line. There have been spurts to
1:00pm (EST) The market has been in negative territory for much of the day as BP’s (BP, $31.92, up $0.07)
7:30pm (EST) The bulls made the most of their opportunities and scored their first weekly win in a month as the market
9:00am (EST) The bulls turned the ball over to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to help pull them out of their rut on
9:00am (EST) The bulls turned to their closer in the final hour of trading to get back in the win
1:10pm (EST) The market is mixed as the Dow is higher by 44 points to 9,860 while the S&P 500 is up
12:30pm (EST) The bulls are back today as they attempt to pump new money into the market after the drubbing
1:00pm (EST) The market started off on a strong note but has given back some of its gains as Wall
9:00am (EST) It is amazing the price swings stocks and options can go through. The best part about being an
1:10pm (EST) The bulls are looking to end the week on a high not as they have pushed the market
10:40pm (EST) The bulls were off and running on Friday as the Dow opened with a triple-digit gain after Wall Street
1:10pm (EST) The market is surging higher today as the Dow is up 104 points to 10,100. The more important
12:50pm (EST) Every now and then there comes a time where you just know how a stock reacts, what its support
12:40pm (EST) The market is moving higher today as the Dow now stands 100 points away from 10,000. Currently, the
1:00pm (EST) The bulls are resuming their climb towards Dow 10,000 after getting positive earnings from Alcoa (AA, $14.54, up $0.34) and a
3:00pm (EST) The bulls got the ball rolling today after a positive ISM number this morning has put Wall Street in
9:10am (EST) Gold has toped the $1,000 an ounce level this morning as it is up $11 to $1,007. Futures are
1. Commentary 2. Oil Surges in May 3. General Motors Put Options 4. Earnings 5. Current Trades 6. Monday Morning
1. Commentary 2. Power Stock Trading Strategies 3. Covered Calls 4. Earnings 5. Current Trades 6. Monday Morning Playbook 7.
11:00 am (EST) Wells Fargo (WFC, $25.88, down $1.65) is getting whacked today and we got some great entry prices
***Full Disclosure*** I closed my position in ConocoPhillips (COP, $37.98, down $0.02) today. We got some bad news this morning
The Dow took another step closer to falling below 7,000 yesterday as bears took control of the market shortly after
Well folks, its been nearly a year since we started the blog and today’s entry is my 500th. I guess
Index 1. Commentary 2. Financial Sector Takes a Beating 3. Options Versus Stocks 4. Current Trade Updates 5. Alcoa and
Oil is hovering around the $40-a-barrel mark and there seems to be some sentiment that it could be headed higher.
The market started Wednesday off in the red and managed to turn things around in the afternoon before giving up
With a half-hour left to go in today’s trading session, the Dow is down 400 points to 9,225 but there
Words can’t describe the excitement we’ve seen in the market over the past few weeks and Friday was a classic
Oil prices briefly shot up more than $25 a barrel Monday, shattering the record for the biggest one-day gain ever
The market opened with a bang on Tuesday as Wall Street got excited that Hurricane Gustav did not cause any
Barrick Gold (ABX, $36.39, up $2.68). The January 35 calls (ABXAG, $5.00, up $1.40) were at $3.10 on Friday. Goldcorp
We might as well get accustomed to talking about oil on a regular basis, as if we haven’t already, right?
Wow. Just when it appeared gold was “off to see the wizard..” and was headed for $1,000 an ounce it
The market is on the upswing as we head to lunch following yesterday’s huge loss. Oil is down a little
It was an ugly day for the market as the Dow officially fell 394 points to close at 12,209. Oil
8AM Oil and Energy stocks have done tremendously well over the last few years and investors are wondering out loud
It’s hard to believe sometimes but I can remember when gas use to be under $2/ gallon. And it wasn’t
