Market Direction S&P 500 Index of Market Calls I do not believe anyone can truly judge market direction with a large degree of certainty. However market direction remains one of the most important aspects for investors to trade the markets and even beat the markets. When selling options it is really a case of trade the trend. If the trend is up, selling puts will be successful and if the trend is down then selling calls will be successful. Market direction is without question paramount. To be able to trade the markets with consistent profitable returns does require some comfort in what I believe is the short and mid term market direction. In order to have confidence in my puts and calls, I use technical charts but I also try to consider market sentiment and events to try to decide the market direction. Despite all of this, market timing is still to a large degree a best guess scenario. Here then are my market calls or as I prefer to refer to them, my best guesses on the stock market. MARKET DIRECTION CALLS August 2 2011 - Selling Intensifies August 1 2011 - Bear Returns July 28 2011 - Before The Open July 27 2011 - Down But Are We Out? July 20 2011 - Stock Market Volatility July 18 2011 - Investors' Nervousness July 15 2011 - Earnings VS Bleak Data July 14 2011 - Below 1310 July 13 2011 - Ugly Looking Chart July 12 2011 - Razor's Edge July 8 2011 - Nasdaq Leads The Way July 5 2011 - Expected Weakness July 1 2011 - Overbought Jun 28 2011 - July Rally? Jun 27 2011 - Mixed Signals  Jun 21 2011 - Bottom Or Bounce? Jun 16 2011 - Raising Cash Jun 15 2011 - More Downside To Come? Jun 14 2011 - Bounce or Bottom? Jun 12 2011 - Batten Down The Hatches Jun 6 2011 - Bounce Sometime Soon? Jun 2 2011 - Sell Signals and Warnings Everywhere Jun 1 2011 - How Bad Could The Selling Get Jun 1 2011 - Tread Carefully - Markets Remains Overvalued May 31 2011 - Success - 100 Day Moving Average Tested May 17 2011 - Be Careful Out There Apri 18 2011 - Two Bears Compared Apr 13 2011 - Why I Bought Puts Today Apr 4 2011 - Breaking The February Highs Mar 16 2011 - The Art Of Being Wrong Mar 15 2011 - Market Remains Resilient Mar 11 2011 - Trend Is Down Feb 25 2011 - Trend Turning Bearish Feb 11 2011 - Still Up - But Watch For June Jan 3 2011 - Trend Remains Positive