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It has been a great day for stocks. With 2100 broken yesterday, sellers have moved to the sidelines for now which has let stocks move higher. The DOW looks ready to break 18,000 which is has not been able to hold all year so that will definitely be interesting. It...
On thin volume the SPX pushed to the 2100 level for a gain of 1.11%. Those who remains bearish are standing in awe but the better stance is to keep income coming in through smaller trades, use stops on stock trades and keep cash back for that "just in case" scenario....
The waffling of the markets today is pretty well on the back of the drop of oil. Overall oil continues to look bearish. To that end though there are still some excellent trading possibilities. I know a lot of investors like USO which is the United States Oil Fund...
The rally picked up steam in the early afternoon and is now back pressuring sellers at 2075 on the S&P. I noted that IWM is not really participating in the biggest part of the rallies. Today it is up 70 cents or just over half a percent but yesterday it was also...
The strength of today's rally in somewhat impressive. Volume by 2:30 is already at 2.8 billion shares traded and new highs are up to 78. Interestingly though new lows have also risen and are now at 50 for New York. On the NASDAQ new highs are 82 but new lows are at...
Some short notes this morning before the markets open. The outlook is for stocks to move lower today. The earnings from IBM disappointed the market and the stock fell after hours almost 5% to $142.00. On top of that the signals at the close on Monday are for stocks to...
For those who have followed my VIX Index Call Options trade, today show the results of patience and picking proper entry points. Each time the VIX Index fell to $12.00 or below I had picked up the September and October $14 call strikes. The chart below for the past...
With earnings seasons for the last quarter almost finished, the overall growth of profits for the companies listed on the S&P was about 1.2 percent but more important was revenue which clearly showed a decline of 3.5 percent according to Thomson Reuters. Revenue...
Quite a few years ago I explained my use of the VIX Index Calls strategy and how it functions. Members can review the strategy outline article here. My VIX Index Strategy has done well most Augusts because it is the most consistently poorest month for stocks. Buying...
The rebound in stocks has been a little slow in getting started but as in the past the recent drop which lasted 5 straight days is the longest back to back drop so far this year. It also set up the market to continue the pattern of lower highs and lower lows. The...