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Beware of the Bear Market Rally

6:10am EST  Stocks rise on news IBM buying back shares, but stumble into the close as Commodities remain HOT. 

Stocks set the stage yesterday by opening lower on a higher than expected PPI.  Inflation is most likely knocking on the door yet many do not realize.  Ignoring the inflation front, investors turned to IBM and its […]

Rumors Lift Stocks

1:15pm EST  Stocks get a boost from a CNBC report a bailout for Bond Insurers. 

Stocks were headed for another bearish close till rumors were perpetuated by CNBC that a bailout was close to being finalized for Bond Insurers.  This story is nothing new but it helped traders jump back on the stock market bandwagon!  […]

Markets Take a Bearish Turn

6:25am EST  Stocks sell off after racing higher at the open, have we bottomed?
Stocks raced higher at the open, positive news out of RIMM helped stocks push higher.  Factor orders failed to impress wall street and more concern over the economy seemed to get traders to sell off stocks.  The market has seen its fair […]

Stocks Find an Extra Gear

6:15am EST  Stocks move higher on higher trade, ignoring $100 a barrel and the FOMC forecasted GDP growth.
Wednesday trade was definitely the first sign of strong bullish action in quite some time.  Stock gapped lower on a higher increase in the CPI.  By later in the day, stocks poised to move higher.  Before the FOMC […]

CPI Release is Wednesday

My apologies, CPI is to be released tomorrow:  Wednesday.
Best of luck.
WMT posting higher than expected sales has me thinking the consumer is no longer going after specialty stores.  This could be a huge signal the US Consumer is drastically cutting back in hopes to increase the bottom line.
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Roller Coaster Ride for Stocks

1:00pm EST  Import prices hit 25 year highs but the market ended mixed.
Import prices were the talk of Wall Street as trading began.  Import prices rose to their highest levels in 25 years.  The decline in the value of the dollar has helped boost import prices.  Although the dollar index is looking to put in […]

Stocks Reverse in Heavier Trade

6:30amEST  Stocks Take a Bite out of the Follow-Through Day, End the Day Lower on Higher Volume.
Valentine’s Day was not so kind to the Follow-Through Day the market produced on Wednesday.  Stocks had stumbled out of the gate and were looking to stage a breakout into positive territory early in the trading session.  However,  selling […]

NASDAQ Follow Throughs, Again.

6:20amEST  NASDAQ 100 stocks AAPL, GOOG, QCOM, RIMM lead the way pushing stocks higher notching another follow-through day since 1/31.
The overall market got a jolt from positive retail sales numbers showing gains of .3%.  However, it has been my view that technically we have been ready for a bounce since our outrageous oversold conditions.  AAPL, […]

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