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July 2009

Futures Watch - Friday July 31, 2009 - Pause Above 980?

    Futures overnight held pretty much near yesterday's market close of S&P 986.75 - but have since dropped back a bit - I would bet that's going to mean a mixed opening (weasel words).But... the mark
Last Updated: Friday, July 31, 2009 9:37 AM

Futures Watch: July 30, 2009 - Above 980 or Below 970?

 Futures have been trending upwards during the overnight, and the markets look set for a higher open.   The S&P has travelled in a narrow band between 970 and 980 all week long.  As you can see from t
Last Updated: Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:24 AM

Futures Watch: Tuesday July 28, 2009 - S&P 980 Proving a Tough Nut to Crack

 Futures are down this morning, and the movement since about 4am has been steadily downward.  I think it's safe to assume that the markets will open lower this morning. The S&P had a tough time of it
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 12:53 PM

Futures Watch - Monday July 27, 2009 - Will the rally continue?

The S&P closed on Friday at 976 - so the futures, while taking a trip up into the 980s overnight, remain basically unchanged.  In other words, don't expect the bottom to drop out or anything based on
Last Updated: Monday, July 27, 2009 9:26 AM

Thursday July 23, 2009 - NTES

I thought I would start screening for stocks again rather than just relying on the Dow/S&P and the ETFS.  Here's a really good chart that got me pretty excited.  Now this is an uptrend:NTES - Daily Ch
Last Updated: Thursday, July 23, 2009 4:12 PM

Thursday July 23, 2009 - Indecision Leads to .... BREAKOUT!!!

S&P 500 - 15 Minute Chart - 4 DaysThe markets decided to take off (as in a rocket, as opposed to a vacation) this morning -and are currently (1:30ish EDT) up 2+% on good volume.  Things have been rela
Last Updated: Thursday, July 23, 2009 4:26 PM

Futures Watch - Wednesday July 22, 2009 - ECLIPSE ALERT

Futures are down some this morning as those companies reporting so far this morning have been pretty disappointing compared to the Goldman Sachs blowout  last week (we're moving out of the quarterly r
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 8:46 AM

Tuesday July 21, 2009 - A Trio of Technical Goodies

First, the good news - the S&P hit a new 2009 intraday high right at the open, taking out  the June intraday high by a skooch.  But while the bulls were enjoying the fireworks and the hoopla, things t
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 2:10 AM

Futures Watch: Tuesday July 21, 2009 - New 2009 Highs Today?

Futures are up and looking strong.  Since this is the earnings season and those companies set to report today are expected to bring in good earnings reports (albeit on a very low bar and with much low
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 9:34 AM

Breaking the 200 in the Past

I ventured an opinion on Saturday that I didn't expect this trip above the S&P 200ma to be successful and I promised a post explaining why.  Those of you who have been reading me for awhile should aut
Last Updated: Monday, July 20, 2009 11:18 AM

Futures Watch - Monday July 20, 2009 - A Boost Above the 200

    S&P futures have been strong, pulling up away from the 936 level of the 200ma.  The next resistance is the 2009 intraday high of 956.  Will the S&P mount an assault against that today?  The 200ma
Last Updated: Monday, July 20, 2009 8:59 AM

S&P - The 200 MA - PIERCED

S&P 500 - 10 Minute Chart - 3 DaysAn interesting 3 days on the S&P.  I went to the 10 minute chart to best illustrate the action:Wed the 15 - prices moved up steadily in the morning, continuing the ma
Last Updated: Saturday, July 18, 2009 1:36 PM

Tuesday July 15, 2009 - A New Rally?

Sometimes it feels like the market is out to get me.   This is several times now that I've put up an analysis, very confidently stated that I thought X was going to happen, and then BOOM! I get a pie
Last Updated: Thursday, July 16, 2009 9:27 AM

The View From The 3-Day Chart

 S&P 500 - 3Day Chart - 10 Months                                                                  
Last Updated: Monday, July 13, 2009 3:52 AM

Stick A Fork In It - It's Done

S&P Daily Chart - 10 Months I opened the S&P Daily Chart up over a much longer period of time in order to better illustrate where we are in terms of  non-MA indicators that I use the most - Bollinger
Last Updated: Monday, July 13, 2009 2:59 AM

"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. ..."

OK - so I've been on hiatus for a couple of months now...  Thanks for your understanding and bearing with me.    Let's see what we missed....             <
Last Updated: Saturday, July 11, 2009 1:40 PM