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Stock Market Summary – May 18, 2012

My weekly stock market summary is now available on Investopedia, providing an outlook on the major index ETFs–SPY, DIA, QQQ and IWM: May 18, 2012 Market Summary Markets continued to decline this week, erasing most gains seen since the middle of January. For the first time since January 18, the S&P 500 traded below 1300,…

Stock Market Summary – May 11, 2012

My stock market summary and outlook which looks at 4 major stock market ETFs (SPY, DIA, QQQ and IWM) is now available on Investopedia: May 11, 2012 Stock Market Summary After a sell-off last week, this week prices managed to stabilize in the major index ETFs. The prior correction threw up warning flags as several support levels were broken, but…

4 of the hottest stocks in 2012

If you had to take a guess, what do you think the top performing sector in 2012 is? So far it is Financials, with the sector up more than 13% (as of Tuesday’s close). In this week’s Investopedia article I look at the top performing large cap financial stocks from a technical perspective: outlook, where…

What to Expect in the Stock Market: Dec 7-11

The following is a predominantly technical analysis view of what to expect to in the stock market in the upcoming wee (Dec 7-11).  We will use the S&P 500 as our reflection of the market.  This can be used by day traders, swing traders or investor to gain insight into what is unfolding, what to…

Stock Market Outlook for Week of Nov 30 – Dec 4

The following is the stock market outlook, using the S&P 500, for the week of Nov 30, 2009  – Dec 4.  This analysis can be used to help in day trading or swing trading decisions, as well as for investors to gain technical insight into the current market. Events like which occurred on Wednesday, with…

A Look At The Upcoming Week In the Stock Market, Nov 23-27

The following is a look at what can be expected in the stock market in the upcoming week, Nov 23-27.  We are looking at the S&P 500 .  Keep in mind the market is closed on Nov 26 and it closes early on Nov 27.  So we are looking at an abbreviated trading week.  Volume…

S&P 500 Analysis For Week of Nov 16-20

On the hourly chart the trendline is still rising.  We managed to reach former highs last week, but could not sustain the momentum to stay above that level.  We do have some solid levels in the upcoming week which will give good indication of where this market is going if those levels are moved through.…

S&P Stock Market Anlaysis for Week of Nov 9-13

While the market did try to push lower, it did not get below the 1029 level (which as mentioned in last weeks post) would have indicated a strong bearish bias if the level was broken.  That level was brushed by the market but quickly retraced higher.  We have moved up and closed right at the…

S&P Anlaysis for Week of Nov 2 – 6

The sham of a GDP number (see: http://vantagepointtrading.com/archives/2055 ) gave false optimism on Thursday ; the reality of the situation is more congruent with Friday’s action.  But let’s look at the technicals: Rallies on the S&P 500 in the upcoming week can be expected to experience resistance at 1042 and if that fails to hold…

The Nasdaq: A Grave Yard in the Sky?

Well, that was quite an exit to today’s trading day!  The Dow pulled back 150 points from the afternoon trading range  in the final thirty minutes.  Reports said that a downgrade in the banking sector is what caused the sell off.  Well, who knows, but it wouldn’t surprise me.  The banks have so many toxic…

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