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Stock Market Preview for 04/14/2011

April 14, 2011 – 8:18 am

U.S. stock index futures are close to a mirror reversal of yesterday morning’s gains. Trading volumes are extremely light at time of writing. Asian markets closed mixed overnight, with most of the moves fractional. News out of China on foreign exchange reserves and money-supply growth stoked fears of a sharp inflation spike. Traders have now [...]

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Options Trading Update for 03/14/2011

March 14, 2011 – 9:07 am

A group of stocks that is likely to see strong downside today are those related to nuclear energy after the reactor crisis caused by Japan’s earthquake. The PowerShares Global Nuclear Energy Portfolio exchange-traded fund and its holdings may provide a good proxy for investor concerns today. That ETF holds many stocks that do not trade [...]

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Weekly Options Market Review for 03/07/2011

March 7, 2011 – 7:54 am

RECAP The civil war in Libya escalated last week as troops supporting leader Qaddafi used artillery and helicopter gunships in an attempt to block the rebels’ moves to the west from the oil hub of Ras Lanuf. Oil prices extended gains in the Asian session on today (Monday) amid news that fighting in Libya intensified [...]

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Key Trading Levels for US Stocks

March 3, 2011 – 9:24 am

Yesterday was once again a wild ride, largely pivoting around crude oil prices. Every dip in oil sent stocks and the indexes higher, and every gain in crude did the opposite. By the end of the session, the indexes finished largely unchanged after an unsuccessful rally attempt. The Nasdaq 100 fared best on the strength [...]

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Options Trading Ideas for 02/28/2011

February 28, 2011 – 10:31 am

Stocks Moving Mostly Higher In Early Trading Stocks have moved mostly higher in early trading on Monday, with the markets continuing to recover from the steep losses seen early last week. The major averages have all moved to the upside but remain well off their recent highs. The early strength in the markets is partly [...]

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