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Tug of War Between Bears and Bulls
Tug of War Afraid to be a bear? Seems like it. Afraid to be bullish? The fear is low, so probably not. When's the last time VIX was huddled in the low 20's for an ext... more
Price Headley's Weekly Market Outlook
Two monster weeks of gains for the major indices were followed by a flat/mixed performance on Monday. A wide variety of companies report quarterly earnings this week -- better-than-expecte... more
Market Charts & 4 Stocks To Watch
July 27, 2009 Market Charts We're going in a different direction in this version of trendwatch. I will use fewer words and more pictures and demarcations to give us some clues about... more
Visualization Leads to Profit Realization
Have you ever noticed that what you focus on mentally is what you get in end results in life? I had this experience when I played a rare round of golf. It had been quite a while so my first few ... more
What to do when Trading Times get Tough
Trading is hard. There is no way around that fact. If it was easy, there would be fewer doctors and lawyers in this country because everyone would be able to make a happy and success... more
Weekly Market Outlook from Price Headley
Big gains for the major indices last week as July options expired. Earnings continue heavily this week, with big names reporting earnings every day. Last week, it seemed the general... more
Can the Bulls Sustain a Breakout?
Can the Bulls Sustain a Breakout? July 20, 2009 Bob Lang Portfolio Manager, Grand Slam & Extreme Options Breakout Coming In one of the most challenging environments in years, mar... more
Mastering Ego Head Games for Successful Trading
Regardless of your current experience level in trading, everyone had to start at the beginning. I suspect that the emotions and anxieties were pretty much identical for all traders early in the... more
Weekly Outlook - Market Rally Nearing Resistance Levels
July Options Expiration Week started off with a bang, with the markets gaining yesterday and the S&P 500 Index (SPX) closing just above the key 900 level. The CBOE Volatility Index (VI... more
Is an Increase in Volatility Coming?
Latest on Trends, Momentum, Sentiment Are we at a critical juncture for the markets, or will it become slumber time in the summer? We always see some trading opportunities, but it all de... more
The Perils of Perfectionism in Trading
The desire to be perfect cost me plenty of money in the early days of my trading career. Why? Because a perfectionist cannot take a loss, so small losses can easily turn into bigger ... more
A Look at GOOG Options Ahead of Earnings
Google (GOOG) is due to report earnings next Thursday, July 16th (likely due after the market closes). This is one day before July Options expire on July 17th, so it provides an interestin... more
Weekly Outlook - Bullish Short-Term with Overhead Resistance
The 2nd quarter of 2009 ended yesterday, with the markets showing gains for the quarter. Not many earnings reports are due in this shortened week (the market is closed Friday, July 3rd for... more
Halfway Point of 2009
It's Halftime, Blow the Whistle! As we approach the midway point of 2009, I thought it would be good to share an analysis of the current market, a state of affairs, if you will. The first... more
Trading To Win
One of the easiest mistakes any trader can make is not a 'trading' mistake at all. Rather, the mistake is complacency with his or her trading skills and knowledge. Unfortunately, trading is not ... more
TRIX to help your Trading
In the constant search to bring you the best information in the technical analysis world, I wanted to review an indicator that has somehow fallen to the back burner and needs to be heated up aga... more
A look at First Solar (FSLR) Options Pricing
First Solar (FSLR) is a leader in the Solar Panel industry. The shares reached over the 300 level in early/mid 2008, before dropping as low as 85 in November 2008, and have since recovered... more
Price Headley's Weekly Market Outlook
June Expiration ended last Friday with the major indices down sharply for the week. We are also down thus far on Monday, with the S&P 500 Index (SPX) right around the round 900 level c... more
Almost 1 Year After the Oil Bubble Burst
Oil prices peaked out around $147 a barrel on July 11, 2008. We are now about 11 months after that bubble burst, and Oil has recently climbed as high as $70 a barrel. A scan of the b... more
Weekly Market Outlook from Price Headley
June 8, 2009 Another up week for the major indices closed out on Friday ... the S&P 500 Index (SPX) has now closed higher 11 of the last 13 weeks and the Nasdaq 100 (NDX) has been up for 10 of... more
