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Swing Trader

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:44:07 GMT

Swing Trading Rules: Look for stocks breaking out of bases or chart patterns on strong volume. Lots of stocks break out of bases and fail, so I want to stress the importance of strong volume on the BO bar. Strong volume means accumulation. Once the swing trade is underway, we need a follow through day to confirm a high probability of success. Ideally, the follow through day should close in upper half of the day's range with good relative volume. How long after the BO should we expect to see a follow through day? It depends on whether or not there is a wide gap accompanying the BO. A wide gap can take several sessions to consolidate. Identify a target using Fibonacci extensions. On a measured move basis, price should extend 100% of the depth of the base from low to high. The same goes for chart[More...]

Discover's Option Pays You Back

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:14:53 GMT

It pays to buy bullish calls from this well-known credit card firm.[More...]

Scale 'em And Trail 'em...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:31:23 GMT

By: Scott Redler Scale 'em and Trail 'em is a term I use after you enter your positions and the stocks breakout of sound price patterns! Last week there were a ton of entry points in every stock and sector--and even the indices to--the questions now are: how long will you hold them? What time-frame are you trading? And can you fade some stocks into big resistance in a calculated fashion without getting run over?[More...]

Market Clearing Last Downtrend Hurdle

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:41:38 GMT

I'm not all that big on the use of downtrends as technical indicators but I think sometimes they can be useful for interpreting a chart. The two major downtrend in the Dow Jones were both challenged and both coincided with the only 2 significant pull-ins in this continuing rally off the March 2009 bear market lows. Both corrections were minor 8-9% pull-ins before bottoming, the first in June 2009 and the second on in January 2010. Upon clearing this latest downtrend, there is no longer an overhead downtrend to act as resistance in the charts.[More...]

Goldman Sachs (GS) VIP List Of Top Hedge Fund Holdings

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:28:01 GMT

Today is going to be Goldman Sachs (GS) day at FMMF - from their nearly perfect forecasting of monthly labor data (magically adjusting their figures 24 hours before it is released each month to "hit it on the nail"), to their new foray into buying warehouses so they can corner obtain more information about the base metal market (more on that later)... well let's just say it's important to track the company that the entire US economy now revolves around. There was hope in latter January that there would be actual regulation of the beast within our collective bellies (Jan 27, 2010: Bloomberg - Financial Oligarchs Completely Stunned by "Volcker Rules") ..... and immediately the entire market was taken down upon release of the Volcker Rules as Goldman was actually surprised about something for the first[More...]

Insider Buys And Sells: Weekly Wrap-up

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:17:50 GMT

There is no better judge of a company's health and future prospects than the actions of owners and executives of publicly traded companies. That's why insider buying and selling is a critical piece of data for investors, both institutional and individual.[More...]

Six Ways To Profit From The Rebound In Luxury Spending

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:32:59 GMT

If the rich truly have gotten richer during the current financial unpleasantness - as some pundits allege - members of the moneyed set have been smart enough to avoid flaunting their new wealth...[More...]

Bears Take Control

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:12:03 GMT

Market drops 268 points breaching psychological 10,000 level briefly.[More...]

Market Closing Update: Stocks Suffer Worst Drop In Over Eight Months

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:25:00 GMT

Stocks end sharply lower, shedding up to 3% in some cases, and pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average below 10,000 for the first time since November, though at final settle it stood at 10,002. The 270-point Dow drop is its worst showing in some nine months. Investors were reacting to European debt worries and concern the global recovery may suffer as a result. Commodities fell as the dollar gained against the euro[More...]

MasterCard Misses Badly

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:28:24 GMT

MasterCard Incorporated’s (MA) fourth-quarter earnings (excluding special items) of $2.24 per share came in substantially below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.47. However, this compares favorably with the earnings of $1.85 per share in the year-ago quarter. Earnings for the reported quarter included an after-tax severance charge of $0.19 per share.[More...]

The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa., Watchdog column: New rules in rebate game a challenge for buyers

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:47:00 GMT

Mar. 18--Some consumer advocates bash rebates.
Some stores now hand out rebates in the form of rebate cards.
Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, says retailers issued $4.24 billion in rebate cards in 2008.

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Swing Trader

Discover's Option Pays You Back

Scale 'em And Trail 'em...

Market Clearing Last Downtrend Hurdle

Goldman Sachs (GS) VIP List Of Top Hedge Fund Holdings

Insider Buys And Sells: Weekly Wrap-up

Six Ways To Profit From The Rebound In Luxury Spending

Bears Take Control

Market Closing Update: Stocks Suffer Worst Drop In Over Eight Months

MasterCard Misses Badly

The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa., Watchdog column: New rules in rebate game a challenge for buyers

Discover posts loss in 1Q, misses expectations

The Philadelphia Inquirer Jeff Gelles column: Consumer 10.0: Why consumers need an independent CFPA

Banks goose credit card rewards to push card use

TSYS enters joint venture with First National Bank of Omaha: Columbus company pays $150.5 million to gain access to bank's merchant-processing business

TSYS enters joint venture with First National Bank of Omaha: Columbus company pays $150.5 million to gain access to bank's merchant-processing business

Few of Salem's disabled registered with 911 system

The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash., Bert Caldwell column: Small businesses still face onerous credit fees

Specter bill loosens credit card restrictions

Star Tribune, Minneapolis, John Ewoldt column: Don't get caught by a rebate 'gotcha'

PicksThatMove.com Announces Investment Opinion on the CARD Act and its effect on V, AXP, MA and DFS

RidgewaterEquity.com Free Fundamental Sector & Market Research on HOC, MA, CVS, LOW, VTG and HLS

Gabelli & Company Releases The Focus Five

BenchmarkJournal.Com Free Analyst Review for MCD, JOE, CTL, FCX, HOC and MA

MasterCard to Participate in the 2009 Barclays Capital Global Financial Services Conference

Whataburger Offers Customers Quick and Convenient Payments with MasterCard(R) PayPass(TM)

MasterCard and CyberShift Announce Alliance to Provide Corporations with Integrated Expense Management Solution

MasterCard Incorporated Reports Second-Quarter 2009 Financial Results

BancorpSouth Announces Earnings of $0.41 Per Diluted Share for Second Quarter 2009

Stock Market Outlook for Next 60 Days Released

Form 4 MASTERCARD INC For: Mar 08 Filed by: Flood Gary J (10K)

Form 4 MASTERCARD INC For: Mar 03 Filed by: SELANDER ROBERT W (10K)

Form 4 MASTERCARD INC For: Mar 03 Filed by: Flood Gary J (10K)

Form 4 MASTERCARD INC For: Mar 03 Filed by: McWilton Chris (10K)

Form 4 MASTERCARD INC For: Mar 01 Filed by: Ballenger Melissa J (10K)

Form 4 MASTERCARD INC For: Feb 28 Filed by: Voquer Stephanie (10K)

Form 4 MASTERCARD INC For: Feb 28 Filed by: Reeg Robert (10K)

Form 4 MASTERCARD INC For: Mar 01 Filed by: HUNDMEJEAN MARTINA (10K)

Form 4 MASTERCARD INC For: Feb 28 Filed by: Macnee Walter (10K)

Form 4 MASTERCARD INC For: Mar 01 Filed by: BANGA AJAY (10K)