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Buyers still interested

Stocks gained Thursday as upbeat sales reports from the nation’s retailers helped provide optimism about the economic outlook, taking the edge off worries about Greece and other euro zone debt issues. Market Trend Signal BULLISH/Bull Market Traders should trade with a Bullish bias Investors should be in 75% or greater or higher invested in high StrengthRank [...]
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Stock trend could be slowing

Stocks tumbled Wednesday following a report that consumer borrowing fell and General Motors said it lost billions of dollars during the second half of 2009. Market Trend Signal BULLISH/Bull Market Traders should trade with a Bullish bias Investors should be in 75% or greater or higher invested in high StrengthRank stocks and ETF’s. MuscleStocks Portfolio No [...]
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Real Estate leads the day

Financial shares rose in an otherwise tepid session Tuesday that nonetheless saw two of the major indexes — the Nasdaq and the S&P — finish at their highest levels in more than a year and a-half. IYR had a nice pop, up over 2% on the day. Market Trend Signal BULLISH/Bull Market Traders should trade [...]
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Dow to test 11,000

Stocks rallied Monday, with the Dow edging closer to 11,000, as investors returning from a long weekend welcomed last week’s jobs report, the morning’s strong housing market report and the launch of Apple’s iPad device. Market Trend Signal BULLISH/Bull Market Traders should trade with a Bullish bias Investors should be in 75% or greater or higher [...]
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Stocks resume gains

The Dow and S&P 500 ended at fresh 18-month highs Thursday, but tech concerns limited the Nasdaq composite’s gains ahead of a long weekend. Market Trend Signal BULLISH/Bull Market Traders should trade with a Bullish bias Investors should be in 75% or greater or higher invested in high StrengthRank stocks and ETF’s. MuscleStocks Portfolio No Updates [...]
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Stocks take a pause

Stocks ended lower Wednesday, but higher for the quarter after a strong showing in March, as downbeat jobs and manufacturing reports cooled a recent run up. Market Trend Signal BULLISH/Bull Market Traders should trade with a Bullish bias Investors should be in 75% or greater or higher invested in high StrengthRank stocks and ETF’s. MuscleStocks Portfolio GGWPQ [...]
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Stocks continue strong trend

The Dow Jones industrial average ended at a fresh 18-month high and the rest of the market churned Tuesday as investors weighed a rise in consumer confidence, more weakness in the housing market and a stronger dollar. Stocks rose early in the session as investors welcomed a better-than-expected reading on consumer confidence and took in [...]
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Highest point in a year and a half

Stocks gained Monday, pushing the Dow to its highest point in a year-and-a-half, after a report showing a rise in consumer spending added to bets about the strength of the economic recovery. IYE Energy lead the day higher.  It is now has a HOLD signal and has not been performing well , but this could [...]
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Mixed Day

Stocks closed mixed Friday, at the end of another up week, as investors considered the Greek bailout package, reports of a naval conflict between North and South Korea and a weaker U.S. dollar. Market Trend Signal BULLISH/Bull Market Traders should trade with a Bullish bias Investors should be in 75% or greater (reducing only as positions are [...]
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Stocks give back gains

Stocks gave up gains Thursday, ending little changed, as a late-session bounce in the dollar sapped the strength out of a rally that had pushed the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq near new 18-month highs. Market Trend Signal BULLISH/Bull Market Traders should trade with a Bullish bias Investors should be in 75% or greater (reducing only as [...]
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Stocks trade down slightly

Stocks closed lower Wednesday as the dollar strengthened on fears tied to the growing fiscal crisis in Europe and a dour report on U.S. sales of new homes raised concerns about the economic recovery. Market Trend Signal BULLISH/Bull Market Traders should trade with a Bullish bias Investors should be in 75% or greater (reducing only as positions [...]
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Stocks continue the march

Stocks rallied Tuesday, with the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 ending at new 18-month highs following the release of a better-than-expected existing home sales report that suggests a slow economic rebound. Market Trend Signal BULLISH/Bull Market Traders should trade with a Bullish bias Investors should be in 75% or greater (reducing only as positions are stopped) or [...]
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Stocks gain

Stocks gained Monday, with health care shares leading the way, as Congressional approval of a sweeping reform bill removed the uncertainty that has surrounded its passage for months. Market Trend Signal BULLISH/Bull Market Traders should trade with a Bullish bias Investors should be in 75% or greater (reducing only as positions are stopped) or higher invested in [...]
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Stocks slip

Stocks slipped Friday as a strong dollar dragged on commodity prices, giving investors a reason to step back after pushing the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite to 18-month highs in the previous session. Market Trend Signal BULLISH/Bull Market Traders should trade with a Bullish bias Investors should be in 75% or greater (reducing only as positions [...]
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Markets continue momemtum

Buying in select blue chips Thursday propelled the Dow to its eighth straight gain and the highest close in nearly 18 months, but the broader market churned as investors showed some reluctance after the recent rally. Market Trend Signal BULLISH/Bull Market Traders should trade with a Bullish bias Investors should be in 75% or greater (reducing only [...]
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