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Stocks climb to 2010 highs

By Market Trend Signal | Published: March 17, 2010
Stocks advanced Wednesday afternoon, with the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 all touching fresh 2010 highs after the U.S. and Japanese central banks chose to keep interest rates low and the Senate passed a key jobs bill. IYR Real Estate is still rocketing higher and leading this current rally. Market Trend Signal BULLISH/Bull Market Traders [...]
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Stocks move on fed rate hold

By Market Trend Signal | Published: March 16, 2010
Stocks closed higher Tuesday after the Federal Reserve voted to keep interest rates at historic lows and Standard & Poor’s did not downgrade Greece’s credit rating. IYR Real Estate is still rocketing higher and leading this current rally. Market Trend Signal BULLISH/Bull Market Traders should trade with a Bullish bias Investors should be in 75% or [...]
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Stocks trade mixed

By Market Trend Signal | Published: March 15, 2010
Stocks ended mixed Monday, fighting back from big losses, as investors weighed Moody’s warning about the United States’ AAA rating and a proposed bank regulation bill ahead of Tuesday’s Federal Reserve meeting.  The selloff comes on the heels the Nasdaq and S&P 500 ending at 18-month highs on Friday. IYH Health Care was the leader [...]
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Stocks near 18 month highs

By Market Trend Signal | Published: March 12, 2010
Stocks ended little changed Friday, as investors welcomed a report that showed a surprise rise in retail sales, but showed caution as the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 lingered below 18-month highs. Stocks have risen modestly over the last two weeks as investors have struggled to balance expectations for a broader economic recovery with the reality [...]
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Stocks climb higher

By Market Trend Signal | Published: March 11, 2010
Stocks gained Thursday, erasing earlier losses to lift the Nasdaq and S&P 500 to 18-month highs, as investors eyed the day’s jobs and trade news and the direction of the 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 stopped) [...]
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Stocks pared gains

By Market Trend Signal | Published: March 10, 2010
Stocks pared gains Wednesday as falling oil prices overshadowed an upbeat report on wholesale inventories. IYF Financials Lead the day, and is one of the leaders for the year. 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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Markets still accepting the bid

By Market Trend Signal | Published: March 9, 2010
Stocks managed gains late Tuesday at the end of a choppy session as investors mulled the latest corporate deal and profit news on the anniversary of the bear market bottom. A stock advance fizzled out Tuesday, one year after what many consider to be the bottom of the bear market. On March 9, 2009, the [...]
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Stocks Churn

By Market Trend Signal | Published: March 8, 2010
Stocks churned Monday afternoon as investors weighed corporate deals, a stronger dollar and weaker commodity prices ahead of key economic news due later in the week. 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 high StrengthRank [...]
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Stocks pull off a big day higher

By Market Trend Signal | Published: March 5, 2010
Stocks rallied Friday, with the Nasdaq ending at an 18-month high, after a government report showed employers cut fewer positions last month than had been expected, in the latest sign that the pace of job cuts is slowing.Treasury prices slumped, raising the corresponding yields, as investors pulled money out of the supposedly safe haven and [...]
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Stocks continue to claw higher

By Market Trend Signal | Published: March 4, 2010
Stocks ended a volatile session higher Thursday as investors welcomed improved retail sales and a report showing the pace of job losses is slowing, ahead of Friday’s big government employment report. The major indexes rose in the morning, flattened out around midday and managed gains again in the afternoon. The strong dollar dragged on dollar-traded [...]
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Markets paused

By Market Trend Signal | Published: March 3, 2010
Stocks hold modest gains on the day as Main Street businesses shed another 18,000 jobs in February, bring the tally of jobs lost from America’s small businesses to nearly 3 million since February 2008, according to a report released Wednesday by payroll processor ADP. Market Trend Signal BULLISH/Bull Market (on tonights update) Traders should trade [...]
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Stocks hold gains

By Market Trend Signal | Published: March 2, 2010
Stocks were mostly higher Tuesday afternoon on some upbeat company news and bets that Greece won’t default on its debt, as automakers reported sales figures in the wake of Toyota’s big recall. Stocks had gained through the afternoon with investors making tentative steps ahead of a heavy spate of economic news due later this week. [...]
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MTS Turns Bullish

By Market Trend Signal | Published: March 1, 2010
Stocks jumped Monday, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 pushing back into positive territory for the year, as investors welcomed AIG’s $35 billion asset sale and a pair of mergers in the pharmaceutical sector. Market Trend Signal BULLISH/Bull Market (on tonights update) Traders should trade with a Bullish bias Investors should be in 75% or greater (reducing [...]
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Little action going to the weekend

By Market Trend Signal | Published: February 26, 2010
Stocks ended little changed Friday as investors showed caution after a surprise drop in existing home sales, a surprise rise in GDP growth and AIG’s worse-than-expected quarterly decline. Market Trend Signal MILD BULL/Bull Market Traders should trade with a Bullish/Neutral bias Investors should be in 50-75% (reducing only as positions are stopped) or higher invested in [...]
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Intra-day rally shows buyers may be interested

By Market Trend Signal | Published: February 25, 2010
Stocks ended with modest losses Thursday, fighting off a bigger decline that surrounded the latest worries about Greece’s debt crisis and weaker-than-expected reports on the economy. IYM Basic materials lead the day higher. Market Trend Signal MILD BULL/Bull Market Traders should trade with a Bullish/Neutral bias Investors should be in 50-75% (reducing only as positions are [...]
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