Thursday, March 20, 2014

Indices closed UP .27% to .67%.....NICE !!!!

TAPE rebounded nicely after initial hesitation. All indices closed green.

S&P 500 @ 1872.01, high 1873.49

RSI @ 58.31

CMF @ 0.092

Internals were :

UP volume led by 1.87 to 1 in NYSE & 1.33 to 1 in Nasdaq

Declining stocks led by 1.06 to 1 in NYSE & 1.03 to 1 in Nasdaq

Net new 52 wk highs were leading by 63 in NYSE & 107 in Nasdaq

VIX Down 3.97% @ 14.52

Oil @ $99.43

Gold @ $1330.50

Stocks which were UP 1% or more included LNKD JCP NFLX
CSIQ CMG YUM FSLR SPWR INVN LRCX SNDK
BRCM AMCC CIEN FNSR C AG GRPN SPLK
SBUX X MS TRLA Z.........

AH ER : TIBX UP 1.90%, LEN Down 2.47% Before open.
               NKE Down 3.31%, RALY Down 4.43%
               SYMC Down 6.05% ( CEO departed )

AH Futures Down

AH Asian Markets Mixed

AH Oil Down

AH Gold UP

About market, TAPE is under tremendous selling pressure so any positive close is a major sign of strength. Seasonally we are in a weak period, earnings are out mostly. Most stocks whether Chinese or Cloud based are under intense selling pressure. It is important not to be concentrated in any one sector, diversification & focus on strong sector should offset any market weakness. It is becoming a "stock picker" market, so do your analysis on a daily basis.

BLOG does NOT give buy or sell.

Saleem

15 comments:

stocktrader_1996 said...

Hey Saleem,

Well...after two days and the subsequent price action, I think the market has decided nothing is wrong. I'll be getting more long today with either stock buys or closing my TZA hedge or both.

Stocktrader

Stocks100 said...

Hi Stocktrader,

Good luck with your strategy.

Saleem

stocktrader_1996 said...

Hey Saleem,

Bought DATA @ 89.566 after the secondary priced finally.

Stocktrader

Stocks100 said...

Hi Stocktrader,

Good luck with DATA...what is the price of secondary.

Saleem

stocktrader_1996 said...

Hey Saleem,

89.25.

Stocktrader

Stocks100 said...

Hi Stocktrader,

Thanks !

Saleem

stocktrader_1996 said...

Hey Saleem,

Sold TZA @ 14.64.

With the prospects of a recovering US economy, I'm not sure how the small caps can be held down. One of the things I was counting on was all the issuance, but we are well into the impact of that now--just look at the charts of YELP, FEYE, etc.

Stocktrader

stocktrader_1996 said...

Hey Saleem,

Bought DRYS @ ~3.48 avg.

Stocktrader

Stocks100 said...

Hl Stocktrader,

There is selling pressure ln many. Stocks....

Good luck with DRYS.

Saleem

stocktrader_1996 said...

Hey Saleem,

Added to JKS @ 32.709.

Stocktrader

Stocks100 said...

Hi Stocktrader,

Chinese solars are lagging US solar....i am sure they will come out of their coma soon !!!!

Good luck with add on in JKS...

Saleem

stocktrader_1996 said...

Hey Saleem,

Sold RALY @ 17.42. It was a mixed report, and the conference call didn't have the enthusiasm of other calls nor others in the cloud space. They are struggling with the costs of growing I want to see better progress here before re-entering. Their best option might be to get bought--I would not be surprised to see them do a bit of shopping around.

Stocktrader

Stocks100 said...

Hi Stocktrader,

It was a good move to sell RALY....their EPS picture has worsened...

Saleem

stocktrader_1996 said...

Hey Saleem,

Bought WLH @ 27.995.

After falling the last couple days post-Fed, I think the housing sector is priced right and I expect a nice Spring selling season.

Stocktrader

Stocks100 said...

Hi Stocktrader,

YES..i agree that spring should bring buyers into housing..pent up demand...i am watching LEN to see where the support is.

Good luck with WLH.

Saleem