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Trading The Day: A Guide To Profits. (NYSE:IBM), (NASDAQ:AMZN), (NYSE:SPY)

As a Chief Market Strategist, I love to look at charts, analyze and discover swing trades in any direction. It is like going through old baseball cards and not sure when I will find the Mickey Mantle or Babe Ruth or better yet, sifting through sand or dirt and finding diamonds.

Are The Semiconductor's Talking To Us? (NYSE:SMH), (NASDAQ:INTC), (NASDAQ:CREE), (Nasdaq:QQQQ)

As we all know the NASDAQ Composite index has soared with most of the major indexes since the February 5th pivot low in the markets. The Power Shares QQQ Trust, Series 1 ETF (NASDAQ: QQQQ) has made a new high for 2010. This is certainly bullish action whenever an index can make a new high.

Can This Economy Handle $80 Plus Oil? (NYSE:USO), (NYSE:UGA)

Oil made a short term bottom on February 5th, 2010 after hitting an intra-day low price of 69.50. Since that time oil has rallied over 10 points to a high of 82.50 on March 9th, 2010. The continuous gasoline contract on the NYMEX was 1.87 on February 5th and it hit a recent high on March 9th at 2.29. These short term rallies for oil and gasoline have been powerful and very sharp. Can the U.S.

Gold Smoked Intra Day Signals People Want More Risk, Also Means Top Is Near (NYSE:GLD), (NYSE:AEM)

The fact that gold has been crushed today with the dollar lower and the markets higher tells me a top is near. Why? Simply put, gold dropping tells me the average person, believes they can make far more money by going into riskier assets like stocks. Why does that signal a top? When the masses fully believe a rally is at hand, the rally has already happened and is over. Sadistic? Yes!

Trader Insight! Understanding The Markets and the Next Move!

To truly understand the markets, one must think the opposite of the average investor or trader. When it comes to the total volume in the market, more than 90% is generally from institutions. When it comes to the total number of market participants, 95% of them are the average investors or traders. This is a peculiar disparity but totally understandable.

Copper Stocks Are Under Performing Since February 5th (NYSE:FCX), (NYSE:SCCO), (NYSE:IWM)

Since the February 5th pivot, the stock market has rallied higher. The S&P 500 is now approaching its January 2010 high at 1150.00. This recent rally has been lead by the small capitalization stocks in the Russell 2000 index and also the technology heavy NASDAQ Composite. These two indexes have made new highs for 2010.

Gold Pulls Back Into Key Support....But Danger Looms. (NYSE:GLD), (NYSE:AUY), (NYSE:NEM)

Spot gold pulled back again today as the dollar hovered higher. The SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD) has now fallen into a key support at $109.00. Not only is this a necktie between the 50 moving average and the 20 moving average, but if you connect the recent daily lows (as seen below), there is a key trend line support.

Mixed Signals (NYSE:IWM), (NYSE:UGA)

Since February 5, 2010 the stock market has advanced sharply, erasing most of the recent January decline. One important index that has emerged as a leader is the Russell 2000 index. This index tracks most of the small capitalization companies that are traded by the public. When this index leads the market, this is usually viewed by traders and investors as a bullish indication.

Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) Breaks Through Key Gap Fill Resistance

Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) jumped higher today on analysts upgrades. The stock has been stuck in a major range of late, unable to break through key resistance. That may be over today, finally.

Coal Plays On Fire Triggering My Love For National Coal Corp. (NASDAQ:NCOC), (NYSE:PCX), (AMEX:PUDA)

Commodity stocks have been ripping of late. After the Jobs Report on Friday, the U.S Economy seems to be on the path to a solid recovery or so it may seem to most. Positive comments have emerged on many sectors from steel to coal. With analysts seeing a recovery not only in the United States but around the world, commodity prices have soared.