http://blog.laenasinvestments.com A market diary and trading ideas repository Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:52:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A gap down at the opening that was quickly closed to the previous day's close followed by a bit of flagging and another sudden leg up followed by more flagging into the close. Volume was dismal. [caption id="attachment_1166" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 Index 5min Chart"][/caption] - [caption id="attachment_1167" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 SPDRs ... http://blog.laenasinvestments.com/2009/08/19/19082009-rally-mode-again/ Flat opening and a slow uptrend. Volume was dismal. [caption id="attachment_1159" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 Index 5min Chart"][/caption] - [caption id="attachment_1160" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 SPDRs 5min Chart"][/caption] Results at consumer giants Home Depot Inc (HD), Target Corp (TGT) and upscale department store operator Saks Inc (SKS) were helped by cost-cutting as revenue growth ... http://blog.laenasinvestments.com/2009/08/18/18082009-some-retracement/ Huge gap down and tight range trading all day. Volume was well below average. [caption id="attachment_1151" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 Index 5min Chart"][/caption] - [caption id="attachment_1152" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 SPDRs 5min Chart"][/caption] Japan's gross domestic product showed its economy pulled out of recession in the second quarter, but at a slower pace than ... http://blog.laenasinvestments.com/2009/08/17/17082009-correction/ [caption id="attachment_1138" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 Index 5min Chart"][/caption] - [caption id="attachment_1139" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 SPDRs 5min Chart"][/caption] - [caption id="attachment_1140" align="aligncenter" width="241" caption="S&P 500 Index Daily Chart"][/caption] http://blog.laenasinvestments.com/2009/08/14/14082009/ [caption id="attachment_1135" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 Index 5min Chart"][/caption] - [caption id="attachment_1136" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 SPDRs 5min Chart"][/caption] - [caption id="attachment_1137" align="aligncenter" width="241" caption="S&P 500 Index Daily Chart"][/caption] http://blog.laenasinvestments.com/2009/08/13/13082009/ [caption id="attachment_1131" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 Index 5min Chart"][/caption] - [caption id="attachment_1133" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 SPDRs 5min Chart"][/caption] - [caption id="attachment_1134" align="aligncenter" width="241" caption="S&P 500 Index Daily Chart"][/caption] http://blog.laenasinvestments.com/2009/08/12/12082009/ [caption id="attachment_1128" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 Index 5min Chart"][/caption] - [caption id="attachment_1129" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 SPDRs 5min Chart"][/caption] - [caption id="attachment_1130" align="aligncenter" width="241" caption="S&P 500 Index Daily Chart"][/caption] http://blog.laenasinvestments.com/2009/08/11/11082009/ [caption id="attachment_1125" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 Index 5min Chart"][/caption] - [caption id="attachment_1126" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 SPDRs 5min Chart"][/caption] - [caption id="attachment_1127" align="aligncenter" width="241" caption="S&P 500 Index Daily Chart"][/caption] http://blog.laenasinvestments.com/2009/08/10/10082009/ The Market gapped higher and rallied to new highs but around 1:30pm it reversed direction and closed well below the highs. Volume was average. [caption id="attachment_1120" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 Index 5min Chart"][/caption] - [caption id="attachment_1121" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 SPDRs 5min Chart"][/caption] Job losses came in much lower than expected and point to ... http://blog.laenasinvestments.com/2009/08/07/07082009-new-highs/ Orderly downward trend. Volume was average. [caption id="attachment_1115" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 Index 5min Chart"][/caption] - [caption id="attachment_1116" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="S&P 500 SPDRs 5min Chart"][/caption] Broad-based pull-back on profit taking and overbought worries. [caption id="attachment_1117" align="aligncenter" width="241" caption="S&P 500 Index Daily Chart"][/caption] http://blog.laenasinvestments.com/2009/08/06/06082009-orderly-profit-taking/