Your Personal Trader - DJIM Journal 2011

Once again the market indicated it’s in a technical sideways trade as it bounced again off last week’s low’s and found itself in a ‘rally’ of sorts for the day. A ‘rally’ of sorts because it’s still only a sideways trade until the cap is lifted off around SPX1330. On a quiet eco data/ earnings week, the market has been focused on Saudi Arabia “Day of Rage”. The thinking has been if nothing dramatic occurs the contagion will end in the region and the market will respond favourably. As we get closer to the planned event, the market may have started the pre-run today. Hopefully, this is the case and/or Shag hitting multi month highs and not BAC investor day that is being called the catalyst today. Reason is simply the financial group can’t be counted on for more than a few days of leadership!

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Financials- We’ll see if buyers step up next few days because today was nothing more than initial short covering.
Commodities- Although all noise is around a higher crude, an important development for commodity linked stocks ahead could be the fact Shang is making the highs noted above. If higher crude stymies economic growth, why is the Shang doing what it is? Inflation topping out could be the reason. -MCP , demonstrated strength before EPS tomorrow.
Consumer- Retailers act inline with tape. FOSL, UA tinker with new highs.
Momentum/ earnings/ winners of ’10- Only incremental gains today (if any) from ’10 growth stocks (ie. FFIV ) and the mega cap names like AAPL. The momo groups of ’11 in space have exhausted themselves it seems, NVDA disappointed at analyst day and the Opticals got another shock from FNSR after CIEN, plummeting all the groups stocks, incl. JDSU, who got the excitement started with their earnings in early February. The standout was BSFT hitting $50+, add here in December in mid $20’s ran another 20% post mornings 20% gain. Simply the reaction in BSFT and FNSR are extreme in both directions given the reports.