This morning, many of the leading cloud computing stocks are failing to rally with the technology sector. This is very strange since the NASDAQ Composite is higher by 2.00 percent at the open of the session. One of the leading cloud computing stocks in the market is Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM). This stock is trading lower by 0.73 cents to $149.25 a share. The stock is sitting right on the daily chart 50 moving average which is short term support. Should this level fail to hold as…

Today, is options expiration Friday. This trading week is a time when the markets will trade all over the map. There will usually be a lot of game playing in many of the popular stocks by the institutional traders. Often leading stocks such as Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc (NASDAQ:GMCR), Netflix Inc (NYSE:NFLX), First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) and others will be extremely volatile throughout the week.



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This morning, some of the leading cloud computing stocks are coming under selling pressure. Leading cloud computing stocks such as F5 Networks, Inc.(NASDAQ:FFIV), and VMware, Inc.(NYSE:VMW) are leading the cloud computing sell off. Both of these stocks have already bounced off of the morning lows. It is important to note that most of the leading cloud computing stocks are now oversold and could be due for a short term bounce in the coming days. Should FFIV stock trade lower again…

The Wednesday before options expiration is usually the most volatile trading session of the week. We call this trading day 'Whipsaw Wednesday' as the action will usually be very erratic. This is a time when the large institutional traders will try and shake out the small retail options traders that is playing the near term expiration. As it goes in life, the big fish will most often eat the little fish, it is no different in the stock market during the week of options…

The major stock indexes are finally declining lower. Since December 19, 2011 the markets have rallied higher. Lately, every intra-day pullback was being bought by investors and traders. Many people are now calling this a market top, however, one day does not make a trend. These market were severely overbought and extended, therefore, a pullback or decline was certainly overdue.



This coming Friday is also options expiration. There were many small retail investors…

On February 17, 2012, it will be options expiration. The days leading up to the actual expiration will usually make for a lot of volatility in many of the popular and highly traded stocks. Traders and investors must understand that this week is notorious for rumors and game playing by the large financial institutions. You see, it is the institutions that move market indexes and stocks, it is not the individual at home with an online account that cause the popular stocks to rally or…

All of the major stock indexes topped out in early May of 2011. At that time, the S&P 500 Index traded as high as 1370.58, meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded as high as 12,876.00. This morning the S&P 500 Index is trading around the 1220.00 area and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading around the 11,910.00 level. It is safe to say that the major stock indexes have come under some serious selling pressure during the second half of 2011. The main catalyst…

How many times in your life have you heard someone tell you that they are bullish or bearish? Personally, I hear it everyday by countless people and even say it myself on a daily basis. These days we are all bombarded by the financial news throughout the day. The Europe Union is blowing up before our eyes on a daily basis, China is starting to slowdown, India is battling massive inflation, and Brazil cannot take the money printing by the central banks any more. The news is all around…

The three E's are hurting the market today. Earnings, Economic Data and Europe. A compilation of negative earnings, economic news and worries from Europe sent markets lower today. The S&P 500 is trading at 1,236.93, -17.26 (-1.38%). In the last three weeks, the markets have seen a meteoric rise of 15% across the board. It is due for a pull back.



Earnings reports from companies disappointed Wall Street. Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) is trading at $93.02, -5.80 (-5.87%), 3M Company…

This trading week has been like a see-saw, one day the markets are up and the next day they are down. During the week of trading leading up to options expiration Friday the markets will usually be very volatile. Traders and investors must remember that there will usually be a lot of game playing by the large financial institutions that can move markets. Remember, the guy at home with a small online trading account is not moving the markets, it is the large institutions that have…

The Wednesday before options expiration is usually one of the most volatile trading sessions of the month. As you may know, options expiration occurs on the third Friday of every month. During the trading week leading into options expiration there will usually be a lot of rumors and erratic price movements in many of the leading stocks. Just look at the false report by The Guardian newspaper yesterday as they said that there would be a €2 trillion European bank bailout. Later, reports…