***Written By: Dann Mcnulty Stock Forum ID: WallStGolfer31*** 
Is the S&P ready to rally?  In my last post I took a more neutral view, just pointing out the support and resistance, but it seems the S&P 500 has created an inverse head and shoulders patterns and has not only broken, but tested the neckline!  You technicians [...]

***Written By: Blain Reinkensmeyer Stock Forum ID: StockTrading101***
It has been a wild ride for Stock Trading 101 as a independent blog, starting originally at blogger.com, then moving to wordpress at a new site, and now ending up here (not to mention the numerous templates it has had), the journey has been interesting. And, just yesterday [...]

***Written By: Dann Mcnulty Stock Forum ID: WallStGolfer31***
So after huge gains in the Dow and S&P can we expect last weeks rally to hold up and continue? Analysts seem to be on both sides of the issue, so there’s no help there. Mutual fund managers are say they expect the market to go [...]

***Written By: Dann Mcnulty Stock Forum ID: WallStGolfer31***
Ever think of a stock, and say to yourself “Company XYZ sure looks good compared to its peers, I think that’s a buy” only to buy it and it sinks like a rock because of market conditions?
Market neutral trading is the answer. With this strategy, you are [...]

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) was up over 2 points after hours today after the company posted earnings. Profits surged to over $1.3 Billion, compared to $73 million a year ago. Read more at marketwatch.com, and keep an eye on the stock tomorrow.

Keep an eye on Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), the stock has had a great run here today and as of 11:07 AM is up about 3.8% to $20.63. Volume is steadily climbing and we may be in store for a 2nd consecutive accumulation day.
Microsoft (MSFT) has bounced back from its intra-day low of $24.44 to [...]

***Written By: Blain Reinkensmeyer Stock Forum ID: StockTrading101***

(CLEC) U.S. Lec Corp. up 17% at $5.60
(GNTX) Gentex up 5% at $13.95
(CVGI) Commerical Vehicle Group up 5.4% at $18.34
(USPI) United Surgical Partners up 6.2% at $27.35
NYSE advancers outnumber decliners 10 to 3

***Written By: Blain Reinkensmeyer Stock Forum ID: StockTrading101***
The theme today revolved around acquisitions, and not good ones. Some analysts Jim said talk up acquisitions because that’s how they get their bonuses, but not every acquisition is worth looking at. A quick example he gave was when Brocade Communications (BRCD) announced its merger with McData (MCDTA); [...]