Leaps Trader Commentary
11:55:37 PM EDT | 03/13/2010
This Could Be The Week
By James Brown | Odds are pretty good that this could be the week stocks see a correction.

Leaps Trader Commentary
02:21:30 AM EDT | 03/08/2010
One Year Later
By James Brown | A year ago the market hit its bear-market lows. What an amazing year it's been.

Leaps Trader Commentary
08:20:03 AM EDT | 02/26/2010
S&P 500 Could See 1150 Again
By James Brown | If stocks can breakout from this bull-flag pattern the market could challenge its recent highs.

Leaps Trader Commentary
11:58:03 PM EDT | 02/20/2010
Can It Climb?
By James Brown | Bull markets tend to climb a "wall of worry". It seems we have plenty to worry about.

Leaps Trader Commentary
11:55:08 PM EDT | 02/13/2010
It Could Have Been Worse
By James Brown | Overall the news flow last week was negative. We did get a promise to help Greece at the special EU summit last Thursday but...

Leaps Trader Commentary
11:55:59 PM EDT | 02/06/2010
How Convenient
By James Brown | Stocks deliver a near-perfect bounce after reaching a 10% correction.

Leaps Trader Commentary
11:58:50 PM EDT | 01/30/2010
Retracement Mode
By James Brown | The stock market is clearly in retracement mode. Traders are already trying to guess where the new "bottom" will be.

Leaps Trader Commentary
11:55:48 PM EDT | 01/23/2010
Not Surprised
By James Brown | Now that the correction has begun what should we expect?

Leaps Trader Commentary
11:54:32 PM EDT | 01/18/2010
A Real Possibility
By James Brown | The trend is up but the stock market looks fragile here. If better than expected earnings can't lift stocks, what will?

Leaps Trader Commentary
11:55:54 PM EDT | 01/09/2010
It Wasn't All Bad
By James Brown | The December jobs report was a shocker at -85,000 but stocks shrugged it off and rallied to new 52-week highs.

Leaps Trader Commentary
11:54:09 PM EDT | 01/02/2010
January's Focus: Jobs and Earnings
By James Brown | Stocks look poised to correct lower but the key will be the non-farm payroll report and earnings season.

Leaps Trader Commentary
10:11:07 PM EDT | 12/26/2009
S&P 500 +24% YTD and Only 4 Days Left
By James Brown | The major market averages have all broken out to new 52-week highs. Stocks are poised to close 2009 on a high note.

Leaps Trader Commentary
11:53:03 PM EDT | 12/19/2009
Could Be A Quiet Christmas
By James Brown | The stock market's major indices remain range bound.

Leaps Trader Commentary
01:31:11 AM EDT | 12/12/2009
Stock Market Scrooge
By James Brown | The major indices thumbed their nose and muttered "bah humbug" to improving economic and sentiment data.

Leaps Trader Commentary
10:21:00 PM EDT | 12/05/2009
Three Weeks To Go
By James Brown | We have less than 18 trading days left and 2009 is history.

Leaps Trader Commentary
11:05:24 PM EDT | 11/28/2009
Please Fasten Your Seatbelts
By James Brown | The stock market looks like it could be headed for some turbulence. Next week's economic data will set the tone.

Leaps Trader Commentary
11:12:41 PM EDT | 11/21/2009
Running Scared
By James Brown | Are fund managers hiding from the market? Where is smart money putting the cash as they face year end?

Leaps Trader Commentary
09:48:19 PM EDT | 11/14/2009
Fragmentation
By James Brown | The overall trend is still up for most of the market but we're starting to see some fragmentation across the various sectors.

Leaps Trader Commentary
02:16:53 AM EDT | 11/09/2009
10% Unemployment Fails To Scare the Bulls
By James Brown | Investors are digesting a lot of data released last week. Recent jobs report was worrisome but stocks continued to bounce.

Leaps Trader Commentary
03:02:23 AM EDT | 11/08/2009
10% Unemployment Fails To Scare the Bulls
By James Brown | Investors are digesting a lot of data released last week. Recent jobs report was worrisome but stocks continued to bounce.

Leaps Trader Commentary
08:48:45 PM EDT | 10/31/2009
S&P 500 Breaks Support, Looks Vulnerable Here
By James Brown | Major market indices are breaking various layers of support. Odds are the market is trying to tell us something and it's not bullish.

Leaps Trader Commentary
09:48:28 PM EDT | 10/24/2009
Not Good Enough
By James Brown | Better than expected earnings results have not been enough to push the market higher.

Leaps Trader Commentary
04:34:31 PM EDT | 10/17/2009
Beware The Ides of Earnings Season
By James Brown | Earnings results have been generally positive but investors seem to be selling the news.

Leaps Trader Commentary
10:01:45 PM EDT | 10/10/2009
Theory Intact!
By James Brown | Money managers are still chasing performance with the fiscal year end looming in Halloween's shadow.

Leaps Trader Commentary
07:04:30 PM EDT | 10/03/2009
It's Up to Earnings
By James Brown | Economic data has begun to disappoint and upset the bullish view for the recovery. It will be up to earnings to re-start the rally.

Leaps Trader Commentary
09:17:23 PM EDT | 09/26/2009
Cooling Off Period
By James Brown | Stocks are correcting, which is both normal and healthy for the market.

Leaps Trader Commentary
09:04:35 PM EDT | 09/19/2009
Test Time
By James Brown | The stock market's rally from the September lows has started to stall. Will investors continue to buy the dips?

Leaps Trader Commentary
11:06:08 PM EDT | 09/12/2009
The Race Is On
By James Brown | There are two and a half weeks left until the end of the third quarter and about seven weeks left for many funds with a fiscal year end of October.

Leaps Trader Commentary
09:55:14 PM EDT | 09/05/2009
The End Game Begins
By James Brown | Many mutual fund and hedge fund managers have less than two months left before their fiscal year end.

Leaps Trader Commentary
11:29:35 PM EDT | 08/29/2009
Pat, I'd Like to Buy a Catalyst
By James Brown | The stock market struggled to build on its recent gains. If positive economic news and corporate news isn't helping, what will?

Leaps Trader Commentary
06:41:54 PM EDT | 08/22/2009
Two Months Left
By James Brown | The fiscal year ends at the end of October for many mutual funds. You can bet these managers are buying the dip.

Leaps Trader Commentary
06:26:52 PM EDT | 08/15/2009
What Do You Fear?
By James Brown | Like it or not the stock market is not logical. It moves on emotion and expectation.

Leaps Trader Commentary
06:21:04 PM EDT | 08/08/2009
If You Have Ever Wondered...
By James Brown | If you have ever wondered what an overbought market looked like this is it! The combination of short covering and mutual funds that have been under weight the market and chasing performance has produced an incredible move.

Leaps Trader Commentary
08:22:56 PM EDT | 08/01/2009
Cross Your Fingers
By James Brown | The next jobs report is looming up ahead. Will the results spark a sell-off? Let's hope so.

Leaps Trader Commentary
03:32:33 PM EDT | 07/25/2009
Performance Anxiety
By James Brown | The short covering rally may have turned into a full-fledged bull run with the market breaking out past key resistance levels.

Leaps Trader Commentary
02:53:12 PM EDT | 07/18/2009
Caught Off Guard
By James Brown | The power of expectation and surprise powered stocks to their best week in years.

Leaps Trader Commentary
10:32:19 PM EDT | 07/11/2009
Market's Main Focus
By James Brown | Earnings, consumer confidence, double dips, and more. What should investors be expecting over the next few weeks?

Leaps Trader Commentary
05:09:27 PM EDT | 07/04/2009
Running On Fumes
By James Brown | The stock market's rally off the March 2009 lows is running on fumes. After weeks of digesting news that was just "less bad" investors want something with a little more meat.

Leaps Trader Commentary
05:11:16 PM EDT | 06/27/2009
The Best Trade
By James Brown | The S&P 500 is still up 38% off its March 2009 lows. What's your best trade now?

Leaps Trader Commentary
05:52:53 PM EDT | 06/20/2009
Getting Paid
By James Brown | As investors and traders we get paid to take risks. Sometimes we get paid well. Sometimes we don't.

Saturday, June 13, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
Seeking Leadership
By James Brown | The rally in stocks has stalled as investors look for new leadership.

Saturday, June 06, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
Finally Some Good News
By James Brown | Friday's jobs number may have been "less bad" but it was still significant improvement.

Saturday, May 30, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
What Now?
By James Brown | In spite of all the worry stocks refuse to sell off.

Saturday, May 23, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
Reality Check
By James Brown | As investors look towards summer it's time to reconsider our expectations.

Saturday, May 16, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
Vicious Circle
By James Brown | Consumer confidence, spending, unemployment, housing and a really big "wall of worry"

Saturday, May 9, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
A Broken Record
By James Brown | Stocks continue to soar. How much longer can it last?

Saturday, May 2, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
Musical Chairs
By James Brown | The NASDAQ has stretched the rally to an amazing eight weeks in a row but is the music slowing down in this massive game of musical chairs?

Saturday, April 25, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
Seventh-Inning Stretch
By James Brown | Lack of any serious sell-off still looks like another win for the bulls.

Saturday, April 18, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
Hard Six
By James Brown | The bulls just made another point. What are the odds they roll a seven?

Saturday, April 11, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
The Market Can
By James Brown | Disbelief at the market's strength is turning into fear.

Saturday, April 4, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
Out For Revenge
By James Brown | The S&P 500 just produced one of its best four-week rallies in several decades. Do you buy stocks now?

Saturday, March 28, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
Wildcards
By James Brown | It looks like I was a little early in suggesting that the rally was running out of steam last weekend. The S&P 500 managed to extend its oversold bounce

Saturday, March 21, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
Not as Optimistic
By James Brown | After an 18% bounce in the S&P 500 the rally is pausing. Is this the end of another bear-market rally or do the bulls have another push left in them?

Saturday, March 14, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
What A Difference!
By James Brown | Wow! What a difference a week can make. The S&P 500 and the NASDAQ delivered double-digit percentage gains off the lows.

Saturday, March 7, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
Moving In A Straight Line
By James Brown | When stocks do find a bottom it will be an incredible opportunity to take advantage of the leverage LEAP options provide.

Saturday, February 28, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
The Worst January and Now the Worst February on Record
By Keene H. Little | It's taking more effort to talk people off the ledge now and that's a good sign if you're looking for an opportunity to some buying soon.

Saturday, February 21, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
The Market Is Not Buying It
By Keene H. Little | Maybe the government needs to throw in the kitchen sink before the market believes any new stimulus plan is going to work. The State of Missouri is starting to get crowded.

Saturday, February 14, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
Coils Are Tightening
By Keene H. Little | The stock market has been consolidating for four months and the coil is winding tighter for a big move. If the big move is going to be to the downside it should soon put us that much closer to some good entry points for a new LEAPs portfolio.

Saturday, February 7, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
Stock Market Breaks Its Losing Streak
By Keene H. Little | After four lower weekly closes in January (making for the worst January on record (100 years) the bulls finally had enough and took the ball away from the bears.

Saturday, January 31, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
Newsletter Change Means New Opportunities
By Keene H. Little | As goes January so goes the year and we just experienced the worst January on record (100 years). It's a good time to introduce some changes to the newsletter to help identify our next trading opportunities.

Saturday, January 24, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
Volatility Returns
By Jim Brown | Despite the passage of the February crude expiration cycle the price of crude remained volatile all week with a sharp spike at Friday's close.

Sunday, January 18, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
Two Days Left
By Jim Brown | February crude futures expire at the close on Tuesday January 20th and odds are good we could see a retest of $30. Only two days are left on the February contract and support is fading.

Saturday, January 10, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
Oil On The Water
By Jim Brown | Last week was full of almost daily reports of tankers being chartered to store oil until December 2009. If the current charter rate keeps up there will not be any tankers left to actually ship oil.

Saturday, January 3, 2009
Leaps Trader Commentary
False Start, Five-Yard Penalty
By Jim Brown | The market rally was a surprise for most and for those of us who wanted to enter some plays at a cheaper level we would love to see a five yard penalty enforced from the original yard marker. A dip back to 8250 on the Dow would work for me. $30 oil would be even better.

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