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11:47:32 PM EDT | 08/28/2010
SBUX Slips, MCD Hits New Highs!
By James Brown | Stocks look poised to bounce after short-term bullish reversals this past week.

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01:50:47 PM EDT | 08/21/2010
The Play List Expands
By James Brown | We had a couple of watch list candidates make the jump to full-fledged plays this past week.

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11:35:22 PM EDT | 08/14/2010
Late Summer Volatility
By James Brown | Markets are getting tossed around by economic data and rising fears of a double dip recession.

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05:58:16 PM EDT | 08/07/2010
New One Year Highs
By James Brown | A number of our bullish candidates hit new one-year highs last week.

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08:40:43 PM EDT | 07/31/2010
July Cools Off
By James Brown | The market delivered some impressive returns in July but the rally has begun to cool as we move into August.

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11:35:14 AM EDT | 07/24/2010
Stocks Rebound on Earnings News
By James Brown | The tone of trading has certainly improved over the last few days.

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11:32:27 PM EDT | 07/17/2010
Busy Earnings Week
By James Brown | There will be a virtual flood of earnings announcements this week. A few of our candidates will report earnings. More conservative traders may want to take precautions.

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02:14:03 PM EDT | 07/10/2010
Market's Best Performance In Months
By James Brown | Stocks delivered their best performance in months and yet we're only back to late June levels.

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11:44:01 PM EDT | 07/03/2010
Another Rough Week
By James Brown | It was another rough week for stock market bulls as the major indices broke down to new relative lows.

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05:04:51 AM EDT | 06/26/2010
Wal-Mart Nosedives - Breaks Major Support
By James Brown | It was an ugly weak and some of the big cap names accentuated their declines with a volume-fueled freefall thanks to the Russell rebalancing.

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06:01:23 PM EDT | 06/19/2010
RIG Gushes Higher
By James Brown | Overall the two-week rebound is starting to lose momentum but RIG is certainly bucking the trend.

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11:53:36 PM EDT | 06/12/2010
Take Profits on TIE
By James Brown | Shares of TIE are surging toward potential round-number resistance at $20.00.

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11:52:25 PM EDT | 06/05/2010
Jobs Data Feeds Decline
By James Brown | Investors were in a rush to sell on Friday following the non-farm payrolls data.

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11:50:32 PM EDT | 05/29/2010
Updated Stop Losses
By James Brown | We are updating stop losses on several candidates tonight!

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04:45:06 AM EDT | 05/26/2010
Oil Stocks Continue to Slide
By James Brown | Dollar strength continues to weigh on commodity-related securities.

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09:56:20 PM EDT | 05/15/2010
Bearish Bounce
By James Brown | Stocks produced an oversold bounce and many stocks ended the week with gains but the action looks bearish.

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08:20:12 PM EDT | 05/08/2010
Volatility Brings Change
By James Brown | The market's recent volatility is shaking things up on the LEAPStrader portfolio. Several new candidates have made the jump from the Watch List.

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00:19:35 PM EDT | 05/01/2010
BWA Hits Our Target
By James Brown | After a volatile week our portfolio is seeing some changes. Investors have been quick to sell the news. Could it be the correction has finally begun?

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02:17:18 PM EDT | 04/24/2010
Handful of Highs
By James Brown | It turned out to be a decent week for our portfolio with several stocks surging toward their highs and a few breaking out past resistance.

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02:55:29 AM EDT | 04/17/2010
Take Profits Early
By James Brown | We are choosing to take profits on several positions now before earnings season has a chance to spoil the party.

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01:22:02 PM EDT | 04/10/2010
Starting To See Profit Taking
By James Brown | The major indices may be flirting with new 52-week highs but we're starting to see some profit taking across the different sectors.

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08:48:30 PM EDT | 04/03/2010
The Trend is Still Up
By James Brown | We are only one day into the second quarter and bulls are still in control but that could change on Monday. Investors have yet to react to the jobs report.

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10:38:57 PM EDT | 03/27/2010
Taking Profits Again
By James Brown | Coal and energy stocks continued to underperform but we're taking profits elsewhere in our play list.

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11:14:20 PM EDT | 03/20/2010
Taking Profits on VICR
By James Brown | The rally in shares of VICR has been very impressive and a lot faster than expected.

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10:55:25 PM EDT | 03/13/2010
Take Some Profits
By James Brown | We have a couple of bullish candidates that really outperformed the market last week. I am suggesting readers take some profits early!

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02:09:06 AM EDT | 03/08/2010
Resources Lead the Rally
By James Brown | Resource stocks helped lead the rally last week with coal and metals producing strong gains.

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06:09:47 AM EDT | 02/26/2010
Bullish Reversals
By James Brown | The action on Thursday was impressive. Bullish engulfing (reversal) candlestick patterns were very common and suggest the pull back might ending soon.

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11:48:49 PM EDT | 02/20/2010
A Pause In the Rally?
By James Brown | The February rebound has run into resistance for some of our LEAPS candidates.

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09:49:46 PM EDT | 02/13/2010
Coal Looks Ready To Charge
By James Brown | The coal sector appears to be forming a short-term bottom. Overall last week was pretty positive for our portfolio.

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11:15:36 PM EDT | 02/06/2010
Believe It or Not
By James Brown | Believe it or not we're seeing some new entry points given the market's recent action.

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11:51:37 PM EDT | 01/30/2010
Market In Retreat
By James Brown | Coal stocks crumbled. Tech stocks tumbled. It was an ugly January.

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09:50:40 PM EDT | 01/23/2010
No Place To Hide
By James Brown | Nearly every sector and security was caught up in the market's meltdown last week.

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09:28:04 PM EDT | 01/18/2010
2010 LEAPS Have Expired
By James Brown | Last week was a big one for LEAPS traders with January 2010 LEAPS options expiring.

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11:25:18 PM EDT | 01/09/2010
Big Rally Into 2010
By James Brown | What a difference a week can make. Several of stocks in our portfolio soared last week.

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11:37:05 PM EDT | 01/02/2010
Already Begun
By James Brown | It looks like the market correction has already begun for coal stocks, oil stocks, healthcare stocks, financials, and more.

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08:11:58 PM EDT | 12/26/2009
Coal Stocks Are On Fire
By James Brown | The rebound in the coal sector has accelerated. Outside of coal gains were mild heading into Christmas.

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10:44:13 PM EDT | 12/19/2009
Software and Healthcare Make the List
By James Brown | We added two new LEAPS candidates to the portfolio via our watch list.

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11:35:32 PM EDT | 12/12/2009
Industrials Strengthen, Financials and Energy Lag the Market
By James Brown | Banking stocks continue to under perform and energy stocks have suffered under oil's retreat.

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09:12:25 PM EDT | 12/05/2009
The Strong Get Stronger
By James Brown | Last week we saw those stocks that have been strong get stronger and the weak get weaker.

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09:12:25 PM EDT | 12/05/2009
The Strong Get Stronger
By James Brown | Last week we saw those stocks that have been strong get stronger and the weak get weaker.

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08:47:28 PM EDT | 11/28/2009
Stocks Struggle
By James Brown | The market struggles to keep the upward momentum alive. Nervous investors are feeling even more wary with the Dubai news.

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09:56:11 PM EDT | 11/21/2009
Most Commodity Names Weaken
By James Brown | Oil and coal stocks continued to retreat last week while gold is ignoring dollar strength for now.

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07:38:17 PM EDT | 11/14/2009
Microsoft (MSFT) Tags Our Target
By James Brown | The tug of war between the bulls and the bears should really heat up this week. The S&P 500's consolidation under the 1100 level is narrowing.

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02:12:43 AM EDT | 11/09/2009
Stay Cautious
By James Brown | Last week's bounce did not see much volume. A lot of stocks have stalled at overhead resistance.

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02:58:50 AM EDT | 11/08/2009
Stay Cautious
By James Brown | Last week's bounce did not see much volume. A lot of stocks have stalled at overhead resistance.

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11:57:46 PM EDT | 10/31/2009
Cleaning House
By James Brown | We've got two months left for 2009. I'm closing several plays with 2010 January LEAPS.

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11:50:10 AM EDT | 10/24/2009
Money Off The Table
By James Brown | The market has failed to breakout over resistance and appears to be forming a top. I'm suggesting investors take some profits.

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01:08:36 PM EDT | 10/17/2009
Cashing In & Cashing Out
By James Brown | We're closing several plays tonight. A handful hit our bullish targets.

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11:59:50 AM EDT | 10/10/2009
Zeroing In
By James Brown | The dollar decline and commodity rise was good news for our play list. A few of the miners are zeroing in on our final targets.

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09:57:19 PM EDT | 10/03/2009
It's Not Over Yet
By James Brown | The market's correction is two weeks old and some expect it's only half done. Actually I wouldn't be surprised to see stocks bounce this week but that doesn't mean we don't see new relative lows first.

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11:45:21 PM EDT | 09/26/2009
Double Check Your Stops
By James Brown | The market has begun to correct and it could last another couple of weeks. Now is a good time to double check your stop loss placement.

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11:41:01 PM EDT | 09/19/2009
JOYG Tags Our Target
By James Brown | Stocks delivered one of the best performances since July. We had several stocks soar to new 2009 highs. (Complete updates posted)

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02:03:44 PM EDT | 09/12/2009
Cashing In On CRM, KSU, and SGY
By James Brown | Last week was bullish for a number of our candidates and three of them have already hit our long-term targets.

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04:14:29 PM EDT | 09/05/2009
LEAPS Portfolio Grows By Four
By James Brown | Last week's dip hit a few triggers and we've added four more stocks to the play list.

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09:31:08 PM EDT | 08/29/2009
Questions On Commodity ETFs
By James Brown | In today's update we briefly address some of the questions regarding commodity ETFs and the CFTC. Overall, for the rest of the play list, the trend is still up.

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05:09:53 PM EDT | 08/22/2009
CRM Scores Big, ERTS Breaks Down
By James Brown | Now that the market is breaking out to new highs I'm updating several stop losses and exit targets.

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04:24:48 PM EDT | 08/15/2009
GLBL Tags Our Exit
By James Brown | Financials and material stocks continue to show strength but stocks remain overbought.

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04:46:03 PM EDT | 08/08/2009
Hope You Enjoyed The Ride
By James Brown | The rally's current pace is unsustainable and we're seeing more and more signs that internal momentum is waning. Hopefully we'll see some sort of pull back soon.

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03:30:15 PM EDT | 08/01/2009
Stocks Remain Overbought
By James Brown | The trend is up but most of our candidates are overbought and due for a correction.

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09:26:32 PM EDT | 07/25/2009
Two Weeks
By James Brown | Wow! What a difference two weeks can make. We went from staring into the abyss to hitting new relative highs.

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08:38:35 PM EDT | 07/18/2009
Bear skins For Sale
By James Brown | A huge short squeeze last week steamrolled over the bears. Several of our candidates produced double-digit percentage gains.

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05:53:03 PM EDT | 07/11/2009
Better Break Out The Raincoat
By James Brown | Second quarter earnings season is finally here and it's about to rain earnings results. This could make for a stormy week.

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03:40:20 PM EDT | 07/04/2009
Stormy Seas
By James Brown | The summer doldrums could change to rough seas with storm clouds on the horizon.

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01:48:05 PM EDT | 06/27/2009
Higher Low or Just a Bounce
By James Brown | Last week was a little volatile with Monday's decline and the oversold bounce. Is this bounce an entry point?

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06:01:27 PM EDT | 06/20/2009
Getting Bigger
By James Brown | Our portfolio is getting bigger thanks to the recent sell-off in stocks.

Saturday, June 13, 2009
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Energy Remains In the Spotlight
By James Brown | Energy stocks, followed by commodity stocks, have remained in the market spotlight but financials might be ready to move again.

Saturday, June 06, 2009
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Are Banks Up Again?
By James Brown | Oil and commodities have been in the leadership roles recently but it looks like financials are beginning to reawaken.

Saturday, May 30, 2009
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Oil Stocks Soar
By James Brown | Energy stocks were the market leaders last week and several of our candidates performed very well.

Saturday, May 23, 2009
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Momentum Fades
By James Brown | The market's upward momentum is fading into summer as bulls search for a new catalyst.

Saturday, May 16, 2009
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Financials And Energy Correct
By James Brown | After an astonishing multi-week rally we're finally seeing a correction in the financials and energy stocks.

Saturday, May 9, 2009
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Financials Explode Under The Stress
By James Brown | Financials led the way higher again but energy stocks are putting in a strong performance.

Saturday, May 2, 2009
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Not Dead Yet
By James Brown | The rally continues to surprise everyone with repeated rebounds from the mat.

Saturday, April 25, 2009
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Tech and Oil Service Surge
By James Brown | Financials delivered a volatile week while tech and oil service stocks pulled ahead.

Saturday, April 18, 2009
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Financials Out Perform (Again)
By James Brown | We are starting to see a few more stocks churn sideways instead of tacking on another week of gains.

Saturday, April 11, 2009
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Financials Roar
By James Brown | Thursday's pop in the banking stocks produced some big moves on our play list.

Saturday, April 4, 2009
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Can Stocks Continue to Spring Higher?
By James Brown | The LEAPStrader newsletter had a good month in March.

Saturday, March 28, 2009
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Could be an Entry Point coming up.
By James Brown | Now that the market's three-week rally is fading stocks might finally get a chance to correct.

Saturday, March 21, 2009
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Warning! Correction Ahead
By James Brown | Stocks should be poised for a pull back and we have entry points ready to be hit.

Saturday, March 14, 2009
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Huge Moves for the Ultra-Long Financial ETFs
By James Brown | It was an easy week for the bulls but now it's time to start looking for a dip.

Saturday, March 7, 2009
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Gold is Bouncing but Miners still Struggle
By James Brown | Financials continued to sink last week. Meanwhile a bounce in gold failed to have much impact on the mining stocks.

Saturday, February 28, 2009
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With a Rough February Behind Us, Bring on March
By Keene H. Little | With each down day we're getting closer to the bottom. Keep your powder dry while we wait to see the whites of their eyes. The current portfolio is small (and getting smaller when looking at Jim's as well) but it won't be much longer before you'll have some very good buying opportunities. Just don't rush them.

Saturday, February 21, 2009
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This Past Week Was Not Kind to US
By Keene H. Little | The past week's receding tide lowered most boats including most of the ones on our Watch List and in our portfolios. Many plays were stopped out or dropped.

Saturday, February 14, 2009
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Prior Week's Gains Given Up
By Keene H. Little | What the market giveth it taketh away. Most stocks sold off including the one lonely new play we had last week.

Saturday, February 7, 2009
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Jim's Updates
By Keene H. Little | There have been no new plays triggered yet so we'll continue to track Jim's plays here.

Saturday, January 31, 2009
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Jim's Updates
By Keene H. Little | We'll continue to track Jim's plays so that you will have a seamless transition for the LEAPS Trader.

Saturday, January 24, 2009
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Lows Behind Us
By Jim Brown | The lows for crude prices should be behind us now.

Sunday, January 18, 2009
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Dow Under 8000
By Jim Brown | The market drop to under 8000 on the Dow knocked us out of 5 positions but gave us entries in 8 new ones.

Saturday, January 10, 2009
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Winners and Sinners
By Jim Brown | Not everybody can post gains in a down market but several positions bucked the trend to become the winners for the week.

Saturday, January 3, 2009
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A 6% Week Always Helps
By Jim Brown | The markets roared off to a 6% gain last week and surprised many traders and I was at the top of the list.

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