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James ‘RevShark' DePorre is widely viewed as one of the nation's top educators of individual investors as well as a gifted stock market commentator. His daily comments help ten of thousands of market participants navigate the market seas. His self-taught methods are geared to help individual investors use their small size and flexibility to gain an edge over the huge institutions that dominate Wall Street. His unique approach isn't just theory. It has allowed him to grow a small stake into many millions. In 1999, Jim founded SharkInvesting.com which continues to operate today with many of its pioneering members. In October 2001, Jim became the featured diarist for RealMoney.com , the paid subscription site of TheStreet.com . Jim has also been featured in numerous publications, including Money Magazine , the Wall Street Journal Online , Fortune , New York Magazine , PC World, Online Investing Magazine , the Detroit Free Press , the San Francisco Chronicle, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Manatee Herald-Tribune and Bradenton Herald.

Thursday, April 30, 2009

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Bulls In Control
RevShark 04/29/09 10:54 PM

Although the S&P 500 was unable to hold a break above the 875 level, the market finished Wednesday's trading session with strong gains.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

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Stocks Finish With Modest Losses
RevShark 04/28/09 10:54 PM

Buyers stepped up to the plate after another gap lower at the open, but late weakness caused the indices to finish with modest losses.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

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Afternoon Sell-Off Puts the Kibosh On Early Recovery
RevShark 04/27/09 10:54 PM

Although the dip buyers stepped up to the plate to buy the gap lower at the open, their efforts proved to be unsustainable, as weakness in the afternoon caused the market to close just off the lows of the day.
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Monday, April 27, 2009

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Bulls Dominate Friday's Action
RevShark 04/26/09 3:54 PM

Although a wave of selling in the final five minute pushed the indices off their best levels of the day, buyers spent the entire day bidding stocks higher.
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Friday, April 24, 2009

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Late Selling Triggers Mixed Finish
RevShark 04/23/09 7:38 PM

After recovering from some early weakness, the market shot higher in the final 20 minutes to close with solid gains.
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Thursday, April 23, 2009

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Late Selling Triggers Mixed Finish
RevShark 04/22/09 10:08 PM

While a final hour wave of selling pushed us off the best levels of the day, there were some encouraging aspects to the day's action under the surface.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

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Bulls Rebound After Monday's Selling
RevShark 04/21/09 7:54 PM

The market was able to recover from a soft open and reclaim some of the ground it lost on Monday.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

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Sellers Take Control As New Week Begins
RevShark 04/20/09 10:54 PM

Sellers had the upper hand all day, as the dip buyers were nowhere to be found.
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Monday, April 20, 2009

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Late Selling Prevents Close At Highs
RevShark 04/19/09 09:54 PM

Although a wave of selling into the close pushed the indices off their best levels of the day, they were still able to end Friday's trading session with modest gains.
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Friday, April 17, 2009

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Buyers Again Push Prices Higher In The Final Hour
RevShark 04/16/09 11:15 PM

A late day rush to add exposure ahead of earnings from GOOG, GE and C allowed the market to finish Thursday's trading session with solid gains.
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Thursday, April 16, 2009

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Late Buying Again Helps Close Stocks Off Lows
RevShark 04/15/09 11:15 PM

A poor reaction to INTC earnings weighed on the market for most of the day, but the troops were active again in the final hour.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

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GS and Retail Sales Help Trigger Modest Pullback
RevShark 04/14/09 5:12PM

Although the troops tried to engineer an early reversal, their efforts proved to be unsustainable, as the market closed Tuesday's session near lows.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

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Flat Finish After Afternoon Recovery
RevShark 04/13/09 11:12PM

Performance anxiety was on display once again, as a final hour rush to add exposure allowed the market to finish well off first hour lows.
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Thursday, April 9, 2009

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Bumpy Ride Yields Modest Gains
RevShark 04/08/09 11:41 PM

The action was choppy on Wednesday as the environment continued to thin out ahead of the long weekend.
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

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Session-Long Downward Pressure Yields 2.5% Drop
RevShark 04/07/09 11:41 PM

The dip buyers just were not that eager to do their thing on Tuesday, as investors continued to take profits in a light volume session.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

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Market Consolidates, But Dip Buyers Present
RevShark 04/06/09 10:41 PM
Although the market finished the day in the red, an afternoon rebound helped the indices to finish at their best levels of the day.
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Monday, April 6, 2009

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Action Calms Friday, But Yields Modest Gains
RevShark® 04/05/09 10:41 AM

Although the trading range was narrow, investors consistently stepped up during Friday's session to buy dips.
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Friday, April 3, 2009

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Bulls Keep Pushing
RevShark® 04/02/09 11:24 PM

Depsite a late day dip, the bulls were on the move for the better part of the day following a big gap higher at the open.
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Thursday, April 2, 2009

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Surprise Data Sparks Early Turnaround
RevShark 04/01/09 11:24 PM

Despite a poor open, some better than expected housing numbers was a catalyst for an upward reversal shortly after the opening bell.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

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Stocks Rebound As Quarter Winds Down
RevShark 03/31/09 11:24 PM

... but a final hour reversal serves to highlight the liklihood of some end-of-quarter gamesmanship.
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