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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.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Dip Buyers Persistent... Again

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Dip Buyers Persistent... Again
RevShark 07/29/09 7:34 AM

The market may have finished in mixed territory, but the dip buyers let their presence be known repeatedly during Tuesday's trading session.
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Monday, July 20, 2009

Flat Finish To Big Week

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Flat Finish To Big Week
RevShark 07/18/09 8:49 AM

The major indices finished Friday's trading session essentially flat, as the market digested more big earnings reports as well as the past four days' advance.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Market Shows Big Gains on INTC News

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Market Shows Big Gains on INTC News
RevShark 07/16/09 8:25 AM

A very solid earnigns report from INTC caught both the bulls and bears by surprise, triggering a big rally which helped to repair some recent techncial damage.
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Bears Caught Off Guard

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Bears Caught Off Guard
RevShark 07/13/09 10:25 PM

The market saw a surprising rally on Monday, but the move simply pushed the indices back to the middle of their multi-week descending channels.
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Monday, July 13, 2009

Another Mixed Day

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Another Mixed Day
RevShark 07/12/09 10:25 PM

Neither side seemed willing to press their bets on a lazy summer Friday trading session - especially ahead of the coming week's crowded earnings docket.
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Friday, July 10, 2009

Bulls Can't Get Much Going

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Bulls Can't Get Much Going
RevShark 07/10/09 7:55 AM

Although the bulls had some decent news and oversold conditions to work with, any buying attempts through the day were mediocre at best.
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Key Support Fails

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Key Support Fails
RevShark 07/08/09 7:55 AM

Although volume could have been worse, the action was dismal from the get-go, as the bears pushed the S&P 500 under its 200 day moving average and the Nasdaq below its 50 day moving average.
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Bulls Defend Key Support

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Bulls Defend Key Support
RevShark 07/07/09 7:55 AM

Although the market closed in mixed territory, stocks did recover from an ugly open and the major indices were able to find tentative support at key techncial levels.
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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Indices Finish Off Highs

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Indices Finish Off Highs
RevShark 07/01/09 11:55 PM

Although the major indices closed the day in the green, they finished well off highs, and the S&P 500 was again unable to reclaim the 930 level.
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Buyers Absent As Quarter Closes

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Buyers Absent As Quarter Closes
RevShark 06/30/09 11:55 PM

After a sharp sell-off on the heels of an ugly consumer confidence reading, the market spent the rest of the day in a narrow trading range near the lows of the session.
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