Tom Hougaard Trading Quotations

Stocks in general have been trading near their highs but volume has been a real obstacle to move prices higher. It may still be early but it looks to me as if we will see an attempt to take Dow above 9,450.

The Dow needs to gain pace above 10,500 to stand a chance of attracting fresh speculative money. Our clients have made a significant shift and are far more interested in trading UK and European stocks rather than chasing non-performing stocks.

The U.S. (market) is still stuck in a rut. We are calling the Dow up on the day, but so far every rally in the pre-market this week has been met with selling once the regular trading session got under way,

The market is clearly in a limbo with the bulls and the bears all squared up. The Dow is bullish above 9,600 and a move above this level could lead to a rally to 9,750. The bearish case is a move below 9,525, which would lead the indices into the long-awaited correction. Anything in between is a purely traders playing the trading range.