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John Lansing

John Lansing is a longtime professional technical analyst, trader, and founder of Trending123. In 1999, John turned his lucrative trading practice into a full-time service for traders and investors in order to prevent what he saw as an impending disaster. When he analyzed the stock market sectors, he saw all of his charts pointing to a NASDAQ collapse, and he couldn't just keep that information to himself. He started telling his friends the news and created an outlet so that other grateful stock investors could be privy to this information, as well. Out of this financial compassion came his successful Trending 123 service. These days, John Lansing spends countless hours tracking all of the stock market sectors and sub-sectors to find winning trades for investors like you.

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Investing Trends

"Ready for the RALLY?"

February 28, 2008

By John Lansing, Editor, Trade Talk Weekly

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Am I proposing miracles? Nah. Just a little thing I like to call–reality!

I just spent a good amount of time studying the S&P 500 Index and it's telling me a few important things:


  1. We've been experiencing higher lows and lower highs,

  2. Support is in the 1333s,

  3. Resistance is in the 1368s

  4. Most of the price has moved between the two–we're stuck in this nauseating trading range.



So how will it all resolve itself? It's going to be UGLY for those on the wrong side. But it's going to be beautifully bountiful for those on the right side.

Here's my current prediction: a one hundred point rally in the next five to seven trading days.

If you think that's hogwash, I invite you NOT to follow the trend! In other words, don't listen to the people that will steer you in the wrong direction. Everyone thinks that we are going to head nowhere but down. (These are the very same people who shorted last Friday–then the market closed up and it all blew up in their face!)


Mark my words, if this does indeed happen the way I think that it will, it is going to do so at a very rapid pace. One slip-up and you could find yourself completely out of the running in terms of quick profits.


Did Somebody Say Profits?

I just added two retail stocks to the Trending123 portfolio. As you may know, retail is a sector that is just beginning to turn around. My goal for both stocks is to get ahead of the pattern before it breaks out. I'm seeing massive bullish divergence on both. Get the names below and then check out my buy under and target for each.

Hot Stock #1: J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP)sells family apparel, jewelry, shoes, accessories, and home furnishings to customers through department stores, catalog, and the Internet. The company is based in Plano, Texas.

Hot Stock #2: Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN)operates as a fashion specialty retailer in the United States. It has three segments: Retail Stores, Credit Operations, and Catalog/Internet. Nordstrom was founded in 1901 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

In the past, my hot stocks have been quite profitable. One example: we just closed a trade in LED-maker Cree, Inc. for 35.31% profits in just 6 days! Make sure you are around for our next round of profits!

Still scratching your head about the possibility of a 100 point rally? Well, just recently the S&P 500 managed to rally thirty points in thirty minutes. So if you don't think it could rally one hundred points in five to seven trading days, you might want to do a head check!


Not only could this happen, I reckon it's going to happen! Be on board the Trending123 train when it does to ensure you are on the right side&mdashthe profit makin' and takin' side!

Get in the Game!

If this tumultuous trading environment has left you breathless and penniless, then you are letting the naysayers get the better of you.

Yes, January was insane! From huge swings in the market to stocks moving at a pace that left most investors winded. Volatility ruled. And it still does. Truth be told, it's inescapable.


My advice: grab a handful of Tums™ and come along for the ride. Here at Trending123, we're steamrolling over the unpleasantness and concentrating on the gains–yes, GAINS–we still manage to find in this too-crazy market.

Some of our profits in January included:


  • 19.23% gains from Sigma Designs in 6 days

  • 23.36% gains from Market Vectors Steel ETF in 18 days

  • 40.73% gains from an ultra-short oil & gas fund in 18 days

  • 22.71% gains from an obscure Russian mining company in 18 days


Anyone who tells you that this is a market to stay away from is clearly deluded! Or just interested in taking all the profits to be had for themselves!I will tell you–and show you–exactly where the profits are to be made. All you have to do is agree to listen. Follow my most recent advice and get my full portfolio right here!