The broader market held its ground last week, still ending in record territory. We traded well and my Ecstatic Plays Portfolio's value continued to increase.

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We had a lot of nice plays last week. Our YOKU and NFLX calls were among the top gainers. Here are the closed trades for the week:

For the week, the Dow was down 40.54 points; SPX added +3.33 points; Nasdaq gained +41.07 points. Oil was flat with WTI sticking around $60/barrel. Gold pulled back, but, managed to stay above $1200/ounce. Asian markets were mixed on Monday, but, China and Hong Kong remained strong. Here are where the US markets closed last Friday:

SPX

SPX slipped 4.76 points to close at 2126.06. Its daily MAs and MACD were little changed.

Nasdaq

Nasdaq slid 1.43 points to close at 5089.36. Its daily MAs and MACD were a little higher.

The broader market seems to be stuttering again, attempting to find a direction. But, still, there is no lack of nice movements as the market is teeming with mergers and acquisitions. Today, financial pages are filled with reports that CHTR is ready to close a $55 billion deal to buy TWC! For the new week, Greece/EU is still troubling European markets. However, the booming markets in Asia could balance out the sentiment globally. We will be watching financials to see how they react. Surprisingly GS broke out higher on Friday! Energy stocks will also be important. If ...

YouKu Tudou (YOKU) saw its stock jump +17% higher today, after it delivered a solid quarterly report last night. We had a nice position on the June 23 calls and took the profits in today:

This trade also helped ...

NFLX shares popped above $600 last Friday after the company was reportedly engaging in talks to expand into China.  We jumped into NFLX June calls on Friday morning.  We first played it safe, going with June calls.  But, as ...

It was a very volatile week! Markets sold off to start the week, but, rallied back to record territory to end the week! It was truly amazing! We have been staying mostly in cash, because it looked like stocks were ...

It was a very volatile week! Markets sold off to start the week, but, rallied back to record territory to end the week! It was truly amazing! We have been staying mostly in cash, because it looked like stocks were ...

We came into last week sitting on mostly cash, expecting a pullback. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we got that pullback. But, buyers came in on Thursday, and Friday saw a strong rally after an encouraging jobs report!

Except for a ...

We came into last week sitting on mostly cash, expecting a pullback.  On Tuesday and Wednesday, we got that pullback.  But, buyers came in on Thursday, and Friday saw a strong rally after an encouraging jobs report!

Except for a ...

It's been another wild week. Stocks were very volatile and sold off for most of the week before bouncing on Friday. Even though the bounce on Friday was a solid move, I'm starting to see imminent signs of potential, bigger ...

It's been another wild week.  Stocks were very volatile and sold off for most of the week before bouncing on Friday.  Even though the bounce on Friday was a solid move, I'm starting to see imminent signs of potential, bigger ...

Stocks have been very volatile so far this week.  On Monday, after a higher opening, things quickly fell.  On Tuesday, the opposite happened; after a lower opening, buyers came rushing back in.  Today, these were just as choppy, if not ...

On Friday, SPX made a new all-time high at 2120.92 and closed at a new closing high at 2117.69. Nasdaq also pushed higher, closing at 5092.08. MSFT jumped more than +10% on Friday and AMZN vaulted more than +14%. GOOG ...

On Friday, SPX made a new all-time high at 2120.92 and closed at a new closing high at 2117.69.  Nasdaq also pushed higher, closing at 5092.08.  MSFT jumped more than +10% on Friday and AMZN vaulted more than +14%.  GOOG ...