Joshua Hayes'  Instablog

Another great day of stock market gains despite AAPL taking a back seat consolidating its gains from Wednesday's market. Volume ended mixed, higher on the NASDAQ for the second straight day showing institutions are scooping up shares on the NASDAQ. The buying spree didn't begin until the end of the day, but it came on strong and showed there might be some life left to this market. Economic news wasn't great while jobless claims continue to be weak and is not a great sign for the job market. Just a solid day in the market and it was AAPL getting the ball rolling.

Sentiment took a dive this week as the number of bulls dropped considerably across the board to lows not seen for quite some time. It appears the crowd bought into the bearish talk out of Europe. Bears jumped on the AAII survey to the most since this uptrend began last year. Sentiment is not a perfect indicator, but it does appear sentiment got a bit overzealous to the downside.

There were plenty of breakouts today and some by solid growth companies. Everyone knows AAPL story, but a few other big names had some really nice gains. We love to see this when a market is about to rebound or start a new uptrend. A real positive is the NASDAQ getting big time support above its 50 day moving average. The combination of leaders and support above the 50 day could be setting this market to hit new highs.

Nothing is for certain, but the odds are beginning to stack up in the favor of the bulls. We aren't going to sit here and argue with the market. It would not be a prudent move to let this market go ahead without us. Don't argue with the market, because it doesn't care what you have to say. Stick with the trend.

Have a great weekend!

Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.