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Big Wave Trading Portfolio Update And Top Current Holdings

By Josh Hayes on April 20, 2012

“Profits always take care of themselves but losses never do. ” The speculator has to insure himself against considerable losses by taking the first small loss. In so doing, he keeps his account in order so that at some future time, when he has a constructive idea, he will be in a position to go [...]

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Stocks Reverse Morning Gains on Increased Volume

By Big_Wave_Trader on April 19, 2012

Disappointing jobless claim and existing home sales put a damper on the market at the open. Buyers did show up pushing the market higher with volume on the rise. However, buyers were exhausted and it was sellers who took over and dominated for the remainder of the session. AAPL dropped below the $600 mark a [...]

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Stocks Settle Lower after a Whipsaw Like Day

By Big_Wave_Trader on April 18, 2012

The market had a void to fill with the lack of economic data and turned its attention to the current European situation. Unfortunately for us the European Debt Crisis will stay with us as long as Euro Politicians kick the proverbial can down the road. Volume rose slightly on the day as the market adjusts [...]

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Stocks Rebound in a Big Way as Volume Slides

By Big_Wave_Trader on April 17, 2012

AAPL reversed its course pushing higher bringing the rest of the technology sector and NASDAQ higher. Volume was lower on the day suggesting the appetite to get back into stocks was not a top priority for institutional traders. It is true High Frequency Trading (HFT), Federal Reserve, and the lack of retail investors has skewed [...]

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AAPL PCLN GOOG AMZN Weigh Down the Market as Volume ends Mixed

By Big_Wave_Trader on April 16, 2012

The story of the day was certainly the big guns falling from grace sending the NASDAQ lower on increased trade. Advanced retail sales came in better than expected as a warm March helped lure buyers out of their homes. Empire manufacturing disappointed as the index failed to meet expectations. The NYSE held up considerably well [...]

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Big Wave Trading Portfolio Update And Top Current Holdings

By Josh Hayes on April 14, 2012

“Don’t spend your time and energy chasing mediocre trades and investment opportunities. Only move when the odds are overwhelmingly in your favor.” -Brian Hunt “The game of speculation is the most uniformly fascinating game in the world. But it is not a game for the stupid, the mentally lazy, the man of inferior emotional balance, [...]

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Volume Slips but Stocks Jump as European Fears Calm

By Big_Wave_Trader on April 12, 2012

Disappointing economic news did not help the market in the early going, but sellers weren’t around to mount a defense. Steadily throughout the morning buyers pushed the market higher. European fears calmed as CDS spreads tightened. Volume slid on the day as institutions simply weren’t putting any money to work. Well below average volume has [...]

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Stocks Bounce as Volume Lags; AAPL and PCLN Close Lower

By Big_Wave_Trader on April 11, 2012

It was interesting to see the market have the ability to close in the green without the help of AAPL and PCLN. These market generals have been helping the NASDAQ to push higher. Coming off extreme oversold levels today’s bounce was quite unimpressive with the market unable to close near the highs of the session. [...]

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Stocks Fall Hard on European Fears; AA Jumps in After-Hours

By Big_Wave_Trader on April 10, 2012

European fears helped send stocks lower as Spain and Italy fears continue to gain traction. The big deal with Spain and Italy is simply the size of their economies and it is the size striking fear in the market. Sellers dominated the entire session as volume sky rocketed in panic like fashion. VIX jumped to [...]

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Markets Close in the Red After a Disappointing March Jobs Report

By Big_Wave_Trader on April 9, 2012

The March jobs report released on Friday was quite disappointing as just over 100,000 jobs were created. A record number of people leaving the labor force helped unemployment drop to 8.2%. Futures indicated the market wasn’t about to respond well to a poor jobs report and today’s market certainly indicated weakness. The lone positive on [...]

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