by Big Wave Trader | Apr 4, 2019
Optimism over a Chinese trade deal helped boost stocks at the open. Small Cap stocks initially led, but eventually would be overtaken by the NASDAQ 100. Traders and investors continue to pump money into the NASDAQ 100 as the index remains the leader. We are still...
by Big Wave Trader | Apr 2, 2019
A decent start to the second quarter as the general market gained more than 1% on the session. Volume came in lower when compared with Friday’s inflated end-of-the-month rebalancing. This is expected behavior from the market. Crude oil has been on a tear this year now...
by Big Wave Trader | Mar 28, 2019
Volume was up across the board as stocks fell across the board. Led by the NASDAQ Composite index the major market indexes finished lower on the session albeit off the lows. We did not see the Russell 2000 lead the market lower, but the index did shave off 39bps and...
by Big Wave Trader | Mar 26, 2019
After Friday’s big sell-off traders returned on Monday jittery and worried about economic factors. Headlines focused on the Mueller report while we are focused on price action. Small cap stocks are our focus as they have been struggling and now the Russell 2000 sits...
by Big Wave Trader | Mar 21, 2019
The FOMC meeting concluded yesterday and they certainly signaled rates will remain steady for the foreseeable future. Stocks cheered the initially after the release of the statement at 2pm EST. However, by the final hour sellers were able to wrestle control and knock...