by Big Wave Trader | Sep 18, 2015
What a wild day in the markets. Prior to the Fed announcement the market caught a bid. For a while from 2:04pm EDT to about 3pm it appeared as if we were going to rocket higher. The NASDAQ cleared its 200 day and then 50 only to see those gains evaporate in less than...
by Big Wave Trader | Sep 17, 2015
Today was a solid session with volume and price ruining in the same direction. Where the rubber meets the road will be tomorrow and the coming days after the Fed. How will the markets react is something every Tom, Dick, and Harry will be trying to predict. Let’s...
by Big Wave Trader | Sep 15, 2015
A disappointing day for economic data as Retail Sales and Empire Manufacturing missed their targets. Empire Manufacturing fell well below expectations indicating a slowing at least in the manufacturing sector. Buyers would quickly step in despite a sluggish start and...
by Big Wave Trader | Sep 15, 2015
A typical trading session for a Monday as volume came well under Friday’s level. It is an option expiry week as well as a FOMC meeting week. Thursday is the big day where we will find out if the Fed will raise interest rates for the first time since the financial...
by Big Wave Trader | Sep 12, 2015
Friday’s session was definitely lackluster with not much excitement. That being said, the gains on the session were pretty solid and a very bullish close bodes well for more potential short-term price appreciation. However, before bulls get too excited, remember that...
by Big Wave Trader | Sep 11, 2015
A slow start to the session today as yesterday’s session left many gun shy. Two intraday buying sprees helped push the market to their highs of the session. Unfortunately, the market was unable to hang onto these gains. While we were able to close positive it was not...
