by Big Wave Trader | Jan 24, 2012
Another great day for the stock market as again buyers step up and support the market. The market did get help from the Richmond Federal Reserve Manufacturing index as it came in better than expected. However, the market turned its attention to AAPL’s quarterly...
by Big Wave Trader | Jan 23, 2012
The day began with a solid move off the lows and it was looking like the market was going to surrender to the bulls. After the 10 o’clock hour sellers hit the market sending stocks lower, but in a bullish fashion stocks were able to find support. Today’s move would...
by Big Wave Trader | Jan 19, 2012
Positive news for the job market as jobless claims fell hard, but it was the NASDAQ 100 closing at an 11 year high that stole the show. Yes, it is positive claims almost broke through the -300,000 level and the market certainly liked the figure. Even a slightly...
by Big Wave Trader | Jan 18, 2012
Another stellar day for the bulls as stocks rose across the board. The S&P 500 closed higher for the 10th time in 13 sessions but volume fell on the index. For the NASDAQ composite the index closed higher with higher volume and it was above average. Clearly the...
by Big Wave Trader | Jan 17, 2012
The morning started off great for stocks, but the day’s gains were unable to grow. Fresh off a long weekend it appeared overseas markets were brushing off S&P’s downgrade of 9 Euro nations. Little ground was covered for much of the session as the market traded...
by Big Wave Trader | Jan 12, 2012
Despite posting gains the S&P 500 and NASDAQ volume ended lower on the day. Despite the positive price action volume didn’t jump along with the move. While this isn’t a major red flag, it is something to watch for over the next few trading days. Commodities...