COMMENTARY
GDP Disappoints and the Fed keeps the Flood Gates open, but Stocks Fall
The market was dealt a blow with the fourth quarter GDP printed at -.01%. Expectations were for fourth quarter GDP to come in at 1.1%. Initially futures fell, but were able find their footing heading into the open. US Treasury 10 year yields jumped above 2% as sellers...
S&P 500 Hits another High as Crude Oil Nears $100
Once again buyers support the market at the lows. It has been the trend as of late to find buyers as the market appears to be in free fall. Positive data from Case-Shiller did help the mood. Volume rose on the day across the board showing institutions were quite...
S&P 500 Ends Win Streak as VIX Rises; Some Leaders Stumble
Small losses on the S&P 500 and Dow ended their win streaks as AAPL boosts the NASDAQ to close in the green. Durable goods orders were boosted by BA orders coming in better than expected. Disappointing pending home sales were blamed on low supply, but nonetheless...
Big Wave Trading Portfolio Update And Top Current Holdings
The Big Wave Trading Portfolio remains under BUY signals across the board. There is nothing still to do or think too much about as the trend higher is smooth and has come under very little pressure minus two minor distribution days in the Nasdaq Composite. Overall,...
AAPL weighs on the NASDAQ as the S&P 500 Closes in the Green for the 6th day in a Row
AAPL was the talk of the street as the stock took a plunge on fourth quarter earnings. Initial jobless claims came in better than expected helping out on the job front (we’ll forget the surging number of people receiving food stamps and long-term disability). The...
S&P 500 trades higher for the 6th Consecutive Day as Volume Eases
Attention on the day was aimed at earning’s releases at the close of the day. Stocks were dealt a blow with the IMF cutting its global forecast to 3.5% from 3.6%. While not a big blow to a forecast, but the IMF pointed to Europe and its inability to grow as a primary...
Stocks Climb off the lows of the Session and Closed in the Green ahead of GOOG Earnings
The market was able to push higher despite disappointing news from existing home sales as well as data from the Richmond Fed manufacturing index. Existing home sales were expected to rise 1.2% but fell 1% and last month’s big number was revised from 5.9% to 4.8%....
Big Wave Trading Portfolio Update And Top Current Holdings
The Big Wave Trading portfolios all remain under a strong BUY signal as stocks tacked on more gains the past week with volume coming in higher than the previous week. Overall, it was another strong week and nothing out there is currently of concern on our radar....
Stocks Advance on Higher Turnover
A positive housing start figure gave a big boost to the futures this morning including homebuilders after housing starts jumped 12% month-over-month. Initial jobless claims fell more than expected and despite a very negative reading out of the Philadelphia Federal...
AAPL rebounds while the Dow breaks Winning Streak
Stocks gain little traction on the day despite AAPL moving more than 4% on the day. BA weighed on the Dow Jones Industrial average as more problems with its 787 plague the company. Volume was lower across the board, but nearly 10% lower on the NASDAQ. Volume continues...
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