COMMENTARY
Big Wave Trading Portfolio Update And Top Current Holdings
This week marked a moment our model has not seen during a running six month period of time (this occurred in only four months, making it even more interesting), during the past 130 years. With the weak BUY signal in the Nasdaq switching to a SELL signal in the Russell...
ECB’s Draghi Fails to Impress Sends Europe Lower along with US Stocks
All eyes were on the ECB rate announcement and following press conference. Unfortunately for European stocks and yields the ECB did not deliver what the market expected. First, it was Ben Bernanke and the US Federal Reserve not announcing QE3 and now the ECB failing...
Fed Chief Says No to QE and Stocks Respond by Closing Lower
Leading up to the Federal Reserve rate annoucement was the big story was the software glitch hit by Knight Capital. Gigantic volume struck the NYSE causing very erratic trading in nearly 150 stocks. Just when confidence in the stock market is grim we get another flash...
For the Second Straight Day Stock Pull Back Ahead of FOMC Announcement
The day kicked off with decent economic numbers as well as consumer confidence figures. The Chicago PMI was better than expected and after a bout of disappointing economic releases last month. This was a bit of good news albeit not great. However, stocks weren’t able...
Stocks Take a Step Back in Quiet Session
For the 9th Monday in a row the market closes lower on very light volume. After Thursday and Friday’s trading sessions today’s pullback is a welcomed sign and a very bullish one. The Russell 2000 led the decline with the NASDAQ not far behind with losses of .56% and...
Big Wave Trading Portfolio Update And Top Current Holdings
Big Wave Trading remained under a NEUTRAL condition all week, until Friday. The NEUTRAL condition changed around 1:15pm EST when the market blasted higher following an already strong uptrend throughout the day. The move on Friday was more than 2% on the Nasdaq and...
Its Quantitative Easing or Bust
It is quite clear the market is waiting for the world’s central banks to print more money. Futures were heading lower along with European markets when the ECB’s Draghi issued comments about saving the EURO at all costs. Translation: they will print EUROs. The stock...
Industrials Lead the Market on the Backs of BA and CAT
Stocks end the day on a sour note with action dominated by reaction to earnings. Economic news from new home sales did not help matters, but dip buyers were on the prowl. BA and CAT helped the Dow Jones Industrial Average lead the way while AAPL weighed on the...
Stocks Fall on Higher Volume; AAPL Dives after Reporting Earnings
A terrible Richmond Federal Reserve Manufacturing index reading helped set a negative ton for the market. Volume jumped on the day as turnover picked up as sellers gained control over the market. Volatility jumped as fear appears to be settling into the market, but...
Stocks Battle Back from Heft Losses, but Close Lower
Europe is at it again. Fears over a depression in Greece and Spain’s possible need of a full bailout helped spark fears over a European Union breakout. Right out of the gate sellers began to dump stock. However, before the first 30 minutes of trading were completed...
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