COMMENTARY

Stocks start the Week with Gains

There is no quit in this market as we see the market start the week with gains. Friday’s volume was huge due to options expiry as today’s volume was well off Friday’s level. All the major market averages continue to hold their 10 day moving averages. On the flip side,...

Big Wave Trading Weekend Update

Happy holidays everyone! What else is there for me to say that has not been said 1000x already. This is a strong tape, almost all of my long positions are doing very well, I continue to receive an absolutely insane amount of actionable long signals, and this market is...

Traders Push Stocks Higher post Fed

Volume ends mixed on the session, but stocks finish strong after the Fed raised rates yesterday for the first time in a year. We did close on the weak side of things, but the market was still able to hang on to most of its gains. There were certainly some bright spots...

Fed Raises Rates; Sees 3 Rate Hikes in 2017

The Federal Reserve finally hikes rate since December of last year, but surprises market by indicating the reserve bank sees 3 rate hikes instead of 2. It was a quite volatile afternoon with stocks closing lower near session lows. Volume was mixed on the session. NYSE...

Twas the Night Before the Fed

Stocks run higher as traders await the Fed’s decision on interest rates. A solid move today by stocks led by the NASDAQ as traders rush into technology stocks. Small cap stocks did not fare as well today, but they have been on a massive tear since the US elections in...

Dow Squeezes out Gains; Traders await the Fed

Small cap and NASDAQ stocks finally hit the skids with the Russell 2000 down more than a percentage point on the day. The NASDAQ closed down nearly .6% as Telecom and Utilities led the market higher. While crude hit its highest level in over a year the energy sector...

Top Current Holdings: Before And After Edition

Top Current Holdings: Before And After Edition

The one thing that constantly changes in the market is constant change. What once used to work very well sometimes will not work for years and years until one day it works again. Other methodologies seem to stand the test of time. What is to be learned from this?...

Big Wave Trading Weekend Market Overview

What a week! This has been the most impressive uptrend I have ever seen in my investing career, based on the price appreciation of the general market indexes. This has not been the most impressive uptrend in regards to individual stocks setting up, breaking out, and...

Overbought Conditions Continue

We are extremely busy here and will keep this commentary short tonight. This market except for the NASDAQ is really extended and it would not be surprising if we see some consolidation ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting concluding Wednesday. It would be a huge...

Dow Transports Soar as Volume Surges

A great day for the markets as the Dow surges ahead with volume pouring into stocks. Volume was higher across the board as the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged nearly 300 points. The laggard of the session was small cap stocks with the Russell 2000 finish higher by...

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