COMMENTARY
Trend Following Performance Update: April 2015
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Stronger Dollar keeps a Lid on Stocks; Volume Higher
A strong move in the dollar today in the face of stronger housing data helped keep a lid on the stock market moving higher. Volume on the exchanges moved higher as trades get back into the groove after Monday’s light volume session. Crude oil prices were lower as...
New All-Time Highs for S&P 500 and Dow
Worries about rising yields and a Greek default would not hold back the stock market making gains today. Small caps led the day, but it was the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting new all-time highs. Volume was lower, but competing against an...
Big Wave Trading Weekend Update And Top Current Holdings
The Big Wave Trading models are under an operational BUY mode on the SP-500 and NYSE following their breakouts to new all-time highs. The Nasdaq, Nasdaq 100, DJIA, and DJT averages remain under a NEUTRAL condition. As each of these indexes break out to new highs,...
NASDAQ Pushes to a New May High on Higher Turnover
While futures were pushing for a higher open sellers were quick to the punch. For a moment it appeared as if the morning gains were going to be squandered. Buyers were eager enough to step in and support the market. The buying was steady throughout the rest of the...
An Uneventful Day in Stocks; Yields Rise
Kicking off the day the market was hit with weak retail sales for the month of April. Bond yields headed lower as many thought the Federal Reserve rate hike would be pushed back. The NASDAQ was the initial beneficiary of buying at the start of the session, but would...
Turnaround Tuesday lives up to its Name
Futures were pointing to a much lower open after global bond yields were racing higher. Fears over a Federal Reserve rate hike certainly were running rampant throughout the market, but buyers were not about to go quietly in the night. Lows of the day were set very...
Energy Sector Weighs on Stock Market; Small Caps Gain
It appeared as if we have begun summer trading with light volume and boring trading session. There were pockets of excitement, but overall it was relatively quiet trading session. Energy was a big draw on the market overall with Utilities sluggish as well. Crude...
Big Wave Trading Weekend Update And Top Current Holdings
The Big Wave Trading models remain under a system wide operational NEUTRAL condition following the strong move on Friday. While our models have done some minor switching the past 2 1/2 months our overall bias continues to be extremely neutral. The neutral bias is due...
Another Weak Close as Stocks Rebound after Wednesday’s Selling
Just as IBD indicates the market is in correction mode we get a bounce in the stock market. Volume was lower across the board as institutions were not all that giddy piling into stocks. IWM saw positive price action clearing yesterday’s high. On the negative side...
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