by Big Wave Trader | Nov 26, 2012
It was all about AAPL today as the technology giant surged more than 3% on above average volume lifting the NASDAQ to its 6th straight positive close. Disappointing manufacturing data out of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank did very little to deter stocks from rallying...
by Big Wave Trader | Oct 25, 2012
Another day and another rally attempt failing to hold the morning gains as stocks close just off the lows of the session. Oversold conditions can produce multi-day rallies, but today ahead of AAPL and AMZN the market was unable to hang onto gains. Jobless claims and...
by Big Wave Trader | Apr 17, 2012
AAPL reversed its course pushing higher bringing the rest of the technology sector and NASDAQ higher. Volume was lower on the day suggesting the appetite to get back into stocks was not a top priority for institutional traders. It is true High Frequency Trading (HFT),...
by Big Wave Trader | Sep 20, 2011 |
A big black eye of this current uptrend was today’s reversal and closing just off the lows of the session. All was well heading into the afternoon hours as plenty of leading stocks were showing excellent strength. Just as the morning got going news out of China of the...
by Big Wave Trader | May 16, 2011
The most important indicator of the day was the nasty selling seen in Leadership stocks. Market leaders are the number one-tell in a market and ignoring them is doing so at your own peril. NASDAQ led the entire market down today closing down 163 basis points with the...