Factory Index Gives a Boost to Stocks

Just no quit in this market, stocks rose for the third straight day as positive news from the Philadelphia Fed Factor Index rose unexpectedly. In other economic news jobless claims rose as well giving some concern a recovery jobs has yet to materlize. The 3+ million jobs President Obama promised with the stimulus has netted a loss of over 2 million jobs. Historically speaking jobs is a lagging indicator and we continue to see jobs being lost. Volume was mixed in the morning with a buying surge on the NASDAQ while the NYSE was quiet. As the day wore on the tide shifted towards the NYSE as volume picked up while the NASDAQ volume drifted lower. Although volume was lower on the NASDAQ it was still a bit higher than Monday and Tuesday's volume showing buyers continued to step in. A very nice day for stocks as leaders kept pace as well as new leadership groups emerging.

We are heading into options expiry Friday while existing home sale data will be released. More often than not, odds are, volume will more than likely be skewed to the upside. Friday happens to be Day 5 of this rally attempt from Monday's global sell off and options expiry might skew the volume enough to where we could find ourselves following through confirming the rally attempt. The ideal situation would for the market to simply inch back to Monday's lows (a few weeks to do so) and begin another rally attempt. This would allow our leaders to set up in proper bases and not shoot up from 1-3 week bases. At any rate, we can dream of ideal conditions, but focusing on what is and going with the trend is the proper course of action. If we follow through tomorrow so be it and we'll take it from there.

Hard to imagine what a week does to stocks, but looking at a weekly chart we are back where we started last Friday. After Monday's hiccup stocks have been pushed higher; the NASDAQ flashing signs of accumulation. This market is ready to dish out blows that can come from any where and we better be ready for it.

Looking at secondary indicators in the market we can see New Highs aren't quite up to other bull market standards. This doesn't have me worried too much because there has only been 3 other occasions in the history of the stock market where stocks fell more than 60% across the board. Putting this rally into context with other great bear markets it is quite conceivable we'd see a lagging New Highs compared to more recent bull markets. Even the put/call ratio really isn't show extremes on either side which leads me to believe the market is finding equilibrium between sentiment. There is one story out there and that is the VIX's failure to keep above its 50dma. This may be an overlooked area but in 2003 the VIX had a terrible time with its 50dma as well. It continued its slide into the teens from well above 30. These areas are secondary to price and volume action and should be treated as such. No one indicator will ever take over price and volume.

Enjoy your Friday and make sure you cut your losses short.

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Late Day Support Kicks the NASDAQ into Positive Territory as Small Caps Take Charge

Small caps continue their reign over larger cap stocks as small cap indicies notch very nice gains. Going against the common thought of a pull back stocks continued their march higher despite the majority calling for a pullback. Just about 2pm EDT stocks took a dive, as the NASDAQ headed back to the 2000 level. Buyers stepped up to the plate showing their support and as the late day surged grew so did volume. More importantly, leadership is strong and is showing the strength needed for this market to continue moving forward. In the face of the market needing a pull back it thrusted forward with leaders out in front.

Regardless of whether or not this market needs a pullback I immediately point to the leadership of this market. They will be the ones telling you the health of this market. At the moment, we are seeing big stock leadership taking over this market suggesting institutional cash is beginninig to flow steadily back into the market. Off the March lows we simply saw a junk-off-the-bottom rally where many shorts were being forced out of their positions due to extreme price action in many stocks. Whether or not the selling was "overdone" it sparked a fierce short-covering rally that is on its last legs. This is why it is extremely important for big stock leadership to emerge because without their leadership this market would wilt and roll over.

At this point, if we begin to roll over or go higher I welcome any move the market decides to make here. The market and leading stocks will guide me through the waters of this market. At the moment, it simply appears the fat is being trimmed off and the true leadership is beginning to emerge from the bottom. It won't be long before many of these leaders will show tremendous strides and possibly turn into Monster Stocks. While this may not be a perfect bull market it is certainly a bull market that is trying to shed its excess fat. We'll be on the stocks that are making their moves.

There is no need to get cute with this market, trying to plow into stocks that are extended or short stocks anticipating a turn is downright dangerous. Carefully planned execution and picking the right spots to get long is what is warranted. I do believe this market will continue on its upward path before seeing any type of major correction. Since 7/8 Day 1 of this most recent rally attempt the market has yet to see any distribution yet it has seen more than a few accumulation days. It is this type of action that indicates to me this market will continue its upward trend.

Always remember to cut your losses, you never want losses to take out your trading capital.

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It Sure Is Nice To See The Market Take A Breather On Mixed Volume; Pullbacks Create Proper And Beautiful Bases

The SP-500 and the Nasdaq both pulled back today but volume was heavier on the SP-500. While that might seem bearish, and technically it is a distro day again, to the trained eye is actually another bullish intraday session.

Once again, the SP500 pulled back intraday only to reverse off the lows putting in a very respectable bullish close. This happened yesterday and it happened again today and before today and yesterday it has happened almost EVERY single day of the rally since this most recent move higher began on 7/8. Every day you can see a bullish intraday reversal.

While this is very bullish to see in a market, it is only really bullish if you are already fully long. It also matters what you are long. Right now, we still do not have ANY "PERFECT" charts to which I can put anywhere from 10% to 25% in one position. Right now, I continue to deal with speculative stocks that are either coming from short bases or bases far away from the 50 DMA. I don't mind buying bases off the 50 DMA but I sure do want to see nice big long bases.

One of my best stocks so far in this uptrend in terms of "perfection" was RINO. On 7/13 and on 7/16 I bought RINO and the second buy came with max-green BOP the whole way in the previous uptrend, in the base, and on the breakout, along with huge volume and excellent price action--plus it was from China and not the USA; a big positive when investing (isn't that sad to say, Americans). Anyways, the stock only put in an 11-day base before breaking out on 7/16. That is only two weeks and one day, everyone. The best stocks, if you go back and study my best-of-the-best past-big-winners almost all come from bases over three weeks long (most are around four-five) and/or come with price coming right off the 50 DMA. So before we see any HUGE 500% gains in 3 to 6 months kind of returns, we are going to have to see some longer/nicer bases.

Still, overall, am I going to complain about this market, after the 2008 we just had? Absolutely not. What I am doing is telling the truth. For me to "load-up" on stocks to my full margin and OPM accounts I am going to need to see better charts. Now, I hear people say (including me) that the 2008 market was so much worse than the 2002 market (obviously, since it was really only the Nassy that got trashed) market that bases are going to be uglier. That is fine but that just means that I will be risking my "I can invest this without worry" money in them. Until they make another round of bases (and if they don't that is just tough luck on my part), I can not risk OPM or my IRA money into the two-week bases or two-day bases that are making stocks move 40% in 8 days. Sorry, I can't do it.

I can play with my safe, fun money in stocks right now. Especially charts that have corporations in CHINA. If they breakout and are from China I am all over them. One of my recent large longs was CGA. 7/15 I loaded up on it. Then on 7/21 it breaks down on strong volume hitting me with a 6% loss. Three days later it was moving up 17% in one day and now is up 32% in the past four days. That is my luck everyone. However, had it not broken down, I would have done very very well based on one fact alone. It was from China. If a stock breaks out from a great base and has a wonderful chart pattern with strong fundamentals, I might or might not buy a lot of it. One way to guarantee I will: if it says it is from China. Sadly, fakeouts and breakdown re-breakouts are a part of the game and I will have to live with them. Sometimes you get faked out: CGA. Sometimes you hit it just right: RINO. Sometimes you don't have any "perfect" charts and must stay patient: now.

I have a feeling as long as the NYSE, SP500, Nasdaq, and IBD indexes act the way they do as they pullback, we can have quite a few very beautiful chart patterns to pick from and possibly finally find our "perfect" patterns that has helped me invest in some very nice winners that allowed me a very nice life in NYC and Maui from 1999-early 2007. Since then, it has been a fight. I had one subscriber make 100% shorting the same stocks I was shorting in 2008. However, I didn't return 100%. Everyone is different. Don't beat yourself up too much if you are not making money or even losing money in this market. I still am not killing it. Will I eventually? You bet your buns I will. However, I can't predict that will be. I can tell you when it will happen. When the charts start making you drool. There aren't too many that are doing that right now. So for now, I will try to make as much money as I can, while I wait for the perfect moment to setup so that I can "get rich again."

I tell you what it sure isn't cheap living on Maui, in today's economic times. It makes a whole lot of sense to move and that is what I will be doing soon. So if any of you refer to me as MauiTrader or whatever moniker I was given, start getting used to saying TexasTrader because that is where hopefully I will be at this time next year. Any of you Texas residents want to start an investing club or would like me to give seminars, I am 100% committed to being a member of the community. This is my final year on Maui. Sorry Hawaii. You are taxing me out. Aloha! I will make sure when I move that I have internet connectivity available immediately so I will not miss a beat. It is a year away but I think it is appropriate to let everyone know now. I am leaving Maui. This is my final year away from the Mainland. I put in a great 10 years here and maybe I will be back but for now I sure would like to settle, start my fund, and get a serious work environment setup so that I can help even more people become financially independent or more secure.

I'll see you tomorrow. Aloha and let's pray this market continues to stair-step higher. This Nasdaq pattern is beautiful. Now all we need is one base longer than 10 days or so. At least two FULL weeks would be nice right about now. Viva la uptrend! :)

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Another Very Mellow Intraday Session Ends With Indexes Mixed On Higher Volume; Volume Continues To Be Below Average To Average

I tell you what when the market doesn't move much intraday for a long period of time it sure does get more difficult to decide what you want to talk about. However, I really don't think that there is much you can talk about except for one thing: for a market moving up in such a slow steady fashion, nothing is steady about this market. First case in point you can refer to USU and the second case in point you can refer to UTA.

First off, USU got crushed, for a good reason. However, in a bull market you normally don't see these type of destructive reactions and see them so often. Remember ADY over two weeks ago or how about COT or ITLN yesterday. This action along with USU sure does make it hard to believe I am in a bull market. Do you think I saw this in 1999, 2003, or really anytime from 2004-2007 (early 2007 as around mid-year the fakeout breakouts started showing up)? If you said no, you are right. This was not normal. In fact it is not normal to have rallies with this many DISASTERS and you can be sure that is what these are disasters. Luckily, for once, for me, I have not been hit by any disasters that crush my accounts. Instead I continue to find my way into mediocre picks that don't do much (at least it makes me money) but at least keep me from having a heart attack.

While all of this goes on, I am out there with my eye on some possible beautiful buys. The problem is though, historically, you must wait for a base, setup, and breakout. Well right now we don't get a base or setup. We just get breakouts. Case in point with UTA. UTA is a stock that I have been watching since it made its way to the Nasdaq. Shortly after being listed it started rising on strong volume with green BOP. In June after the initial rally it pulled back on lower volume to beautiful support that then saw it take off 38% in 3 days on strong volume. This got my eyes on it hard. Now I want to buy the breakout. As I watch it base all looks well until 7/20. On 7/20 the stock decides to make the right side of its base all in ONE DAY. While it did not complete the right side, it was still up over 19%, putting it in a position of extreme overbought. What followed was very well received by me as it went sideways for five days. Sadly during those five days it did have two heavier volume reversals that sent BOP back to yellow. However, before the fifth day hit it was back to green BOP. Basically, the base was looking good. Then all of a sudden today the darn stock shoots up over 20% in one day. If you were following the stock intraday, you more than likely were able to buy near the pivot and now have a wonderful little gain in a HOT stock. However, if you are like me and unable to watch intraday you are now sad that your breakout went too far too fast. Welcome to our new stock market of 2009!

Never fear though, everyone, I do have a plan to get myself long before it is too late but it must do one of two things. It must either now reset up in a nice base on base pattern with this next base coming on green BOP and quiet volume the entire way or I would LOVE to see a low volume pullback to near the 12.50-12.75 area. If it can pullback to that area on lower volume, keep its BOP max-green or even just green, and then bounce off that area on strong volume, I wouldn't mind getting long heavy at all. So at least I have a plan to get that stock if it wants me to have it. If it doesn't pullback or if it doesn't setup in another base well then I will just have to say congratulations to everyone. I will get the next one.

I tell you what, though, this sure is one of the FIRST UPTRENDS I have EVER seen without any green to max-green BOP filled bases on lower volume with flat tight price action that led to breakouts on strong volume with max-green BOP, the good news is that some money is still able to be made. Especially on some of the more random stocks like AVNR, ISTA, CHLN, or SCLN. If you are not making some money, you are not cutting your losses fast enough. This market should be able to offer everyone a chance to make at least a little bit of money as long as you are fast at killing what doesn't work and move on to what does. At the same time, if you still are not making money, DO NOT BEAT YOURSELF UP. Like I just said I have not seen an uptrend that has lasted longer than a few months go this long without building any green to max-green BOP filled gems that come with a high-quality stock in regards to EPS/sales. So don't beat yourself up. Trust me, if this was 2003, you would all have a gain of 500%. However, some of you might have gains of 200%. Would you still be pissed off at some one else for having a 700% return. I hope not. Some will be up 100% since March and more will be up 20%. In 1999 some were up 1,000% and some were up 200%. No matter what it is some people will never be happy. So don't waste too much of your time being mad at the "CRAZY!!!!" market. Who would have known a POS-type stock like AVNR would rock a stock like ARST.

Not a lot makes sense which is why cash is still one of my best friends. When the TASR and EPIC charts of 2003 are ready for me, you KNOW I will be there!

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Constant Below Average Volume Gains Are Leading To Some Winners To Crash Hard (ie...COT); The Leading IBD Indexes Pullback, Hinting At A Tired Market

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The Second Quarter Ends with a Thud as Indexes Notch a Day of Distribution

The second quarter ended in bleak fashion as institutional investors were busy selling holdings. A drop in consumer confidence didn't help stocks as higher oil prices and economic uncertainity were major factors for the drop. There wasn't many places to hide on Tuesday, except for leading stocks. The NYSE indexes suffered heavy volume selling throughout much of the day only to see late day support. Over on the NASDAQ volume was subdued for much of the day until the last 5 minutes when a rush of volume hit the NASDAQ. Quarter end window dressing was nowhere to be found on Tuesday. With the quarter end behind the market and earnings season upon us it'll be important to see the market see some accumulation.

As it stands now the Dow Jones Industrial average is leading the way with 5 distribution days. Although 5 is a high number the Dow is a lagging index and its distribution days are minor not major ones. The S&P 500 has seen 4 distribution days but like the Dow its distribution days are minor. What I am focused on is the leading index which happens to be the NASDAQ and it only has 2 days worth of distribution. Remember, it is quite normal to see distribution show its face when the market has made an uptrend. We'll need to see the big institutional players step up and begin operating on the long side buying up quality growth stocks.

A positive market internal today was the advancers versus the decliners. One would assume the number of decliners would have outpaced the number advancers Tuesday, but this simply wasn't the case. The market actually saw the number of advancers edge out decliners. Not typical action of a major distribution day. In addition the number of New Highs versus New Lows continue to be very positive. The ratio was nearly 10 to 1, hardly the bearish action you'd expect. Adding to the positive internals was the put/call ratio jumped over 1.07 showing fear crept back into the market. Fear is always a necessity when keeping an uptrend intact. Market internals certainly dampen the distribution seen in the market today and tells us strength still lives.

As the third quarter begins it will be interesting to see how the market will react. More importantly, July 1st will set the tone for the market for the coming weeks. A few questions will be answered and the biggest one will be if the "big boy" institutional players will step up and accumulate stocks or will they continue to sit on the sidelines? After tomorrow we can assume Wall Street will take an early start to the holiday weekend kicking of festivities early. Until then, make sure you reign in your laggards by cutting losses short and keeping strength. Keep positive and stay focused!

"The point is not so much to buy as cheap as possible or go short at top price, but to buy or sell at the right time." - Jesse Livermore

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Volume Slips Across the Board as the NASDAQ and S&P 500 End Higher

The market shrugged off news from the FOMC meeting as well as the 5 year Treasury auction today. However, the big institutional money stayed on the sidelines as volume slid from Tuesday's action. Ben Bernanke and the FOMC decided to "do nothing," favoring the status quo over "change." Initial reaction from the market was negative but it did find its footing. There were a few tense moments where the market did look like it was about to crater, but support came to the rescue. Lacking volume, this market continues to look more on the weak side than the strong side.

Big stock leadership did not overwhelm the market with great price and volume action today. Although, some leadership did recover at key moving averages. They were few and far between, but still there. What is concerning is the lack of conviction on upside moves these big stocks have. Today we saw far too many big stock leaders move higher in price but in lower trade. This type of action is letting us know there isn't conviction to the upside and the path of least resistance for these stocks is beginning to turn lower. The big stocks are very good indicators of what is to come for the market and if they decide to run lower our market swill follow their lead.

Once again the market will be paying attention to the 7 year auction to be held Thursday. This time the attention might not be as keen as it was with the two year auction held on Tuesday. Traders are now conditioned to think the 7 year auction will go off without a hitch as the two year and 5 year notes were successful auctions. Although it will be interesting to watch the market reaction, it is nothing we are going to be basing buy and sell decisions off of.

The lack of big stock leadership and the low volume on the exchanges has me quite worried what we are about to run into. From the March lows to our most recent high in the June the NASDAQ has run almost 50% without any pull back whatsoever. The Shanghai index from its late October '08 low to its most recent high in June the index has run 76%. However, in mid-February to the first week in March the index corrected nearly 18%. For a few weeks that pullback has allowed the index continue its uptrend. It is about time we have our market take a break to allow this uptrend to continue its march higher. Unfortunately, it well remain unseen and we'll need our big stock leadership to start gaining more support.

While this market continue to be under pressure it is wise to err on the side of caution rather than try to be a stock market hero. Keep positive and your losses small.

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Commodities and Technology Crumble Weakening Leadership and the Overall Market

By Market Speculator

Once again Crude Oil took a major blow Monday as well as other commodity prices. The IMF revised its growth causing panic in the World Recovery thesis. Technology stocks also took a tumble Monday as investors were fleeing technology names. Stocks were simply sold today as sellers wanted to cut loose at all costs. Closing at the lows of the day is a signal that sellers are in full control. Leadership has been showing weakness for the past two weaks and is finally beginning to weaken further at an alarming rate. Very nasty action today on the indexes as the market is now in correction mode.

Big stock leadership is always a great barometer for the market. Big insitutional players love the liquidity and low beta these stocks have. The price and volume action of these stocks are very important because it displays the mentality of the big institutional player. We have seen the big stock leadership crack a bit last week but that crack widen today. Two big stocks that have performed well in this market uptrend put in very ugly days. Gold and Platinum subscribers are aware of the ones I am referring to as I posted in our forums about the stocks. This is not that time to be fighting the market trend here, do not be a hero.

Big news this week as far as news is concerned. Most notably is the $104Bn Treasury auction set this week with a 2 year Treasury auction set to start tomorrow. Stocks wil be eyeing these auctions very carefully as they will signal the whether or not buyers have confidence in the United States Treasury. In addition to the Treasury auction is the Federal Reserve rate decision set to close on Wednesday. Many expect them to keep rates as is but it will be the wording of their statement that will be scrutinized. It is a given the market will react to news events this week. At this point, the market is signaling CAUTION ahead.

Leading stocks are simply worn out and have begun to roll over. On Friday, many leading stocks held key moving averages but volume was very light on Friday. Although it wasn't a glaring "signal" they were headed for trouble, but it was a clue trouble might lay ahead. Seeing today's action, you can not ingore their action. They are not healthy whatsoever and we are certainly not going to argue with their price and volume action.

Tread carefully in this market as it is giving us caution signals. Keep your eye on the ball and your losses small.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average Slips with Crude Oil While the NASDAQ Remains the Leading Index

by Market Speculator

Friday saw a quadriple witching day pushing volume well above Thursday's level. The Dow Jones Industrial Average had slipped lower closing just short of a distribution day. Over on the NASDAQ, the composite index witness a day of accumulation. However, during the session the indexes were not able to hold the opening move. Sellers took over after the morning frenzy of option traders closing/rolling their positions. Only the NASDAQ was able to close above in its upper range for the day, but barely closing above its upper range. More importantly, leading stocks once again showed strength many of the leaders saw positive action. It is clear the NASDAQ is the leading major index and has positioned itself to continue it's move higher.

We are certainly seeing a lot of positive action in leading stocks. There is also very nice action in a few big cap stocks. Institutions love playing large liquid stocks and we are certainly seeing the accumulation by the big boys. At Big Wave Trading, we are saying on top of these leading stocks and taking advantage of the gains they are showing us. Leadership is the number one factor to take a look at when reviewing the entire market. They will light the path the market will take.

Highlighting a secondary indicator is the ratio of New Highs to New Lows. Only 5 new lows were hit on the NYSE and NASDAQ while 75 New Highs were hit. Although we aren't seeing a massive amount of new highs the ratio indicates there is much more positive action than negative.

Something else to highlight is the percentage of stocks over their 20dma, 50dma, and 200dma. On a short-term bases only 46% of stocks are over their 20dma compared to 59% a month ago. Again, at the moment there are 73% of stocks over their 50dma while 81% were a month ago. Short-term, it appears we have yet to reach a point where stocks are oversold and we have seen a nice pull back in stocks. Only the 200dma has more stocks over it now than a month ago: 72% versus 52%. Even these levels aren't near record levels like we saw in late 2007.

It certainly would be nice to get a few more weeks of sideways or basing action in the market. This will allow for leading stocks to continue to work on consolidating into tight patterns rather than forming wide, loose faulty bases. We have seen a few leading stocks breakdown from wide loose patterns causing many people to be pushed out of the stock. The more basing action we get from the indexes the more time it allows for leadership to continue to pound out sound tight price patterns.

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Keep positive and always remember to keep those losses short. At Big Wave Trading, we'll continue to enjoy the gains our stocks are showing us.

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Volume Eases Across the Board as NYSE Indexes Ended Higher

by Market Speculator

Thursday's stock market was quite a bore, even with the Philadelphia Fed reading came above the expected number. The reading showed contraction but far less than expected, suggesting things aren't as bad as they may appear. Stocks took notice and jumped higher, but could not hold the highs. From the highs stocks bounced around in lackluster fashion. News from the treasury market still isn't good the Treasury Department announced its largest ever auction. Bond prices fell as investors once again are fleeing the treasury market, not in fear of inflation but the massive amount of supply coming on the market. The market took little notice and continued its lackluster trade. Overall, the market was taking a breathier as options are set to expiry tomorrow.

On the positive side the NASDAQ was able to consolidate its gains from Wednesday's session. On the other hand the S&P 500 rose on lighter volume suggesting buying action on the index wasn't supported by institutional players. Remember, we need to see volume coming into stocks to show strength with a move higher. Without volume, the move quite possibly could turn out to be a headfake. Clearly the NASDAQ is much better behaved and the leading major index.

Leading stocks were largely untouched, displaying support at key moving averages. It is of the utmost importance we begin to see well rounded bases with proper accumulation. At the moment there are plenty of choppy bases without sound price patterns indicating we are in a choppy market. We could remain in a choppy market for awhile, but it'll be leading stocks giving us the signals whether or not the choppy action has ended. Remember, tight price action is ALWAYS an indication of strength and you should be paying attention.

Tomorrow's option expiration day can always add an element of surprise. Volume can either be normal, like any other Friday or it can be quite large distorting the overall movement of the market. Usually, volume from options expiry shows up at the beginning of the day's trading session. We'll know from the start if volume is coming into the market via options or regular buying. Investors Business Daily compares hourly volume from the day before and is a great way to see where volume is coming into the market.

We are still charging forward with this market, taking what we can get from it. Keeping focused and positive we are able position ourselves in the right position to extract gains. Always remember to keep your losses small!

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Stocks Take Another Dose of Distribution While Leaders Continue to Send Mixed Signals

For the second straight day in a row stocks were hit again with another day of distribution. The selling wasn't as fierce as it could be as volume lagged behind Monday's level for much of the morning. When selling took over it was then volume began to pick up the pace to surpass Monday's level. Stock market leaders once again flashed mixed signals, but the more we see these leaders fall the more troublesome the market becomes. We did see two leading stocks perform well but there wasn't enough upside leading stocks to outweigh the damage being down on the flip side. Leading stocks and the price and volume action are telling us this market looks to be choppy in nature in the trading days ahead.

The sloppy price action going on in the stock market leaders is not positive. Tight price action is a signal of strength while sloppy price patterns are a signal of weakness. The past few trading sessions we have seen very sloppy price and volume action from our leading stocks. It began last Wednesday when we saw our leading stocks begin to fail key moving average areas. Now, we have yet to see support come into these stocks to make a stand and show that they have the strength to move higher. Unless support comes in soon the leaders that are standing may not be for long.

Back to back distribution days are never a health sign either. However, volume is still below the 50dma suggesting selling is tame for the moment. It starts with the price and volume action of the leaders then it moves onto the indexes. At the moment, we are seeing the actions of the leaders finally showing weakness in the indexes. Now the market is flashing large CAUTION signs at the moment. It is wise to be taking profits and cutting loose stocks that have wild price swings. As I stated above, choppy price action is a sign of weakness not strength. We have already seen with a few leaders what happens when a stock displays choppy price action.

If we do end up rolling over we'll be on top of getting into shorts. We still have some long signals but at the moment this market is mixed at best. Until we get decisive one way or another we won't be plunging to either side. Remember, continue to keep a positive attitude and make sure you keep your losses extremely small. It is also wise to reign in some of your positions to protect you from any further downside. Stay focused and nimble!


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Crude Oil and Precious Metals Lead the Market Lower as Volume Rises

Sellers stepped up to the market's doorstep today as commodities took another hit. Crude oil and precious metals led the market lower as the US Dollar rallied. Volume increased from Friday's level but finished below its 50dma suggesting the selling was far from panic selling. More importantly many leaders were able to find support at key moving averages but a few were hit hard. The market did see a lift near the close but is was far from a strong close like we have seen in the past. Nonetheless, the day was not a positive day for the market but wasn't damaging enough to end this uptrend.

The market might be teetering on the brink of another decline, but it was positive to see many leaders find support at their moving averages. So long as these leaders hold these areas and do not continue to break down this uptrend will remain in tact. It is important that the market leaders stay afloat as it will be the tell of the market. Selling can not continue in the market leaders and it will be important that we pay attention to them. If we can see buying interest show up for the market leaders look for the rest of the market to follow through on the buying.

If you are carrying losses greater than 5% at the moment you must take a look at your purchases. Most likely you are getting in the game too late. It will be important for you to cut those losses fast as they can turn into MAJOR losses rather quickly. The number one way to protect yourself in a market moving sideways waiting to break in either direction is keeping your losses small. By doing so you'll keep your powder dry in the event the market moves higher and you can jump into the leading stocks.

We are in limbo as the market looks a bit tired, but at the same time all signs are not pointing down. There are pockets of light. It is the outmost importance that you maintain a positive attitude and a bright outlook for your future. As my mom and grandmother would tell me "postitive things happen to positive people." In a way it is a self-fulfilling prophecy. I am a firm believer in keeping a positive, can do attitude in the market to keep you afloat and in the game.

I am certainly in the "wait and see" mode as we can break either way. If the leaders are sold off once again, then we'll be waiting for another follow-through day to occur. On the flip side if the leaders get support it'll keep this most recent uptrend in tact. Regardless, we'll be on top of the market in either direction.

Remember to always keep your losses small and to keep a positive attitude. There is nothing more important than your emotional balance in the market. Otherwise you could lose your stake. Stay focused and positive!

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A Late Day Surge Lifts Stocks by the Close of the Day as Volume Indicates Wall Street Started the Weekend Early

by Market Speculator

In front of the market was elections in Iran and new threats being made by North Korea. Despite this potential negative news stocks were able to get a lift at the end of the day by a flury of buying. Much of the day volume had been tapering off much below Thursday's level as stocks sank. Stocks didn't much selling pressure to drive down prices. Showing institutions weren't selling off their holdings in a hurry, a positive sign for this uptrend. On the downside, many leading stocks were hit hard throughout the day. The late day surge did cover up most of the damange done by the selling. Friday's market session was an indication a market which is showing signs of basing.

A few leading stocks suffered damage, a few of them were not able to hold their 10dma. During powerful uptrends leading stocks will often find support at their 10dma and continue their march higher. The action seen on Friday is a more of an indication we are not quite ready to see leading stocks continue their march higher. Not all leading stocks suffered, many of them did find support at their 10dma. The ones that did not did find support at their 21dma and 50dma. Positive signs were all around the market Friday but they were in the price and volume action of the leading stocks.

In John Boik's Monster Stocks he noted in his research that leading stocks in an uptrend will often find support at their 21dma and never fail. Once failures begin at the 21dma for market leaders it is a sign the market has nearly reached to the top of its run. Although we've seen some leading stocks take hits we have seen a majority find support at their 21dma.

Volume on the indexes as mostly dried up over the past two weeks. On the Russell 2000 volume dried up this week as the index found support and closed within 1% of last weeks close. Tight closes are a sign of strength and is very important to spot these to take note of the strength. The NASDAQ and S&P 500 closed within 1% of their prior weeks close. This is a clear sign of positive consolidation for the market and should be clearing the way for quality growth stocks to setup sound price patterns.

Keep positive and never give up. Cutting losses short will only keep you in the game longer and your powder dry for opportunties the market may present to you in the future.

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Sellers Jump in Late to Knock Down Stocks from Their Highs but Hold Gains

By Market Speculator

Late day selling brought the indexes back to their lows of the day settling just above them. Retail sales figures spooked traders sending the retail sector lower. On the other side, crude oil rose to $73 as the commodity continued its trek higher. Mounting pressures from rising yields as well as higher energy costs weighed heavily on the market overall. Leading stocks did not participate in the move higher marking a second straight day of underperformance. Volume came in just above Wednesday's levels but was lower than its 50dma suggesting the past few sessions institutions have largely stayed on the sidelines. Taking a fifty thousand foot view of the market; we are still in an uptrend with not many distribution days and we should continue to see the uptrend hold.

The leading stocks took a step back on Thursday, taking a rest from recent gains. Although it would be ideal for the leading stocks to move higher every day it is simply impossible to do. At the moment, many of them sit above or on their 10dma an area of support. If the leading stocks can hold these moving averages it'll be a sign of strength and something we will continue to pay close attention to.

Every night I review leaders and all the market indexes. This gives me a great view of the market and putting the pieces together which are necessary to determine how the market is doing. Interestingly enough I have been paying close attention to the IBD indexes. The IBD 100 has been heading sideways for quite some time and has lagged the overall market. However, taking a step back you'll notice the awfully nice tight price action happening in the IBD 100. It appears as if the index itself is preparing for a move higher, above its 200dma no less. This is an area where I will be paying close attention to in the coming days to see whether or not these leading stock indexes can muster up the strength to penetrate the 200dma.

Having a sound game plan is always the best course of action and cutting your losses should be top priority in your game plan. It is an important tool to save your account from utter disaster and keeps you in the game.

Enjoy your weekend.


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Another Late Day Rally Lifts Stocks Off the Bottom but Notch a Distribution Day

by Market Speculator

After gapping higher at the open sellers took over the market sending stocks lower throughout much of the day. Fueling selling was another hiccup in the Treasury Auction as yields once again moved higher. Fears over the credit quality of the United States and inflation is sending Treasury holders to demand higher yields. Crude oil didn't help matters as the commodity hit $71 a barrell. In the face of this bad news buyers stepped up late and turned into what would have been a major distribution day into a minor distribution day. Once again, we are seeing underlying strength even when it appears the market is about to break to the downside.

Taking a look at New Highs vs New Lows only 8 New Lows were made on the NYSE and NASDAQ. More than 116 New Highs were made during today's session. The only way to view this is in a positive light. Remember, ultimately two things are needed: price/volume and leadership. New Highs vs. New Lows are simply a secondary piece of information that we can use to analyze the market. However, it will never trump the importance of leadership and price/volume action.

Today our quality growth stocks failed to get the same lift as the overall market did. Although the overall market action was positive the action from leaders was not as good. By no means is this a serious flaw or we the "SELL ALL SIGNAL" should be set it is something that should be noted. We need quality growth stocks leading the market and today was a sign that we may still have a few kinks in the armor to work out.

We are 13 weeks into this confirmed market rally and have seen junk-off-the-bottom (jotb) stocks lead this market higher. I continue to reiterate the 1938 market because it is highly correlated to the current market. It took over 3 months for leadership to emerge as leadership for the 1938 summer rally. In terms of the 1938 rally we are just in the early part of what potentially could be a nice rally continuing.

Remember to keep your losses short and your eye on the ball.

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Ten Banks Repay TARP Funds as Quality Growth Stocks and the NASDAQ Take the Lead

Quality growth stocks and the NASDAQ took over leadership today as volume rose on the NASDAQ but pulled back on the NYSE. Volume on the NASDAQ ran higher all day long showing the price action had institutional support. Even more important quality growth stocks emerged once again as leaders in the market. Over on the NYSE volume was tempered by the financials as ten banks are set to pay back TARP money. Reaction was mixed from the banks as it was mostly priced into the market. Overall, notch another positive day for the market.

It was very nice to see quality growth stocks stepup and take over leadership as we need these stocks continue to lead us higher. We have seen a few quality stocks that passed their pivot points on volume. Being able to spot these winners and get in them is what this game is all about. In addition, getting the leaders with size, meaning your position size is a substantial part of your portfolio. For example: if you put on a 1% position, in order for your portfolio to grow 1% that position needs to move 100%. However, having a 10% position to grow your portfolio by 1% all you need is a 10% gain. Remember, this will only work if you are cutting your losses short. By not doing so, you run the risk of completely destroying your trading capital. Position sizing is important when you are in a confirmed uptrend with quality growth stocks are at the helm.

Highlighting cutting your losses, every successful stock market operator always cut their losses short. Many pros often times will cut a position with only a 3% loss. I for one will use anywhere between 3% and 8% cut loss. It is the "art" of managing your portfolio. Factors such as how leading stocks are acting, the overall market, and how the position is acting all go into factoring where I will cut a stock loose. Remember, you are trading to make money, not lose it. The most important part regarding managing your portfolio is cutting your losses short and being prepared to get into a leader.

All positive action occuring in the market with quality growth stocks leading and positive ratios such as the NH vs NL. More importantly, we are seeing excellent opportunities to get long stocks that are the leaders and we are not missing out.

Keep your eye on the ball and stay nimble.

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Late Day Support as Stocks Pull Back for the Second Consecutive Day on Lighter Volume

by Market Speculator

Wall Street was a ghost town as volume limped well below Friday's level all day long. As stocks opened lower selling took hold, but selling was well contained as stocks found support throughout the day. It was a bullish sign for the second straight day to clear overbought conditions that existed from last weeks run. Bulls took control at the end of the day pushing stocks near the highs of the day at the close. Once again showing the underlying strength in the market. Another great day of consolidation giving stocks time to digest the recent gains.

The level of New Highs continues to outpace New Lows, again underlining the strength of this market. Remember, we need to have the NH vs. NL ratio in our favor to get Monster Stocks. Monday saw 115 new highs while only 13 stocks made new lows. Quickly doing the math that is nearly a 10 to 1 ratio of NH vs. NL. An impressive ratio considering the market ended on the downside.

Leading stocks were somewhat mixed today lagging the overall market. Taking a look at most of the leaders they found support and closed in the upper range of the day. Typically, we want leaders to always lead and never lag the overall market. We'll be paying attention to these leaders as to how they will act in the coming days. It is quite obvious we'd like them to regain their composure and lead the market higher.

Interestingly enough small caps, who have been leading the major indexes over the past few trading sessions lagged the overall market just like leading stocks. Again, we'll need to keep an eye on how the Small Cap indexes perform making sure they do not continue to lag the overall market.

The stock market can be a viscious game to be played. Often times, though, it is the individual themselves who destroy their own accounts. Being able to adapt and evolve over time will allow you to stay in the game. William O'Neil and his portfolio managers learned this leason in 1999 when many internet stocks were flying high without earnings growth. In reality, they had the best price action without the earnings. Missing the run up in many of these internet stocks would have left you high and dry but not William O'Neil's portfolio managers. Being able to identify an edge in the market is one thing exploiting it is another.

There isn't much out there that is screaming we should be going lower. At this point, given what is in front of me this market should continue its uptrend. Distribution has tailed off and is non-existent at this point and we still have leadership. Until any of this changes, we'll continue the march onward and upward.

Stay focused and nimble.

The SP600 And Nasdaq Lead The Indexes Higher On Friday; Leading IBD Indexes Are Finally Leading The Overall Market

I had a wonderful weekend enjoy this beautiful island of Maui. I don't plan on being here for too many more years and whenever weekends like this come along I AM going to enjoy them. To not would be damn foolish.

I work over 12 hours every day making sure that you are making the money you see below in our current longs and to do that I need my down time. This weekend, despite all the fun I had, I got all my work done for subscribers. However, those of you that come here to see what I have to say this weekend will only be greeted with this: it is a bull market you know. That is about all I can say that hasn't been said ad-naseum. Market Speculator has echoed my thoughts on this page all week and most of you are in tune with the market trends. That is great news.

However, if you continue to face problems in the stock market, then that means you are doing something wrong. If you are having problems making consistent money, do not have any set rules, and/or can not seem to hit any home runs, you are not alone. Many people have these issues but at BigWaveTrading.com the rules we advocate come directly from the rules that IBD has put out for everyone called CANSLIM. For those of us that know how to use this methodology the market has not been as difficult as the talking schmucks on TV make it sound.

The most important thing to remember is that they DO NOT have YOUR best interest in mind. The ONLY person who has YOUR best interest in mind is YOU. That means that if YOU DO NOT know how to make the big money on YOUR own in the stock market you can pretty much guarantee NOBODY is going to make it for YOU. I am a big advocate of running your own money. The only time you should not is if you have NO TIME AT ALL. If you have time, you should be running YOUR OWN money no matter how much you don't like it.

The world has changed and Americas best days are behind it thanks to the decline in morals, the entitlement society, and the get-even way of life where everything must be "fair" for everyone. This is very close to COMPLETELY KILLING the entrepreneurial spirit of America. The good news for those of us with some money is that we can get the hell out of here and move to Asia where those nations are EMBRACING those that can create wealth for their societies. Countries like China realize that the rich create jobs for the poor and help give the poor a higher quality of life. I don't know what the HELL HAS HAPPENED with the country I am from but I am darn near close to writing this country off. Unless we turn around I don't see how we are EVER going to have a NON-inflationary rally where real wealth is created instead of printed paper money.

I am bullish right now because I follow trends. However, even though I am bullish on the market for now I still have some key questions. Why are my CANSLIM stocks not setting up in quieter bases? Why do I STILL!! not have any "perfect/hot" setups in my speculative longs like I have in EVERY MEANINGFUL rally I have EVER been a part of? These are very important questions because without another round of breakouts after a consolidation pattern, I am pretty sure I am not going to get my "perfect/hot" setups. Truth is when they don't show up the rallies don't last long. I am very skeptical a real bottom has shown up.

Don't forget also that just because the 50 DMA has crossed above the 200 DMA on the Nasdaq that the all-is-clear signal has sounded. Instead, the 50 must cross an UPTRENDING 200 DMA for it to be automatically bullish. Since that is not the case now with the 200, we will need to see prices move along, pullback to the 50 dma, and then have prices rally again. This should then put the 200 DMA into an uptrend and if the market pulls back and test that line then AND ONLY THEN will we be in a TRUE bull market. Without my "perfect/hot" setups and the overall market indexes in the proper pattern with the moving averages, there is simply no reason to think that this is nothing but a bear market rally.

What also makes me think this is a bear market rally? The idiots at the government keep saying the "turn has come." Really assholes? Really? You are the same MORONS that missed the whole 2008 collapse. The last time I checked not one damn analyst expected the market to be higher. Yeah, sure, I trust you guys now! Sure!

Nah, instead, I think I'll take my chances with my charts. As you can see below they appear to be working and that is a good thing. The problem is that unless I focus on CANSLIM longs only, it is really a crap-shoot and it is difficult to guess which long is going to go up near 100% in a short amount of time. It used to be easy to tell based on the "hotness" of the chart. But nowadays I can't find any "hot/perfect' charts so a lot of stocks are making moves that simply have no pattern to them. Sometimes really nice chart patterns work, sometimes they do not. Then sometimes ugly breakouts work and then they don't.

I still honestly believe that this is the hardest market environment ever and this is coming based on past experience. If this was a real bottom, I am pretty sure I would be holding a few longs up over 100% and more than likely one or two of those kind of stocks would have perfect chart patterns. Right now, it seems like fantasy, that these stocks will ever show up again. As you can see in my 'past big winners' they showed up EVERY YEAR in multiple places over-and-over in bull market trends. Then, even in some bear markets, you could find a few. Those hot chart patterns just don't show up anymore, for now. I have a big feeling this is due to the quality of market participants involved in the year 2009 compared to the market participants that were involved in 1996.

Things have changed and change is HORRIBLE! This "change" has led to a very choppy, wild, and to be honest not that much fun of a market environment. I am used to making HUGE gains on hot charts and that used to be a lot of fun. Now I find I have to work my ass off just to barely beat the market. To do that I have to focus on CANSLIM stocks. While nothing is wrong with that, it was the CANSLIM stocks mixed with the "HOTTIES" like LMLP in 99 or HIL in 03 that really allowed me those huge gains of the past. Without that speculative splender I just don't know if we are going to see those kind of gains ever again IN THIS COUNTRY.

I am pretty sure my future lies somewhere in China. Take a look at this chart and see if that doesn't sound like a BRILLIANT idea. Remember everyone, for those of you who "poo-poo" history that no matter what you want to "feel" or "believe" in the truth is that ENTITLEMENT SOCIETIES DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE! WAKE UP AMERICA. YOU ARE ALMOST DEAD!!

PS: Don't mistake INFLATION or HYPER-INFLATION with a new bull market. Did you see Zimbabwe's stock market the past five years? You should see how amazing it did!!!! Do you think that stock market rally was good or bad for the country? Do you see how a rising stock market is bad when it is on the back of EVIL inflation that is controlled by our government? I sure hope you do. We need more people to wake the hell up to what we are trying to create in the name of "fairness." Fairness gives you Zimbabwe. Once again I ask you if the rally in Zimbabwe was "awesome" or if it was a tell to how sad and depressing this once great African nation has become. Is this what we want?

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (the ZSE) is the best performing stock exchange in the world, the key Zimbabwe Industrials Index up some 595% since the beginning of the year and 12,000% over twelve months. And yet, the country is crumbling (4/10/07). Ever since President Mugabe's disastrous land-reform campaign (an entire article in itself), the country's farming, tourism, and gold sectors have collapsed. Unemployment is said to be near 80%.

God! Isn't socialism wonderful. :( :( :(

I don't think so. Sometimes a rising stock market is NOT bullish and is instead telling "look out the S is about to hit the fan on the inflation front." It makes me wonder if that is the kind of rally we are in now. It appears that if it wasn't I would be making more money and more "perfect" charts would be stetting up and breaking out from pattern that I have been accustomed to that produces huge gains. Maybe this next consolidation phase the market is under will unleash it.

A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largess from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years.

Great nations rise and fall. The people go from bondage to spiritual truth, to great courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to selfishness, from selfishness to complacency, from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependence, from dependence back again to bondage.

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Pushing Aside Dismal Economic News Stocks Advance in Higher Volume

Thursday's morning release of economic news did not show signs of a recovery for the US economy. This didn't stop stocks from getting support. It wasn't long after mid-morning stocks began to show signs of life. Volume on the NASDAQ ran hot throughout the day while NYSE volume was running a bit behind. A late day move in stocks helped stocks close out on the highs of the day. The bullish move at the end of the day highlighted the bullish nature of this market.

Leading stocks kept pace with the NASDAQ, but it was Small Cap stocks that took the lead. It is important to see leading stocks ahead of the major indexes. From a historical perspective, Small Cap stocks always lead the market. At the moment, Small Caps and Leading stocks are taking over leadership.

The crowd got bullish again with the AAIIBull index topped 46% while the AAIIBear index slid to 38%. A few weeks back AAII published a note stating 45% of those who were surveyed were not invested in equities. The highest amount EVER recorded by the AAII. Are those investors not invested in the market willing to come back in? This most recent rally will certainly have those not in the market itching to get back in. In addition, will equity funds see inflows from investors to put to work in the equity market? Big questions have yet to be answered but by the price and volume action of this market it appears they are putting cash to work.

Do not get caught up in the "why," why are we moving higher? Does it matter or does that we are moving higher that matters? Too often many investors are caught up in the "why" rather than taking action. All the time spent on the "why" will leave you without the time to study and find the stocks that are moving this rally. One of my favorite expressions: "it is what it is" plays nicely here. Remember, you can only control your own actions and not action of others. Focus on what is important, control your own actions and forget the "why" to CNBC.

Tomorrow morning we have the long awaited May Jobs report from the US government. The first Friday of every month is always a delight for CNBC as they bring in expert guests to talk about a number that no one can predict. Anything near or higher than -500k jobs lost will surely spark the bulls interest and bid up stocks. Especially retail stocks as they weighed down the market today. Any sign of further weakness in jobs lost we might see stocks ticker lower. More importantly it'll be how the entire week wraps up on the close Friday. It isn't until then can we make a rational thesis from the day.

Remember, always keep those losses small and come aboard to Big Wave Trading if you aren't already a member.

Enjoy your weekends and be safe.

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A Late Day Surge Off the Lows Paints the Day Bullish as Stocks Pull Back in Lighter Trade

By Market Speculator

Taking a breathier, stocks pulled backas the market digests the most recent move. Stocks did touch overbought conditions and it didn't come as a surrpise the market put in a day of consolidation. During the last 30 minutes of trading stocks found a bid and moved off the lows near the opening levels. A move like this shows institutions stepped in late in the day to support their stocks. Again, it was an important sign to see the support come into the market as the day wrapped up. The market action is showcasing that the bulls are in charge and ready to continue the uptrend.

Leading stocks held up quite nicely today as many of them fell back on lighter trade. It is important to see leading stocks hold up when the overall market pulls back. This is another sign of strength when you have leading stocks pulling back but not leading the market to the downside. It will be important for this type of action to continue; support for the leaders must remain for this uptrend to have legs.

In economic news, we have the May jobs report due out Friday morning at 8:30amEST. Today the ADP report showed more than 500k jobs were lost in the month of May. CNBC once again will have breaking news on the subject, but this rally isn't being fueled by an economic recovery. This rally is simply built upon the printin of greenbacs by Big Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve. Simply pumping money into the system will do little to create any sort of recovery as the money is being funneled into non-functional assets. If the money was beeing spent on performing assets we'd have a diffeerent ball game.

Pointing out the New High vs. New Low raio again the market saw only 6 new lows today. Six new lows on a day where the market pulled back quite substantially and the market only saw 6 new lows. This is extremely helpful to see this as it means even when the market sells off we aren't seeing it as weakness. The moves lower are looking stronger and more constructive. Rather than blasting to to new lows we are really seeing some strength. There were 104 New Highs made today, a very positive sign for this market.

We continue to make great gains in this market and will continue to do so. If you aren't already a member of Big Wave Trading, why aren't you? While you wait, we'll continue to load up on our winners.

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Holding Gains Stocks End Higher as Leading and Small Cap Stocks Lead the Way Higher

by Market Speculator

Once again stocks stage another bullish trading session. It was important that stocks did not reverse course and give up a sizeable amount of gains from Monday and prior Friday's sessions. Even more important is that we have leading stocks taking center stage and the reigns from junk off the bottom stocks. Intraday action was not volitile as we have seen it from last week. Much of the day we spent in higher ground and avoided any nasty sell off heading into the close. All around a positive day for the market and signs we are poised to continue to march higher.

We have plenty of members in the chat room who are taking advantage of this market. As we begin to rotate into quality growth stocks they will offer up the ability to get long in a big way. Are we there yet? Not quite, but we might be closer than many believe we are. Big Wave Trading members will certainly be taking advantage of the opportunities these quality growht stocks may provide.

Aside from positive price and volume action the number of New Highs vs. New Lows. Remember, for Monster Stocks to show up we need a positive NH vs NL ratio. Today, 162 new highs were made while only 26 new lows were hit. Removing the New Lows from the AMEX only 5 new lows were hit, a very positive sign indeed. Keeping in mind the massive bear market we witnessed it took quite awhile for New Highs to really start pounding on New lows. Not too mention during the 1938 rally it took over 3 months for sound leadership to take hold from the bottom. We may be entering into a sweet spot in this rally.

The most important aspect of this uptrend is that we have the IBD indexes leading for the second day in row. Of course, it will take much more than two days but nonetheless we need the IBD indexes to lead. We are no almost 3 months into this rally and we are beginning to see signs of leadership. Reviewing the 1938 market rally there was an excellent opportunity to make money. Strike while the iron is hot because if we follow the 1938 market it took another 3 1/2 years to find another bull market. We shall see but the market in front of us might yield us an excellent opportunity.

As always, remember to keep your losses short and never let them to have the chance to grow.

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Following Through on Friday's Gains Stocks Stage Another Rally on Strong Volume

by Market Speculator

From the opening bell to the close stocks were being accumulated in a big way. Volume once again soared showing institutional support is behind stocks. We even saw quality growth stocks bust out and show tremendous strength. It was very important for the stock market to follow through with very nice gains after Friday's close. The action from stocks today is showing there is more room to run to the upside. Leaders have emerged to show quality is where the action will be at and the time is now to get on board with them. Leadership has taken hold and the overall price and volume action of the market is signalling this market wants to roll higher.

An important occurance happened today and that was the price and volume action following through from Friday's gains. It would have been terrible for stocks to roll over and essentially would have signaled the market wasn't going to move higher. Although we could have moved sideways in lighter trade today's session was much more favorable. Today proved institutions are willing to put their capital to work in stocks. Not only are they willing to put this capital to work they are supporting the quality growth stocks. We absolutely need institutional support for this market to go higher and we are seeing capital flow back into stocks.

There are quality growth stocks leading this market, a true sign of market strength is its leadership. We are beginning to see the type of stocks where you can build a sizeable position. Jesse Livemore, Jack Dryfus, William O'Neil and other great traders were able to plunge into the leaders and extract as much as their run as they could. There are these types of stocks out there at this moment that will allow us the opportunity to get long in size. It is getting long in size that will have a great effect on your overall portfolio performance.

Keeping in mind we have our backside to protect. We can not remember to cut our losses in cases where a stock is not acting right or its triggering a cut loss area. Generally speaking an 8% cut loss is an excellent area to look at. However, professionals are able to tighten up their cut loss to where sometimes it can be as low as 3%. It takes years and trading in the market to be able to know when a stock is not acting right and it is best to part ways.

A mistake many traders make is giving up on a stock once they have cut their loss. Some times stocks will give a buy signal and fail to continue to move higher and go on to form another base. It is important that if the fundamental growth picture hasn't changed to not give up on a stock just because it failed the first time. Many times some of these do come back and offer up great opportunities to get long. There are a few examples of these happening now. Our platinum members got a glimpse of these last night during a discussion with Joshua and I. Keeping your watchlist up to date is very important in your trading arsenal.

A very positive day in the market, now it is time to take advantage of the opportunities that lie ahead. Big Wave Trading and its members are certainly enjoying and will enjoy a move higher.

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Small Cap and IBD Indexes Lag the Major Indexes with Volume Higher Across the Board

by Market Speculator

Those who have been day trading the index futures know today gave many traders whiplash as stocks bounced around for much of the day's trading session. Intial jobless claims helped the market at the open, but troubling news from the housing put the brakes on and sent stocks lower. For much of the day stocks simply bounced around in lackluster trade. Stocks found it difficult to sustain a movement in either direction showing the epic battle between the Bulls and Bears. It wasn't until 2pm EST when the Bulls began to win the struggle and pushed the major indexes higher. Crude Oil prices closed above $65 a barrel helping oil related names push higher into the close. Closing in their upper ranges along with higher volume notched a day of accumulation for the market.

On the downside our IBD indexes lagged the entire market. In addition, Small and Mid-Caps were left behind leaving a few dark clouds lingering over the market. We must be mindful of the NASDAQ's 5 distribution days and 4 distribution days on the Dow. Although we haven't had any MAJOR bouts of distribution we still have them piled up here in recent weeks. The market is telling us it might not be ready to move higher and will need to continue to be cautious as sideways action may continue for the coming weeks.

Regardless of the political landscape the market does feel like it is in base building mode. Even though we have yet to see any major distribution day we could still end up rolling over a bit. It is not necessarily bad if we had lower as long as volume doesn't pick up but subsides. The market simply could be allowing quality growth stocks to build sound, "pretty" bases. Regardless, we simply need our quality growth stocks to setup properly so we can begin to plunge into them and get our much needed MONSTER STOCKS.

First Quarter GDP number is set to be released, preliminary GDP tomorrow morning at 830am EST. There will be a laser focus on this release as it will shed light on whether or not things are as bad as they appear. I am sure CNBC will have a panel discussion on the effects the Treasury and Federal Reserve have taken to rescue this economy and market. They have yet to begin dialogue about the ill effects inflating your money supply a few times over. As I digress, look for the futures to spin around as the numbers are released as traders look to position themselves for the day.

We are certainly finding some decent looking charts here at Big Wave Trading and we are not missing a beat. It is quite nice to be able to normalized the days activity and not trade emotionally. Be nimble and take nothing for granted in this market.

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Finally We Have The IBD Indexes Leading The Way As Stocks Rally On Heavier Trade

By Market Speculator

Stocks defied negative news from North Korea as the rogue country tested its nuclear and missle strike capabilities. Consumer confidence jumped big fueling institutional buying pushing stocks even higher and the buying continued right up into the close. Volume was up across the board compared to Friday's trade, but it was below the 50dma. Not a terrible sign, but its more showing institutions are still being a bit shy. Rapping up the day, seeing the indexes close out near the highs on volume was a positive step in the right direction.

Finally, we see the IBD indexes leading this market. The trend will need to continue, but today was a step in the right direction. It is nice to see quality growth stocks lead for once and not the junk off the bottom. Remember, in past uptrends which followed severe bear markets leaders took months to form. We may be seeing this begin to take shape as stocks with quality growth characteristics are beginning to take shape. As these stocks begin to show up and present opportunities to get long it'll allow us to get bigger in a position rather than taking small positions in speculative stocks. This is exactly why we stress keeping the powder dry for opportunties to get long quality stocks.

Other notable positive is news is the number of New Highs hit relative to New Lows. The NH vs NL ratio ran better than a 7 to 1 ratio showing the market continues to have strength from within. In John Boik's research he found that when the NH vs NL was favorable the probability of Monster Stocks appearing soars. Although I do not trade off of the Nh vs NL ratio it is a simply another secondary indicator that hints at the power of this uptrend.

Keep perspective is quite difficult for most as we have rallied off of a massive downturn. This uptrend will not mimic prior uptrends which started with downturns of only 20-30%. We have to look back to prior uptrends off massive decline, much like the 1938 rally. The 1938 rally was far from pretty as it witnessed turbulent consolidation periods and leadership took more than 3 months to emerge. We are now bumping up against the 3 month mark for this most recent uptrend. It should be interesting if we see a pick up in the IBD indexes to push this market higher.

A few things to be concerned with is the number of Distribution Days remaining on the NASDAQ and Dow Jones Industrial averages. At the moment, both indexes have 4 distribution days in recent weeks. History has shown when a market flashes 5-6 distribution days the uptrend is broken and we need to raise cash. So far we've avoided ending this rally prematurely. However, it is something we should be aware of and if our IBD leaders begin to crack and fall apart we'll need to raise our cash levels and look for shorting opportunities. With that said, the positives are outweighing the negatives, but we need to keep our heads up and avoid from being blindsided.

I am very happy to quality leadership emerge, it sheds some light on this uptrend which has been lead by Junk-off-the-bottom stocks. It is what it is, nothing wrong with an uptrend lead by the JOTB stocks. However, for a sustainable rally and a chance to get large gains in stock you need quality growth stocks as your market leaders. We'll be continue our quest in finding the market leaders and as always we continue to right on top of this market.

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Stock Indexes End Slightly Lower On Lowest Volume Since The Beginning Of The Year

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!

I have scanned over 5,000 stocks this weekend and can honestly say that there are some very nice charts out there. SADLY, those charts are all in the sub-$10 category with most sub-$5. The good news is that there are still a lot of high quality CANSLIM stocks like GMCR, PEGA, NTES, TNDM, HMSY, CMG, NFLX, AAN, JOSB, SNDA, AMT, CRM, EQIX, and ASIA that are moving higher, even if they are not setting up and breaking out of the chart patterns I like. However, at the same time, it is a very mixed market, as stocks like AIPC, ALGT, IDCC, QSII, and DMND have setup and broken out of bases, started to move higher, and then have all disappointed by falling below their pivot points.

This mixed action is common and not surprising after the huge selloff we just went through. A lot of people that are not focused on the cheap stocks and most beaten up stocks basically missed the sweet part of the move higher, but if this market is going to turn into a bull, and not die as just another bear market rally, they will be rewarded as those stocks will be the stocks that produce the largest gains in a sustained bull.

Is this going to be a sustainable uptrend? Right now the verdict is mixed as cheap, small, and beaten stocks have been the only stocks to really profit after such a downtrend like we had in late 2007 to March 2009. It is always good when these stocks rally but it is twice as nice if they rally with CANSLIM quality longs. This was the case in late 2002 and especially in March 2003 as both CANSLIM quality and beaten up cheap stocks took off toward the heavens. It still appears to be a market where you must take gains fast at the 25%, 33%, 50%, 66%, 75%, 100%, and 150% moves in the stock. The time to hold for the 300%-1,000%+ returns still is not here. When it is here, you can be sure I will let you know.

PLEASE, if you see a soldier anywhere at a store, airport, mall, etc..., make sure you say hello and give them a big thank you even if it feels odd. It means a lot and is just a small way for us to say 'thank you.' God bless you troops.

I hope everyone has a great Memorial Day and I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I will be back later on this evening to expand on my weekend market thoughts. Platinum subscribers remember to check the 'new Platinum longs' area for new longs off the lows (five new longs). Silver, Gold, and Platinum members if you checked out the 'New Longs' earlier in the weekend, you might want to check back as another CANSLIM quality (yet speculative) long has been added. Once again, have a wonderful Memorial Day. I will be back with more market commentary whenever I finish my first surf session of the day (it feels good to be surfing again). Aloha!

Monday thoughts:

Looking ahead to the short week, I believe that we must remain fluid and unbiased as the market is in a mixed trend on multiple time frames with some trends up and some down. The only stocks that continue to produce good sized gains are the thin, low volume, and cheap stocks. The top quality longs still are not setting up in proper bases to have a breakout be worth a long-term hold. The way stocks have been acting it still seems that it is smart to take profits on the way up, instead of looking at those early big profits as "just the start."

Whenever stocks start to breakout, continue to run, setup, and then breakout and run higher, then I will look to go back to my historically proven methodology of producing the largest gains which is a form of growth-momentum-CANSLIM position investing. Like I posted earlier some stocks like GMCR are acting just like they should but at the same time stocks like QSII are still out there. That kind of action is what keeps me from going fully invested.

Some people were even questioning me for not being fully invested. I had to remind these investors/traders that my main methodology is not daytrading the 3x ETFs and futures or swing trading. My main methodology is the #1 strategy since 1998 according to AAII with a return over 1,500% AFTER the bear market of 2008. The CANSLIM methodology along with my own momentum/growth position trading with stocks with beautiful chart patterns, allows me to produce returns that have allowed me to make investing in the markets my full-time profession since I was a late-teenager. Not too many young guys can make a consistent decent living on an island where the cost of living is a tragedy of expensive proportions. Thanks to IBD and the CANSLIM methodology, along with a lot of market experience now, I can do that. However, is it IBD and CANSLIM that has allowed me this great life? No. It is the men and women that serve in the armed forces.

Once again, soldiers, I want to say thank you. I can not express my gratitude enough to you men and women that serve in uniform and the only thing I know that I can do to express how thankful I am is to post it multiple times on my blog. You guys and girls are the reason why people like me can do what we love to do for a living. THANK YOU!

We will see where we end up at the end of this week. I just want to remind all those that are now fully bearish again that, so far, we are pulling back on lower volume after rallying on heavier volume. For those of you that are fully bullish, I want to remind you that in bull markets that I have been a part of in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2002-2007, you can not find ONE TIME where the low-quality longs have dominated an uptrend the way low-quality longs have this one. Another thing you do not see often in rallies is leading stocks lag. In fact, I almost can not remember the last time I saw leading stocks lag like this, unless I look at the bear market of 2000-2002. The rally attempt of May to July in 2000 had leading stocks lag. That rally failed. From April to June in 2001 leading stocks lagged. That rally attempt failed. The September 2001 to January 2002 had leading stocks lag. That rally failed. The summer rally of 2002 had leading stocks lag. That rally attempt too failed.

In late 2002, leading stocks in the internet-ISP group which was the #1 group at the time start breaking out. Telecom stocks then follow unleashing a powerful rally with leading stocks producing huge gains. Once again leading stocks lead. In bull markets, leading stocks lead. In bear markets, they lag. Leading stocks have been lagging. How do you think this is going to end?

Stay alert and ready for anything, remember to take gains when you have them, and to get rid of losses before they accumulate into anything serious, and stay positive. Trending markets on the upside will return. Watch the IBD 100 and IBD 85-85 for the signal to get back to the long side in a large way. When it is time to rally big, I will let you know. Well, I'll let the subscribers know, at least. Aloha!

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Indexes End In The Red With A Push Off The Lows While Volume Eases Across the Board

From the onset the picture looked bleak for stocks as selling appeared to be slightly higher on the NASDAQ but lower on the NYSE. Selling pressure picked up just after 10am EST as the hot money was moving out of stocks. Interestingly enough money was pouring out of treasuries along with stocks suggesting traders weren't chasing after treasuries. Money was certainly moving into gold and gold related stocks. During the final our of trading we did find support off the lows showing signs the market still has some life left in it. Given the action earlier in the trading session the push off the lows simply confirmed my neutrality on this market.

Gold, Treasuries, and the Dollar are all troubling signs. With Gold moving above 950, Treasurie Yields racing higher and the dollar moving lower is spelling trouble. All 3 items are related and are quite troublesome to watch. The higher the yields on treasury bonds the more costly ALL Government programs become. Utlimately, this burden lies on the US Taxpayer who is already feeling the pinch from the current economic climate. The safe haven is gold and silver as these metals are seen to have intrinsic value. The move in gold will continue as the United States and other Global Central Banks print more fiat currency. Rather than let the market course correct itself we are delaying the natural process a free market provides.

An encouraging sign from the market was the IBD indexes didn't sell off on higher trade and outperformed the major indexes showing signs of strength. Not all is great, the IBD indexes did fall more than 1% and steep price declines are never welcomed. However, like the major indexes the IBD indexes found support intraday and finished well off the lows. A positive development for the market.

At the moment we appear to be in limbo. The AAII investor sentiment survey showed bears up to 45% while bulls slipped to 33%. This suggests that the crowd swung hard to the bears side in a matter of a week. I may remind everyone the AAII Investors Sentiment survey tends to be volatile in nature. It should only be used as a secondary indicator and should have investment decisions directly derived from this data. Nonetheless, with fear growing and the indexes failing to follow through to the downside there may be light at the end of this tunnel.

Other positive note for the market was that New Highs outpaced New Lows by a margin of 4 to 1. Have we got the leadership to take us forward is the biggest question that has not been answered. We are quite long in the tooth from the follow-through day and we are experiencing a stall. It is up to leading stocks to carry us forward and we are in need of them.

Keep your eye on the ball!

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