Welcome to Big Wave Trading

Welcome to Big Wave Trading

Aloha and welcome to Big Wave Trading. Big Wave Trading service is a premium subscription service for those traders who are looking to get to the top of their game. Our multiple subscription packages allow traders to choose the membership level that suits their needs.

At Big Wave Trading you’ll find a no non-sense approach to [...]

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Market Commentary

Market Commentary

Get Daily Stock Market Commentary from Big Wave Trading. Stay on top of big trends as well as important price and volume action on the market. Insight that you will not be able to get anywhere else in print or on the internet.

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Analysis – Longs & Shorts

Analysis – Longs & Shorts

Get Daily analysis on stocks Joshua is going long/short the next market session open. Joshua will point out what he sees in the chart so you can see how a professional reads charts.

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Market Wrap Videos

Market Wrap Videos

Joshua Hayes produces 1 to 3 video screencasts daily, watch his screen and listen as he walks you through technical chart analysis.

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Discussion Forums

Discussion Forums

The Big Wave Trading discussion forums are full of information, links and articles covering various aspects of the stock market. Articles cover everything from politics to economic issues as well as dealing with trader psychology.

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Live Chatroom

Live Chatroom

Live chat feature is where members can interact with Joshua regarding his stock picks and views on the overall market. Big Wave Trading Chat room is an open room with a moderated room where Joshua posts his stock ideas.

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Membership Levels

Membership Levels

We offer four levels of membership to accommodate everyone from the occasional investor to the professional looking for detailed analysis and daily live communications.

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A Quick Apology About The Web Site Today

I apologize for the problem that we all experienced today when the site failed to load. This is part of the message I received during the day:

“Good news, just got the owner of my host on his personal cell phone.
The problem is 2 transformers on roof of datacenter in New Jersey, even the backup power [...]

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Volume Ends Mixed as Stocks Pause

Volume exploded at the open as traders pushed the market to its highs.  NYSE volume was running higher about 70% over Monday’s levels while the NASDAQ saw an increase of 20%.  Consumer sentiment came in slightly lower than expected at 50.4 (expected reading 51).  The morning highs weren’t to be seen again, but volume faded [...]

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Stocks Extend Gains as Volume Slips From Friday’s Levels

The market took the new home sales data and ran higher with the readings.  New Home sales jumped from last months dismal numbers as inventories remain at record lows.  Volume ran into tough comparisons from Friday after the Europeans released their stress test.  At the end of the day volume ran just over 10% across [...]

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Top Current Holdings And Total Returns Since Purchase

Currently long 12 stocks and short 7 stocks with 80-85% cash on hand.
stock symbol – % return since purchase – date of purchase

longs:
LCUT 138% 11/2/09
AKRX 28% 5/25/10
PWER 27% 7/7/10
RES 15% 7/13/10
JKS 11% 7/13/10
shorts:
SFD 12% 6/17/10
KSS 10% 5/13/10
NOV 7% 5/11/10
THO 5% 5/20/10

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Trade Slows As Stocks Soar

Europeans got the market started with a jolt from their latest PMI report showing a better expected jump.  The index showed a reading of 56 when the market expected 55 as the reading.  It was all the market needed to push higher.  US futures jumped and held through an unexpected rise in jobless claims as [...]

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“Unusually Uncertain” Rips Through the Market Sending Stocks Lower in Fast Trade

The market got a jolt of good news from Apple Computer and set up stocks to open higher from the get go.  Traders were falling over themselves to get a piece of the action as volume soared at the open.  Unfortunately, the highs of the day were set at the open and the market would [...]

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The Market Stages a Big Reversal as Volume Jumps

Earnings headlines certainly spooked the market as well as housing data from the start.  Traders crushed the open sending shares down to their lows of the day before rebounding.  Volume rose on the day showing some support for stocks, but still lacked the thunder normally seen when big institutions step up to the plate.  Price [...]

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Stocks Rebound From Friday’s Sell-off

Earnings season is now in full swing and the market rebounded today.  It is quite common for the market to have a natural reaction to heavy volume selling and today wasn’t a surprise.  Early in the session sellers took over shortly after the opening sending stocks much lower.  Volume lagged Friday’s option expiry pace, but [...]

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Top Current Holdings And Total Returns Since Purchase

Currently long 9 stocks and short 10 stocks while holding around 85% cash levels with my IRA being 100% cash. 130 years of stock market research has proven that three out of four stocks follow the general market direction. Since December 17th to Friday the Nasdaq is -0.05% essentially flat (since 1/28/10-7/16/10 it is flat). [...]

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The Market Shrugs off Economic News to Finish Flat

Economic news was either mixed or negative as Producer Prices fell more than expected, but jobless claims dropped more than expected.  Initially the futures reacted positively to the lower jobless claims.  Industrial production even rose a tenth of a percent better than expected, but it wasn’t until the Philly Fed reading that spooked the market.  [...]

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