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.

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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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Stocks Tack on Gains as Trade Slows

Another day of gains as price follows up on yesterday’s big gains, but trade slows from Wednesday’s elevated level.  A series of better than expected economic reports helped boost stocks in early trade.  Volume began the day lower and finished in the same fashion, institutions on the whole were simply staying on the sidelines today.  [...]

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Stocks Rally on Better Than Expected Economic Reports

NASDAQ confirms a new uptrend on big above average volume
Today’s action was precisely the action we have been waiting for as stocks exploded higher on big volume as leaders take charge.  Futures were pointing to a higher open prior to economic reports being released.  A slightly disappointing ADP employment report did dampen the mood a [...]

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August Ends in the Red Closing Taking out Most of July’s Gains

Stocks finish off the lows of the session as the market assesses a bickering central bank
Better than expected home price data from Case-Shiller, Chicago PMI, and consumer confidence figures help drive the market higher for much of the day.  Volume had an advantage as Monday’s trading session bore witness to the lightest trading volume of [...]

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Stocks Cough Up Friday’s Gains as Trade Slows Significantly

Super Light Trading, but Stocks End at Lows – Cash is still King
Following up on Friday’s gains the market gave a good chunk of the gains back.  The selling really began after the release of the Dallas Federal Reserve manufacturing index fell more than expected.  Although an improvement from last month’s reading the number disappointed [...]

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Top Current Holdings And Total Returns

Currently in portfolio: longs: 17 (20-25% of accounts) shorts: 10 (less than 5% of accounts) cash: 75%

ticker symbol – date of purchase – total return
longs:
LCUT 124% 11/2/09
JKS 99% 7/13/10
PWER 29% 7/7/10
RDCM 26% 8/2/10
RES 16% 7/13/10
NR 13% 7/20/10
RDWR 10% 8/17/10
shorts:
KSS 13% 5/13/10
LM 12% 7/27/10
FOR 11% 7/6/10
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Stocks Reverse as Fears about GDP Embolden Sellers

A better than expected jobless claims figure did help ignite excitement in the early morning session.  But this excitement did not last for very long as buyers simply went to the wayside as GDP revision hangs over the market.  Volume ran lower throughout the day and ended about 10% lower across the board.  Selling did [...]

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More Weak Economic Data but Stocks Stage Reversal

The day began at 8:30 am with weak reading out of durable goods orders sending futures lower.  Economic data would get even worse with new home sales plummeting much lower than the flat reading that was expected.  At the open, volume and price were both lower across the board but with the new home sales [...]

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Stocks Fall as Housing and Economic Worries Worsen

Another weak session with sellers dropping the hammer on stocks at the end of the trading session.  Existing home sales accelerated the selling after its release at 10am EST.  The report showed a drop of more than 27% month over month sales figures highlighting weakness in the housing market.  Without the government propping up the [...]

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Stock Market Ends at its Lows of the Day in Light Trading

Melt-up Monday did not disappoint traders in morning trading as stocks pushed to highs around 10am.  Unfortunately, weakness crept into the market as buyers seemingly went on strike for the remainder of the day.  Summer time trading was in full effect as volume was extremely light coming in 24% lower on the NYSE and 13% [...]

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Economic Data Sparks Selling as Volume Swells

Traders were focusing on economic reports and it kicked off with jobless claims.  The market was dealt a blow with economists were expecting to see claims figures down 475,000, but claims rose to 500,000.  Futures reacted negatively, but the market was waiting on the Philly Fed index and leading indicators.  Stocks began to make a [...]

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