Wednesday was a good day on Wall Street, as stocks surged higher and closed near session highs. Four of the five major indices that we track closed more than one percent higher. The DJIA was the sole holdout. The blue chip index lagged on the session but still managed a 0.8% gain. High beta stocks led the charge as the small-cap Russell 2000, S&P MidCap 400 and the Nasdaq climbed 1.8%, 1.6% and 1.5% respectively. The S&P 500 tacked on a solid 1.1%. Semiconductor, emerging market, retail and most technology ETFs showed the most relative strength yesterday. On the other hand, natural gas, utilities, oil and precious metals were underperformers on the session.

Market internals were strong on Wednesday, confirming the bullish price action. Volume spiked on the Nasdq by 11.8%, while on the NYSE it rose by a modest 1.1%. However, the ratio of advancing volume to declining volume was greater on the NYSE. By the closing bell the spread ratio stood at plus 5.8 to 1 on the Big Board and plus 3.4 to 1 on the Nasdaq. With all internals pointing in the same direction, it was clearly an accumulation day on Wednesday. The rising volume suggests institutional buying.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x Shares (FAS), on a burst of volume yesterday, rallied to close just below the four-day high of $77.63. FAS has been consolidating in tight range for the past six sessions just above its 10-day moving average. In a strong market, it is not unusual for ETFs to track the 10-day, rather than the 20-day moving average, for extended periods of time. This ETF is on the cusp of breaking out. If the market cooperates and FAS sees solid volume tomorrow, it could present a buying opportunity above the four day high. We are placing FAS on the watchlist. Trade details can be found in the watchlist section of the newsletter.



All of our positions moved higher yesterday, and based upon the close, it appears as if we should see upside follow-through tomorrow. TNA performed particularly well, as it surged 5.2%. Yesterday's accumulation day placed a bullish stamp of approval on the market. Although we would not be surprised to see a pullback sometime soon, the bulls appear to be clearly in control of the market.

Deron Wagner is the Founder and Head Trader of both Morpheus Capital LP, a U.S. hedge fund, and MorpheusTrading.com, a trader education firm.