Ready Yourself for the Fed Whipsaw By Rev Shark About this article: Fed decision days are always very tough to trade. We tend to be very steady in front of the decision, but if you are holding positions you'd better be ready for some quick whipsaws. The gap up to start the day makes it even tougher. It is unlikely we will pull back much before the Fed announcement, so if you want to add to positions you'll have to chase things a bit. We have very strong action out of the gate with about 3-to-1 positive breadth and all major sectors in the green. The dollar is weak, and that is helping the energy and commodity groups but there is buying across the board. I have a few smaller trades in things like HealthSpring and Electro-Optical Sciences , but I'm not likely to hold much for the Fed announcement -- especially if we continue to run... Or, call us at 1-866-321-TSCM (8726) Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. ET. Outside the U.S. and in Canada, call 1-212-321-5200. More Stories From RealMoney Durable Goods Up Move Down the Tech Food Chain Jobless Claims Still High Bulls' Tenacity Is the Big Question Mark Should You Buy It? Pharmaceutical Product Development Bad News Trumps All Support for Banks Holds, For Now Bummer, Yields Are on the Rise Money on the Line Makes a Big Difference Structured Products: Unsafe at Any Price MORE STORIES FROM REALMONEY

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