The stock market is hoping Friday's Bernanke speech will give investors an idea of the Federal Reserve's on the flagging economy. Also, has Wall Street already priced in bad earnings?
Investors are far from convinced that the Fed's latest maneuver, Operation Twist, will be effective in propping up the slumping economy. Or maybe the headwinds are just too strong.
Day traders are different from normal investors because they typically buy and sell the same investment vehicle like stocks in a much shorter time span.