Market Updates Archives

Mortgage Stress Continues to Bubble

Experts have been calling for the housing bubble to burst in Australia for many years now. Yet prices have continued to head north. The rate of annual increases has moved at an even faster pace over the past few years. However towards the end of 2017 and 2018 thus far, there are indicators surfacing that […]

Outlook for Australian Small Caps

Peter Hammersley, author of the ASX Chart Research service has some positive words about the Small Cap end of the Australian market: It’s a well known fact that when confidence is high and global equity markets are trending nicely, investors and traders are inclined to take on more risk. This is called “risk on”. Where do […]

Fundamental Vs Technical Analysis

Which is best; Fundamental analysis or Technical analysis? There is no doubt that Fundamentals are the drivers of any stock or market. But which piece of fundamental information is driving price action at any moment? If anyone can tell me this then you have my attention! The media will say they know exactly why a […]

Choosing the Right Trading Strategy

Do you know how to go about choosing the right trading strategy for you? One of this biggest issues we see is people choosing to trade the wrong strategy for their personality and needs. Below is a table to help you decide which trading service might be right for you. Further reading: Which Trading Advice […]

Top 3 Tips for Trading Volatile markets

The sudden volatility we’ve seen in global stock markets in 2018 contrasts to the low volatility that factored during 2017. Many traders were caught out expecting only shallow price dips. Instead we saw 100+ point drops and wild intraday swings on the S&P 500. Day traders state they love this type of volatility. Yet in […]

Is the Australian Dollar as Good as Gold?

Is the Australian Dollar as Good as Gold? Many factors can affect the price of Gold. Based on historical relationships, a hawkish U.S Federal Reserve that leads to a stronger Greenback, tends to be bearish for Gold. The reverse is true when U.S rates drop. Yet, the U.S recently raised rates again, and is predicting […]

Take The Trading Day Off

Recently we discussed the Skip Day Strategy. Some more evidence from Bespoke has come to my attention which reinforces our findings, this time with the S&P 500 ETF (SPY). From Bespoke, In early February we published a report for our research subscribers showing that more than 100% of SPY’s price change since 1993 (when it […]

Trade War Debate

Although it is impossible to know which piece of fundamental information is driving markets, the Trade War debate is likely to be right in the mix at the moment and it could affect market performance over the medium term. Citing the need to protect National Security, President Donald Trump has signed off on plans to […]

Is the Inflationary Beast Set to Rise?

Financial Markets have not had to deal with rising inflation for the better part of a decade. Is this about to change? Should we be concerned? Inflation can decrease a consumer’s purchasing power. However, a certain level of inflation can be a sign of a strengthening economy, and can generally be absorbed. So long as […]

Global Stocks Just Got Messy

After a year of calm it seems someone, or something, has disrupted global stocks. Many place blame on the various hedge funds that rule the world with their machines. The risk parity managers. The trend followers. The volatility targeting funds. Truth is that nobody knows what caused it. Interestingly the surprise is not the drop. […]