5 minute read Your first trade is a momentous occasion. This is the first step in what will be the beginning of a whole new future. Many beginner traders flounder over when they should make that first trade, missing great opportunities (sometimes avoiding really bad scenarios),...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects this to be the greatest downturn since the Great Depression (1929-1933). After the strongest weekly market rally since 1933, reality is coming home. Leading research firms and governing bodies are now scrambling to provide their "guidance" as to how economies...
This is the most frequently asked question I get when the markets decline sharply, or around that magical 10% level – or what is commonly referred to as a “Correctionâ€. Memories of the big stock market crashes such as the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2007/08,...
In Australia, we refer to this as being “King hit†from behind. It’s a cowards way of felling an enemy without facing them. And from time to time, that’s just how it feels in the markets when a surprise announcement hits. You get King Hit...
Every quarter, US companies are required to present a financial report to the SEC and subsequently the public, showing the financial performance of the company for a specific time period. An earnings release date is scheduled for a specific date, with the company then issuing an...
When it comes to personally managing money in the stock market, the plain fact is that most investors and traders end up losing. How do I know this? I’ve spent the last 20 years managing money and teaching stock market strategy. See, it doesn’t matter what the...
The current Bull market is the second longest in history, but is it coming to an end? The 10% decline early in the year hasn’t yet found its feet to resume the long-term Bull market. And while that alone doesn’t mean we will see a Bearish...
When it comes to stock market retirement strategies, there are a multitude that you can adopt. But there are two key things all investors want: to limit Risk and to make Money. Returns are created either through Capital Growth or through Cash flow. And the performance...
The January 2018 stock market correction was a wake-up call! A 10% fall in 2 trading days was a reminder that complacency can quickly be replaced with angst and panic. Over the last 100 years of the modern stock markets’ historical performance, there have been numerous...
Ever wondered why the markets did this, or reacted in that way? Have you been looking for some way to gain insight into stock market behaviour? Analytics explains what has happened, and why prices are where they are right now. There are methods that are deemed...