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Will America fall over the “fiscal cliff”?

Will America fall over the “fiscal cliff”?

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Have you heard of America’s “fiscal cliff”? If not, be aware that in just 176 days’ time, unless the US Congress gets a grip, America could fall off the edge of of it, plunging the nation into crisis. More about that in just a moment. But first, to give you some context, think back to…

knowing when to throw in the towel – trading trends eod report

knowing when to throw in the towel – trading trends eod report

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A new traders worst case scenario happened today. Emotions were not under control and I found that the trades that I had stretched myself on were continuing to going against me. A feeling of being out of control crept in and so I closed everything. It may have been the best thing to do and…

technical analysis overview courtesy of cantor capital

technical analysis overview courtesy of cantor capital

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FTSE 100, Monthly, OHLC This report will continue to focus on the Monthly, Weekly and only then the Daily charts. The monthly timescale naturally takes the long term view so the commentary in this section will only be updated as when market events dictate. So regular readers of this report will only need to read…

bowleven – all quiet on the western (african) front!

bowleven – all quiet on the western (african) front!

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A bit of a re-tracement in Bowleven this morning with the stock currently down 10% at 64p and probing the lows of the day in unison with a moribund market backdrop. Deathly silence out of the Company considering all the weekend press speculation and also the near 7% of the company’s entire equity changing hands…

CERES POWER TO ANNOUNCE imminent FUNDING UPDATE?

CERES POWER TO ANNOUNCE imminent FUNDING UPDATE?

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We covered Ceres Power in the last edition of our magazine as part of the “5 potential 10 baggers” feature (click here, page 16 – http://issuu.com/spreadbetmagazine/docs/spreadbet-magazine-v6_generic) which included a short interview with David Pumell. The company, although sat with around £14m cash at present, does require funding by around £40m through to 2016 – the…

crude oil – bottom looks to be in place

crude oil – bottom looks to be in place

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Reasonably bullish signs have emerged in the price of Crude Oil, the latest chart signals seem to indicate that support at 2 year lows near $76-$77 per barrel has been found. Not only was price support tested, but slowing momentum was obvious in the form of a long-term positive divergence. It is always good to…

another short term contrarian warning sign for the bulls

another short term contrarian warning sign for the bulls

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The Wall Street Sentiment Survey is unique in that the poll is taken on Friday after the market closes, and it asks participants for their forecast for the following week. This differs from other polls that take opinions through the week during periods when the market is active and changing.  Last week’s survey results (June…

emed mining trading call looks very prescient

emed mining trading call looks very prescient

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Following CityUnslickers post this Saturday with a Trading Buy Call on Emed Mining, news this morning seems to underscore his stance with a small capital rasing of $5m at 10p per share to part fund the purchase of land which adjoins the Rio Tinto copper mine they are looking to restart mining operations at. A…

Early morning call

Early morning call

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UK Corporate Announcements Michael Page International announces an H1 gross profit of £273.9m and Q2 gross profit of £138m down 6.6% and sees a challenging Q3 ahead JJB Sports warns that it now sees sales materially short of expectations after 22 week LFL sales fell 8% Bovis Homes states that trading has been in line and details that it has…