April is historically the strongest month throughout the year, posting on average a whopping return of 2.5% for the month. However, data below reveals that at this point in the Presidential cycle returns have been the lowest over the subsequent quarters. Which will win out this month and will the historic record hold as we…
Asian markets started the week in positive territory, pinning high hopes on China stimulus. With recent data showing the Chinese economy is not performing as well as hoped, investors are holding onto speculation China would take steps to stimulate its economy. European futures are scheduled to follow suit, indicating a higher open ahead of a…
There are a number of factors which come to mind as far as my perspective on new economy stocks such as Twitter (TWTR), Facebook (FB) and Google (GOOG) are concerned. The first is that all of them are personal favourites in terms of what they do and how they have all revolutionised the world in…
European futures are signalling a high open following a positive session in Asia overnight. The Hang Seng rose over 1 percent following Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s latest comments on the economy. Analysts believe China could implement measures to boost stimulus after a string of deteriorating data has shown the economy is struggling. The benchmark index…
By Zak Mir. CLICK THE IMAGE ABOVE TO DOWNLOAD FOR FREE Given my passion for rock music, reviewing the 3rd edition of “The Naked Trader: How Anyone Can Make Money Trading Shares” is like appreciating a classic, such as Dark Side of the Moon, by Pink Floyd. To look for points to criticise, I’d be…
After hitting single digit levels at the nadir of the financial crisis in 2009, P/E ratios in the States, and indeed in most developed markets, have been gaining traction as share prices continue to climb. The US is now valued, according to the bullish “anal”-ysts and strategists at around 17 times earnings (normalised) – a…
A trader should always concede that it is not necessarily predicting the direction of the market which counts as much as the timing. Indeed it is this, certainly where leverage is concerned, which makes the difference between a winning and losing trader. The recent moves in precious metals have underlined this concept in the sense…
Earlier in the year, gold bullion prices were going higher, and we heard the skeptics say, “They will decline. Don’t buy the precious metal; it’s useless.” They turned out to be very wrong. Now, gold bullion prices are seeing a minute pullback. With this, we are once again hearing the same thing: ditch gold and…
Asian markets after initially falling early on in the session held ground and rallied late in the day, with the yen falling back. Last night US equity markets erased early gains and ended the day almost 0.5 percent lower. And although the financial press went with Ukraine fears, I’d offer up a rebalancing of risk…
