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OVERNIGHT MARKETS ROUND UP – 14/03/14

OVERNIGHT MARKETS ROUND UP – 14/03/14

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Asian stocks swung between gains and losses overnight following data from the US which has showed a slowing US factory activity. Gold rebounded from the lowest price in more than four weeks following continued strain between Russia and Ukraine. World powers threatened to impose further sanctions to discourage Russia from invading other parts of Ukraine,…

share “tipsters” v real money management

share “tipsters” v real money management

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We note todays announcement/boast by a well known share “tipster” – Average Gain per share tip 22% (offer to bid) – average holding period just NINE months. We present below Titan’s flagship Global Macro account returns over the same period… Titan Global Macro Fund (in £’s) Gross return + 97.72% REAL MONEY TRADED LIVE V…

Crude Oil net spec longs reach extreme levels…

Crude Oil net spec longs reach extreme levels…

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One piece of data that has caught our eye recently was the news last week that net long positions in Crude Oil futures moved to a record high in the first half of March. The positions held by large speculators – typically hedge funds and proprietary traders moved up to 25% of the total open…

OVERNIGHT MARKETS ROUND UP – 24/03/14

OVERNIGHT MARKETS ROUND UP – 24/03/14

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Outflows from Chinese equities paused last night in spite of manufacturing softening more than expected. Traders waged bets amid stimulus talks, hoping to front-run an increase of liquidity. China’s policy makers pledged to support the economy in the face of a deepening slowdown.  European equity benchmarks are higher from where futures close on Friday night,…

OVERNIGHT MARKETS ROUND UP – 21/03/14

OVERNIGHT MARKETS ROUND UP – 21/03/14

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The trading session in Asia was relatively quiet with stocks slowly edging higher, however with the stock market in Japan closed for Equinox Day, there was no catalyst for any significant movements. It looked as though Asian stocks could follow suit from the negative morning on Wall Street yesterday; however there was a quick reversal…

Zak Mir on rugs, pulling and insurers!

Zak Mir on rugs, pulling and insurers!

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I have to confess that one of the more beneficial aspects of largely being focused on technical analysis rather than fundamentals, is that with regard to some of the less exciting sectors of the stock market like insurers, one is able to avoid getting bogged down in what can be mind numbing number crunching &…

OVERNIGHT MARKETS ROUND UP – 20/03/14

OVERNIGHT MARKETS ROUND UP – 20/03/14

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Global markets saw significant intraday moves yesterday evening as Janet Yellen spoke out regarding the Fed’s huge asset purchasing programme. The fed are continuing to taper down the programme by $10bn, a move which was largely forecasted by markets yet an overreaction caused a dramatic sell off with the Dow Jones dropping 200 points. Their…