In the UK, the Budget took centre stage and garnered all the front page headlines, but in reality this was a mere sideshow to last month’s US FOMC statement. The US dollar plunged on the back of the statement, propelling most other currencies higher. Why? The Federal Reserve removed the word “patient” from its statement…
This is the sixth in a series of educational articles on the best habits of winning traders and investors, the most common mistakes traders make and the best ways to avoid them. Today, we are looking at refusing to crystallize trading losses, the irreparable damage this can cause to your trading account (let alone to…
Why would you invest in the FTSE 100 right now? A question that almost every trader and investor in the UK has in mind is quite simply “where’s the FTSE 100 headed a few weeks down the road?” I know this because from all the people I meet on various occasions this is the most…
Recommendation Summary BG Group has gone from being a part of nationalised British Gas, to being an international oil & gas player – one that is approaching the top tier. However, it has been evident over the past couple of years that the journey has become somewhat rocky – a position not helped by the…
The final session of the UK Parliament took place on Thursday 26th March, marking a five week run-up to the general election. At the time of writing, the outcome is almost impossible to predict, with bookmaker odds giving a Labour minority government a 29% implied probability and a Conservative minority government a 25% probability. A…
Few would disagree with the idea that the stock market is a place where by definition we are kept guessing. Of course, speculation is a rather more upmarket version of the guessing concept. But it has to be admitted that for most of the market there has been quite a struggle to come to terms…
Euro Hits 12 Year Lows Last week was another poor week for the euro, with the EUR/USD plunging to fresh 12 year lows as European Quantitative Easing started to bite and dollar index rode to new multi year highs. EUR/USD Daily Chart The dollar index ended the week on a high, stretching a larger gap…
It seems to be the case that many private investors are drawn towards AIM stocks, perhaps as much to do with the thrills and spills they offer as the returns they might bring. However, if we are rational, most of us would concede that the FTSE 250 is probably the area which has the best…
It would appear that the old cliché of the Gold Rush is also pertinent in terms of the housing market. Those who are involved in the ‘picks ‘n’ shovels’ look to be flourishing. Perhaps it may be argued that the likes of Savills (SVS) or Rightmove (RMV) will actually be less risky when or if…
Having reminded ourselves of the mantra of “small is beautiful” in terms of the stock market yesterday here on the Spreadbet Magazine blog, today we are diving deep within the AIM market looking for possible recovery plays. Clearly, some of their potential will be determined by the overall state of leading stocks and geopolitical concerns,…
