While stocks suffered hugely volatile up/down swings last week (and were a nightmare to trade), traders in the oft-neglected agricultural commodities that are continuing their spirited recoveries (as I have pinpointed in recent blogs) enjoyed sleep-full nights. Stock index traders have not had such restful
The Soybean market rarely hits the headlines as often as Nvidia (to put it mildly), but savvy investors always take note of promising setups in all large and liquid markets, especially when the upside potential appears so attractive. Yes, I know it can be hard
We are in a major transition between two roughly 100-year long eras. Already, we have seen major changes in society – and markets – that were most definitely off the radar a few years ago from NFTs to cryptos to AI in markets and in
The much-watched US personal Consumption Expenditure data for January was released on Thursday. While the headline rate was about in line, under the hood/bonnet there are signs some critical prices are not falling at all. For instance, services inflation is actually rising while goods prices
That was some week with Nvidia and AI taking centre stage (as usual) with its record-breaking surge in cap on Thursday following results. In recent blogs I have been kicking around the idea that AI is either in a bubble and about to suffer a
I have in my many years never witnessed such fractured stock markets as these. Many US indexes are advancing exponentially and are making new ATHs while at the same time, the internals are flashing a deep red. For instance, the number of new highs are
A little over a month ago just as the first news emerged of the Israel invasion, I stated that this event marked a watershed moment in global affairs – and in financial markets. Events since then have not deterred me from this view one iota.
Question: Do you avoid trading Sugar, Cocoa and Coffee? Is that because you ‘do not understand them’ or have no interest? Another question: If you make a good win in the market does it matter to you which market you traded? Because if it does,
As I noted to my VIP Traders Club members, on the recent data dump days, the Dow swung violently by around 600 pts up and then down and then up first on the FOMC of 1 February and then again on the US CPI of
The social media phenomenon was a child of the Great Bull Market and appears to be in terminal decline as the Great Bear Market gathers pace. The problems being faced by Facebook, Snap and many others are now coming to light with Musk’s buy-out of
How important is accurate timing in your trades/investments? Many analysts can point to the correct overall direction of travel, but how many have you found that can consistently offer precise entries where the trade is in profit right from the off? Or even offer precise exit strategies?
