Despite being on the brink during Fed week, stocks have roared back from the edge amid much bearish MSM comment, such as this one: How to prepare your portfolio for a crash. And another: The market crash is coming...
Have we finally reached Peak Football with the Euro Super League fiasco – and hence peak financial speculation? When the proposal hit the headlines last week, the chorus of complaint was deafening (from the vested interests, of course). It...
In March,I was fortunate to nail recent long-term lows in several commodities, such as Soybeans, Corn, Wheat, Cotton, Coffee, Sugar, Cocoa – and Crude Oil. These are all tradable via the US futures markets on UK-based spread betting platforms....
I was somewhat amazed by sterling’s strength as it climbed off its March Corona Crash low of 1.14 – and especially from the mid-July levels around 1.26 to the 1 September high at 1.35. What were traders smoking? Yes,...
Bloomberg has reported that global Gold ETF bullion holdings are at a record high and have been growing for 17 straight days – also a record run. So with a surge of buying of Gold ETFs, is the Gold...
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A few days ago, the MSM was focusing on the trashing of China’s currency. Suddenly, it’s now Turkey’s lira making major headlines. What will it be next week? Of course, there is not a shortage of candidates, as euro...
You don’t see this very often, but soybeans are making global headlines. This very unassuming oil-seed has been thrust into the centre of the US-China trade wars. And guess what? There is a very active futures market in them...
Over the years, I have noted that ‘surprise’ price thrusts often occur on Fridays. During the week, the market is relatively quiet which lulls traders into a state of lethargy. And on Friday many professional traders are glad to...