Henry’s Take – Has Goldilocks Left with Elvis?
Lithium finding friends.
Commodity stocks still in demand. WIRE going well.
Has Goldilocks left the building?
Thoughts on watching Peter Deng (Open Ai) present.
End of Day Report
ASX 200 closed down 35 points to 7814 (-0.4%), giving up yesterday’s gains but rallying from the open low after US CPI data came in hotter than expected. Pushing back rate cut expectations. Rate-sensitive sectors came under significant selling pressure, with the big banks getting clobbered. The big four all ending in the red, ANZ the biggest laggard, down 1.4%, while…
Pre-Market Report
Wall Street closed sharply lower after hotter-than-expected inflation sent stocks and bonds sliding signalling the Fed will be in no rush to cut rates this year. The Dow traded lower all session before finishing down 422 points (-1.09%). S&P 500 off 0.95%, NASDAQ down 0.84%, and small caps Russell 2000 underperformed, losing 2.52%. Treasury yields…
Marcus Take Thursday – Another excuse to sell, but will they?
SUMMARY Hot CPI Number is another excuse to sell – but will anyone? No "Big Bad Day" – US market damage contained – so no change to Strategy yet. Big pop in bond yields – a whole rate rise in a night. Interest rate-sensitive sectors top out (Housing, REITs, Banks, Small Caps). Might get those…
Members Podcast Thursday – Markets stubbornly refuse to sell off depsite the CPI excuse
Our market has rallied 50 off the low – it will not lie down – Resources and Energy up – interest rate sensitive sectors down
Education Corner – The Key To Making Money In Shares
YOU MAKE THE MOST MONEY WHEN EVERYONE IS WRONG This is a really important piece of the jigsaw puzzle for you are an investor. You need to take this on board. Get through the first bit to get to the Inefficient Market Hypothesis. You may have heard of ‘EMH’, the ‘efficient market hypothesis’. Anyone who’s…
Trading Section
SUMMARY S&P 500 hovers at record highs. Short term EMA is flat lining. Adding Beach Energy (BPT) for a post negative announcement recovery. Staying in cash in the MQG One Stock Portfolio. See Marcus Take for more. NASDAQ up again slightly. No change to SNAS. SFR enjoyed a morning spike before closing near flat. No change.…
Marcus Take Wednesday – Education Corner – Are you an Investor or Trader
Waiting for Godot – the CPI number tonight. A new AI ETF lands in Australia. Iron ore up again. Macquarie and the US investment bank results. Buying a trade in an oversold energy stock. Education Corner – Investors versus Traders.