Marcus Take Tuesday – Selling a few things including BHP and RIO

A lot of Big Cap sell signals after yesterday. Lessons from yesterday’s sell down – Banks are not the Messiah. On Alert. Resources sector breaking down – Selling BHP and RIO in Growth and Income. Too early to bail on Big Tech. Waiting for that “Big down day”. Income Re-vamp – Selling AFG, SHL, CGF and PPT (after it goes ex-dividend tomorrow). CPI Numbers in the US on Wedcnesday the focus. More risk than reward.

Pre-Market Report – Bitcoin Frenzy Continues

Wall Street edged lower overnight as the market awaits CPI and PPI results this week to assess whether recent inflationary pressures were transient or indicative of a broader trend. The Dow finished 47 points higher. Up 72 points at best. Down 229 points at worst. The S&P 500 fell 0.11% and showed signs of overheating…

End of Day Report

ASX 200 limped 8 points higher to 7713. The market is waiting for direction from the US, with banks trying to rebound slightly as the Big Bank Basket flatlined at $207.93 (-0.1%). NAB slipped 0.4%. Other financials slightly better, QBE up 1.3% and SUN up 1.7% as GQG fell again, down 2.3%. REITs mainly higher,…

Pre-market Report

Wall St closed down on Friday night. Initially buoyed by a positive jobs number before selling took hold for no particular reason. Likely just profit taking after a stellar run. The Dow fell 69 points (-0.18%). S&P 500 off 0.65% and the NASDAQ the worst, down 1.16%. Jobs numbers from the US were generally weaker…