Trading Section

SUMMARY Sold both gold exposures yesterday. NST for a nice 8.6% profit. BGL in contrast a 7.1% loss. It gapped well below its stop loss on the open. SNAS set to drop 3-4% so taking a profit and selling on the open. Reactions to the upcoming US results could send the market either way. Difficult not to get…

Pre-Market Report

Wall Street ended higher overnight, near best levels, building on the positive momentum from yesterday's session as gains in mega-cap tech stocks lifted the broader market. Dow up 264 points (+0.69%), S&P 500 +1.20%, and NASDAQ +1.59%. Treasurys eased a touch following a solid $69bn sale of 2Y notes, and economic data showed US business…

Trading Section

SUMMARY Gold sold off yesterday. Opening update: Gold belted. Both BGL and NST below stop losses. Selling both. SNAS gains yesterday weren’t as big as expected. NASDAQ up 1% overnight. Stop loss increased to $1.84. Oil futures down overnight. BPT holding up relatively well. MQG prints another daily buy signal. Last week it was followed by…

Marcus Take Tuesday

Standard “Buying the dip” as Middle East risk dissipates. Eyes on Middle East – doubt its all over. Not buying the dip. Tesla’s Bubble bursting in slow motion. Results tonight. Big Tech results start rolling tonight. Eyes on CPI today. US inflation numbers on Friday. Education Corner – Why some Members don’t care about share prices.

Pre-Market Report

US equities rebounded overnight after the $2 trillion sell-off last week, which saw the S&P 500 book its third weekly loss and the NASDAQ 100 dropping ~5.5%. The Dow gained 254 points (+0.67%). Up 461 points at best, down one point at worst. The S&P 500 and the NASDAQ broke their six-day losing streak, advancing…

End of Day Report

ASX 200 has risen 34 points to 7684 (+0.5%) as the market waits for US earnings. Banks leading the charge higher with the Big Bank Basket up to $202.84 (+1.3%). CBA up 1.5%, WBC up 0.9% and MQG gaining 1.2% with insurers slightly higher. REITs better with GMG up 0.8%, SCG up 1.9%. Healthcare better…