End of Day Report

ASX 200 closes down 7 to 7606 (-0.1%) in an anaemic bounce snuffed out at the close despite better US futures. Nerves surrounding Israel continue. Banks staged a slight recovery as BOQ beat forecasts despite a dividend cut, up 5.2%. The Big Bank Basket rose slightly to $199.04 (+0.2%). MQG slid another 1.0% with insurers…

Trading Section

SUMMARY Reviewing the damage from yesterday. Nothing serious except for KAR and BGL. SNAS and SFR shine. KAR caught up in the selloff, closing right on its stop loss and support. Monitoring today and will take action if it opens lower. Gold flat overnight. BGL close to stop loss but hasn’t hit it yet. NST…

Trading Section

SUMMARY SNAS set to go in the green. Will raise its stop loss after the close (as it hits a new recent high). BPT slowly heading higher. Increasing stop loss slightly. Oil down overnight. KAR behaving better. NST opened lower but buyers came in to mitigate the damage. Same can’t be said for BGL. SFR…

Marcus Take

SUMMARY Markets down for a second day instead of bouncing as usual. Getting a bit ominous but not enough to scare us out of Strategy holdings yet. Bond yields up again, strong retail sales reinforce the “no rate cuts this year narrative”. Geopolitical tensions are short term but not helping. Well positioned for a small…

End of Day Report – Ocean of Red

ASX 200 falls hard by 140 points to 7613 (-1.8%) on Middle East tensions, US sell-off and Chinese data. Banks got sliced and diced, with CBA down 2.1% and the Big Bank Basket down to $199.47 (2.1%). MQG off 1.2%, and Insurers falling despite yields rising. REITs came under renewed pressure, with GMG down 2.0%…