Pre-Market Report

US stocks closed in the red as treasury yields rose following stronger-than-expected retail sales data. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ each dropped almost 0.6%, while the Dow Jones closed 94 points lower. Real estate, consumer discretionary, tech, and materials were among the worst-performing sectors. Megacap stocks Alphabet, Amazon, and Nvidia experienced losses exceeding 0.6%, and…

Trading Section

SUMMARY BHP and iron ore fall on Chinese GDP data. One Stocks in Cash. AGL prints a buy signal but wouldn’t trade until chart improves. Tempted for a trade in CPU but the easy gains have been made. No changes to Ideas Trades. DTL hits a 52-week high, held in the MT Growth Portfolio. One…

End of Day Report

ASX 200 fell for the fifth day down around 47 points to 7347 (-0.6%). Losses across the board, with local jobs data showing a slow down perhaps, with the headline steady at 3.9%. Seasonal factors may be the issue. Banks held steady on job numbers. The Big Bank Basket pretty much unchanged. Insurers better on…

Marcus Take Thursday – Rate cut hopes fade again

Rising interest rates the theme of the week. Maybe the month. A look at some interest rate winners and losers. Thought about buying SNAS. But haven’t. There is nothing precipitous going on yet. The S&P 500 is still within 1% of its high. AUD down on Chinese GDP. Resources with it. Should have bought the USD ETFs for a trade (YANK, USD), but didn’t. Can Big Tech results turn the sector. We’ll find out in the next fortnight.