THE WEEK THAT WAS Are we back on track? Last night the US markets rallied. A little anyway. After a bruising week for investors with the index down 1%, maybe we will get some relief on Monday. There was a little change in the force this week after the Fed minutes. They did signal a…
That’s better. SPI Futures up 47. Dow up 4. S&P 500 up 0.7%. NASDAQ up 1.10%. Wobble avoided. For another day. It was looking a bit precarious yesterday. Rescued by big Tech overnight although the volumes last night were down 15% on normal ahead of the Memorial Day holiday on Monday (US markets closed). Feeling…
Wall St bounced back from Thursday losses with a strong session overnight. The Dow Jones finished flat while the S&P 500 and NASDAQ gained 0.7% and 1.1%. The utilities and technology led rally came after economic data indicated a strong US economy with falling inflation expectations. Core capital goods orders increased by 0.3% vs…
This is a story about how the stock exchange started. It starts in the 1600's. THE BIRTH OF THE STOCK MARKET Modern day investors can buy and sell stocks at the click of a button. We can see the price and details of any stock in the world, and, with a quick google search…
THE MARCUS TODAY STOCK MARKET DICTIONARY There are a lot of things in the share market that say one thing but mean another. Brokerspeak I'm a Broker – I didn't cut it as a landscape gardener or Personal Trainer. The market always goes up – I am a first year Paraplanner. Can I…
If you wrote a book for traders and investors, what advice would you pass on? What would be included in a book called “My Axioms”?
There is a truth in the stock market that you will not find many brokers or fund managers admitting to. It is this: Fundamental analysis only works on certain companies. Meanwhile, there is a sub-world of stocks without solid fundamentals (XRO, PDN, NXT), without earnings even, that defy fundamental analysis and you all need to…
Making a loss? Can’t Sell? Read this and you will have sold before you get to the end.
There are plenty of very experienced investors who sell big income stocks just before they go ex-dividend
