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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.

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…

End of Day Report

ASX 200 rallies 82 points to close at 7649 (1.1%) a long way from the high of the day at 7679. Euphoria gave way to some pre-tech result nerves.Late 20 points charge helped though. No news over the weekend on Israel or Iran helped early sentiment with broad-based gains across the board. Iron ore stocks…

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SUMMARY SNAS keeps rising. Gains subdued by an unexpected bounce in the ASX.  No reason to change NST or BGL. BGL taking some hits. KAR tapered off on Friday afternoon, down again today and glad we got out. BPT down a touch. No change to SFR or One Stock Portfolios (happy to be in cash there).