Trading Section

SUMMARY Bond yields down, tech up, gold up, bitcoin up, lithium stocks higher. Risk goes back on. Time for some trades. Adding SQ2 for some tech and bitcoin exposure (they own ~$340m worth). Adding BGL and NST for gold exposure. BGL more risk but more potential. Adding MIN to play the lithium bounce (plus iron…

Trading Section

SUMMARY No change to LLC. TNE hits a 52–week high. Held in the Growth Portfolio. MQG can’t break back through resistance. Staying in cash. BHP and resources have a strong bounce. FMG prints a daily buy signal. Not buying yet. MAQ falls from overbought levels. Uptrend holding for now. OBSERVATIONS No change to LLC. TNE…

End of Day Report

ASX 200 limped 7 points lower at 7696 (-0.1%) after a positive start gave way to some apathy ahead of the Fed. Banks were firm with CBA up 0.5% and the Big Bank Basket slightly lower at $204.43 (-0.2%). GQG had a good day up 6.2%, with insurers better in places. REITs mixed, SCG up…

Marcus Take

Record highs in the US as they wait for the Fed tonight. RBA dovish – bond yields and Aussie dollar dip. Nvidia messaging – data centre spend growing at 25% pa. Why Banks are at their highs. Because they are big not great. Some brokers buying Resources after the fall. The Copper and Nickel trade. Where to park cash. Nothing for nothing. The best income idea at the moment.