There are arguably two scenarios for the market that could play out between now and Christmas and making money in the stock market will depend on which one transpires. Here is a description of what those two scenarios might be and how you would play the stock market under both. The problem, of course, is…
Breville Group (ASX: BRG) is a maker of electrical appliances in the consumer products industry. Most of you likely own or have owned a toaster/kettle/sandwich press from them at a one point in your life. It is a great Australian brand founded in Sydney in the early 30s. The company operates through two main segments,…
Renko charts are non-time based charts that are only concerned with price movement. Renko charts are “time independent” charts that do not have constantly spaced time axes. They are named after the Japanese word for bricks or “renga”. Here is a Renko chart of the S&P 500 this morning which has just ticked a sell…
The cost of the Covid19 virus worldwide is huge. Some, mainly from my generation, pay with their lives. Others pay with their jobs, their businesses, or with their mental health. The government is paying a fortune supporting people who have lost their jobs and can’t feed the family and pay their rent or mortgage. Money…
Comments by Ben O'Leary – Portfolio Manager ASX 200 Heikin-Ashi chart – Threatened to break higher but the rally is evaporating, and the index is ultimately still trading sideways. Economic numbers a dulling the hopes of a V-shaped recovery despite the US getting back to work. Still waiting for the break one way or the…
WHAT IF I TOLD YOU…? …that a company that makes no profit and has risen 600% plus from its lows in March, is raising $800m and the two company founders were selling $250m worth of shares and potentially more to come in November. Of the $800m in fresh equity, $650m will be sold through a…
Marcus was interviewed by Livewire in July 2020 – this is the transcript from their article – the full article plus comments can be found here. In his usual no-mincing-words style, Padley shares with me his strategy and outlines the steps you too can take to become a better investor today. He also discusses why…
THE REALITY OF PUTTING YOUR MONEY IN A BIG INDUSTRY OR OTHER SUPER FUND There are a couple of lessons to be learned from the recent correction. The first is that most fund managers do nothing and did nothing. And that's a fact of life for anyone in big industry and super funds. It’s not…
Some long-term Members might remember the story about one of the Marcus Today Members who used to work in a Collins Class submarine on weapons systems (computer whizz). When they surfaced he would download stock-market data. When they submerged he would spend many hours of idle time back testing numbers looking for patterns in…
