In a new series of podcasts Marcus introduces Peter Harold, a long time friend and the CEO of Poseidon Nickel to talk about the nickel price, gold, resources, abalone, WA and the prospects for this exciting nickel explorer. Enjoy! Elon Musk asking for more nickel… “Nickel consumption in EV battery materials is expected to soar…
One of our members retired at 50 to become a full-time trader, hoping that he could shrug off the rat race and the typical work sleep work life. Fifteen years later he is still 'retired' and still trading full-time. After 15 years of investing, he calls it what it turned out to be, trading not…
International investors are thought to hold anywhere between 35% and 45% of the Australian market and the money is ‘mobile’, in other words it is held in the hands of fund managers, like Fidelity, whose offices are in New York, or London, and their benchmarks are global stock-market indices (mostly MSCI indices). Australia has been…
‘Tis the Season to be Careful Once again August is upon us, a time that the industry either dreads or loves. So many company results that it is hard to keep up. Analysts burn the midnight oil and investors tremble on their pronouncements. This year is set to be a one-off (hopefully). We have seen…
One member invested in technology stocks makes the point that most big technology stocks (Amazon) lost money for years and on that basis the stocks we consider to be in a bubble at the moment, which are losing money (APT, XRO), might not be a sell. My response is that you may be right but you are…
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…
