Developed by John Bollinger in the early 1980s Bollinger Bands are included on almost every charting package. John Bollinger sells books and used to sell fabulous DVD Sets explaining Bollinger Bands. A bit like Gann Fans, there is much scepticism about the authors of technical theories. Gann, at the admission of his own son, a…
A variation on the standard Japanese candlestick charts are Heikin Ashi Charts. Heikin means “average” and Ashi means “pace”.
Here is our initial reaction to the Vaccine news which highlights the Australian opportunities and where someone that is fully invested (like us) is finding the cash to exploit them. This podcast gives you a template for what to do today and what we are doing today – lots of ideas in here – (assuming…
ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) at seven-month high On Monday the ASX 200 gained 30 points (+0.5%) Taking heart from Asian markets after an uninspiring start Banks driving the market higher. AGM season and quarterly earnings in the US colouring the corporate diary. Tuesday saw the market reach a seven-month high, up 64 points to 6196,…
The toughest part of analysing a company is sourcing the data. Essentially you have two options. You can painstakingly trawl through company reports and compile the numbers yourself, or you can pay a (sometimes very hefty) subscription to a company that will source and compile it for you. To make things easier for you we’ve…
You have probably heard of Robo-Advice, financial advice generated by an algorithm using inputs you provide detailing your own personal financial circumstances. In the modern investing world there is a related phenomenon. Let's call it it Robo-Research and in an evolving AI world, it is proliferating. We are now plagued with literally hundreds and hundreds…
IDEA OF THE DAY WESTPAC BANK (WBC) Henry: ABC News Breakfast, 26th November To hear more from Marcus Today, sign-up for a FREE 14-day no obligations trial HERE. Events are moving fast this morning. I was on air on the ABC as the news broke that Brian Hartzer had resigned. Hardly a surprise given…
You will have noticed by now there are a lot of abbreviations in the financial world. Some because the words are too long or confusing to say in full, and some because of laziness. We have done our best to produce a conclusive list of all the acronyms you might come across on the Marcus…
Why invest? “Compound interest is the 8th wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays it” – Albert Einstein. “Money makes money, and the money money makes, makes more money” – Benjamin Franklin. Why should we be investing our money? Seems a simple question that should have a simple…
CLICK HERE FOR GLOSSARY A-H I Imputation credit – Tax credits passed on to a shareholder who receives a franked dividend. Imputation credits entitle investors to a rebate for tax already paid by an Australian company Indicators – Analytical tools used by technical analysts to help them select shares. Inflation – The increase in…
