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”.
I have been writing the Marcus Today newsletter for over twenty years and read something called "Farrell's Rules" over thirty years ago. There is an article about "Farrell's Ten Rules" below which you might find interesting, but as I read them, I realise they are a bit old, and I'm sure we can do better.…
You may have seen this story overnight. A stock called Gamestop (NASDAQ: GME) listed in the US was up 92% yesterday to $147 and is up to $236 in after-hours trade. They are calling it “Won’t Stop” on the online forums. This is the explanation from one of the Newswires in the US – “A…
The Vaccine/Biden inspired rally and subsequent rotation into ‘value’ stocks struck down by the pandemic has helped the market print its best month since March 1988. It’s left a lot of investors wondering, what the Tech? Energy stocks have been the best performers last month, surging by almost 30% vs the market up 11.2%. The…
Less than four weeks to Christmas. The commentators are already talking about the “Santa Claus Rally” which is when the market seasonally rallies into the New Year. It is a well-accepted market phenomenon, and there is some logic behind it. A lot of financial decisions are made by companies and individuals at the end of…
We have had a question about the best charting software on the Marcus Today Stock Discussion Group. Trading View is clearly one of the most popular. We asked AI what's the best trading platform?" It came back with this list: TradingView: TradingView is a popular web-based platform that offers a wide range of charting tools…
McPherson’s Limited (ASX: MCP) is a supplier of health and beauty, consumer durable and household consumable products in Australasia. The company has operations in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. The health and beauty division markets and distributes beauty care, hair care, skin care and fragrance product ranges. The home appliance division markets and distributes appliances,…
THE FLYING FERRET I used to own a greyhound. Well, a bunch of us did actually. It was a yuppie post-university indulgence organized by one of the West End wide boys I worked with in my early stockbroking days in London. He had picked out an Ad in the Greyhound Star for a ‘Sales Trial’…
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…
