Oil, the Baltic Dry Index and Copper
According to the prevailing wisdom of the finance media and it seems most market analysts, the fall in the price of oil has not only been sudden, but also unexpected. I suspect much of this has to do...
View Article2014 ASX Stock Market Charts Review
Overall the Australian stock market ended 2014 basically where it started which taking into account the slide in commodities prices was actually a good outcome. However if we scratch under the surface...
View ArticleAustralian Stock Market Outlook & Forecast for 2015
Forecast for the Australian stock market in 2015 including outlook for the ASX All Ordinaries Index and ASX 200 Index plus trend analysis of the long term charts for the ASX All Ords & ASX 200.
View ArticleOil, Commodities & Baltic Dry Index
The long expected commodities sell-off is still a work in progress with many of the commodities bulls from just a year or so ago now covering their tracks by making ultra-bearish predictions. But let's...
View ArticleThe ASX 200 – On a Road to Nowhere
This week we have seen the S&P/ASX 200 bounce around quite a bit but generally speaking the trend of late has been back down towards 5600. This probably surprised some investors especially those...
View ArticleThe future’s not bright for the Australian Economy
The downturn in commodities prices has exposed the unbalanced in the Australian economy and lower GDP growth is expected. However despite this the Australian stock market may continue to rise in line...
View ArticleGlobal Economics, Quantitative Easing and Equities
As we are entering the second half of 2015, financial panic is occurring globally. Currently, this tremendous financial devastation is happening throughout the world. The printing of limitless sums of...
View ArticleAnother ASX Market Correction and Remaining Calm
The S&P/ASX 200 Index and ASX All Ordinaries Index are now back near 5000 and the market correction has take the market down to 2006 levels. However market corrections are normal and come along...
View ArticleThe ASX 200 – A Longer Term Perspective
It's important during a stock market correction not to get influenced by sensational articles in the news media about market crashes and comparisons to past market slumps going all the way back to the...
View ArticleKey ASX 200 Sector Indices and the Baltic Dry Index
This year it looks like that at best, the Australian stock market will end at around the same level as where it finished in 2014. This is certainly a surprise for those who were getting excited back...
View ArticleAustralian Stock Market Outlook & Forecast for 2016
Although much of the commentary in the finance media conveys the impression that the Australian stock market is in the midst of an unprecedented correction the reality is as usual, somewhat different....
View ArticleThe Australian Stock Market is Struggling
The Australian S&P/ASX 200 and S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Indices are both trading well below the highs of late 2007 and have never reached those highs again since the global financial crisis....
View ArticleS&P/ASX 200 – 10 Years of Much Ado About Nothing
Ten years ago the Australian stock market was at an all time high with the S&P/ASX 200 Index at around 6,500. Just a few months later however the global financial crisis played havoc with the...
View ArticleOil, Telstra, Macquarie & the ASX 200
Earlier this year there was quite a bit of excitement amongst many market watchers as the S&P/ASX 200 had settled above 6000 after a rallying from just over 5,500 in October 2017. The mainstream...
View ArticleASX 200 Index – Below 6,000 Again
During the last few months I have not written anything about the Australian stock market since there didn't really seem to be much to write about. As I mentioned at the start of the year, I was not...
View ArticleThe ASX 200 – a long term view
I have written on many occasions how the ASX 200 has basically been moving sideways for years. Along the way of course the usual crowd excitedly cheer when the market rallies and then almost in an...
View ArticleASX Market Correction, Panic Selling and the Coronavirus
the current ASX market correction has been savage but on the other hand, the S&P/ASX 200 (XJO) has over the last year had a very good run upwards as we can see from the chart below. Certainly the...
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