Covered calls have always been associated with being the go to strategy for a rising and sideways market. As we may have entered into a consolidation phase. And a pull back in Europe, the issue of what next becomes a critical question for all traders and investors. Can you profit from a falling market with […]
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Are you tired of watching your share values declining, with no control over the outcome? Sure, this is the risk you take by investing in stocks, however, just ‘holding’ stock while prices are falling is probably the riskiest approach you can take. The wise investor knows that there are actions you can take that will
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Australian Economic Outlook for 2013 – the year to date As we are a quarter into the year, it is always good to review how our views and expectation have held up, during the first 90 days of the year. If you missed our outrageous predictions for 2013, you can download your copy here So
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There’s a concept amongst professional investors that the US markets decline in May and throughout the US Summer period are deflated, in comparison to the remainder of the year. This has spawned the catch cry “Sell in May and Go Away”, which we believe is shaping up to come true again this year. But firstly,
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The recent series of global headlines have acted as a catalyst for action, for many an investor. Given the progress and trading profits we have seen the markets make over the last 6 months, it stands to reason that a pause for breath is far more likely to happen, especially on knee jerk news headlines.
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The International Securities Exchange (ISE) released Mini Options Trading on Monday 18th March. This is the first exchange to provide such a product, which is hoped to entice more investors into high priced stocks such as Apple Computers (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Google (GOOG) as well as Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) such as Gold Trust (GLD)
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Market Trend, The trend is only your friend if you are in the market! Over the course of a trading week. There is a huge amount of data that flows around. Most of it was relevant in some contexts, some more important than others for stock market investing. Two things that captured my attention last
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The Boy who Cried Wolf! How long can the DOW Jones Industrial Index keep pushing into long-term highs? Global stock markets are rallying like never before, bewildering analysts and leaving investors stuck on the sidelines with the DOW Jones Industrial Index touching a high of 14,476 on the 12th March. This beats the previous long-term
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Wondering how to buy shares in the stock market? Would you like to know how to invest in the market, but fear losing money as you have never bought shares before? In this article, we take a look at the 6 key points that will guide you to buying shares in the stock market. What
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Return and Risk in Trading – What we actually want from our investing vs what we think we want Over the past week, I have had the opportunity to do a roadshow around the country. And meet a large number of fellow traders and investors. One thing that stood out, is that investors are looking