Gold prices ended the first trading day of 2015 slightly higher as a larger-than-expected decline in U.S. manufacturing data counteracted the impact of a stronger dollar. The market initially fell to its lowest level in a month but rebounded after the Institute for Supply Management said its index of national factory activity declined to 55.5…
US real estate investment trusts (REITs) led the performance race in December among the major asset classes, rising a healthy 1.9% in the final month of 2014, based on the MSCI REIT Index. US REITs were also the top performer for the calendar year among the major asset classes. For the rest of the field,…
Gold ended the year at $1182/oz which means its closing price is now down two years in a row. This has obviously caused a lot of mining companies trying to adjust to ‘the new reality’ by slashing costs but unfortunately the market hasn’t really taken these steps into consideration yet as both the…
Dividend investors looking for solid total returns in 2015 should turn to beaten-down energy stocks. With bonds yielding practically nothing and most other traditional sectors for dividend investing looking pricey, high-yielding energy stocks are your best income bet in the new year. Never discount the importance of dividend investing to your total returns. After two…
While interest rates and energy look to dominate the headlines in 2015, another top story for the year looks to be the rising fortunes for the consumer sector. Lower oil prices, rising home values, and a better jobs situation all look to combine to make consumers feel more confident in their economic situations, and thus…
Slowly but surely Europe is figuring out that as a result of the western economic and financial blockade of Russian, it is Europe itself that is suffering the most. And while Germany was first to acknowledge this late in 2014 when its economy swooned and is now on the verge of a recession, now others…
EUR/USD Signal Update Last Wednesday’s signals were not triggered and expired. Today’s EUR/USD Signals Risk 0.75% Trades may only be entered between 8am and 5pm London time. Short Trade 1 Short entry after bearish price action on the H1 time frame immediately following the next touch of 1.2122. Put the stop loss 1 pip above…
Issuing lies and pursuing willful blindness is not leadership: it’s failure on a grand scale. Rather than issue predictions for 2015, this week I’ll cover themes that I believe will be consequential in the year ahead. The first theme is the dominant psychological dynamic of global leadership, which can be distilled down to a toxic…
Issuing lies and pursuing willful blindness is not leadership: it’s failure on a grand scale. Rather than issue predictions for 2015, this week I’ll cover themes that I believe will be consequential in the year ahead. The first theme is the dominant psychological dynamic of global leadership, which can be distilled down to a toxic…
Happy New Year to everyone. I hope 2015 provides generous financial returns for those trading the markets. Below is a series of charts from shares on the Australian Stock market that provide potential trading opportunities as I see it. Alumina (AWC) Has formed a bullish flag after breaking out from resistance. I will be waiting…
