Global Stock Market Update - 3 June 2024Welcome to our market update... there are some interesting shifts going on in the market right now! In the table below you will see that the major US indices have been struggling to keep their head above water, but it is nice to...
Global Stock Market Update - 20 May 2024Stephanie and I were away for a four-day weekend this weekend for her birthday, so I am only just back at my desk now to do the weekly market update. As a result, it is going to be a quick one. Here is the performance of the...
Global Stock Market Update - 13 May 2024Here are the highlights from the markets I trade over the last week: Stock markets globally were strong over the last week with solid gains in most countries and across all sectors. Renewed strength in US Stocks across the...
Introduction to Parabolic SAR The Parabolic SAR (Stop and Reverse) is a popular trading indicator used by traders to determine the direction of a security's momentum and the point at which this momentum has a higher-than-normal probability of switching directions....
Global Stock Market Update - 05 May 2024 The US market gapped up on Friday breaking the short term high from the start of the week. Looks like this correction may be over, but be careful of reading too much significance into a single day's move. I would really like to...
Trading Indicators Explained - What Are Trading Indicators? Trading indicators are mathematical calculations based on the price, volume, or open interest of a security or contract. By transforming data on a chart in a way that highlights potential patterns, trends,...
Global Stock Market Update - 29 April 2024Last week in our update I mentioned that the markets had been down for quite a few days in a row and we should probably expect a bounce in the markets. As you can see from the charts below that certainly happened. All 4 of the...
Global Stock Market Update - 22 April 2024TLDR: A lot can happen in a week, the weakness I discussed in my last update has accelerated: S&P500 down 3% on the week with and had 6 down days (open to close) in a row! The Nasdaq 100 was hit the hardest as it probably...
Global Stock Market Update - 15 April 2024There have been several classic signs of weakness in the markets over the last week: All US Sectors are down compared to a week ago Most stock markets globally are lower than a week ago All major currencies are down against...
Global Stock Market Update - 08 April 2024Despite the strength in the global stock markets over the last few months, last week was a bit of a mixed bag, with a couple of surprising trends emerging... plus one trend which I am particularly happy about (more on that...