Commodities, BHP & RIO – where to?
When conducting analysis to determine where resource stocks may be heading in the near to intermediate future, one of the main charts, amongst others, that I consult is the Continuous Commodity Index ($CCI). The CCI is a benchmark of performance for commodities prices. It is an equally weighted index using 17 commodity futures prices. Each […]
“Easy way to ride a hot market”
This week’s blog is a commentary on a recent AFR WEEKEND article that appeared under the Smart Money section entitled “Easy way to ride a hot market”. This same article can be read online under the title “How to make the most of the market’s upswing? . It is one of the better newspaper articles […]
The history making event happened! Now what?
In February this year, I wrote one of my most well-read and distributed blogs entitled “History Making Event on the Horizon”. Feel free to read it again right now. The event discussed was the potential breakout by the S&P500 of a 13+ year range to a new all-time high thus potentially signalling: the end of […]
USA Debt Ceiling
Unless you are living under a rock you would be aware of this event. The media has megaphoned it to all the corners of the globe and in the process magnified it above all other news. As the saying goes: “Bad news sells!” Or rather in this case, the potential of bad news. Is it […]
What is the status of the Market right now?
Is the mining boom over? Are the major miners a BUY? What is the status of the markets right now? What historically has occurred to the markets when countries announce WAR? These questions and many more were discussed by Gary Stone and Peter Switzer recently on Switzer TV. Watch Gary Stone run his eye over […]
Market Status Update
Welcome once again to the Gary Stone Journal. This week we’ve opened the doors to an exclusive and normally customer only webinar that was recorded just yesterday. Watch Gary Stone as he steps through and undertakes thorough analysis across the North American, European and Asian Pacific Markets followed by commentary on the major currencies and […]
Are we in the Midst of a History Making Event?
In February this year, I wrote a journal post that there may be a History Making Event on the Horizon. This week’s blog will update where the equity markets are with respect to that event. You may wish to reread that well-liked article by clicking on the link above. Well, the event did occur, the […]
Active Investor e-Newsletter
Gary’s Comments Most equity markets around the world have suffered a half-decent retracement over the last 3 weeks, except the DJIA, S&P500 and NASDAQ which have only really tracked sideways. Despite this retracement most equity indices around the world are still enjoying long term Up trends, as shown in the table below. The retracement was overdue and hence welcomed. […]
When will the Small Resources join the party?
The chart below is a Base Reference Comparison between 3 indices: The main weekly chart is the ASX Small Resources Index ($XSR). The green line is the ASX20 Index ($XTL). The blue line is the All Ordinaries Index ($XAO). The base reference start date is the 3rd January, 2000 meaning that all three indices start […]
History Making Event on the Horizon
We may be approaching a history making event in the next few weeks so now is a good time to put this event into perspective. Whatever the outcome of the event I’m talking of, it will be analysed and investigated millions of times over in years to come. Over the past few months, readers of […]