Is BHP a buy yet?
The 32 year logarithmic chart below shows the channel in which BHP’s share price has moved over this period. The black median trend line shows the controlling gradient. The two outer bold red trend lines are the upper and lower channel lines and the thinner red lines are support and resistance trend lines reached along […]
Sector analysis and how to choose the best performing stocks
With so many stock options available to purchase, how do you know which stocks to choose for your portfolio? One way to build your understanding of share market performance and select the best performing stocks is by conducting a ‘sector analysis.’ A sector analysis, sometimes referred to as a sector performance, is an analysis of […]
Why does Chinese volatility affect the Australian share market?
China’s stock market took a turn for the worse recently, and while the share market has now stabilized, investors have been burnt waiting for the dust to settle. In 2015, China experienced their weakest GDP growth in 25 years. Their GDP annual growth rate averaged 9.88% from 1989, but dropped down to 6.9% last year. […]
ASX200 outperforming the S&P500
This two year chart of the S&P500 shows a down trending channel demarcated with black trend lines. The middle thinner black line is the median line of the channel where the S&P500 found support in the middle of last week. The gradient of the down trending channel is an inversion of the up-trend red lines. […]
Will the ASX’s significant support zone hold?
It’s a month since we last looked at the ASX benchmarks. Over the month the ASX200 has bounced from its significant support zone between 4925 and 5000 up to a forming resistance zone between 5275 and 5330, and straight back down to currently be positioned right in the middle of the significant support zone of […]
Four Big Investment Mistakes and How you can Avoid them
They say prevention is the best cure, and the same theory applies for steering clear of rookie investment errors. Know what doesn’t work to help you achieve what does; understanding what commonly trips up investors is a great way to avoid the same mistakes from happening to you. 1. Trying to bottom pick ‘cheap’ investments […]
How to Create your Share Market Investment Plan – and Stick to it!
One of the secrets to share market success for those new to investing is to start by creating a sound investment plan with researched trading system that you can stick to. An investment plan offers the benefits of helping you keep your focus, measure your success, monitor your trading system effectively and make decisions that […]
ASX to test a significant support zone
The close on All Ordinaries and ASX200 on Friday last week, 11th December, took both of the ASX’s main benchmark indices to the bottom half of a significant support zone. On the All Ords between 5030 and 5175, and on the ASX200 between 4950 and 5050. The two and a half year daily chart of […]
S&P500 setting up an attempt at a new all-time high
The S&P500 is currently enjoying a short and medium term up trend and is shaping up to make another attempt at achieving a new all-time high. This current medium-term uptrend was first confirmed on 19th October after the S&P500 rose above the top downward slanting black trend line and then formed a short-term trough above […]
So you want to start investing? Here’s WHY you should consider the share market
Want to begin investing, but still need the final push to encourage you to go out and do it? Here are three reasons why the share market could be your ticket to a comfortable future: Get a regular bonus! Everyone likes to see money coming in! And share market investors have the benefit of making […]