Commodities are spiking higher and there are a number of reasons for this and it’s not just speculation. As industry breaks out of the inertia caused by covid there is
Commodities are spiking higher and there are a number of reasons for this and it’s not just speculation. As industry breaks out of the inertia caused by covid there is
I find the price action of equity markets disturbing. Friday is a case in point as the US Dow Jones rallied over 3% after a week of strong gains.
As mortality rates are diminishing in certain European countries, so too are confinement restrictions. Public and political pressure to get things moving again is understandable.
Last week I mentioned that I was unsure as to why Tesla stock was bid. Later in the week Tesla CEO, Elon Musk concurred! His tweet “Tesla stock price too
Several years ago, I was given some sound advice about trading. “If in doubt, stay out!” It seems intuitive and it’s what I’ve done for the last 3 weeks.
“V” is for volatility- not the shape of the recovery!
I have never been the greatest fan of high-frequency traders. They often state that they provide liquidity and stability to markets.
In 2013, the great Stanley Druckenmiller- mastermind behind George Soros’s infamous speculative attack on the British pound in 1992- questioned whether he had a competitive advantage in today’s markets.
There’s no point dissecting Sunday night/ Monday morning’s oil crash save to say that the market is a dangerous place to be for those with unfavourable leveraged positions.
Last week the markets were a tough place to be! Principally for long-only equity traders, holders of the high beta stock and for commodity traders with long positions. There were
As equity markets recoil from the increasing spread of Coronavirus, it will become painfully obvious (in some cases) that a diversified portfolio of asset classes is a prudent strategy. Volatility