Please see below, listed by report category, our latest Research Reports.
The volatile market is throwing up some great opportunities at the moment, and we have an interesting set up at one of our favourite trading stocks, Charter. This could be a trade measured in just a few days.
There has been a pickup in activity in the insurance sector in recent weeks, and we are seeing opportunities in both directions here. We now have an intriguing setup for a short term trade at Catlin Group.
It has been a momentous couple of weeks in the currency and commodity markets. This week's report outlines what has happened so far to sterling, crude oil and gold and we supply some thoughts for the next few months.
In this week's review, we examine another currency to have fallen steeply against the dollar, the euro, and assess where this important relationship is headed next. We also comment on an increase in volatility in the crude oil market, and the reasons behind this change in action.
Two good profits taken on longs, LOG and PSON, and one lowered stop on EMG short to 525p
Lots happened this week, and in addition to the various closures previously mentioned, ARI long hit its raised stop yesterday. All in all, we made the princely sum of 0.93% on trades closed after all that work, but open positions rose to 39.48% which is pretty good. Portfolio is up 45.24%, which I reckon is very good going in a market that has gone nowhere in the last three months.
There has been a storm brewing this week, and yesterday we saw major selling on the US markets, which was followed by heavy falls overnight in the Far East. It goes without saying that short positions are recommend today in London, with a 50 point fall to open.
Yesterday saw markdowns in many equity markets, and in the US there was heavy two-way action on high volume as investors saw mixed signals from oil prices, economic news and currency moves. It should be another turbulent and exciting session today with a small fall seen on Footsie at the open.
Yesterday saw the biggest fall on the Dow Jones index for a good few months, and the trend has now decisively turned to bearish. Today brings potentially more volatility with the non-farm payrolls, and traders should continue to open short positions into any rallies.
The summer lull is well and truly over and trading volumes have increased each day this week. We are seeing plenty of two way action in the US, and it looks as though the Dow Jones is gearing up for a big move very shortly. We see a slightly lower open on what should be another fascinating day.
In the days when technical analysis first became really popular, the increasing speed of computer memory and processing gave the approach a great trading edge. Patterns of share price behaviour that had required a keen eye and manual updating could be quickly analysed and acted on.
It might have escaped the notice of some CFD traders that despite all that is going on in the economy, with a busy corporate reporting season and plenty of excitement in commodities; most equity markets have been extremely lacklustre in recent weeks.