Another ASX Market Correction and Remaining Calm
The S&P/ASX 200 Index and ASX All Ordinaries Index are now back near 5000 and the market correction has take the market down to 2006 levels. However market corrections are normal and come along...
View ArticleASX Blue Chip Stocks – A Time to Buy?
Does the current Australian stock market correction present investors with a good opportunity to buy ASX listed blue chip stocks? Stocks discussed include BHP Billiton Limited (BHP) and Macquarie Group...
View ArticleThe ASX 200 – A Longer Term Perspective
It's important during a stock market correction not to get influenced by sensational articles in the news media about market crashes and comparisons to past market slumps going all the way back to the...
View ArticleKey ASX 200 Sector Indices and the Baltic Dry Index
This year it looks like that at best, the Australian stock market will end at around the same level as where it finished in 2014. This is certainly a surprise for those who were getting excited back...
View ArticleAustralian Stock Market Outlook & Forecast for 2016
Although much of the commentary in the finance media conveys the impression that the Australian stock market is in the midst of an unprecedented correction the reality is as usual, somewhat different....
View ArticleThe Shareswatch Random Stocks Portfolio: February 2016
It has been some years since the last review of the Shareswatch Australian Random Stocks Portfolio and so it will be interesting to see what impact the slump in commodities prices has had upon it.
View ArticleDealing with ASX Market Fatigue
It's been a tough few years for Australian share market investors. At times there have been signs of hope but overall the ASX All Ordinaries Index has done very little since 2010.
View ArticleAustralian Stock Market Set for a Pull-Back
The last couple of months have both eventful for the Australian stock market. First it was was moved by the Brexit referendum result and then as the 2016 Australian Federal Election saga slowly...
View ArticleThe Australian Stock Market is Struggling
The Australian S&P/ASX 200 and S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Indices are both trading well below the highs of late 2007 and have never reached those highs again since the global financial crisis....
View ArticleTrump, resources and an ASX market rally
The prevailing wisdom is that the Australian stock market is riding higher on the back of the so-called Trump rally, although higher commodities prices have also helped and lifted the fortunes of...
View ArticleS&P/ASX 200 – 10 Years of Much Ado About Nothing
Ten years ago the Australian stock market was at an all time high with the S&P/ASX 200 Index at around 6,500. Just a few months later however the global financial crisis played havoc with the...
View ArticleWill the Australian Stock Market Rally Continue?
Late in 2017 I was prepared for a significant market correction and not only did this not happen but instead the market finished the year strongly. Rather than the S&P/ASX 200 Index falling back...
View ArticleOil, Telstra, Macquarie & the ASX 200
Earlier this year there was quite a bit of excitement amongst many market watchers as the S&P/ASX 200 had settled above 6000 after a rallying from just over 5,500 in October 2017. The mainstream...
View ArticleASX 200 Index – Below 6,000 Again
During the last few months I have not written anything about the Australian stock market since there didn't really seem to be much to write about. As I mentioned at the start of the year, I was not...
View ArticleThe ASX 200 – a long term view
I have written on many occasions how the ASX 200 has basically been moving sideways for years. Along the way of course the usual crowd excitedly cheer when the market rallies and then almost in an...
View ArticleASX Market Correction, Panic Selling and the Coronavirus
the current ASX market correction has been savage but on the other hand, the S&P/ASX 200 (XJO) has over the last year had a very good run upwards as we can see from the chart below. Certainly the...
View ArticleThe Australian stock market, Covid-19 and dealing with uncertainty
Back in March as the world markets were in the midst of the Covid-19 triggered sell-off I suggested that investors remain calm. I also suggested in my article at that time that the S&P/ASX 200...
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