Trading Update : 29 November
Retail sectors are getting into the festive spirit, with promising signs in the US and SA markets that consumers are ready to spend. The US market is also looking strong after some sanity prevailed in President-elect Trump’s administration picks, with equities and treasuries cheering Trump’s pick of Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary.
Trading update : 22 November 2024
The Trump Trade remains omnipotent, buoying sectors like tech while sowing uncertainty in sectors like big pharma. Outflows from the world’s biggest emerging market continued unabated, but good news for SA Inc. helped boost the rand before geopolitics took some of the wind out of our sails.
Why traders should keep a lookout for market dislocations
Temporary misalignments in asset prices, commonly known as market dislocations, present opportunities for traders to earn a profit.
These events typically occur in situations where financial markets deviate from their normal functioning and fail to accurately price assets, which usually happens under stressful or atypical market conditions.
Trading Update : 11 November 2024
The world’s best-known investor has a contrarian view on U.S. stocks. What does Buffett’s pivot to cash say about stocks, especially will dollar bulls charging among buy-and-hold investors following the election outcome?
Using market momentum indicators
Momentum indicators help traders understand the potential direction and speed with which a particular stock price will likely change, which can help inform position trades or better understand the strength of price movements to realise a return.
