Articles for: Technical Analysis

Looking back over the history of the Australian market since the inception of the SPI futures contract in 1983, you will find no other bear cycle as savage for such an extended period.

Our world of finance, of greed, of desperation to survive reeks of panic.

The recent fall in the value of the Australian Dollar, while painful for Australians looking to travel overseas, has proven popular with many traders whose trading accounts are denominated in US Dollars.

Albert Einstein said that the solution to any problem should be as simple as possible, but no simpler.

Yes I know I am a worry wart but there are some insidious things happening that are causing me concern.

The hot topic at the moment is of course whether or not the market has bottomed.

Sean writes: ‘Around the middle of this year you gave us your thoughts on where you thought the SPI was headed.

After some serious falls in late September and early October, the Australian sharemarket is trading sideways, in what we call a trading range.

Bonds are interest rate instruments which often emit clues as to where the equity market might go.

As OPEC meet to decide on production cuts, that they think may or may not affect the price of oil, I thought I would contemplate what may happen regardless of what OPEC do.