Interestingly this post segues nicely from the previous one on Daniel Kahneman and the difficulties we have with thinking of the world rationally. Gold is the perfect exemplar of traders who cannot reason. The chart below is a daily chart of gold which shows that in the last month, gold has risen about 9.2%Its not…
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There is no doubt that trading is a difficult business – there is the illusion presented by the internet and then there is the reality of managing a business day after day. And as with all business progress is not linear – it has ebbs and flows. Unlike the majority of other businesses in trading…
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There is an old adage – garbage in, garbage out. Stemming from the world of computer science it is equally applicable to markets. If you are feeding your brain the wrong things then your internal software will be shaped by this and predictably the result of this will be ruinous
For the first time in a long time, the local market has managed to make a new all-time high. This of course has set hearts racing in the investing community. However, as always the picture is always a little bit more complex than people are led to believe.
How do you tell that people don’t know anything about running their business? It’s easy at the first sign of difficulty they put their hand out and ask the government for assistance. That is the current situation with domestic lithium and nickel producers according to this headline. Australian lithium and nickel miners to ask for…
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Trading can be a confusing affair due to the amount of information that traders and investors have to wade through before generating any strategy. The good thing is that most of this information is irrelevant. The chart below is a variation on a chart that popped up briefly on my media feed. It shows the…
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In the final episode of 2023, Louise Bedford sits down with Chris Tate for a captivating year-in-review. From the standout market movers to the best and worst moves, they dissect the triumphs and tribulations of the financial world. Chris shares insights into where the money was made, the surprises that shook the markets, and the…
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If there were awards given out for the most remarkable growth in a market segment it would undoubtedly go to ETFs which have swamped the investing arena. ETFs come in all sizes and flavours and the majority of them are dogs.
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One of the more intractable trader behaviours is the inability to let go of something that was once a good idea and which no longer is. I have spoken before about the desire of traders to cling to legacy trends in the vain hope that the glory days for a particular instrument will return. In…
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