In this week’s Market Wrap, Chris Tate breaks down the latest movements on the ASX in the wake of the April tariff shock – and explains how these past events are still creating opportunities for traders today. What you’ll learn in this episode: Crash or Opportunity? Discover which sectors and stocks were hit hardest by…
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Australia’s ASX 200 has hit a fresh record high—but beneath the headline lies a more complex story. In this video, I break down the internal dynamics of the market, uncovering how mid-caps and small caps are leading the charge while miners lag. We compare global equity markets, analyse the strongest YTD commodities like gold and…
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If you were to run a competition for the most maligned and misunderstood trading technique in Australia short selling would most likely come out on top. The intriguing thing about this is that not that short selling is misunderstood by uber sooks such as Gerry Harvey but also by market regulators such as ASIC. Who…
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It is that time of year when traders evaluate their performance in the previous year. In this video, I follow up on a video I posted in early 2024 that cast an eye over the less than stellar performance of one of my shorter-term systems. I look at what worked, what didn’t, and more importantly,…
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When you remember you are simply a passenger and you leave things alone.
Hendrik Bessembinder’s latest paper asks the question – which US stock has generated the highest long-term returns?[i] The answer is Altria Group (formerly known as Philip Morris). Over 98 years the tobacco company produced a cumulative return of 265,000,000.00 percent! Based on this it would be easy to write about how lucrative it can be…
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Here is a quick quiz. Why do the majority of traders trade? If you answered to make a buck then you are unfortunately wrong. The overwhelming evidence is that the majority of traders trade for entertainment value. If allowed to make a lesser gain but trade more versus trading less but making more traders generally…
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A few weeks ago I lamented the desire of traders to make their lives much harder than than they should be. To illustrate this I posted the chart below – It highlights the power of drawing straight lines to define zones of congestion and then going long or short based on the direction of the…
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Many traders confuse the generation of indicators and playing with technical analysis software with trading. It is not. I doubt you could find a truly proficient trader anywhere in the world who was interested in endlessly experimenting with indicators. They certainly don’t spend hours trolling through the new scripts that have been added to a…
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