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How does the overall market influence individual stocks?

How does the overall market influence individual stocks? The performance of the overall market has a strong influence on individual stocks because markets are interconnected systems driven by broad investor sentiment, economic forces, and institutional behaviour. Even if an individual company is doing well, its stock may still fall (or rise) just because the overall market is falling (or rising). Here’s a breakdown of why that happens: 1.Market-Wide Factors Affect All Stocks Certain forces affect all companies, regardless of their …

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“Your Stock Request” – 26 June 2025

“Your Stock Request” is a weekly video where we analyse share price charts for stocks on the Australian market (ASX) as requested by you! Email us at mail@fairmontequities.com with your stock request. Limit of one per person, no guarantee of a mention. This week’s stock request: (ASX:POL), (ASX:AEE), (ASX:29M), (ASX:WDS) Michael Gable is managing director of Fairmont Equities.   CLICK HERE to read our Testimonials. Latest prices available on the ASX website. You can learn more about technical analysis in …

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Can Steadfast shares break to higher levels?

Shares in Steadfast Group (ASX:SDF) have been range bound since an ABC exposé on the strata industry in September last year. While that chapter is now in the past, the shares have never fully recovered and have underperformed its peer AUB Group in that time. We recently researched SDF in The Dynamic Investor to assess its attractiveness as an investment. About Steadfast Group Steadfast Group operates insurance broker and agency networks in Australia, NZ, Singapore and the US. The Company …

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“Your Stock Request” – 19 June 2025

“Your Stock Request” is a weekly video where we analyse share price charts for stocks on the Australian market (ASX) as requested by you! Email us at mail@fairmontequities.com with your stock request. Limit of one per person, no guarantee of a mention. This week’s stock request: (ASX:WHC), (ASX:NAB), (ASX:COL), (ASX:ARF), (ASX:AX1) Michael Gable is managing director of Fairmont Equities.   CLICK HERE to read our Testimonials. Latest prices available on the ASX website. You can learn more about technical analysis …

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How Higher Oil Prices Affect the Share Market

Higher oil prices can affect some parts of the share market more than others. However, we don’t see oil prices rising so much due to the Iran/Israel conflict as to have an overall negative effect. Despite this, it is worth revisiting how different sectors can be impacted by increasing oil prices. Here’s a breakdown of how and why oil price increases influence stock markets:  Winners: Energy and Commodities Companies in oil exploration, drilling, refining, and services tend to benefit from …

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