Markets are rapidly approaching the pinnacle point of half year. On the macro front – Thursday marks the start of a massive February as it will be the first meeting of the calendar year for most central banks – the festive season break may not have been a pleasant one for most as the USD continued to crash over the break and the bond market arched up – the ECB, RBA, BoJ – actually take your pick here all are …
After a stellar run towards the end of last year, shares in InvoCare (ASX:IVC) have fallen sharply back to levels last seen in August 2017. Why are they falling, and is the selling now overdone? InvoCare is the largest private operator of funeral homes, cemeteries and crematoria in Australia. Locally it has a 34% market share. It is also the only player with national brands. The recent rally was driven by the market favouring high-growth stocks (with high P/E ratios) …
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“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:AZJ), (ASX:GMG), (ASX:AJM), (ASX:MNF), (ASX:ORG), (ASX:MP1), (ASX:RFX) Latest prices available on the ASX website. You can learn more about technical analysis in this article. Michael Gable is managing director of Fairmont Equities. Sign …
Having good fundamental analysis and sound technical analysis is important in trading but it is also essential to have the right mindset to be a successful trader. There are 10 ways to have the mindset of a successful trader: Keep your day job Avoid losses Admitting you are wrong Don’t be too greedy Keeping to your plan Patience Have realistic expectations Ability to learn from mistakes Flexibility Take calculated risks 1. Keep your day job Statistics are not positive …
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We have had a view for the last few months that you don’t want to be overweight the banks. But we’ve also had a view that at some point in January/February they could represent a buying opportunity – at least for the medium term. Here we share our views on the charts for each of the big 4 banks and where we think these buying opportunities will occur. If you are interested in these and other opportunities, be sure to …