OPEC+ Output Cuts May Have No Effect Unless Extended Further
As much as I love Christmas and year end celebrations, this is not a great time of year for me for one reason. The expectation…
As a rule, I don’t like well-publicized, obvious trades, and for one good reason. By the time you get to them, the value has already…
When writing about markets, here and elsewhere, I usually try to avoid the temptation to write sensational things. Words like “collapse” and “crash”, or “surge”…
When writing about markets, here and elsewhere, I usually try to avoid the temptation to write sensational things. Words like “collapse” and “crash”, or “surge”…
Oil’s sustained rise over the last six months has created an interesting dilemma for many traders. It has taken WTI, for example, to levels not…
As I have said many times in the past in these pages there are two basic types of analysis for anything traded, fundamental and technical,…
Yesterday, Tesla (TSLA) unveiled its new truck, and the event was vintage Musk. As if the world’s first fully electric semi wasn’t enough, he used…
I have mentioned a few times here that I believe that one of the keys to understanding short-term moves in financial markets is to understand…
Most retail investors come to trading in their accounts by way of investing, and that can sometimes limit their view of what is an acceptable…
I have, on many occasions here, recommended First Solar (FSLR) as a buy, and yesterday’s earnings release confirmed that view once again. For the second…
It’s that time again! A few weeks after the end of each calendar quarter-year, we enter what is known as earnings season, when quarterly results…
Traders have a tendency to become obsessed with news and data. When you sit in a room all day trying to predict the next movement…
There are many people who would argue that oil is on the edge of a precipice. The shift towards electric vehicles (EVs) is gaining pace,…
In many ways, trading is all about reconciling conflicting information and signals. As I regularly point out to anyone that will listen, if there weren’t…
There are many things about my career in interbank forex for which I am thankful. I can swear in multiple languages for example, and feel…
Regular readers, god bless them, will be aware that I am a bit of a contrarian. Most dips are buying opportunities to me and commodity…
For me, shorting Tesla (TSLA) is like crack or heroin for some people…I know it is dangerous and I really shouldn’t do it, but at…
It should go without saying that the events in Houston and the surrounding area this week have been tragic in human terms. Many lives have…
Energy investors are desperate for some good news. Even as the broader U.S. market has ignored geopolitical risk and political chaos to keep marching upwards,…
One of the most common mistakes made by traders and investors is the assumption that the market that they are in is logical. They think…