Many a trader/investor likes to focus on a few names in terms of shares. Sometimes a little too much. It’s never a bad thing to know a bit about the companies we trade. However, shunning the rest of the UK 100 can mean depriving yourself of a plethora of opportunities in other blue-chips which are…
Conversely to a fortnight ago, when we were bouncing from Feb lows, a bearish 85% of UK 100 stocks look set to close the week in the red. After a flat week last week (50/50 stocks up/down) investors are fretting anew about not just volatility and interest rates, but tariffs, trade wars and political risk….
Another earnings season, another lesson for shareholders that financials (Sales, profits, etc.) are only half the story, in some cases much less, now history, possibly reported months after the given period ended. What really counts is the message from management, about where the business is going and the profits the company is expected to make…
As it stands, a bullish 90% of UK 100 constituents look set to finish the week higher. This compares to just 4% last week, and 12% the week prior, as investors fretted about volatility and the outlook for interest rates. Does this mean the recent 10% correction is complete, and the recovery is on? Quite…
This week has been one of, if not the most, exciting of the past 18 months for stock markets. Sharp movements on global stock markets have left a multitude of tradeable opportunities ready to be capitalised on – whether you’re a bull or a bear. Depending on your point of view, however, which stocks should…
“As we drift into 2018, the UK 100 is trading around all-time highs for the first time since June, in the aftermath of the snap UK general election. It has taken some significant reform across the Atlantic and a booster from commodity markets to take the UK’s blue-chip index back to its highest ever level,…