The UK Index is taking a breather after an impressive 10% January rally. In fact, London’s blue-chips came within a whisker of November highs earlier this week. Santa may have taken a break in December and cancelled the Santa Rally. But the Old Nick gave plenty of gifts to London traders in the past week….
Waiting for a share price to bounce reduces the remaining profit potential from a recovery rally. But as the price rises, so too does certainty about a rebound rally to your target. Correctly calling the bottom offers maximum profit, but it also comes at the point of maximum risk. Waiting for signs of a rebound reduces…
The UK 100 is back trading the upper half of a 5-week bullish rising channel, having rebounded from recent 6750 lows to flirt with the psychologically significant 7000 level. Sterling weakness due to ongoing Brexit uncertainty and stronger than expected US January jobs report are both helping nudge the blue-chip index higher. Today’s index helpers…
Corporate reporting season is in full swing on both sides of the Atlantic. Traders are eager to benefit from potentially attractive share price moves. Often, however, the share price moves seen around results require some deciphering. What constitutes “good results” for the share price? Why would a share price react negatively even after positive headlines? Let’s assume a UK…
The UK 100 is back at the floor of a 2-week 6800-7000 shallow rising channel. The culprit is a strong Pound Sterling, which hinders many UK Index members from a currency translation standpoint. If the shares pay a dividend in US Dollars, the stronger that GBP gets the less these payment are worth. And Sterling is…
Client A rings in, identifies him/herself and asks Accendo to “buy £10,000 worth of UK Index stock X“, because the shares are trading multi-month lows. After the usual security checks Trader B obliges, asking “what’s you plan? Would you like a stop or a limit?” Client A says “no stops, no limits, thanks, bye”. From…