Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

European markets are set to close with one of the worst first trading days of a year ever recorded. After a huge moves on China overnight, Asian stocks started an avalanche of negativity that swept...

It is a Happy New Year for the stock markets bears today. A sharp sell-off in Chinese stocks saw the Shanghai Composite drop almost 7 per cent overnight, triggering a trading halt there. The selling...

If the New Year is to bring new themes for investors to focus on, it hasn’t happened yet. Markets have been swept up in a renewed fear that China’s economic slowdown is picking up speed....

European stocks look set for a lower open on the first day of trading in 2016 after Chinese manufacturing data recorded a surprise drop further into contraction. The Caixin manufacturing PMI came in...

EuroStoxx HOURLY CHART - "Ideally, we have to go now to 3400 zone in wave c." RSI was (still) not yet overbought and is the only flaw in the story. The ascending resistance line was broken and back...

It is the last full trading day of 2015 as the major global stock exchanges will either be shut tomorrow or close early due to the New Year’s Eve and will remain closed on the New Year’s...

Euro Stoxx 50 HOURLY CHART - "Ideally, we have to go now to 3400 zone in wave c." RSI was not (yet) overbought and price is still below the descending resistance line. Therefore price have to find...

UK & EuropeIt’s a bit late for Santa rally but stocks have risen for the third day running on the eve of Christmas eve. Stock markets have been encouraged by a stabilisation in commodity...

Stocks in the UK and Europe jumped over 1% higher on Wednesday encouraged by a positive close in the US that saw the Dow Jones gain triple digits. The US confirmed as growing at 2% and plans for an...

It’s been another tough year for Britain’s beleaguered food retail sector after the bloodbath of 2014 which saw the UK’s big four market share and share prices slide sharply as they...

2015 has been a disappointing year for the UK benchmark with the FTSE100 once again being held back by its heavy weighting to mining, oil and gas and banking stocks which have caused it to lag behind...

Euro Stoxx HOURLY CHART - "In 3220-3240 zone support can be expected. When breaking up through the downtrend channel we can go long." A few points up could be made yesterday, however prices dropped...

Stock markets are still struggling to rally. Yesterday we saw a sharp reversal after 4pm, the FTSE 100 had been trading higher for most the day but closed down. There is fear in the air, fear that the...

UK & EuropeEuropean shares had an initial wobble following an inconclusive election result in Spain but by mid-morning it was only Spain’s IBEX 35 in the red as the rest of Europe bounced...