Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

The pound may be in the doldrums after the surprise drop in the CPI rate for July, but the FTSE 100  is still riding its recent wave higher. It broke above its 50 and 100-day sma earlier and...

European equities are higher today on the back of some general themes that are helping to sustain risk sentiment:News that Russia and Ukraine are trying to reach a ceasefire agreement. EU monetary...

London house prices in particular continue to rise exponentially though valuations here have little to do with mortgage availability or the lack of it, given the amount of foreign money coming into...

The economic data wasn’t dazzling yesterday nevertheless US markets continued to make back lost ground after Gaza extended its ceasefire and some placatory actions from Russia in sending...

This week’s signals have pointed to a temporary counter-trend FTSE 100 recovery. With Monday’s 50 Pt rally ending a sequence of lower daily highs, Tuesday’s outlook remained...

Congé AnnuelIn France it has been a long-standing tradition that the world almost stops in August as workers in the private as well as the public sector leave Paris for their summer holidays....

The FTSE 100 declined sharply last week on heightened geopolitical tensions. Today markets are firmer in pre-open as the situation in Ukraine improves slightly. Russia said it had finished military...

Bearish signals for FTSE in each of the last 2 weeks have been confirmed, last week’s trading posting a loss of over 125 Pts overall. However, a sharp recovery on Friday has formed a bullish...

Against a background of a bearish forecast for FTSE on the week, but with prices trading close to 6612.0, a 50% pullback to the entire 2014 gains and with the UK outperforming mainland Europe,...

The S&P 500 fell sharply last week, dropping to its lowest level in 2 months. It sliced through its 50-day sma, usually a significant support zone, and as we wait for markets to open on Monday it...

Thursday’s bearish signals FTSE have been confirmed with a strong near 100 Pt deterioration; a sell-off which has also turned weekly signals to negative. Although there is no sign yet that the...

Sentiment turned bullish after the 34-day BTI turned up. Despite a potential pull back in the short term, bullish sentiment at this stage is normal because the FTSE 100 is in a fifth wave up on the...

After a shaky session yesterday, US markets look set to open lower today as markets kick into gear on numerous corporate earnings releases and consumer confidence data.Futures suggest the Dow Jones...

It’s been over a month since the announcement from US regulators that they are suing Barclays (LONDON:BARC) US investment bank for alleging that the bank favoured HFT traders using its...