Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

‘It is not who we are underneath, but what we do that defines us’- Gotham, Gowex and Scrutinizing Short Selling On Sunday June 7th, a man called Jenaro Garcia Martin took to Twitter and...

The FTSE 100 closed up on Friday after falling for four straight days and today the index is up in pre open. The euro zone banking jitters are fading and investors appear to be returning to the...

Suddenly everyone’s an expert on the stock market. Apparently it was obvious that Royal Mail (LONDON:RMG) shares were too cheap at the IPO price of 330p, and now Vince Cable has now called in...

Sentiment remains bearish ahead of the FOMC statement tonight at 7pm. The stock market has already come under pressure in anticipation of some bad news from tonight's statement. Janet Yellen said that...

Yesterday’s forecast to sell FTSE 100 on the rally or through Thursday’s low trade was confirmed, the market posting a 2nd strong down-day in a row and a loss of 120 Pts, the 2nd worst 2...

Green TargetsThe Government has an EU mandated target to provide up to 15% of energy from renewable resources by 2020. So, no surprise that green energy is a hot topic among investors as the future...

Marks & Spencer (LONDON:MKS) is one of the UK's more iconic retailers, and has been one of the cornerstones of the High Street for decades, and one of the first UK retailers to generate a pre-tax...

The Dow has hit 17,000, the DAX has surpassed the 10,000 level and a recent Reuters poll shows a belief that by the end of Q4 this year the S&P 500 will reach 2,000. Everywhere there’s talk...

Friday was a quiet day in terms of news, the US markets were closed so today we could see some action as US traders return to their desks. Meanwhile the IMF has warned that it could cut global growth...

At the beginning of the year there was a fair amount of optimism that the return of IPO’s would be a welcome boost to investor appetite and in the process help re-engage small investor interest...

The S&P 500 made a new high but the FTSE 100 is far from making a new high. As I mentioned a few days ago we are in a period of first degree in bullish sentiment, during these periods declines can...

Tuesday’s forecast for FTSE 100 was bullish and this was confirmed with a strong over 60 Pt gain. Whether the improvement will continue going into Wednesday is less clear, as weekly signals are...

Although a sequence of lower weekly highs is negative and signals are not strong, bullish Hammers at the low have left a cautiously bullish on the FTSE 100 following an improvement into Monday's...

Over the past few months we've seen the DAX and the S&P 500 pretty much move in lock step with each other, pretty much matching each other’s performance in making new highs on a weekly...