Stock Market or Casino?
Stock Market? Or Casino? People who don’t trade the stock market – and lots who do – tend to view the stock market as a giant casino where you bet on your favorites and hope they win. ETFs have provided a safer choice for people who wanted to participate in a rising stock market but […]
The Big Bust?
The Big Bust? A new year – and all the catastrophists come out of the woodwork. Headlines like this abound, but should we take them seriously? Always check who is saying it. (no don’t bother clicking on the arrow – its just a snapshot, and besides it isn’t worth listening to anyway!) In this case […]
2023 Review
The End of 2023! Nowhere near as dismal as 2022, which was a truly horrible. year Let’s have a look and see how ITM Bull strategy performed for the year. Why Oliver Cromwell? When he was having his portrait done, and he wanted to be painted ‘warts and all’. So let’s look at ITM, ‘warts […]
2024 Predictions
Predictions for 2024 As the year draws to a close, the financial websites are full of predictions for the next year. Every man and his dog is being interviewed and asked where the market is going to be at the end of 2024. Of course, no-one knows, but that isn’t holding anyone back from giving […]
Santa Rally?
Will there be a Santa Rally? Two years ago (goodness, has this blog been going so long?) we looked at the Santa Rally to see if it was actually a thing. To refresh your memory, the Santa Rally happens on last 5 days of the trading year and the first 2 trading days of the […]
Is It Too Late?
Is it too late? A question I am being asked a lot recently is: I missed the golden cross – is it too late to buy in now? Just to refresh your memory, here us a chart with the golden cross marked on it, and when we would have got into the market after confirmation, […]