Please see below, listed by report category, our latest Research Reports.
We have not featured Johnson Matthey for some while with the shares tending to drift in recent months. There are signs of action now following an interesting set of results yesterday, and we see a potentially excellent short term trade.
We have had some success with the commercial property sector in recent months, and many of the stocks here tend to see rapid trend changes. This is the case now with Brixton, where there is the opportunity for potential short term profits.
In this week's report, we look at the titanic struggle between the dollar and the euro around the 1.60 area, which looks pivotal for currency traders. We also note the events in the crude oil market over the last week which suggests a major trend change here.
In this week's report, we look at recent events at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and how this may play out for dollar traders. We also return to the gold market, which has been very quiet in recent months, but is now showing potentially major impulsive action.
A running portfolio of current long and short recommendations
A running portfolio of current long and short recommendations
Although there was certainly some disappointing corporate news around yesterday, the markets remain in good health and yesterday's drop in crude is another bullish pointer. Today brings another raft of results, and we see a much higher opening for the FTSE 100 index.
After hours last night Apple disappointed investors with its Q4 forecasts, and American Express missed earnings forecasts. This morning, Vodafone stated that its earnings will be towards the bottom end of forecasts, and we expect a day of profit taking and outright selling in London.
The bulls clearly remain in charge as a combination of falling oil prices and hopes that the credit crunch is abating have seen a surge in equity markets. After yesterday's late run, we may see a pause at the open in New York, but there should be more to come from this rally.
The after hours reports in the US were not too good last night, and we are seeing big markdowns on such stocks as Texas Instruments, Apple and Bank of America ahead of the open. Together with Vodafone's profit warning this morning, we see a 110 point fall on the Dow Jones Index to start with.
In the days when technical analysis first became really popular, the increasing speed of computer memory and processing gave the approach a great trading edge. Patterns of share price behaviour that had required a keen eye and manual updating could be quickly analysed and acted on.
It might have escaped the notice of some CFD traders that despite all that is going on in the economy, with a busy corporate reporting season and plenty of excitement in commodities; most equity markets have been extremely lacklustre in recent weeks.