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Stocktake: Bearish fund managers don’t trust market rally

Stocktake: Bearish fund managers don’t trust market rally

Rally over the last two months may have further room to run

Tue Aug 23 2022 - 04:00
FT to Jim Cramer: Sorry not sorry

FT to Jim Cramer: Sorry not sorry

Financial TV anchor takes exception to comments over his call on inflation

Tue Aug 16 2022 - 05:00
Market rally continues to impress

Market rally continues to impress

Over 80 per cent of S&P 500 stocks traded above their 50-day moving average last week and Vix is below historical average

Tue Aug 16 2022 - 04:45
Did stocks bottom in mid-June?

Did stocks bottom in mid-June?

Only once have stocks slumped past earlier low again after recovering over half their losses

Tue Aug 16 2022 - 04:35
Stocktake: Earnings season brings some relief to nervous investors

Stocktake: Earnings season brings some relief to nervous investors

Shares climb even for companies that miss expectations indicating that a lot of bad news had already been priced in

Tue Aug 16 2022 - 04:00
Stocktake: Investors inflate their gains

Stocktake: Investors inflate their gains

Many investors are prone to inflating their gains and forgetting their losses.

Tue Aug 09 2022 - 05:30
Stocktake: Robinhood investors learn a painful lesson

Stocktake: Robinhood investors learn a painful lesson

Zero-commission US brokerage recently announced it is laying off almost a quarter of its workforce as users quit the platform

Tue Aug 09 2022 - 05:30
Stocktake: Big gains augur well for stocks

Stocktake: Big gains augur well for stocks

The S&P 500 had its best July since 1939

Tue Aug 09 2022 - 05:15
Stocktake: Is the bear market over?

Stocktake: Is the bear market over?

Some indicators suggest the broad, substantial recovery in recent weeks could be the start of a new bull market

Tue Aug 09 2022 - 05:00
Stocktake: Most markets remain below pre-Covid levels

Stocktake: Most markets remain below pre-Covid levels

Stock markets are comfortably ahead of pre-Covid levels in just four countries

Tue Aug 02 2022 - 05:45
Stocktake: With inflation soaring, is housing a better bet than equities?

Stocktake: With inflation soaring, is housing a better bet than equities?

Stocks don’t do nearly as well when inflation is rising or above 3 per cent

Tue Aug 02 2022 - 05:15
No all-clear for stocks just yet

No all-clear for stocks just yet

Stocks hitting new 52-week lows have outnumbered fresh 52-week highs for 34 consecutive weeks

Tue Aug 02 2022 - 05:00
Stocktake: Is bad news good for stock markets?

Stocktake: Is bad news good for stock markets?

Markets have shrugged off weak economic data for weeks now and some bullish analysts are suggesting the worst might be over

Tue Aug 02 2022 - 05:00
Stockwatch: Truss victory could pose a risk to markets

Stockwatch: Truss victory could pose a risk to markets

Idea the UK government might encroach on the bank’s independence or follow Japan’s lead would alarm investors

Tue Jul 26 2022 - 05:30
Stockwatch: Markets finally enjoy some relief

Stockwatch: Markets finally enjoy some relief

Indices move above 50-day averages and protracted spells in the doldrums – but it doesn’t mean the trouble is over

Tue Jul 26 2022 - 05:00
Stocktake: Fearful investors are still buying stocks

Stocktake: Fearful investors are still buying stocks

There’s a disconnect between investor sentiment and behaviour at a time when market could still have a long way to fall

Tue Jul 26 2022 - 04:30
Stocktake: Fund managers are so bearish, it’s bullish

Stocktake: Fund managers are so bearish, it’s bullish

Cash levels are higher even than in the aftermath of the Lehman Brothers collapse

Tue Jul 26 2022 - 04:00
Stocktake: Don’t spend your dividends – reinvest them

Stocktake: Don’t spend your dividends – reinvest them

A £100 investment in 1945 is worth £6,370 in real terms after reinvesting dividends, compared to just £252 if you didn’t

Tue Jul 19 2022 - 05:40
Stocktake: Markets may still be ‘too comfortable’

Stocktake: Markets may still be ‘too comfortable’

Model suggests markets are not fully pricing in the increasingly unstable fundamental backdrop

Tue Jul 19 2022 - 05:00
Reckless Musk should pay a heavy price

Reckless Musk should pay a heavy price

Takeover agreements are meant to be binding, not something to be casually abandoned

Tue Jul 19 2022 - 04:30
Stocktake: Investors brace for big rate hike

Stocktake: Investors brace for big rate hike

Inflation data is so bad that the opportunity for a ‘soft-ish landing has passed’, Goldman Sachs says

Tue Jul 19 2022 - 04:00
Analyst downgrades are coming

Analyst downgrades are coming

Analysts ‘sitting there like deer in the headlights’ with an unusually high number of buy ratings

Tue Jul 12 2022 - 05:15
Stocks may suffer a ‘final leg lower’

Stocks may suffer a ‘final leg lower’

There is a large disconnect between how investors are feeling and how they are acting

Tue Jul 12 2022 - 04:30
Investors haven’t been ‘spoiled’ over the last decade

Investors haven’t been ‘spoiled’ over the last decade

Over 20 years, annualised returns have been almost two percentage points below average

Tue Jul 12 2022 - 04:25
Investors have endured a brutal six months

Investors have endured a brutal six months

For the first time since 1974, bonds and stocks have fallen two quarters in a row at the same time

Tue Jul 12 2022 - 04:00
Stockwatch: Stocks will bottom before the economy does

Stockwatch: Stocks will bottom before the economy does

Investing in a declining market can be painful but deciding to wait for brighter days isn’t a viable strategy

Tue Jul 05 2022 - 16:30
Stockwatch: Feel the fear and do it anyway

Stockwatch: Feel the fear and do it anyway

Market researcher says there are gains to be made when Vix ’fear index’ edges toward extreme levels

Tue Jul 05 2022 - 05:00
Stockwatch: Value is now trouncing growth

Stockwatch: Value is now trouncing growth

Trend will continue as growth-stock values have ‘yet to fully burst’, broker says

Tue Jul 05 2022 - 04:45
Stocktake: Recession outlook is key for stocks

Stocktake: Recession outlook is key for stocks

Credit-driven recessions are much more painful than inflation-driven recessions and there are grounds for hope

Tue Jul 05 2022 - 04:00
Ordinary investors remain miserable, US poll finds

Ordinary investors remain miserable, US poll finds

Miserable sentiment is associated with above-average six- and 12-month returns

Tue Jun 28 2022 - 05:00
Outlook improves for long-term investors

Outlook improves for long-term investors

US measures still above long-term norms but European stocks currently priced to deliver positive returns

Tue Jun 28 2022 - 04:45
Stocks are getting cheap, but earnings look shaky

Stocks are getting cheap, but earnings look shaky

Earnings downgrades are ‘matter of when, not if’, analysts say

Tue Jun 28 2022 - 04:30
Time to dip a toe in stock market water?

Time to dip a toe in stock market water?

Bearish commentator says he now sees signs of a market bottom

Tue Jun 28 2022 - 04:00
Stocktake: Earnings estimates fail to account for changed circumstances

Stocktake: Earnings estimates fail to account for changed circumstances

Higher interest rates and lower liquidity haven’t yet hit company earnings to any great degree, but they will

Tue Jun 21 2022 - 05:15
Stocktake: Fund manager sentiment is ‘dire’

Stocktake: Fund manager sentiment is ‘dire’

Bank of America notes most indicators are at levels suggesting investor capitulation

Tue Jun 21 2022 - 05:00
Stocktake: Bloodied markets are braced for more big rate hikes

Stocktake: Bloodied markets are braced for more big rate hikes

Investors must grapple with a hawkish Fed during a bear market for the first time since the early 1980s

Tue Jun 21 2022 - 05:00
Index changes reflect Facebook’s fall

Index changes reflect Facebook’s fall

Meta accounts for 2.45% of the Russell 1000 Growth index

Tue Jun 14 2022 - 10:11
Index changes reflect Facebook’s fall

Index changes reflect Facebook’s fall

Meta accounts for 2.45% of the Russell 1000 Growth index

Tue Jun 14 2022 - 06:45
Mercurial Musk keeps changing his mind

Mercurial Musk keeps changing his mind

Tesla shareholders frustrated by contradictory stance on staffing issues

Tue Jun 14 2022 - 06:30
Stocktake: ‘We’re closer to the end of the decline than the beginning’

Stocktake: ‘We’re closer to the end of the decline than the beginning’

‘We’re closer to the end of the market decline than the beginning’

Tue Jun 14 2022 - 06:15
Stocktake: An extended bear market? Here’s hoping

Stocktake: An extended bear market? Here’s hoping

For most ordinary investors, however, lower stock prices are equivalent to cheaper hamburgers.

Tue Jun 14 2022 - 06:00
Investors worry about bear market rally

Investors worry about bear market rally

Heed the old cliché: good investing is not about timing the market, it’s about time in the market

Tue Jun 07 2022 - 06:38
Stocktake: Jamie Dimon’s warning was misrepresented

Stocktake: Jamie Dimon’s warning was misrepresented

Bank chief warns of hurricane heading for US economy but it might yet be alright

Tue Jun 07 2022 - 05:00
Stocktake: Many stocks never come back

Stocktake: Many stocks never come back

Markets will always recover, but losses for some stocks are permanent

Tue Jun 07 2022 - 04:15
Stocktake: Traders keeping an eye on the Vix

Stocktake: Traders keeping an eye on the Vix

A Vix at or above 40 is generally ‘a decent level to begin looking for a bottom’

Tue Jun 07 2022 - 02:45
Racial bias in analyst forecasts

Racial bias in analyst forecasts

Companies headed by non-white chief executives more likely to exceed their price targets, study finds

Tue May 31 2022 - 06:00
Stocktake: Is Tesla an ESG stock?

Stocktake: Is Tesla an ESG stock?

investors are right to be sceptical about what they’re getting when they buy into an ESG index

Tue May 31 2022 - 05:30
Snap: great company, poor stock

Snap: great company, poor stock

Social media platform has delivered on revenues but market expectations were too high

Tue May 31 2022 - 05:10
More woes may loom for growth traps

More woes may loom for growth traps

High-flying companies that fall short of heady revenue expectations are vulnerable

Tue May 31 2022 - 04:00
Stocktake: Are US stocks cheap?

Stocktake: Are US stocks cheap?

Inflation brings an added layer of uncertainty to the recent market plunge

Tue May 24 2022 - 00:00
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