Archive for August, 2008

Oil falling but for how long? »

Oil prices fell again on Friday with signs that investors are pulling their money out of commodities and back into shares. There is a growing belief that we have seen a peak in the price of commodities and that the signs of moderating global demand are starting to hit home. With a slight jump in [...]

Company Results Announcements »

I thought I would post a brief article about some of the upcoming companies which are going to release their profits announcements next week (11th through 15th August) and provide some general commentary around their performance given the current market conditions.
11 August 2008
Bendigo BankĀ  (BEN.AX) - As with the other banks [...]

ASX Reporting Season 2008 »

You guessed it. August is the reporting season in Australia and I thought I would post a quick note on my general thoughts as well as things to watch out for in the results releases.
It’s pretty clear given the current financial turbulence in the markets - this reporting seasons is going to [...]

Bell Direct Stock Broking »

A very new stock broker on the market which I have never traded with so I can’t comment on how good their service is. Seems like they are offering pretty cheap trading rates, although they charge for the extra’s such as news, information and the like. Rates & Charges below.

Broker Firm
Bell Direct

Address
GPO [...]

CandleStick Charting »

Candlestick Charting is one of the most ancient forms of charting known to man, originating in Japan in the 17th Century through the development of the rice market in Osaka. Munehisa (Sohku) Honma is generally attributed to have developed the candlestick charting system and his analysis of these charts allowed him [...]