You don’t need us to tell you that the ASX has had a pretty volatile year. March 2020 saw the biggest monthly loss on record, including the biggest daily percentage fall ever seen. This was swiftly followed by the largest monthly gain on record in April. With more economic uncertainty on the horizon, it doesn’t […]

Technical analysis divides the world of trading. Some see it as the answer to staying ahead of the market and maximising profits. Others view learning and applying its principles as a waste of time. Time which could be better spent understanding business fundamentals to uncover stocks that have the right ingredients for growth. So which […]

If long-term investing is about ‘time in the market’, successful trading is all about timing the market, especially if the markets are whipsawing in response to global events. So how do you increase the likelihood that you’re on the right side of market movement? In this blog, we’ll have a look at three high probability […]

Stockhead article published 12/8/2020. We start this week with a BNPL hypothetical: With Zip Co (ASX:Z1P) currently trading around $6, a Primary School teacher (who bought ZipCo at $2), a Theoretical Physicist (who bought ZipCo at $7) and Killface (pictured; from the best TV show you’ve never seen) walk into a bar. Who is the […]

Stockhead article published 5/8/2020. It was the year 2001. The original tech boom had severely dented market confidence and destroyed many a speculative trader well before a couple of airplanes botched their landings in NYC (it is definitely not ‘too soon’, read a paper!) and destroyed the confidence of everyone else. Once the literal dust […]

Stockhead article published 29/7/2020. As a speculative trader I love knowing that there are others out there with less information than me, with slower platforms. It’s nice to think that there is someone on the other side of the trade that doesn’t have the right tools – it might actually mean I am doing the […]

Kalkine Media article published 21/7/2020. From waking up with an alarm to unearthing precious metals and even the ongoing research for the COVID-19 vaccine, technology has drastically changed the way we live and work. Several businesses have witnessed immense growth over the recent years due to increased use of technology and the need for smart […]

Stockhead article published 22/7/2020. Calm down. Let’s start with a full recap about what you know, where you got yourself into trouble and what to do next. The full article can be found at: https://stockhead.com.au/experts/trading-with-focus-hellppp-my-stocks-stopped-going-up/

Stockhead article published 15/7/2020. Petrol is highly volatile, but water isn’t. You can run a car on petrol, but you can drink water. There’s probably a really useful analogy in there somewhere, but there is always fear when anyone talks about volatility in the stock market. There shouldn’t be. The full article can be found […]

Stockhead article published 8/7/2020. Does the announcement make you think that it could be really good, if you read it a certain way (Tick!), and does it leave the door open for uncapped speculative potential (tick tick tick … BOOOOOM!!!). The full article can be found at: https://stockhead.com.au/tech/trading-with-focus-looking-for-the-next-1500pc-asx-trade/

Stockhead article published 1/7/2020. The most dangerous sentences ever uttered by a trader in speculative shares: “It’ll be different this time”. “I can’t sell, I’d get crushed by tax.” “This is a long-term hold.” The full article can be found at: https://stockhead.com.au/tech/trading-with-focus-protecting-your-hard-earned-gains-in-the-bnpl-sector/

Kalkine Media article published 24/6/2020. For a lot of people who are looking to start investing or already investing in stocks on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), having access to feature rich and yet an affordable trading platform is paramount. Furthermore, a lot of people face numerous challenges while coping with several requirements that boost […]

Smallcaps article published 24/6/2020. Marketech is well positioned to capitalise on this large and existing market, which has grown from strong and new interest in ASX capital markets in recent months. Read the full article: https://smallcaps.com.au/marketech-launches-low-cost-asx-online-trading-platform/

Stockhead article published 24/6/2020. What the dark art of charting can teach us about gold investments. The full article can be found at: https://stockhead.com.au/primers/trading-with-focus-what-the-dark-art-of-charting-can-teach-us-about-gold-investments

Stockhead article published 22/6/2020. “To get the local view, Stockhead caught up last week with representatives from two domestic trading platforms — the US-focused Stake, and new entrant Marketech Focus. They suggest the opportunity to profit from the disruption caused by the pandemic hasn’t been lost on young Australian investors either.” The full article can […]