I often quote Richard Russell, the 85-year-old writer of the Dow Theory Letters, in my blog posts. Although I may not necessarily always agree with his views, they are always stimulating and important to consider when piecing...
Read MoreThis video is a little dated, but still succeeds in getting a very important message regarding the U.S. budget deficit across. Click here or on the image below to view the clip. Source: Wimp.com, April 30, 2010 (hat tip:...
Read MoreDon Coxe has updated his popular webcast on Friday, April 30 – good news for his followers. You can access the recording here or from the sidebar of the Investment Postcards site (the column on the right-hand side) by clicking...
Read MoreSource: John Cole, Comics.com, April 28, 2010. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreOne of the indicators that can be used to measure a market’s momentum is to see how many shares are making new 52-week highs. The graphs below show the net 52-week highs of shares in all the main sectors of the JSE. These highs...
Read MoreDuring the market pullback of 9% from mid-January to early February, the number of shares in the FTSE/JSE All Share Index trading above their 50-day moving averages dropped from a high of around 80% to below 40%. Although the...
Read MoreI will be in London on a business trip in about three weeks’ time, from May 17–21. If any Investment Postcards readers are interested in meeting to discuss global financial markets and money-making ideas, please contact me. I...
Read MoreIn addition to fundamental and technical analysis, it is particularly important to measure the crowd’s sentiment regarding extreme bearishness or bullishness. A convenient tool for this is provided by the Investors Intelligence...
Read MoreThis post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • Randall Forsyth (Barron’s): First-quarter GDP is history; beware a 2011 slowdown, April 27, 2010. As...
Read MoreCharlie Rose discusses the Goldman Sachs Senate hearings with Gretchen Morgenson of “The New York Times”. Also weighing in are William Cohan “The New York Times”, Gillian Tett of the “Financial Times” and Evan Thomas of...
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