Analysis & Opinion

Value Investing 101

Value Investing 101

An Introduction to Value Investing – What is Value Investing? Australians getting ready to take the lead into share market investing are often lured there by the siren song of rewards “shooting to the moon.” They soon learn with those rewards, comes risk. The adage is the greater the rewards, the greater the risk.  …

Stock Market Beta

Stock Market Beta Explained

Beta – A Trading Tool for All Investors When first-time investors in stock markets set off to educate themselves on how to successfully navigate the universe of available publicly traded stocks for potential investment, they soon learn there are a wealth of analytical stools available to shape their decision making. Many are mathematical or statistical…

How Does the Course of Sales Work

How Does the Course of Sales Work

Course of Sales Data as a Trading Tool While some investors might jump into a stock based on vague “tips” about a “can’t miss” opportunity, the vast majority of Aussie investors spend time researching a stock that has caught their eye before buying.     Regardless of how they assess a potential buy, at some…

Trading ASX Stocks Using Support and Resistance

Trading ASX Stocks Using Support and Resistance

Support and Resistance – Technical Analysis Tools for Investors and Traders Investors looking at a potential stock investment have two methods at their disposal for gauging the direction of the share price – fundamental analysis and technical analysis. Fundamental analysis assumes a stock’s intrinsic value will determine share price movement over time. The analysis involves…

Trading ASX Stocks Using Market Depth

Trading ASX Stocks Using Market Depth

Getting the Best Price on a Stock Using Market Depth   In today’s digital age, many retail investors avoid placing buy or sell orders for stocks directly through a full-service brokerage house, choosing instead to place their trades through one of the available online trading platforms littering the share market. Some long-term investors unconcerned with…

Quantitative Analysis Explained

Quantitative Analysis Explained

Researching Stocks with Quantitative Analysis   All investors committed to picking their own stocks for investment face the challenge of separating the wheat from the chaff. The two most prevalent methods for doing so are fundamental analysis and technical analysis. Technical analysis is arguably the more complicated method, using a variety of mathematical tools to…

Qualitative Analysis of Shares – Looking Beyond the Numbers

Qualitative Analysis of Shares – Looking Beyond the Numbers

Drilling Underneath the Numbers with Qualitative Analysis   The most widely used approach to identifying investment opportunities for those investors committed to picking stocks on their own is fundamental analysis. The goal of fundamental analysis is to identify the “holy grail” sought by investors of all stripes – a company’s intrinsic value. Company fundamentals begin…

Market Neutral Investment Strategies

Market Neutral Investment Strategies

Controlling Volatility through Market Neutral Investing Newcomers to share market investing can be surprised to learn there are more ways to turning a profit on a stock trade than taking a long position and waiting for the price to go up or by taking a short position and waiting for the price to go down….

The Mysterious World of Stock Forums

The Mysterious World of Stock Forums

Connecting With Other Investors on Stock Forums One of the multitude of advantages the digital age affords people of all kinds around the world is the ability to connect with others who share the same interests. One of the most popular social media platforms in the world — Meta/Facebook—began as a means for students at…

When to Sell Shares

When to Sell Shares

Stocks Trending Downward – Hold, Buy More, or Sell The COVID 19 Pandemic poured fuel on a pre-existing fire – the rush of newcomers to share market investing, many of them from younger generations. The influx led many financial analysts and market experts to express concern for how this new crowd would learn the rules…