ASX listings are in a slow but structural decline. In the 10 years to December 2024, the number of ASX-listed equities (domestic and foreign) fell by 4 per cent, from 2073 to 1989. September 2024 marked the first time in 20 years that the total number of ASX-listed equities fell below 2000. Although 67 new…
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As the New Year rolls around the media is once again awash with its annual range of predictions for the year ahead. Despite their complete inaccuracy predictions are unfortunately a dominant art of the economic landscape. This raises the question of why people make predictions even though they know they will be wrong and…
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I ran off an early list of ASX top performers for 2024. There are always opportunities – markets are generous that way.
Here is a quick quiz. Why do the majority of traders trade? If you answered to make a buck then you are unfortunately wrong. The overwhelming evidence is that the majority of traders trade for entertainment value. If allowed to make a lesser gain but trade more versus trading less but making more traders generally…
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This image appeared on my LinkedIn feed last week and you may ask what it has to do with trading. The answer is quite simple—a lot because the image itself and the responses it generated demonstrate why people fail at investing. All the responses I saw agreed—they were little more than echoes of the original…
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A survey has revealed 89 per cent of small businesses are more concerned for their future, than they were during the lockdown years. The findings reveal that 40 per cent of small business owners experienced a decline in revenue over the last year. Many business owners are finding that the most effective strategy is to…
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I was asked over lunch on Sunday what I thought were the major elements that prevent traders from being profitable – so I dug out this old list. Undercapitalised One of the most significant reasons traders fail in the markets is that they begin with insufficient capital. Many newcomers to trading, often fuelled by overconfidence…
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Many traders confuse the generation of indicators and playing with technical analysis software with trading. It is not. I doubt you could find a truly proficient trader anywhere in the world who was interested in endlessly experimenting with indicators. They certainly don’t spend hours trolling through the new scripts that have been added to a…
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