Today the Australian stock market is slipping back towards 4500 as once again investors are becoming concerned that the feeble global economic recovery is faltering. But rather than focus on the short term movement of the stock market let’s once again look at the 52 week share prices of some commonly held Australian stocks.
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The ASX All Ordinaries, Dow Jones and the Baltic Dry Index.
June 23rd, 2010 · 14 Comments
Stock markets around the world have had a very volatile run over the last few weeks with everything from debt levels in Europe to housing statistics in the U.S. giving scaring investors. But during times of market volatility it is important to try and spot the longer term market trends and not get carried away by sensational headlines or daily market swings.
Has the stock market correction gone too far?
May 24th, 2010 · 51 Comments
For more than a week investors have been watching stock markets across the globe drop sharply as concerns over debt in Europe have raised doubts in people’s minds that a global economy recovery is really taking shape. But is the current correction really that bad, and is there a chance that stocks have fallen too far, too quickly?
ASX All Ordinaries candlestick charts and trends.
April 13th, 2010 · 114 Comments
Yesterday the ASX All Ordinaries finally closed above 5000 and many stock market investors will now be wondering if this is the start of another period of rising stock prices, or simply the prelude to another downwards correction. Well the answer to both questions in my opinion, is yes.
The ASX All Ords, the Dow Jones and other charts to watch.
March 30th, 2010 · 15 Comments
As the Australian ASX All Ordinaries Index slowly crawls towards the 5000 level again, now is a good time to look at how some stocks have come through the global financial crisis. Does it look like a global recovery has finally taken hold, and is the Australia stock market poised to surge higher over the next few weeks?
For the record: March 2010
March 19th, 2010 · 18 Comments
Since August 2009 I have not been that active in terms of buying or selling stocks simply because I have not found the share market that interesting. On one hand it is hard to find stocks that offer enough value to make me part with my cash and on the other, the market has not rallied far enough to entice me to sell much.
The S&P/ASX 200, the gold price bubble and the global recovery.
March 11th, 2010 · 29 Comments
I have a message for those people who fled to the hills over the last few years fearing that global trade was going to collapse, paper money would be worthless and that gold would be the only thing worth owning for years to come and that message is: “the global economy is recovering, please come back and join the rest of us”.
The ASX All Ordinaries Index, ETF GOLD, BHP and QBE.
February 22nd, 2010 · 23 Comments
It may not appear to some investors that the stock market is functioning normally again, but the manner by which the recent correction was quickly reversed indicates that in fact things are getting back to normal. Certainly there is a long way to go before the ASX All Ordinaries crawls back up to 2007 levels, but at least now a correction is just a correction and not the start of a massive wave of panicked selling.
A quick look at 52 week high and low stock prices: February 2010
February 10th, 2010 · 13 Comments
It has been a while since I have looked at the 52 week prices for some widely held ASX stocks, but now that the stock market has taken a bit of a tumble over the last week or so it seems like a pretty good time to have a look at them again. Have stocks hit new lows or have we simply seen some heat taken out of the market?
A stock market correction, some panic and nervous investors.
February 5th, 2010 · 32 Comments
Over the last week the Australian stock market has taken a turn downwards pretty much inline with markets across Asia, Europe and the U.S. Once again no mater how much the RBA talks up our economy, the fact is that Australia’s economic health depends on how our major trading partners are doing and investors are starting to get worried about the global economic outlook.
When the Chinese economy slows, Australia’s may tumble.
January 21st, 2010 · 9 Comments
All things considered 2009 was not a bad year for the Australian economy and certainly a good year for the Australian stock market. Now with the worst of the global financial crisis apparently behind us all should be well in 2010 correct? Well maybe, China willing, but where others see blue skies ahead for the economy I see storm clouds.
Shareswatch Australia Blog: hits & misses of 2009
January 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments
It is time once again to put my ramblings, rants and ruminations for the previous 12 months under the spotlight. Did I correctly spot any stock market or economic trends or should I be standing in the corner with the dunce cap on for most of 2010?
Farewell 2009, goodbye GFC and a Happy New Year to all!
December 31st, 2009 · 2 Comments
Well 2009 is almost over and although stock market investors did it tough in the first quarter, overall the ASX All Ordinaries and S&P/ASX 200 posted healthy gains of around 30%. This means stocks & shares were in fact a good place to have your money over the last 12 months.
Australian stock market outlook for 2010.
December 27th, 2009 · 4 Comments
As the end of the year approaches it is time once again to contemplate how stocks may perform over the next 12 months. There are plenty of views around of course that range from the super bearish (i.e. there will be another stock market crash) to super bullish, (i.e. markets will surge to dizzying new heights) but I will steer clear of both extremes. So at the risk of being very wrong, very soon, let me now underwhelm you with my outlook for the Australian share market in 2010.
Oil, gold, the Dow Jones and the ASX All Ordinaries.
July 29th, 2010 · 8 Comments
Despite a fairly nasty stock market correction over the last few weeks the Australian market did not fall anywhere near the lows of March 2009 and as I have been saying for nearly a year, we won’t see those levels again for some time, if ever. So now that the market correction appears to be over, what are stocks, oil and gold prices likely to do during the next few months.