On 27 October 2020, something awfully strange occurred to a mysterious, no-name stock on the ASX. Strategic Elements is one of those weird little jack-of-all-trades tech stocks that always has a few crazy projects on the go at any one time. Kind of like a small-cap Tony Stark (the Iron Man guy). It’s only a […]
Bitcoin Going Up: Political and Monetary Breakdown in the Age of Bitcoin
Well, that was a dud. Yesterday, trading halted on the ASX at around 10:30. The premier stock exchange in the country couldn’t process an order.
Quantitative Easing (QE) and the Coming Property Boom in Australia
Dear Reader, And so, we go for another week here at the Daily Reckoning. All the market is agog with the idea of Quantitative Easing from the Reserve Bank of Australia. Is it money printing? Will it cause an asset boom? The answer is…it depends! Aussie Property Expert’s Bold Prediction for 2026. Discover More. I […]
Sectors Durable Under Either President and Trump News Network Coming
‘Strap yourself in and keep your hands in the vehicle.’ So said a trader mate of mine a week or so before the election. His custom-made algorithm saw a period of high-risk and unpredictability. My bias was to assume the risk was to the downside. As usual, the market couldn’t care less what I think […]
Biden or Trump? Care Factor Zero — The Stock Market Keeps Rising
Today’s Daily Reckoning can’t help but pick at a mystery, and it’s got nothing to do with the US election.
No Passive Income? Get Used to It — The End of Passive Income
The heat is on now. US stocks took a sharp drop overnight. Aussie stocks foreshadowed this yesterday.
Investing in IPOs: A Warning for the Inexperienced
You know the money is flowing thick and fast when the Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) are hitting the market in big numbers.
Small-Caps Party like It’s 1999 — The Heat is On in the Small-Cap Sector
Yesterday we dwelled on the notion that China’s aggressive trade tactics against Australia are in response to Western military manoeuvres.
Trump’s Election Chances: Mispriced and Dangerous for Aussie Investors
Oh, what a November we have in store for us. The financial markets seem to have settled on the cheery consensus that a Biden ‘blue sweep’ is on the cards. Personally, I think there’s no show like the Trump show. I don’t think there’s anything clear cut about this result. I’m not saying that’s a […]
The Next Afterpay is out There — Big Moves in the ASX Small-Cap Sector
Dear Reader, Bullish. There’s no other way to describe the price action right now. The market continues to defy the sceptics, the bears and the worried. I’ve been all three at times over the last six months. Thankfully, I put those views aside and focused on what I can control: identifying stocks with upcoming catalysts […]