S&P/ASX 200

Why You’ve Got to be an Active Investor

Posted on June 14th, 2010 in active fundamental investor, active investor, active technical investor, aus, aussie dollar, australian small cap investigator, buy recommendation, cent, Diggers & Drillers, Dr. Alex Cowie, Madoff, Market News, micro cap, penny shares, penny stock picks, pennyhopefuls, perth, S&P/ASX 200, slipstream trader, technical traders

Below is a chart of the S&P/ASX 200 for the past ten years:

Source: CMC Markets Stockbroking

Let’s be honest, if you were a buy and hold investor from mid 2000 onwards you’d be pretty disappointed with your return.
Sure, you could have got some pretty good dividends, plus a capital gain. But considering the risks the [...]

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Is fortesque Metals ( fmg) on the mend ?

Posted on October 18th, 2009 in FMG, Fortescue metals group, mining industries, S&P/ASX 200, small, Small Minnows

Todays stocks price for FMG Fortesque Metals FMG – 4.030 -0.140 ( Look Up) The good News on FMG – > Last week, the company said it was in talks to sell to Japanese and Korean mills for the first time as it tries to take market share –> In August, Fortescue reported an annual [...]

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AUD/JPY Currency Pair Strongly Rebounded

Posted on June 30th, 2009 in AUD/JPY, bearish trend, bullish trend, cent, currency pair, Finance, financial crisis, FX carry trades, Market News, micro cap, pennyhopefuls, perth, S&P/ASX 200, small

Still positively correlated with the stock indices, particularly the S&P/ASX 200, the AUD/JPY currency pair strongly rebounded between February and June this year. It posted a recent high on June 11 at 80.43 (point C on the chart). From the low of 55.51 posted in early February (point E), it’s a rise of 45% in [...]

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