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Tour de force from a veteran with pedigree: Tom McClellan on Market Breadth
One of the many excellent international speakers the STA has invited to our webinar-based monthly meetings, now billed as ‘Ask the Expert Series’, with Tom we get to hear things straight from the horse’s mouth. Editor of The McClellan Market […]
Tags: advance decline, Breadth, liquidity, oscillators
Jittery January markets face the Fed and US Q4 GDP: Against a background of high inflation and a record trade deficit
US equity indices kicked off 2022 with an anxiety-driven down draft – not downward dog. This week they faced a two-day Federal Reserve meeting, one which had been threatening ‘gradual’ interest rate rises; Wednesday evening financial markets were told that […]
Tags: data, January, nerves, volatility
IFTA blows in with a fresh blast from South East Asia: New Year panel debate from the region
A live on-line presentation (Monday 17th January 2022) from five regional analysts, it was cleverly timed to start ay 17:00 local time, 09:00 GMT – both very convenient choices – but not so lucky for those on the US East […]
Tags: Asia, Astronomical, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
Time to tot up the year: One of the few weeks that warrants watching annual charts
Most day traders and small-time punters will groan when asked to look at a chart where each candlestick (or bar) encompasses a whole year’s worth of price action. But you see, understanding the big picture parameters are key to long […]
Tags: confirmation, Confluence, Fractals, time horizon
For those who missed it: STA Annual General Meeting and Christmas Quiz
Yesterday, Tuesday the 14th December, the STA was due to have a live, in-person AGM and Christmas party with drinks and canapés at One Moorgate. Unlike those at 10 Downing Street in December last year, we didn’t break any rules, […]
Tags: board members, Social activities, Society information
Don’t get bogged down watching the same old markets: Broaden your horizons and add to your knowledge
A famous quote I love is this one from Eleanor Roosevelt: ‘I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.’ A firm […]
Tags: Education, Indices, volatility
‘Ten Key Asset Allocation Questions into Spring 2022’: An IFTA webinar by Jean-Francois Owczarczak CFTe
I felt I had to dash and write up an excellent webinar presentation this afternoon courtesy of IFTA, introduced by Bruce Fraser and co-hosted by Ron William. Jean-Francois is CEO of Management Joint Trust SA, 1 Rue de Hesse, 1204 […]
Tags: asset allocation, envelopes, oscillators, Standard Deviation
A fireside chat – and some charts: With John Bollinger, hosted by Jeff Boccaccio
I had high hopes for this latest in the STA’s International Speaker virtual tour; the session was clear, lively, and better than I had thought possible. STA members are urged to view and review it as soon as the video […]
Tags: Bollinger band, Standard Deviation, volatility
Market reaction to UK September Consumer Price Inflation
Released Wednesday 20th October 2021 at 07:00 BST For months, nay years, inflation has not been a talking point of the chattering classes; now suddenly it is. From retail prices growing negligibly – or even negatively – for the best […]
Tags: 5 minute charts, Economic data, inflation, RSI, volatility
‘Applying macro fundamentals to short-term trading’: By Anthony Cheung
Anthony is Director and Head of Market Analysis at proprietary trading and EdTech firm, Amplify Trading. Tackling global macro strategies across asset classes, he has over 14 years experience in covering EU, US, Asia-Pacific time zones across FX, equity, fixed […]
Tags: Fundamentals, In-Person, networking, News
Energy Trading Week: In conjunction with CommoditiesPeople.com
Timed to perfection – as even mainstream news cottoned on to the effect soaring wholesale energy prices would have on retail and business customers – the hybrid conference (part via video link and part in person) kicked off at Chelsea […]
Tags: energy, Excess, Trend Surge, Weather
STA Freedom Party: Something to celebrate
On one of my rare trips into town since lockdown version one, masked, I ventured onto the tube to the Embankment and popped round the corner to the majestic building of the National Liberal Club. The setting of many STA […]
Tags: freedom, members, Party, restrictions
New Lessons from Brain Science: and how they inform risk taking
A presentation by Denise Shull herself on The Shull Method for STA members on Tuesday the 14th September 2021. She started off in finance in 1994 in Chicago at Schonfeld Securities subsequently moving to Sharpe Capital in New York. In […]
Tags: Behavioural, Emotion, Feeling, Psycology, Verbalisation
Market reaction to EU July Industrial Production
Released Wednesday 15th September 09:00 GMT Covid-19 caused the biggest global economic slump In at least a generation, if not a century. It’s no wonder that all too many – economists, politicians and the general public – are searching for […]
Tags: 5 minute charts, DAX index, Economic data, Ichimoku Clouds
The Gamification of Trades: US Securities & Exchange Commission warning
On the afternoon before the UK’s August Bank Holiday, and ahead of Monday’s US Labour Day vacation, Gary Gensler, current chair of the SEC, called for more powers to oversee crypto exchanges. Dubbed by the Financial Times newspaper as the […]
Tags: Addiction, Bitcoin, Crypto, Gamestop, Reddit, Regulation
Tips from an expert on Public Speaking: And how to master a Zoom presentation
I rate my local council and since lockdown I’ve been even more impressed. Their Enterprise Team have upped their game to create and disseminate local jobs for local people, and have introduced a series of schemes aimed at helping small […]
Tags: confidence, Public speaking, Webinar
Market reaction to US July Consumer Price Inflation:
Released Wednesday 11th August 12:30 GMT With inflation being the financial markets’ biggest worry since February, and acres of print being given over to discussions as to whether central banks are correct in labelling it ‘transitory’, no wonder this data […]
Tags: 5 minute charts, Economic data, oscillators, volatility
Trend Following – A Complete Edge for the Private Investor
A presentation for IFTA by Zaheer Anwari on the 15th July 2021 Co-Founder of Sublime Trading since 2018, Zaheer has been an STA member for some time and has given a similar presentation to the STA when we could meet […]
Tags: newsletters, screening
STA & ACI UK DEBATE – 2021 OUTLOOK: MID YEAR REVIEW
Moderated by Gavin Wells of 360TGTX Swaps strategy, 13th July 2021 Gavin expertly managed to round up the trio of likely lads who had bravely faced off at our annual January fundamental versus technical analysts’ session of forecasts for the […]
Tags: emerging markets, FX, US interest rates, US stock market
Market reaction to US June non-farm payroll data: Released Friday 2nd July 12:30 GMT
For some years now US employment data, released on the first Friday of the month, has been the most closely watched – and speculated on – economic release; this wasn’t always the case. I remember when it was Thursday’s weekly […]
Tags: 5 minute charts, daily and weekly closes, Economic data
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