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Stocktake: No bubble, but stocks are getting overheated

Stocktake: No bubble, but stocks are getting overheated

Stocks are looking very expensive relative to history, JPMorgan report finds

Tue Mar 30 2021 - 05:15
Stocktake: Last 12 months has been as good as it gets for investors

Stocktake: Last 12 months has been as good as it gets for investors

S&P 500 has gained more than 75 per cent, the best 12 months in its history

Tue Mar 30 2021 - 05:05
Stocktake: More agony than ecstasy for stock-pickers

Stocktake: More agony than ecstasy for stock-pickers

You can make a fortune if you pick the right stock, but it’s a low-probability bet

Tue Mar 30 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Are calmer times ahead for investors?

Stocktake: Are calmer times ahead for investors?

The Vix, Wall Street’s so-called fear index, fell below 20 last week, the lowest level since before the pandemic began

Tue Mar 23 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Stressed CEOs die younger, study finds

Stocktake: Stressed CEOs die younger, study finds

Anti-takeover laws are equivalent to making CEO ‘two years younger’

Tue Mar 23 2021 - 05:00
Bull market celebrates its first birthday, but will it sustain?

Bull market celebrates its first birthday, but will it sustain?

Stocktake: Stocks have gained an astonishing 80% since bottoming out last year

Tue Mar 23 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Fund managers are forgetting about Covid

Stocktake: Fund managers are forgetting about Covid

Investors shift fear to higher-than-expected inflation and bond market

Tue Mar 23 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Electric car investors suffering from the ‘big market delusion’

Stocktake: Electric car investors suffering from the ‘big market delusion’

Not all electric vehicle makers can become the next Apple or Google

Tue Mar 16 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Bond market droughts can last for decades

Stocktake: Bond market droughts can last for decades

Credit Suisse warns of a ‘high chance of disappointment’ with government bonds

Tue Mar 16 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Higher tax rates could hurt tech stocks

Stocktake: Higher tax rates could hurt tech stocks

Tech stocks could be biggest losers in a better enforced corporate tax environment

Tue Mar 16 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Clueless investors are headed for trouble

Stocktake: Clueless investors are headed for trouble

Ignorant investors pumping cash into meme stocks like GameStop? This won’t end well

Tue Mar 16 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Receptionists and stock market bubbles

Stocktake: Receptionists and stock market bubbles

Some take the systematic approach, others look to the anecdotal indicators

Tue Mar 09 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Munger says Gamestop investors have racetrack mindset

Stocktake: Munger says Gamestop investors have racetrack mindset

Comments see him derided as ‘old guy who does not understand today’s more modern markets’

Tue Mar 09 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Is a big sell-off in store?

Stocktake: Is a big sell-off in store?

S&P 500 gained 2.4 per cent at start of March before tumbling in following days

Tue Mar 09 2021 - 04:45
Stocktake: Spike in bond yields unnerves equity investors

Stocktake: Spike in bond yields unnerves equity investors

US 10-year yields jump from 0.5 per cent last August to almost 1.6 per cent

Tue Mar 09 2021 - 04:30
Stocktake: Bitcoin ‘fanatics’ attack Jeremy Grantham

Stocktake: Bitcoin ‘fanatics’ attack Jeremy Grantham

The investor’s ‘fairly bland’ opinion about the crytocurrency attracted personal insults

Tue Mar 02 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Will investors keep buying the dips?

Stocktake: Will investors keep buying the dips?

Tech-heavy Nasdaq suffered biggest one-day selloff since October last week

Tue Mar 02 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Beaten down UK stocks are the ‘trade of the decade’

Stocktake: Beaten down UK stocks are the ‘trade of the decade’

Rob Arnott points to the UK’s successful vaccination programme as grounds for optimism

Tue Mar 02 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Celebrities don’t make for effective market indicators

Stocktake: Celebrities don’t make for effective market indicators

1980s singer Michael Bolton stars in stock trading ad. It’s a clever ad but ...

Tue Mar 02 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Woodford’s questionable comeback plans

Stocktake: Woodford’s questionable comeback plans

The fallen fund manager is planning a new fund focused on biotech, biosciences and healthcare

Tue Feb 23 2021 - 05:50
Stocktake: Fund managers feeling very bullish right now

Stocktake: Fund managers feeling very bullish right now

Optimism is high for a V-shaped recovery, but risk-taking is also at an all-time high

Tue Feb 23 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: Is a market correction looming?

Stocktake: Is a market correction looming?

Sentiment, valuations and earnings momentum suggest a time for caution

Tue Feb 23 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Market rally continues to broaden

Stocktake: Market rally continues to broaden

Market sceptics no longer complain that indices were dangerously reliant on a handful of large-cap tech stocks

Tue Feb 23 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Blink and you miss market movements

Stocktake: Blink and you miss market movements

In bull markets, corrections are swift and shallow

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 05:50
Stocktake: Elon Musk’s market-moving tweets

Stocktake: Elon Musk’s market-moving tweets

Billionaire should recognise that his carefree tweets can be consequential for novice traders

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: Chasing hot funds is a risky business

Stocktake: Chasing hot funds is a risky business

A study found that since 1990 123 funds have gained at least 100% in a single year. Of those just 24 made money over the following three years

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: FOMO blinds traders to risks

Stocktake: FOMO blinds traders to risks

Day trading ‘virtually impossible’ to make a living from – but that’s not stopping some from trying

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Beware the house money effect

Stocktake: Beware the house money effect

Tendency to take more risks on unexpected winnings is natural but dangerous

Tue Feb 09 2021 - 05:50
Stocktake: Short sellers are not the enemy

Stocktake: Short sellers are not the enemy

Shorts ‘play important role in detecting not just overpricing, but also fraud’ – study

Tue Feb 09 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: GameStop shows real-world David does not beat Goliath

Stocktake: GameStop shows real-world David does not beat Goliath

Solution is not to ‘empower poor people to bankrupt themselves’ with margin accounts

Tue Feb 09 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Populist GameStop narrative is simplistic

Stocktake: Populist GameStop narrative is simplistic

Righteous Redditors cheered on by market opportunists and extremists

Tue Feb 09 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Nothing noble about GameStop short squeeze

Stocktake: Nothing noble about GameStop short squeeze

Despite the David v Goliath portrayal, Redditors’ moral outrage is misplaced

Tue Feb 02 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: A bubble in bubble talk

Stocktake: A bubble in bubble talk

Understandable concerns as indicators suggest sentiment is euphoric

Tue Feb 02 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: No bear market, but risks are rising

Stocktake: No bear market, but risks are rising

If stocks fall, should you buy the dip? Or is a bear market approaching?

Tue Feb 02 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Markets won’t miss Trump

Stocktake: Markets won’t miss Trump

The S&P 500 gained 14.3% between election day and Biden’s inauguration

Tue Jan 26 2021 - 05:50
Stocktake: Risk of market correction appears to be rising

Stocktake: Risk of market correction appears to be rising

Sentiment looks toppy right now and the Bank of America has issued a stark warning

Tue Jan 26 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: Investors becoming wary of big tech

Stocktake: Investors becoming wary of big tech

There are signs tech’s recent underperformance may not be a short-lived affair

Tue Jan 26 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: More stocks hitting ‘ludicrous’ levels

Stocktake: More stocks hitting ‘ludicrous’ levels

Stock prices don’t tell you anything about a company’s market capitalisation or valuation

Tue Jan 26 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Dumb trades can be very profitable

Stocktake: Dumb trades can be very profitable

After Elon Musk praised messaging app Signal, an unrelated penny stock soared

Tue Jan 19 2021 - 05:50
Stocktake: Intel investors bet on new chief executive

Stocktake: Intel investors bet on new chief executive

Investors hopeful Pat Gelsinger can ‘pull a Steve Jobs’ and revive tech firm

Tue Jan 19 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: Is talk of a bubble overstated?

Stocktake: Is talk of a bubble overstated?

Speculation is ‘running rampant’, but not everything is frothy

Tue Jan 19 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Markets shrug off Capitol riot

Stocktake: Markets shrug off Capitol riot

The simple reality is markets tend to be nonchalant about socio-political upheaval

Tue Jan 19 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Is it wise to buy absurdly expensive stocks?

Stocktake: Is it wise to buy absurdly expensive stocks?

Number of ‘extraordinarily’ costly stocks in MSCI World index at all-time highs

Tue Jan 12 2021 - 05:50
Stocktake: US stock market is an ‘epic bubble’

Stocktake: US stock market is an ‘epic bubble’

GMO founder points to share price increases, surge in IPOs and manic activity in stocks

Tue Jan 12 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: Even bulls concerned by US valuations

Stocktake: Even bulls concerned by US valuations

Valuations and the recent market melt-up will limit any 2021 advance

Tue Jan 12 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Europe’s ‘paltry’ technology sector holds markets back

Stocktake: Europe’s ‘paltry’ technology sector holds markets back

2021 should be a better year for European stocks, but structural problems remain

Tue Jan 12 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Bad forecasts don’t deter faith in future forecasts

Stocktake: Bad forecasts don’t deter faith in future forecasts

Given forecasters got it wrong in 2020, why believe their predictions about 2021?

Tue Jan 05 2021 - 05:50
Stocktake: Strategists eye more market gains in 2021

Stocktake: Strategists eye more market gains in 2021

After roller-coaster ride for stock markets in 2020, a robust earnings rebound is expected

Tue Jan 05 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: Will 2021 prove better for unloved UK stocks?

Stocktake: Will 2021 prove better for unloved UK stocks?

Mass Covid vaccination and Brexit clarity ‘may mark beginning’ of better times

Tue Jan 05 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: European market rebound can continue

Stocktake: European market rebound can continue

In a calmer 2021, momentum is with Europe, with Euro Stoxx 600 set to make 7% gains

Tue Jan 05 2021 - 05:00
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