2011 is underway and 2010 is behind us! What’s in store for investors over the next 12 months? Well, I can’t tell you where the index will be on 31 December 2011 and I can’t tell you what trends and cycles will occur between now and then but I can tell you that there will…

For those who regularly follow my weekly Gary Stone Journal posts, you would be aware that 4 weeks ago I pointed to two important technical points on the All Ords index which, if broken, would indicate a high probability that the All Ords had finally broken out of a range bound sideways moving market. The…

We’ve seen an important technical pattern emerge within the past two weeks that could mean the start of something positive for traders and investors. To provide you with further insight, since the 15th October 2009 to the 13th September 2010, the ASX All Ords has moved in two sideways patterns. The first was in a…

For the first (oops, second) time in our history, we have a hung parliament. Under a parliamentary system of government, a hung parliament occurs when no political party has an absolute majority of seats. Resolving a hung parliament will usually result in a minority government forming a coalition, with independents or other smaller parties to…

This week I have moved away from psychology training as I feel that it is important to add my commentary on the current market conditions. I’m not one to normally predict the direction of the market. To be honest I don’t get caught up in the economic noise or the negative press articles on the…

Over the past few months Australian traders and investors have witnessed a divergence between the All Ords and the Dow Jones Index. Whilst this ‘de-coupling’ has been going on for some time with the USA indices rising by more than the ALL-ORDS, only recently has it had a negative impact on Australian sharemarket investors. The…

I read an interesting article in the New York Times recently on the rise and fall of Tiger Woods and comparing this with the rise and fall of certain sections of the financial industry in relation to the Global Financial Crisis. Much is often made of the similarities between the psychological aspects of sport and…

Please let me start this Blog topic by declaring that by no means am I a qualified economist. But I feel compelled to add my two cents worth on a recent email doing the rounds that originated from Ross Greenwood. The numbers and statistics quoted in the email below are staggering and you have to…

After a well earned break following a busy year, we are now back to business in 2010. As the year ahead begins to unfold I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the events of 2009 and how this may help us with our trading plan this year. The first few months of…

In this weeks blog I interview author, trader and traders mentor Kel Butcher. Kel started his trading journey way back in 1989 and has been involved in the markets for just on 20 years. Kel is the author of A Step-by-step guide to buying and selling shares Online and 20 Most Common Trading Mistakes and…