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Shares / Re: Today's Outlook
« on: April 30, 2014, 02:44:08 pm »
Is this right? SA Trade balance expected -1.00B, previous 1.72B came in at -11.39B? Typo?
US GDP just in, prev 2.6%, expected 1.2% actual 0.1%.
Hi jaDEB, donno Nivek.
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Is this right? SA Trade balance expected -1.00B, previous 1.72B came in at -11.39B? Typo?
US GDP just in, prev 2.6%, expected 1.2% actual 0.1%.
Hi jaDEB, donno Nivek.
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Shares / Re: Today's Outlook
« on: April 30, 2014, 09:00:20 am »
BoJ leaves policy unanimously unchanged earlier this morning, interest rate 0.10% as previous & expected. US Fed’s turn tonight 20:00.
T40, back to 43 820 with false breakout from resistance from last week’s range.
British American Tobacco PLC (London), posted a 12% fall in first-quarter sales due to falling exchange rates in emerging markets and SA regulator launches insider trading probe into Pinnacle shares.
New lows for AQP @ 140, New high Santam @ 21525, SABMiller 57475, PSG 10400, BATS 62080 (enjoy while it lasts)
11:00 EUR Core CPI, exp 0.8%, prev 0.5%
14:00 SA Trade Balance, prev 1.72B, exp -1.00B
14:15 US Nonfarms, prev 191K, exp 210K
14:30 US GDP prev 2.6%, exp 1.2%
20:00 US FOMC Statement & Interest rate (prev & exp 0.25%)
T40, back to 43 820 with false breakout from resistance from last week’s range.
British American Tobacco PLC (London), posted a 12% fall in first-quarter sales due to falling exchange rates in emerging markets and SA regulator launches insider trading probe into Pinnacle shares.
New lows for AQP @ 140, New high Santam @ 21525, SABMiller 57475, PSG 10400, BATS 62080 (enjoy while it lasts)
11:00 EUR Core CPI, exp 0.8%, prev 0.5%
14:00 SA Trade Balance, prev 1.72B, exp -1.00B
14:15 US Nonfarms, prev 191K, exp 210K
14:30 US GDP prev 2.6%, exp 1.2%
20:00 US FOMC Statement & Interest rate (prev & exp 0.25%)
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Shares / Re: Today's Outlook
« on: April 24, 2014, 08:16:15 am »
Russia disregards last week’s Geneva agreement, pro-Russian separatists accused of torturing and killing two people and shooting at a military plane yesterday, US troops headed for manoeuvres in Eastern Europe and Kremlin not responding to developments, only complaining that Western military moves only serve to raise tension in the region and that Russian interests will be protected. On paper, this doesn't look too good.
Isn't it creepy how Russia, North-Korea and US are all busy with ‘military exercises’ in close proximity to each other? Maybe ‘exercise’ has the same meaning as ‘strategic move’, who knows. Too much testosterone all over, too little sanity prevailing I think.
Dow ended -0.07%, Nas -0.83%, S&P -0.24%.
Europe ended FTSE -0.10%, DAX -0.58%, CAC -0.74%, MIB -1.18%, IBEX -0.13%, Stoxx600 -0.60%.
In Asia this morning 7:09am our time 13:09 Hong Kong, markets more or less flat except Nikkei.
Nikkei -0.8%
Hang Seng Index +0.1%
Shanghai -0.2%
Sydney +0.2%
Kospi -0.2%
Taiex -0.3%
Eco Calendar:
10:00 GER Ifo Business Climate index
11:30 SA PPI, pev 1.30%, exp 0.90%
14:00 EUR ECB Draghi
14:30 Core Durable Goods Orders & Jobless info
Yesterday in the US, sales of new homes slumped 14.5% to 384 00, weakest since July 2013, 16.7% decline in the West, lowest since January 2012.
Moon’s F&G @ 39 ‘Fear’, VIX @13.27 +0.61%.
T40 @ +0.37% (8:06)
New highs for Sabvest, Capitec, Pick ’n Pay, Steinhoff, PSG, Bidvests & new low AQP -5.81% @ 396.
Isn't it creepy how Russia, North-Korea and US are all busy with ‘military exercises’ in close proximity to each other? Maybe ‘exercise’ has the same meaning as ‘strategic move’, who knows. Too much testosterone all over, too little sanity prevailing I think.
Dow ended -0.07%, Nas -0.83%, S&P -0.24%.
Europe ended FTSE -0.10%, DAX -0.58%, CAC -0.74%, MIB -1.18%, IBEX -0.13%, Stoxx600 -0.60%.
In Asia this morning 7:09am our time 13:09 Hong Kong, markets more or less flat except Nikkei.
Nikkei -0.8%
Hang Seng Index +0.1%
Shanghai -0.2%
Sydney +0.2%
Kospi -0.2%
Taiex -0.3%
Eco Calendar:
10:00 GER Ifo Business Climate index
11:30 SA PPI, pev 1.30%, exp 0.90%
14:00 EUR ECB Draghi
14:30 Core Durable Goods Orders & Jobless info
Yesterday in the US, sales of new homes slumped 14.5% to 384 00, weakest since July 2013, 16.7% decline in the West, lowest since January 2012.
Moon’s F&G @ 39 ‘Fear’, VIX @13.27 +0.61%.
T40 @ +0.37% (8:06)
New highs for Sabvest, Capitec, Pick ’n Pay, Steinhoff, PSG, Bidvests & new low AQP -5.81% @ 396.
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Shares / Re: Today's Outlook
« on: April 23, 2014, 09:12:55 am »
Dow ended +0.39%, Nas +0.96%, S&P +0.43%
Asia-Pacific @ 8:21
Nikkei ended +1.1%
Hang Seng -0.9%
Shanghai -0.5%
ASX 200 ended +0.6%
Kospi -0.2%
Taiex closed -0.2%
F&G @ 42 ‘Fear’, T40 @ -0.23%
Eco Calendar
03:45 CNY Manufacturing PMI exp 48.4, actual 48.3
09:30 GER Man PMI, exp 54.0
10:00 SA CPI prev & exp 1.1%
16:00 US New home sales, prev 440K, exp 450K
Alsi ended yesterday +0.58% @ 48 643, T40 +0.61% @ 43 711
Major move down was Aquarius -42.28%, Major move up SABVEST +17.44%
New highs SABVEST, Pick ‘n Pay, new low AQP
NED, ABL, BIL consensus change to ‘buy’.
Stoxx Europe 600 -0.08% atm, FTSE +0.05%, DAX -0.05%, CAC -0.28%
Asia-Pacific @ 8:21
Nikkei ended +1.1%
Hang Seng -0.9%
Shanghai -0.5%
ASX 200 ended +0.6%
Kospi -0.2%
Taiex closed -0.2%
F&G @ 42 ‘Fear’, T40 @ -0.23%
Eco Calendar
03:45 CNY Manufacturing PMI exp 48.4, actual 48.3
09:30 GER Man PMI, exp 54.0
10:00 SA CPI prev & exp 1.1%
16:00 US New home sales, prev 440K, exp 450K
Alsi ended yesterday +0.58% @ 48 643, T40 +0.61% @ 43 711
Major move down was Aquarius -42.28%, Major move up SABVEST +17.44%
New highs SABVEST, Pick ‘n Pay, new low AQP
NED, ABL, BIL consensus change to ‘buy’.
Stoxx Europe 600 -0.08% atm, FTSE +0.05%, DAX -0.05%, CAC -0.28%
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Off topic / Lyrids meteor shower 2014
« on: April 20, 2014, 02:39:22 pm »
The Lyrids meteor shower is usually active between April 16 and April 25 every year. It tends to peak around April 22 or April 23.
Considered to be the oldest known meteor shower, the Lyrids are named after constellation Lyra. The radiant point of the shower - the point in the sky where the meteors seem to emerge from - lies near the star Vega, one of the brightest stars in the sky during this time of the year.
The Lyrids are associated with comet Thatcher, which takes about 415 years to orbit around the Sun.
Location in the sky
Lyrids meteor shower for Pretoria
Time Azimuth/Direction Altitude
Mon 00:00 50° 5.7°
Mon 01:00 42° 15.4°
Mon 02:00 32° 23.6°
Mon 03:00 19° 29.4°
Mon 04:00 4° 32.1°
Mon 05:00 349° 31.4°
Mon 06:00 336° 27.3°
Direction to see the Lyrids in the sky the coming night/24 hours, altitude is height in degrees over horizon. Azimuth is the direction, based on true north, a compass might show a slightly different value. Note that this is not the prime period to watch the Lyrids, so there might be few or none visible this night.
To get correct directions for your location, go check it at:
http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/meteor-shower/lyrids.html
Considered to be the oldest known meteor shower, the Lyrids are named after constellation Lyra. The radiant point of the shower - the point in the sky where the meteors seem to emerge from - lies near the star Vega, one of the brightest stars in the sky during this time of the year.
The Lyrids are associated with comet Thatcher, which takes about 415 years to orbit around the Sun.
Location in the sky
Lyrids meteor shower for Pretoria
Time Azimuth/Direction Altitude
Mon 00:00 50° 5.7°
Mon 01:00 42° 15.4°
Mon 02:00 32° 23.6°
Mon 03:00 19° 29.4°
Mon 04:00 4° 32.1°
Mon 05:00 349° 31.4°
Mon 06:00 336° 27.3°
Direction to see the Lyrids in the sky the coming night/24 hours, altitude is height in degrees over horizon. Azimuth is the direction, based on true north, a compass might show a slightly different value. Note that this is not the prime period to watch the Lyrids, so there might be few or none visible this night.
To get correct directions for your location, go check it at:
http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/meteor-shower/lyrids.html
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Off topic / Re: Live chat
« on: April 17, 2014, 12:07:43 pm »
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Shares / Re: Today's Outlook
« on: April 17, 2014, 08:53:31 am »
Both Nikkei & Topix ended flat, rest of Asia dull.
US ended with Dow +1.00, Nas +1.29%, S&P 1.03%, futures -0.20% range (Wall Street -52 points now)
Eco Calendar:
08:00 German CPI came in -0.9%, expected -0.7% (YoY) and monthly -0.3%, exp +0.1%
14:30 US jobless claims, prev 300K, exp 315K
16:00 US Philly Fed Manufacturing Index
Moon’s F&G 24 ‘Extreme Fear’, VIX -9.16% @ 14.18
T40 +24 (+0.06%) @43291 @ 8:34
Duals
BCS:US +2.16%
BARC:LN +1.89%
NPNUS: +1.68%
700HK +1.44%
CFRUY:US +1.32%
GLNCY:US+1.09%
HMY:US -2.35%
TLKGY:US +0.14%
BHP:AU +0.42%
MT:NA +0.95%
Alsi ended 48 139, T40 43 242 , up were Huge +9.49%, down Vodacom -2.67%, Invicta -1.21%.
New high Petmin, +5.60% @ 265, Adaptit @ 950.
Most traded this week to negative (CFD’s) were NPN, HAR, KIO, EXX., to positive RCH, AGL
US ended with Dow +1.00, Nas +1.29%, S&P 1.03%, futures -0.20% range (Wall Street -52 points now)
Eco Calendar:
08:00 German CPI came in -0.9%, expected -0.7% (YoY) and monthly -0.3%, exp +0.1%
14:30 US jobless claims, prev 300K, exp 315K
16:00 US Philly Fed Manufacturing Index
Moon’s F&G 24 ‘Extreme Fear’, VIX -9.16% @ 14.18
T40 +24 (+0.06%) @43291 @ 8:34
Duals
BCS:US +2.16%
BARC:LN +1.89%
NPNUS: +1.68%
700HK +1.44%
CFRUY:US +1.32%
GLNCY:US+1.09%
HMY:US -2.35%
TLKGY:US +0.14%
BHP:AU +0.42%
MT:NA +0.95%
Alsi ended 48 139, T40 43 242 , up were Huge +9.49%, down Vodacom -2.67%, Invicta -1.21%.
New high Petmin, +5.60% @ 265, Adaptit @ 950.
Most traded this week to negative (CFD’s) were NPN, HAR, KIO, EXX., to positive RCH, AGL