5788 Most will be happy to see the back of H1 as Nasdaq recorded its worst ever first half to the year. Recession fears, inflation and the war in Ukraine remain at the front of investors’ minds with many waiting in the wings as cash balances pile up.   We saw Hedge Funds buying the […]

5788 May saw markets hit YTD lows in the US, and lows since early March for Europe. Both however saw a bounce off of these levels and have been squeezed higher since. With volumes remaining muted, this move has been emphasised. We saw Hedge funds buying the Banks, good two way in Oil & Gas […]

5788 After markets continued their move lower last month, investors will be hoping the phrase ‘Sell in May and Go Away’ doesn’t come to fruition. April is deemed seasonally the best month of the year, but that didn’t play out with the S&P 500 having its worst month since March 2020, thus making it the […]

5788 March saw markets hit the lows YTD on 8th, but since, has seen a gradual grind higher on weak volumes. It was not a case of ‘buy the dip’ but more investors squaring away positions, as the end of the quarter approached. With continued headline tennis from Russia/Ukraine along with a host of other […]

5788     Last month I spoke about value vs growth, inflation worries and bear market fears dictating the direction of the market. In Feb, we can include a War to add fuel to the fire as markets continued their declines, showing no sign of easing off.   We saw Hedge funds buying the Biotech […]

5788 January certainly wasn’t a month to ease into the new year, with the value vs growth theme, inflation worries and bear market fears dictating the direction of the market so far. Investors will be hoping this month isn’t the benchmark for the year. 2021 saw just two negative months, but January’s move meant that’s […]