Columnist Aaron Lynch

As I write it is Thursday 29th October 2009. Anyone with a taste for history may remember that this was the date of the Wall Street Crash in 1929 that ushered in the Great Depression. Here we sit on the 80th anniversary of one of the defining

This has been seen by some sections of the market as the final tick in the checklist that we are ready for all the good times to return. There is an old saying that numbers are important until they are not important anymore. To the trader they may

Whether they realise it or not, all traders and investors are in fact making market forecasts every time they trade. For example, assume you buy some shares of BHP. You would have an expectation, based on anything from research, experience,

You can see from Chart 1 below that the big decline in stocks really got underway after May 2008, and accelerated in September. The stock market then made lows in November 2008 and March 2009. From there things began to look better, with a solid move

Those who have been in the markets for a little while will appreciate that there is so much more to trading than just looking at charts and reading reports. Good psychology is a common attribute that shows up time and time again in successful