Focus: Rise of the female investor

The rise of female investors is under-appreciated, alongside the rise of both more self-directed and younger investors. More women are now investing, with 26% new to investing, and are controlling more wealth. They also invest differently, for the longer term, with lower risk, and…

Shiba Inu Token runs ahead with 100% gains

Bitcoin has surpassed $56K, reclaiming its trillion dollar market cap as the U.S. treasury
rules out minting a platinum coin of the same value.

The move higher comes on a raft of positive news: the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved an exchange-traded fund (ETF) giving exposure to…

Focus: The earnings season catalyst

Global Q3 earnings season starts Wednesday, and is more important than ever. Growth worries are high, and earnings expectations low. Luckily, we see another strong earnings beat, above the +29% S&P 500 consensus growth, led by energy, materials, and industrials. Europe’s growth may be even…

Bitcoin has started October with a bang, exploding towards $50K in hope of a long-awaited ETF approval.

The leading crypto added 10% in just a few hours on Friday, as traders cheered for “Uptober’’ and celebrated the support of some of the loudest regulatory voices. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…

Focus: Looking through the volatility

We look through the current market weakness to an eventual year-end ‘Santa rally’ in seasonally strongest November and December. We see growth re-accelerating, as virus cases fall, and the long-list of short term markets concerns easing — from US debt ceiling and Fed tapering to…

Another week of wild volatility has hit the cryptoasset market, as China’s latest ban collides with accelerating adoption to catalyze big market swings.

First, fears of the financial collapse of Chinese developer Evergrande sent crypto sliding last Monday, before the market turned around as Twitter added Bitcoin tipping. …

Focus: The fourth quarter outlook

Markets saw more strength in Q3, with S&P 500 on track for over 3% gain. But crypto, real estate, and commodities have led the rally this year. In Q4 we see lower virus pressures, the well-telegraphed start of Fed tapering, another Q3 earnings beat, temporary…

Regulatory and macroeconomic concerns have weighed heavily on cryptoassets this week, with Bitcoin and Ethereum trading sideways on cautious market sentiment.

Wall Street’s top cop Gary Gensler, head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has requested more resources for cryptoasset oversight, while protestors in El Salvador have been marching…