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Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 30, 2018 at 01:15

Stock Markets – Closing Note - 29 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:https://www.myfxbook.com/files/Norm_XXI/20181029_204918.jpgAfter a week of heavy losses, the first day of the week was positive for European stock markets. The decision by the Standard & Poor's agency to reduce only the outlook (perspective) of Italy's debt rather than its rating attenuates the risks associated with Italian fiscal policy in the short term. Italian banks today recorded considerable appreciations (over 3.60%). The automobi...

Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 27, 2018 at 01:58

Stock Markets – Closing Note - 26 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:https://www.myfxbook.com/files/Norm_XXI/20181027_024101.jpgThe results released by the North American Amazon and Alphabet penalized the sentiment of investors and, consequently, the European indexes that finished this last session of the week with strong losses. Several sectors reported losses of more than 2%. In fact, the day was marked by the reaction of investors to various business results known on both sides of the Atlantic. In the automotive s...

Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 25, 2018 at 22:12

Stock Markets – Closing Note - 25 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:https://www.myfxbook.com/files/Norm_XXI/20181025_212412.jpgThe opening of the European session was pressured by the heavy losses suffered by the American indexes yesterday. Subsequently, European markets were able to build a gradual recovery. Somewhat hesitantly, investors began to buy the stocks that had posted the biggest losses in the last week. This was also due to the absence of developments in the tense relations between Italy and the European...

Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 24, 2018 at 21:38

Stock Markets – Closing Note - 24 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:https://www.myfxbook.com/files/Norm_XXI/20181024_172512.jpgEuropean markets closed with losses in a session that initially had been influenced by the recoveries of the US stock exchanges the day before and the Chinese stock exchanges during the Asian session. Even so, volatility once again dominated the day, as some of the risks that characterize the current economic situation continued to be present. Thus, in the last hour of trading, the European ...

Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 23, 2018 at 23:03

Stock Markets – Closing Note - 23 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:https://www.myfxbook.com/files/Norm_XXI/20181023_210958.jpgToday there were strong losses for European stock exchanges, with investors sentiment influenced by the weakness of the Chinese stock markets and the situation in Italy. Influencing investor sentiment has been the disappointing business results that have marked the last few days. The letter sent to Brussels by the Italian Ministry of Finance was released. In a conciliatory way in which it re...

Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 23, 2018 at 00:51

Stock Markets – Closing Note - 22 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:https://www.myfxbook.com/files/Norm_XXI/20181022_210650.jpgEuropean markets ended the day in low. The rise of the Chinese stock exchanges and the first reaction of the bond market to the reduction of the rating of Italy gave an initial boost to the stock indices. The 4.50% rise in the Shanghai stock market enabled commodity producers and the auto industry to rank among the best performers. Fiat advanced 3% as a result of the news that it sold its hi...

Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 20, 2018 at 00:31

Stock Markets – Closing Note - 19 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:https://www.myfxbook.com/files/Norm_XXI/20181019_202005.jpgEuropean indices traded lower. Investors had to divide their attention across multiple fronts. At the external level, China's economic data penalized the European export sector. In the third quarter, the Chinese economy grew 6.50%, below the 6.60%, which is the lowest quarterly growth since 2009. At the domestic level, the weakness of the banking sector, more precisely that of southern E...

Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 18, 2018 at 21:22

Stock Markets – Closing Note - 18 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:https://www.myfxbook.com/files/Norm_XXI/20181018_164422.jpgEuropean stock markets closed mostly lower, in a session marked by the presentation and consequent reaction to the published business results. At the same time, attention was focused on the current impasse in the Brexit issue. The DJSToxx Banks was penalized by strong selling pressure that hit Italian and Spanish banks. Transalpine bank bonds reflected the widening of the spread between Ital...

Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 18, 2018 at 01:10

Stock Markets – Closing Note - 17 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:https://www.myfxbook.com/files/Norm_XXI/20181017_235029.jpgEuropean stock markets closed lower, especially in southern Europe - Spain and Italy. The car industry was one of the worst performers, after it was reported that car sales in the European Union fell (23.40%) for the first time in 6 months. Volkswagen, Fiat and Renault titles led the losses. Also in sharp decline were the food and oil sectors. In Madrid, the stocks of DIA again showed a sign...

Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 17, 2018 at 01:05

Stock Markets – Closing Note - 16 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:https://www.myfxbook.com/files/Norm_XXI/20181016_165415.jpgEuropean stock markets experienced a very positive day, with some sectors showing gains of more than 2%. The focus was mainly on the dispute between the United States and Saudi Arabia (following the assassination of the Saudi journalist in Turkey). The producers of raw materials presented a relative underperformance. One day after his government presented a controversial State Budget to the ...

Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 15, 2018 at 23:47

Stock Markets – Closing Note - 15 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:https://www.myfxbook.com/files/Norm_XXI/20181015_183123.jpgEuropean stock markets ended slightly higher, with most sectors on positive ground. After a very negative week, investors remain wary of geopolitical tensions, but are looking forward to the US earnings season that is expected to bring some confidence back. The telecommunications companies headed the gains, while the industrial sector was the protagonist of the biggest losses. In Germany, th...

Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 12, 2018 at 18:23

Stock Markets – Closing Note - 12 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:https://www.myfxbook.com/files/Norm_XXI/20181012_190822.jpgThe recovery that US futures and Asian stock exchanges got through last night inspired European investors. However and despite the positive sentiment coming from the Asian session, European investors still showed some nervousness during today's session. In fact, most Old Continent indexes were able to achieve gains of more than 1% in the first hour of trading. Subsequently, these advance...

Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 11, 2018 at 20:40

Stock Markets – Closing Note - 11 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:As anticipated, the fall in US markets and its rapid spread to Asian stock markets intensified risk aversion on European markets. The strong rise in yields and worries about global economic growth were at the root of this negative sentiment among investors. Thus, the financial and technological sectors led the falls. The oil sector also conditioned the performance of European indices on a day when the price of oil fell by more than 1%. In the corpor...

Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 11, 2018 at 05:40

Stock Markets – Closing Note - 10 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:https://www.myfxbook.com/files/Norm_XXI/20181010_200122.jpgEuropean markets ended the session on Wednesday with sharp losses. The attentions remained focused on the unfolding of the political situation in Italy, which again conditioned the sentiment of global investors. In this context, the International Monetary Fund, in the report on Global Financial Stability released today, warned of the risk of contagion of the Italian situation for the whole f...

Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 08, 2018 at 23:33

Stock Markets – Closing Note - 8 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:European markets ended down, with several sectors reporting losses of more than 1%. Banks were again particularly affected by the current situation in Italy. The Italian stock market depreciated more than 2% and OT yields reached new highs. In fact, despite last week's more conciliatory stance, the weekend was marked by harsh criticism of the European project of the two party leaders who form the government. On the other hand, the weakness of the...

Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 05, 2018 at 18:49

Stock Markets – Closing Note - 5 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:https://www.myfxbook.com/files/Norm_XXI/20181005_183245.jpgStock markets have been penalized by rising interest rates on US bonds, which has left investors worried that stocks are overvalued as rising financing costs could hurt corporate earnings. Virtually all sectors made a negative contribution, except for the media. The sectors of raw materials, technology, automobiles and energy were the ones that most pressured European markets. Economic data o...

Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 04, 2018 at 22:12

Stock Markets – Closing Note - 4 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:https://www.myfxbook.com/files/Norm_XXI/20181004_231643.jpgEuropean markets closed lower, penalized by the behavior of the US debt market, namely the 10-year Treasury yields climb. In sectoral terms, and just as on Wall Street, the banking and insurance sectors outperformed. Of note is the gains of the banking sector in Italy, on the day that the 10-Year Threasury yields in the country rose again to 3.33%.On Wall Street, debt market behavior was the ...

Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 04, 2018 at 00:54

Stock Markets – Closing Note - 3 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:https://www.myfxbook.com/files/Norm_XXI/20181003_192516.jpgEuropean stock exchanges traded in different directions, with investors keeping an eye on developments in the political situation in Italy and global trade. The Italian stock market closed positive, with the main stock index rising 0.89%. Italian 2-year yields fell to 1,200% after Corriere della Sera reported that the Rome government would be willing to make some concessions in budgetary term...

Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 03, 2018 at 00:11

Stock Markets – Closing Note - 2 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:https://www.myfxbook.com/files/Norm_XXI/20181002_210842.jpgEuropean stock markets closed lower, with the financial sector among the worst performers. Leading this negative sentiment was once again the uncertainty associated with the political situation in Italy and, more specifically, the "anti-euro" comments of a senior official of the Northern League, a party that supports the Italian government. According to Claudio Borghi, who chairs th...

Trading Journal in New Traders Oct 01, 2018 at 19:56

Stock Markets – Closing Note – 1 OctGer30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the Dax30, Footsie100 and S&P500 Index futures:https://www.myfxbook.com/files/Norm_XXI/20181001_204226.jpgThe reaction of investors to the US-Canada trade agreement was positive, with October having a favorable start for European indices. In sectoral terms, gains from the technology sector contrasted with losses made by travel and leisure companies, after Ryanair reduced its annual profit outlook. Air France-KLM depreciated 4.15%. In Milan, the stock market closed at a low, mainly due to th...

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