Australian market finished the week…

Australian market finished the week…

S&P200 XJO.ASX finished the week up 2.6%.

The best performer was the Materials sector + 5.4%. Fortescue Metals Group FMG.ASX outperformed rising 11.0%. Information Technology  lagged, weighed down Computershare Ltd selling off over 6%.

As a reminder CPU was one of our short trade recommendations, to read more on CPU, click the “tags” section in the right column.

 

 

Short XTL.ASX (update)

Short XTL (update)

XTL

I suggested shorting the XTL on 2nd June 2016 and now I believe that Central Banks will have no choice but to embark on a more aggressive stance. BoJ, BoE and ECB will be looking to reduce volatility, inject liquidity, depreciate ¥ and avoid excessive US$ appreciation. The Fed will work hard to reduce the degree of monetary policy divergence.

This means we are getting ready to close out the XTL short and bank the profit.

 

Australian market finished the week…

Australian market finished the week…

The Australian market S&P ASX 200 finished the week to Friday down 1.0%. Small companies underperformed larger companies, with the Small Ordinaries Index down 1.7%.

Strong performance from the Energy sector, up 0.9%. Santos (STO) rallying by 9.1%. Information Technology sector down 3.1% with IRESS LTD down over 7%.

Short AZJ.ASX

Short AZJ.ASX

AZJ

Time to look at AZJ on the short side. $4.80 range is the target I’ve been waiting for, the stock has pushed higher against a backdrop of selling in the broader equity market but with no revenue growth, 100% payout ratio on the dividend, I think AZJ is susceptible to a pullback into the July/Aug earnings result. Target pullback to $4.40 – $4.50