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In trading and investing the crowd is not your friend, this mantra or some derivative of it gets repeated and parroted by the talking heads and investment gurus like a broken record, the irony is that they are the proverbial crowd they so fervently encourage retail investors to avoid. They are correct though, the herd does always loose and so it is no surprise...

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The SPDR® S&P® Global Natural Resources ETF (GNR) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P® Global Natural Resources Index. The index is composed of three sub indices, the S&P Global Natural Resources - Agriculture Index, the S&P Global Natural Resources -Energy Index and...

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Purchasing crypto tokens is not the only way to gain exposure or profit from the development of web 3.0 and the myriad of potential uses for distributed ledger technology of which blockchain is a type. It is important when making investing decisions, particularly around new technologies, to try and look at the entire "picture". In this sense that means what kind...

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Consumer staples/Consumer defensive stocks are a sector that is exactly what the name suggests. They are products and services that no matter the situation consumers are unable or unwilling to go without. Examples include, Walmart, Costco, Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, etc. These big name household staples are unlikely to give you the astronomic growth of the...

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VXUS is an ETF issued by Vanguard that seeks to track the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, which measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located outside the United States. VXUS holds 7760 stocks, with net assets totaling $416.8 billion and an expense ratio of only 0.08% this ETF is extremely attractive for exposure to mostly large cap global...

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TOKE is an ETF that seeks to generate capital gains by investing in companies that have exposure to the broad cannabis industry. Since the start of the year the ETF's price has declined steadily from highs of around $26 to about $13 currently. The drop in price has bought the shares into a range of reasonable value considering the relative youth of the legal...

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ROBO is the ticker for an ETF that invests in robotics and artificial intelligence. It currently has 84 holdings which makes it a diversified and efficient way to target the robotics and AI industry, which I believe will experience above market growth over the next 20 years. As with any long-term investment regular contributions and ignoring the natural...

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ERTH is an ETF that seeks to track the performance of the MSCI Global Environment Select Index, green energy and technology is not a new play but due to the scale of our reliance on fossil fuels it is a theme that has legs to run. Green technology and energy is also an industry that receives substantial subsidization and investment from governments around the...

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VHT is the ticker for Vanguards healthcare ETF that seeks to track the MSCI US IMI Health Care Index. I use this ETF as part of my long term investing strategy to gain exposure to the US healthcare sector which I believe will experience greater growth and lower drawdowns then the general market over the next 20-30 years. The reason I believe this is because...

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ARKQ is an ETF started by Cathy Wood as part of her ARK brand of ETF's that invests in growth technologies. ARKQ specifically targets robotics and AI and I regularly invest in this ETF as well as ROBO issued by Exchange Traded Concepts as my way of gaining exposure to an industry I believe will experience above market growth over the next 20 years. As with any...

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NZD/USD has moved steadily lower since it came into contact with a descending trendline, risk orientated assets are facing several head winds at the moment. These include the Evergrande situation, rumblings of potential ''bubbles'' in stocks and housing and the growing realization that the fed will not continue its unprecedented monetary policy indefinitely. While...

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Anybody who invests with a long term outlook in mind (20 years +) needs to be able to handle significant draw down and volatility within their investment and resist the urge to increase or trim their positions. As has been observed and proven multiple times by almost every member of the trading and investing community, attempting to time the market without a...

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The recent drop in iron ore prices has seen the major mining companies being beaten down, the selling has now reached panic proportions and of all the big miners Fortescue has faired the worst. While I am not saying this is a good time to buy, as iron ore prices still have fundamental head winds to contend with and the prices can certainly move much lower before...

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During the last few weeks the NZD/USD has managed to break above the big psychological number of 00.7000, and put in a new local high. It is currently consolidating into a tight trading range below a descending trendline and above horizontal support. The pair has been bought and sold aggressively each time it has entered the previously mentioned areas. This...

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AUD/USD appears to be consolidating upwards within an ascending triangle. Chaikin money flow is showing strong bearish divergence. If price can break below the shaded support area waiting for a rebound then entering short seems like a good idea. *For educational purposes only*

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USD/CAD is sitting at a confluence of support, an ascending trendline and well defined horizontal support. On the daily chart net volume ticked up as of yesterdays trading suggesting there are buyers at this level in addition to this there is significant bullish divergence on the chaikin money flow indicator. A break below the horizontal support would invalidate...

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GBP/USD is consolidating into an ascending wedge within a choppy downtrend that began in mid June this year. The chaikin money flow indicator is showing strong bearish divergence suggesting that buyers for this recent upswing in price are running low. In addition there was a large spike in volume and price on the 27th of August consistent with an exhaustion move....

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USD/SEK seems to have formed a double bottom pattern and is now moving higher towards well defined resistance zones. Shorter term it has formed a small double top which could see prices move down to support and clear out some stops before climbing higher. It may simply push higher and breakout from here though as well. OANDA:USDSEK