Banks

Lloyd’s shares (LSE:LLOY) are currently going south, but the southward move is expected to be limited. This is a strong bearish correction in what is a great opportunity to go long with a good bargain. Interestingly, the price has recently refused to close below the EMA 21, while the Williams’ % Range noses upwards. The […]

According to CEO Antonia Horta-Osorio, Lloyds Banking Group (LSE:LLOY) is now back to normal. We can’t be sure whether he said that in his lengthy commentary in the group’s 2013 final results to calm investors about the status of the bank or about the size of his bonus. Whatever he meant, it probably hasn’t been […]

Barclays stock (LSE:BARC) is not an attractive market right now, but it may go northward this year. 4 EMAs – 10, 20 50 and 200 are used in the chart. The color that stands for each EMA is shown at the top left part of the chart. The bullish effort that happened in January 2014 […]

That’s right! I don’t want to write about Barclays (LSE:BARC)! You probably think that means that Mr. Chambers is making me do it. That is simply not the case. I don’t want to write about Barclays because everyone else is writing about Barclays today. I don’t want to write about Barclays because they are a […]

Have you ever wondered why there are analysts and economists? The analysts are buried in the down and dirty, devilish details, whilst the economists step back and view things on a much broader scale. The analysts exist to drive investors crazy and the economists exist to help us not get caught up in the anxiety […]

The Amsterdam market of Euronext, a wholly owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange Group (NYSE:ICE), today saw the launch of trading in Rabobank Certificates (NYSE:RABO). The Rabobank Certificates are deeply subordinated investment products that enable investors to participate in Rabobank, an international financial service provider operating on a cooperative basis. The certificates...

Mike van Dulken, Head of Research at Accendo Markets, commented in his Weekly Roundup to clients, It’s been a cracking week for the UK’s FTSE 100, finally breaking-out above those 6775 bugbear festive highs to revisit October highs of 6820 and 6840 levels last seen in late May. helped by a largely positive and taper-supportive […]

Mike van Dulken, Head of Research at Accendo Markets, commented in his Weekly Roundup to clients, Since we last wrote the UK flagship Index closed 2013 +14.4%, capping off a terrible year for its miners (-30% to -60%) but a great one for the likes of airlines (+100 to +120%) and financial services (+35% to […]

Royal Bank of Scotland shares (LSE:RBS) has assumed a new lease of an uptrend, which would enable bulls to collect many socks along the way up, while bears lose their socks. The market was recently in a downtrend, but further downward movement was rejected in the month of December 2013, as the price broke upwards. […]

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) just put a wet blanket on the Barclays Capital (LSE:BARC) Yule Log.  At about noon EST, FINRA levied a $3.75 million fine on the financial firm for its failure to properly maintain “electronic records, emails and instant messages.” Barclays is alleged to have violated SEC laws as well as […]