Recent content by VinayakM

Russia looks like a good investment opportunity as the oil price creeps up to $40 a barrel and there is a lowering/elimination of sanctions. If you are a contrarian investor, I think this is the time to really take a deep look at Russia. There has been a lot of negative news and so it is safe...

In mid-March, the ECB got aggressive and this is long-term positive for the markets. There was a boost to the QE program taking it to €80 billion monthly in April. Moreover, corporate bonds have been added. I really think Europe is going to go through some trying times. Demography is to blame...

Anytime you to try make small profits, you are scalping. It is a good strategy if used prudently as many large gains can be made. But one has to be careful that big losses don't occur. The way to prevent this sort of a situation is to employ an effective exit strategy. Lower exposure, lower...

A thought-provoking observation was that European banks were major drags on global stock markets in early 2016. The entire global financial system can be affected by European banks. I am not saying that this particular story applies only to banks in Europe. US banks are guilty of it and so are...

After the furious rally since February 12, the S&P 500 has again lost momentum and slipped into the red from a year-to-date look. Investors are concerned about the global economic uncertainty. Q1 earnings season should be rather weak as there will be volatility as energy prices stabilize. IMF...

I am always looking to make money through scalping. So there are three markets that I watch closely on a daily basis: U.S., U.K. and German. I've been watching the German markets for quite some time and have decided to focus only on the DAX which consists of the 30 major German companies...

These are the upcoming earnings reports coming over the next 2 months. Upcoming Earnings Reports Tesco (OTCPK:TSCDF) - 22nd April Whitbread (OTC:WTBCF) - 28th April J. Sainsbury (OTCQX:JSNSF) - 6th May BT Group (NYSE:BT) - 7th May Experian Plc (OTCQX:EXPGF) - 12th May SABMiller...