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Podcast: Should I sell the bounce?

Simon Brown 11 February 2021JSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares Bitcoin* hits US$48,000 as Tesla declares they put US$1.5billion into the crypto. Platinum finally on the move and above US$1,200 for the first time since 2015. Platinum weekly chart Sibanye Stillwater* (JSE code: SSW) best illustrates the boom in mining profits. In 2019 they made R62million now 2020 they expect almost R30billion and ...

Podcast: Booming SA Inc. consumers?

Simon Brown 4 February 2021JSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares GameStop closed at US$90 on Tuesday. Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO. Apple knockout results. Ford to spend R15.8billion on local plant upgrade. Upcoming events; Weekly, Wednesday at 5.30pm ~ Follow the Trader 18 February ~ Everything ETFs and tax-free investing Download the audio file here Subscribe to our feed here Sign up ...

Podcast: GameStop perfect craziness

Simon Brown 28 January 2021JSE Direct, Latest

Upcoming events; 18 February ~ JSE Power Hour: ETFs and tax-free investing GameStop perfect craziness Three things came together to push this stock up +20x in a week; Massive short position Option buying Markets love stories Simon dissects the three explains how it all played out and why it is perfectly legal. GameStop daily chart ...

Podcast: It’s all lies

Simon Brown 21 January 2021JSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares Trading updates from Truworths (JSE code: TRU) and Foschini (JSE code: TFG) both saw sales decrease for the period ending both saw sales down. But not down as much as expected and hence the stocks went wild. Truworths was up some 25% in two days. More than anything this is because expectations were ...

Podcast: Predictions 2021

Simon Brown 14 January 2021JSE Direct, Latest

2021 predictions show Every year Marc Ashton, Keith McLachlan and Simon Brown do a predictions show. Three wild and woolly predictions for the markets followed by a call on the Top40 and ZAR for the year ahead. Importantly we start each show with a review of the previous year's predictions and you’ll find the 2020 predictions show here. Download ...

Podcast: 2020 finished an klaar

Simon Brown 10 December 2020JSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares Trellidor* (JSE code: TRL), I've been buying. We've seen DIY stocks doing well and small SA Inc shares surprise to the upside and I think this could be one of them. Interim is end December so an update should arrive around mid-February. Sygnia (JSE code: SYG) results were really good. This stock was ...

Video: Position your portfolio for 2021

Simon Brown 3 December 2020Power Hour, Video Invest, Webinar and Video

Every year we end the JSE Power Hour sessions with a presentation from Just One Lap founder, Simon Brown. He looks ahead to the year coming and puts his head on the block predicting how these trends will play out in your portfolio. Simon also starts every yearend session by reviewing his previous year’s predictions, ...

Podcast: A booming November

Simon Brown 3 December 2020JSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares Really strong November for stocks. France and Italy had their best months ever, S&P500 +11% and JSE +10%. The Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine has been approved for use in the UK starting next week. Limited supplies so front line workers and old people first. But this is good news and suggests that the ...

Podcast: Bitcoin is tiny, even at highs

Simon Brown 26 November 2020JSE Direct, Latest

Simon Says Another week another vaccine. U.K. economy is forecast to contract by 11.3% this year, "the largest fall in output for 300 years," Chancellor Rishi Sunak tells MPs. US Jobless Claims +30K To 778K In Nov-21 Week, secondly weekly rise. Continuing Claims -299K to 6,071,000 for Nov-14 week. Dow Jones trades above 30,000 for ...

Podcast: Owning unlisted shares

Simon Brown 19 November 2020JSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares Another week, another vaccine. This time from Moderna and also using the Messenger RNA as does the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine. Stor-Age* (JSE code: SSS) results very solid. Wilson Bayly Holmes (JSE code: WBO) results not great as Australia hurts, again. Raubex (JSE code: RBX) announces an R2.87billion contract win from Sanral. Strong ...