Resource Sector Strategy – Weekly Investment Report
John Robertson
PortfolioDirect
Cyclical positioning remains poor. New World Bank forecasts have highlighted the absence of the growth acceleration needed to move the cycle forward. US dollar strength has added downward price pressures in the metal markets. A currency reversal will be needed for an improvement in cyclical conditions. Lower sector volatility has facilitated a gentle upward drift in sector equity prices with the majority of stocks in the small resources share price index now above their 26 week moving averages. The explorers making up the Phase I stocks in the portfolio models have lost ground - consistent with the sector establishing a cyclical bottom and the absence of a market direction - having shown relatively strong returns in prior weeks. A new review of Poseidon Nickel has been released along with updates for Blackham Resources and Syrah Resources. The PortfolioDirect report is available here (VIEW LINK)
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John Robertson is Chief Investment Strategist for PortfolioDirect a provider of resource sector investment stock ratings and portfolio strategies for mining and oil and gas investors. He has worked as a policy economist, corporate business strategist and investment market professional for over 30 years after starting his career as a Commonwealth Treasury economist in Canberra. Since being Australia's top-rated commodities analyst and chief economist at one of Australia' leading stockbroking firms, he has advised companies across the mining, consumer products, IT and biotech sectors on their equity market relations. He leads the firm's investment evaluation and security structuring activities on behalf of the Australian Small Scale Offerings Board (ASSOB), the world's first equity 'crowdfunding' investment platform. John Robertson discusses the interaction of mining and investment markets in his weekly 'From the Capital' column in Mining Journal.
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John Robertson
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John Robertson is Chief Investment Strategist for PortfolioDirect a provider of resource sector investment stock ratings and portfolio strategies for mining and oil and gas investors. He has worked as a policy economist, corporate business...
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John Robertson is Chief Investment Strategist for PortfolioDirect a provider of resource sector investment stock ratings and portfolio strategies for mining and oil and gas investors. He has worked as a policy economist, corporate business...
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