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Top Stories On Monday, 27 April, the ASX dropped 20 points to finish at 8766, 182 points below the last Not So. The US extended the ceasefire in the US/Iran conflict/war, but the Strait of Hormuz remains shut, which saw the oil price move above $100 per barrel. This normally would see markets sell off, […]

Top Stories On Thursday, 2 April, the ASX dropped 92 points to finish the lead into the Easter break at 8580. This is after the 190-point gain on April Fools’ Day, as hope of a TACO event (Trump Always Chickens Out) turned into a FAKE TACO and more like a NACHO, see below. Over the […]

Top Stories On Tuesday, 3 March, the ASX fell 124 points to close at 9077. After hitting a new ALL TIME CLOSING HIGH yesterday of 9201. The reality of the Middle East conflict finally hit the Australian market today with a drop of 1.3%.Risk Off was the order of the day as Australia revealed that […]

Top Stories On Wednesday, 11 February, the ASX jumped 147 points to close at 9015 8889. That’s 126 points higher than the last Not So. The ASX crossed over 9000 again for the first time since 28/10/25. Today, the market was mainly driven by the CBA result (40% of the ASX gain), which was better […]

Top Stories On Tuesday, 13 January, the ASX gained 49 points to close at 8809. That’s 90 points higher than the last Not So. The commodities sector is continuing to rally as Gold, Silver, Copper and Tungsten hit or near ALL TIME HIGHS. Markets are in short supply for critical materials as China controls a […]

TOP STORIES On Monday, 24 November 2025, the ASX jumped 109 points to close at 8,525. This is after dropping 136 points on Friday. We are seeing increased volatility as the markets have questions about AI and the overall strength of the economy, the direction of inflation, and interest rates.Market volatility is normal, as shown in the following […]

Top Stories On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, the ASX fell 1% or 86 points to finish at 8926.   The market was holding steady until the hotter-than-expected inflation number was released.  Best summed up by Bell Potter’s Coppo report.  1. The ASX 200 was smacked -86 points or -0.96% (low -91pts) after the hotter than expected inflation number […]

Top Stories On Tuesday, October 1, 2025, the ASX reduced 3 points to finish at 8846. Today was a relatively flat day, as the focus was on the US and whether the government would remain open, as well as whether China had temporarily banned BHP’s iron ore. The ban proposed by the Chinese Mineral Resources Group, […]

Top Stories On Wednesday, September 3, 2025, the ASX fell 162 points to finish at 8739, its lowest point since 4/8/25.  This was the fourth down day in a row and continues September’s record of being a weak month (seasonal weakness), even though the second quarter GDP(announced today) was better than expected at 0.6%. Likely to […]

Top Stories On Wednesday, August 13 2025, the ASX fell 54 points to finish at 8827. This is after hitting a new all-time high yesterday, closing at 8880.80. This is the 14th ATH in 2025. Today, CBA released their results, which were $10bn profit and a slight increase in the dividend; however, this wasn’t enough for the market, which […]

Top Stories On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, the ASX fell 69 points to finish at 8562. This is after the ASX 200 hit a new ALL-TIME CLOSING HIGH (ATH) of 8630.3 yesterday, which was just shy of the ATH intraday of 8639.10.   The US markets saw new ATHs from the S&P 500 and NASDAQ overnight, with NVIDIA driving […]

Top Stories On Monday, June 30, 2025, the ASX gained 28 points to finish at 8542.  The market was positive after the US S&P500 hit a new ALL-TIME HIGH on Friday, even though tariff talks are about to take centre stage alongside the One Big Beautiful Bill, which passed the Senate 51-49 over the weekend.  Today, the […]