Posts

Market Sentiment and Positioning

Image
 Financial Market Sentiment  Markets are often driven by emotion, rather than economics. Find out more with this lesson.  In this lesson you will learn:   Why market sentiment could play an important role in trading  How to measure the sentiment  What could we know from the positioning data  Although prices of assets depend mainly on fundamental and technical factors they can be also influence by market sentiment. In fact, markets are largely driven by emotion, and sentiment can be reflecte in prices.  For example, the market reacted with nervousness to a Donald Trump win in the US presidential election of 2016. While the majority of polls predicted a victory for Hillary Clinton, the markets entered a state of shock when Trump emerged as the winner.  A nervous reaction led to a sell-off of the US dollar and US indices, but as soon as the nerves were calmed, traders started to buy the greenback and stocks.  Why? Because Trump’s policy was s...

2016 Kinesis Asset Annual Report

Image
Kinesis Asset Annual Report 2016 Table of Contents 1. Letter to Shareholders 2. Company Overview 3. Financial Highlights 4. Management Discussion and Analysis 5. Corporate Governance 6. Risk Management 7. Financial Statements       - Balance Sheet       - Income Statement       - Cash Flow Statement       - Statement of Shareholders' Equity 8. Notes to Financial Statements 9. Independent Auditor's Report 10. Appendices       - Glossary of Terms       - Contact Information Here’s a PDF Document for Our 2016 Annual Report  PDF 1.  Letter to Shareholders Dear Shareholders, 2016 has been a transformative year for Kinesis Asset. We have achieved significant milestones, expanded our portfolio, and delivered strong financial performance. Our commitment to sustainable growth and value creation for our shareholders remains steadfast. We thank you for your continued support and look forward to anot...