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The Galloping Zebu is a financial spread bettor who is always looking for the next big market move. Therefore willing to take many small loses, as the big winners will (hopefully) cover them.

He likes a trade on FX and indices, but is a little scared of those volatile commodities. That doesn’t stop a dabble now and again, but he certainly keeps the deeds to the house in the back pocket when Brent Crude is involved.

This silly zebu can’t decide whether he prefers fundamental or technical analysis, so often makes “technically fundamental” trades. As long as both sides are saying to go the same way, lump on and hope for the best!
 Dow Jones Surges 889 Points As Indices Gain
Posted by The Galloping Zebu on October 29, 2008
Category: Economics, Shares & Indices, Oil, Gold & Commodities, Market Watch by The Galloping Zebu Comment

The Dow Jones had its second best one day point gain in history yesterday. But it wasn’t all up, up, up. An early 300 point gain was actually wiped out by mid-session. But beginning at 2PM New York time, the Dow soared 800 points in a little over 2 hours, finishing up nearly 11% on the day. What were the catalysts?


The Galloping Zebu is a financial spread bettor who is always looking for the next big market move. Therefore willing to take many small loses, as the big winners will (hopefully) cover them.

He likes a trade on FX and indices, but is a little scared of those volatile commodities. That doesn’t stop a dabble now and again, but he certainly keeps the deeds to the house in the back pocket when Brent Crude is involved.

This silly zebu can’t decide whether he prefers fundamental or technical analysis, so often makes “technically fundamental” trades. As long as both sides are saying to go the same way, lump on and hope for the best!
 Indices Open Up But Big Business Struggles
Posted by The Galloping Zebu on October 28, 2008
Category: Shares & Indices, Sub-Prime & Credit Crunch, Market Watch by The Galloping Zebu Comment

US markets finished down last night with the Dow Jones shedding another 2.42%. Microsoft was the biggest loser on the NASDAQ and Exxon Mobil had the dubious honour for the S&P 500. We’re moving past the banking crisis. Big business and the real economy are the new main worries


The Galloping Zebu is a financial spread bettor who is always looking for the next big market move. Therefore willing to take many small loses, as the big winners will (hopefully) cover them.

He likes a trade on FX and indices, but is a little scared of those volatile commodities. That doesn’t stop a dabble now and again, but he certainly keeps the deeds to the house in the back pocket when Brent Crude is involved.

This silly zebu can’t decide whether he prefers fundamental or technical analysis, so often makes “technically fundamental” trades. As long as both sides are saying to go the same way, lump on and hope for the best!
 Asian Markets Plummet Again
Posted by The Galloping Zebu on October 27, 2008
Category: Shares & Indices, Sub-Prime & Credit Crunch, Market Watch by The Galloping Zebu 1 Comment

As we wake up to another week on the markets, it’s the same old story: red across the trading screen. (Its times like this that make me extremely thankful that spread betters can go short.) Anyway, like Friday, the cause of the latest fall had its roots in Asia. There are increasing fears that yet more government action is needed. The Japanese Nikkei fell another 6%, now looking at its lowest level since November 1982. In Hong Kong, the benchmark index plunged 12.7%!


The Galloping Zebu is a financial spread bettor who is always looking for the next big market move. Therefore willing to take many small loses, as the big winners will (hopefully) cover them.

He likes a trade on FX and indices, but is a little scared of those volatile commodities. That doesn’t stop a dabble now and again, but he certainly keeps the deeds to the house in the back pocket when Brent Crude is involved.

This silly zebu can’t decide whether he prefers fundamental or technical analysis, so often makes “technically fundamental” trades. As long as both sides are saying to go the same way, lump on and hope for the best!
 Asian Weakness Negates Equity Rally
Posted by The Galloping Zebu on October 24, 2008
Category: Economics, Shares & Indices, Oil, Gold & Commodities, Market Watch by The Galloping Zebu 6 Comments

The Dow Jones rallied in the final two hours of trading last night to finish up 2%. But any chance of waking up to an early morning rally today was spurned by a wretched trading session in Japan. The Nikkei ended almost 10% lower! It is now at new 5-year lows and is down over 50% this year. The stronger Yen and a profit warning from bellwether Sony were enough to do the damage. As a result the FTSE future has lost all its gains from yesterdays late US rally


The Galloping Zebu is a financial spread bettor who is always looking for the next big market move. Therefore willing to take many small loses, as the big winners will (hopefully) cover them.

He likes a trade on FX and indices, but is a little scared of those volatile commodities. That doesn’t stop a dabble now and again, but he certainly keeps the deeds to the house in the back pocket when Brent Crude is involved.

This silly zebu can’t decide whether he prefers fundamental or technical analysis, so often makes “technically fundamental” trades. As long as both sides are saying to go the same way, lump on and hope for the best!
 What Next For The Banking Crisis?
Posted by The Galloping Zebu on October 9, 2008
Category: Views & Opinions, Economics, Shares & Indices, Sub-Prime & Credit Crunch by The Galloping Zebu 1 Comment

“If you owe the bank $100 that’s your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that’s the bank’s problem.”
J. Paul Getty

The banking crisis has truly gone global now with governments all around the world having used desperate measures to prop up their ailing banking sectors. They have used tools never seen before, but banking shares still continue to fall. How is this possible? In this article, I’m going to look at how the banking crisis might play out. I’ll also indicate what you should be looking out for in the coming months to keep ahead of the rest. The 5-stage scenario that I’m going present is very pessimistic, but unfortunately, this is what is being increasingly priced into shares


The Galloping Zebu is a financial spread bettor who is always looking for the next big market move. Therefore willing to take many small loses, as the big winners will (hopefully) cover them.

He likes a trade on FX and indices, but is a little scared of those volatile commodities. That doesn’t stop a dabble now and again, but he certainly keeps the deeds to the house in the back pocket when Brent Crude is involved.

This silly zebu can’t decide whether he prefers fundamental or technical analysis, so often makes “technically fundamental” trades. As long as both sides are saying to go the same way, lump on and hope for the best!
 Is The FX Carry Trade Dead?
Posted by The Galloping Zebu on September 26, 2008
Category: Views & Opinions, About Trading, Currencies, Dummy's Guides by The Galloping Zebu 5 Comments

Ok, the carry trade. What’s that? To be short, it’s an FX trading system used by some of the biggest and meanest hedge fund managers in the world. Since the 1980’s, they have made billions from this remarkably profitable trade in stable FX markets.

But in the last couple of years, the FX market has become very volatile. Hedge funds aren’t making their easy buck on the carry trade anymore. Like me, I know that you won’t be losing any sleep over their recent troubles. But I’m interested in making money from the carry trade so, in this blog, I’m going to show you how minnows like us can get in on the act.


The Galloping Zebu is a financial spread bettor who is always looking for the next big market move. Therefore willing to take many small loses, as the big winners will (hopefully) cover them.

He likes a trade on FX and indices, but is a little scared of those volatile commodities. That doesn’t stop a dabble now and again, but he certainly keeps the deeds to the house in the back pocket when Brent Crude is involved.

This silly zebu can’t decide whether he prefers fundamental or technical analysis, so often makes “technically fundamental” trades. As long as both sides are saying to go the same way, lump on and hope for the best!
 Candlestick Trading Signals
Posted by The Galloping Zebu on September 5, 2008
Category: Views & Opinions, About Trading, Graphs & TA, Dummy's Guides by The Galloping Zebu 1 Comment

Ok, so you open a chart on paddypowertrader to check out a price history. You’re immediately confronted by hundreds of little green and red bars. No problem you think: “Green = Up, Red = Down. They’re candlesticks. I’ve seen them many a time before.” You’re correct, but did you know that millions of trade decisions are made by simply analysing these candlesticks? Why? The main reasons are their simplicity and, of course, their profitability. Here I’m going to explain some of the most basic candlestick signals which can be applied to any stock, currency or commodity!


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