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The Mole is the man in the know. Unlike most of the Paddy Power traders he doesn't spread bet for a living. Instead he works for a well-known Dublin institution where he heads a desk that regularly trades over €100 million a day.

The Mole says he mainly trades currencies but, as the markets are so closely related, he keeps a close eye on stocks and Oil too.
 Stocks Tip Toe Higher Despite Dodgy Data and Greek Drama
By The Mole on 26 February 2010 at 16:28
Category: Economics, Market Commentary, Market Watch by The Mole Comment

US stocks trimmed their triple digit losses in the final hour of trading Thursday led by Apple


The Mole is the man in the know. Unlike most of the Paddy Power traders he doesn't spread bet for a living. Instead he works for a well-known Dublin institution where he heads a desk that regularly trades over €100 million a day.

The Mole says he mainly trades currencies but, as the markets are so closely related, he keeps a close eye on stocks and Oil too.
 Does September Equal Sell?
By The Mole on 2 September 2009 at 16:26
Category: Economics, Market Watch, Shares & Indices by The Mole Comment

It doesn’t take much to spook investors on the first day back in school. After a stonking ISM number that 2 months ago would have been worth a triple digit gain, we end up the day off 2%


The Mole is the man in the know. Unlike most of the Paddy Power traders he doesn't spread bet for a living. Instead he works for a well-known Dublin institution where he heads a desk that regularly trades over €100 million a day.

The Mole says he mainly trades currencies but, as the markets are so closely related, he keeps a close eye on stocks and Oil too.
 Selling The Financial News Again
By The Mole on 27 August 2009 at 09:47
Category: Economics, Market Watch, Shares & Indices by The Mole Comment

A limp trading day yesterday ended with US equities unchanged. Despite more green shootery


The Mole is the man in the know. Unlike most of the Paddy Power traders he doesn't spread bet for a living. Instead he works for a well-known Dublin institution where he heads a desk that regularly trades over €100 million a day.

The Mole says he mainly trades currencies but, as the markets are so closely related, he keeps a close eye on stocks and Oil too.
 Stocks Selling The News
By The Mole on 26 August 2009 at 09:34
Category: Economics, Market Watch, Shares & Indices by The Mole Comment

Stateside Bernanke gets an encore, the Case-Shiller shows house prices were up MoM, consumer confidence soared 6.7 points through the 50 level and yet stocks


The Mole is the man in the know. Unlike most of the Paddy Power traders he doesn't spread bet for a living. Instead he works for a well-known Dublin institution where he heads a desk that regularly trades over €100 million a day.

The Mole says he mainly trades currencies but, as the markets are so closely related, he keeps a close eye on stocks and Oil too.
 An Up And Down Day For The Markets
By The Mole on 25 August 2009 at 09:37
Category: Economics, Market Watch, Shares & Indices by The Mole 7 Comments

Equities tried to kick on from Friday’s post housing/Bernanke rally. However, whilst stocks rose in Europe, the early rally in the US


The Mole is the man in the know. Unlike most of the Paddy Power traders he doesn't spread bet for a living. Instead he works for a well-known Dublin institution where he heads a desk that regularly trades over €100 million a day.

The Mole says he mainly trades currencies but, as the markets are so closely related, he keeps a close eye on stocks and Oil too.
 Just Another 2009 Market High
By The Mole on 24 August 2009 at 09:33
Category: Economics, Market Watch, Shares & Indices by The Mole Comment

C’est la Vie! The surge in existing home sales to the highest level since August 2007 and the steady gain in single-family starts show a clear upturn in activity driven partly


The Mole is the man in the know. Unlike most of the Paddy Power traders he doesn't spread bet for a living. Instead he works for a well-known Dublin institution where he heads a desk that regularly trades over €100 million a day.

The Mole says he mainly trades currencies but, as the markets are so closely related, he keeps a close eye on stocks and Oil too.
 Another Glass Half Full Day
By The Mole on 21 August 2009 at 09:49
Category: Economics, Market Watch, Shares & Indices by The Mole Comment

A real pick and mix day US data wise yesterday with initial jobless claims unexpectedly rising again, the Philadelphia Fed


The Mole is the man in the know. Unlike most of the Paddy Power traders he doesn't spread bet for a living. Instead he works for a well-known Dublin institution where he heads a desk that regularly trades over €100 million a day.

The Mole says he mainly trades currencies but, as the markets are so closely related, he keeps a close eye on stocks and Oil too.
 Oil’s Renewed Rise Energises Stocks
By The Mole on 20 August 2009 at 09:42
Category: Economics, Market Watch, Shares & Indices by The Mole 2 Comments

The market seems to be treating the slump in Chinese equities as a healthy correction which is almost officially sanctioned, rather than symptomatic of something more sinister


The Mole is the man in the know. Unlike most of the Paddy Power traders he doesn't spread bet for a living. Instead he works for a well-known Dublin institution where he heads a desk that regularly trades over €100 million a day.

The Mole says he mainly trades currencies but, as the markets are so closely related, he keeps a close eye on stocks and Oil too.
 Markets Get A Temporary Reprieve
By The Mole on 19 August 2009 at 09:35
Category: Economics, Market Watch, Shares & Indices by The Mole 1 Comment

Yesterday’s retail earnings (Home Depot, Target etc) all beat expectations, helping the Dow Jones claw back almost half Monday’s losses in very weak volume


Mr FT is a self-employed spread better. After 18 years in fund management he was given the choice of moving to London or .. not. ‘Not’ won out.

FT has been trading full time from home for four years, with nothing but four kids and a beach to distract him .

He fills his spare time with weight training and rugby, though more coaching than playing these days.

FT mostly trades the forex markets and although he plays FTSE on occasions his bread and butter market is £$.

He likes to think that his technique is evolving but still hasn’t the temperament or money to back the big calls. He prefers to trade between 1 and 3 times a day, aiming to take regular small gains, but feels part of the evolution is in not dealing if the conditions don’t feel right.
 Should I Be Selling Stockmarkets Yet?
By FT on 18 August 2009 at 13:48
Category: Economics, Graphs & TA, Shares & Indices, Views & Opinions by FT 4 Comments

What a shocker! No, not the last test match, but my July call on stockmarkets.The past month has seen enough green shoots to give Alan Titchmarsh wet dreams.


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