Singapore Investment Blog | Collin Seow

When companies release financial results, two numbers matter most: earnings guidance (what the company predicts for its future performance) and market expectations (what analysts forecast). These numbers often don’t align, creating opportunities and risks for traders. Here’s a quick breakdown:

Stress testing is a must-have for traders in Singapore to prepare for extreme market conditions. Traditional risk models like Value at Risk (VaR) often fail during crises because they rely on historical data and static assumptions. Stress testing solves this by simulating “what-if” scenarios – like market crashes or liquidity crises – to expose weaknesses and...

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Multi-Timeframe Trend Analysis (MTFA) is a trading method that helps you make better decisions by analysing an asset across three timeframes: higher, medium, and lower. Here’s why it matters:

Market correlations don’t stay constant during financial crises. Assets that usually move independently often start moving together, reducing the effectiveness of diversification. For example, during the 2008 crisis, equity correlations jumped from 0.35 to over 0.80. Similarly, in the 2020 COVID-19 crash, correlations spiked to 0.75 in just a few months.

This happens b...