Afternoon trading June 15

Thanks @shovel40 and morning crew.


Half-time round-up:

Please click here: "ASX Update: Soft US futures douse rebound hopes"

Personal trading: While everyone here is obviously a brilliant trader who sees six moves ahead in the great money-making chess game, it's worth noting the under-acknowledged importance of plain old luck in financial success. The bullets you dodge because your order isn't filled before the company goes into a trading halt and confesses the financial controller has been cooking the books. The paydays when an announcement out of the blue converts your losing position into a winner. I had one of the latter this morning when ALG conjured up an American investor. Friday's nasty loss turns into Monday's champagne breakfast and I look like a genius despite having nothing to do with the outcome. I'll book the profit but skip the victory lap. Also squeezed half a pip out of NCZ - small lap for that one.