Jasper Lawler

Jasper Lawler has accumulated over twelve years of experience in the financial industry. He held positions as Senior Market Analyst at City of London-based CMC Markets, Client Relationship Manager at GAIN Capital and was a stockbroker for Westrock Advisors in Midtown Manhattan, New York (including during the 2008 financial crisis). His introduction to trading was as a proprietary Forex trader for FX Signs, a Hong Kong-based asset manager. Jasper has a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from Lancaster University, England. He has held the FINRA Series 7 license for Financial Advisors and the National Futures Association (NFA) Series 34 license for Retail-Off Exchange Forex. He is also a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) charter holder.

Stocks ・ Technology

1 September 2023

Microsoft Stock Entering Maintenance Mode?

Microsoft entered 2023 with a bang thanks to its investment in ChatGPT and the surrounding furore over AI.

Stocks ・ Banks ・ earnings ・ paypal

11 August 2023

PayPal: Lost Giant or Future of Payments?

PayPal is in a grey area between growth and maturity, confusing many investors about whether it has a place in their portfolios. It has a huge presence in online payments but faces increased competition.

Stocks ・ USA ・ Barbie ・ Mattel

31 July 2023

Will Barbie’s success be good for Mattel Stock?

Toymaker monolith Mattel’s (MAT) stock is up nearly 20% since January, but this may not be a one-off but ...

Stocks ・ Technology ・ earnings ・ Tesla

21 July 2023

What’s the latest on Tesla stock?

Tesla just reported its first full-production Cybertruck and released second-quarter earnings. What does it mean for TSLA stock?

Stocks ・ Apple ・ VR

9 June 2023

Did the Apple headset release mark the top of the stock?

Apple briefly reached an all-time high of $184.95, its first all-time high in 17 months, before swiftly reversing course after unveiling its new Pro Vision Virtual Reality headset. Did that mark the top of the market, ...

Forex ・ China

4 February 2022

Could the slowdown in China create yuan volatility?

Forex market volatility is picking up, but one place it hasn’t is in the Chinese yuan. Could the recent PBOC rate cuts, impending Fed rate hike and slowing Chinese economy change that?

Bonds ・ Macro ・ inflation

21 January 2022

Bond markets could be pricing in too many hikes

The yield on 10-year Treasuries just struck a 2-year high and Fed funds futures are pricing a near certainty that the Fed hikes in March with more to follow from the Fed and other central banks in 2022. Is that too much?

Stocks ・ Technology ・ Healthcare

14 January 2022

Bottom fishing stocks in 2022: Genomics

Major stock indices might be near record highs, held up by heavyweights like Apple, but there are parts of the market nursing huge losses. Today we explore whether it’s time to go bottom fishing in genomics stocks. ...

Forex ・ Macro ・ Europe ・ EURUSD ・ euro

7 January 2022

The euro turns 20. What's next?

The euro turned 20 years old on January 1st, much to the relief of the citizens who adopted it, but to the surprise of some economists who’ve been predicting a euro break-up for years. So what’s next for the euro?

Commodities ・ Energy

24 December 2021

European LNG prices turn parabolic. What happened?

European liquid natural gas (LNG) prices are back at record highs over the threat of supply disruptions from Russia as the country sabre rattles with Ukraine and NATO.

Forex ・

17 December 2021

GBP Outlook: How Far Will the BOE Really Go?

GBP/USD has rebounded off a one-year low, powered by short-covering in the British pound after a surprise Bank of England rate hike in December. But will the Omicron covid variant and PM Boris Johnson scandals put a crimp in the rise?