PCOMP Dead Cat Bounce

The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index (PCOMP) or PSEi closed last Friday (May 14, 2021) at 6,269.36, up 0.53% for the day and up 10 points from the previous week’s closing of 6,258.71. Nothing spectacular or unusual if one just looks at the closing level. But if one would look at the chart, he’d notice

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Philippine Stock Market Outlook: Beware the Ides of March

Stock Market Outlook (Technical): The Philippine Stock Exchange Index, status and technical outlook, as of March 05, 2021.  The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) closed flat on Friday at 6,881, losing a mere point from Thursday’s close of 6,882. As what can be expected from such a flat close, sector indices were mixed – the

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Cirtek’s Disclosure Lapses Bring Back the Ghost of Calata

Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corporation Sanctioned by the Philippine Stock Exchange On January 15, 2021, the Philippine Stock Exchange meted out penalties to Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corporation for, among other violations, inaccurate or non-disclosure of the changes in the ownership of its director and principal officers. Bilyonaryo.com.ph, an online business news outlet, gave some details on

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Unusual Price Movements in the Philippine Stock Market: What’s Going On, General?

Unusual Price Movements in the Philippine Stock Market This week, we are seeing a barrage of corporate disclosures on unusual price movements in the stock market. On Monday, January 18, 2021, the Capital Markets Integrity Corporation (CIMC) issued unusual-price-movement inquiries to Pacifica Holdings, Inc. (ticker symbol: PA), Oriental Petroleum and Minerals Corporation (OPM and OPMB),

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