Author: Kristian Fiskerstrand

New opera season approaching

This year's opera season is nearing an end. The highlight has, without doubt, been Guiseppe Verdi's Rigoletto that played last week - and although Peter Grimes (only remaining) probably will be good, I take the chance of already declaring Rigoletto the best of the season.

Next year's season is approaching rapidly and I've already secured tickets for

Should be a nice season indeed 🙂

OSEBX in for a correction?

After having topped, and turned at the 76.40 fibb-level, OSEBX (Oslo Stock Exchange Benchmark) today closed below the support levels of the 45 day moving average, and doesn't have any new clear technical support level before the 61.80-fibb and the 255 dma. Are we in for a correction of 9-10 per cent? From a technical point of view if definately looks like it.

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I personally consider this index to be overbought, and with the uncertainty that surrounds the equity markets alongside what looks to be a reduced risk of inflation for the time being, at least myself have already allocated my personal portfolio out of equities into short-term money-market instruments.

Time for a vacation

Oslo, Norway has seen its share of snow and cold (downwards to -25c) this winter. As many know I'm not particularly fond of this season, and so it has become a tradition of sorts to shorten it by adding at least one to warmer ares towards the longer end of it.

This year's trip, as last year's (why change a winning strategy), goes to Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain. The one plan for the trip is to recharge my batteries and enjoy some books by the poolside together with some nice cigars. Oh, and did I mention it is a spa resort and thalasso -  definately adding to it being a nice place to relax!

So far I've downloaded a set of new books by Robert Ludlum, James Patterson and Neal Stephenson on my Kindle for iPad - in other words, trying to stay away from books on subjects related to finance or computer programming for once.

The real trial, is however, to what extent I'll be online during the vacation. For it to, truly, be a vacation I should probably shut off the pushmail functionality on my BlackBerry, but then again, knowing myself - with a WiFi enabled hotel and an iPad in addition to the BB, thats probably not gonna happen..