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December 1, 2021December 1, 2021

Our Investment in Recoplast Congo

It’s been a busy year for us as at FM Capital Group. From an investment perspective, it has been our busiest year to date for our small team of investors. For the remainder of the year, I will highlight each of our 2021 investments and talk up the wonderful, important, and impactful work each of these companies are doing in Africa.

In December 2020, Eric Casinga, the founder of Recoplast Congo, reached out to me seeking investment. While it was still in the midst of the pandemic, we had just made our first covid investment so investors were thawing out and ready to make more. So I was keen to meet Eric and learn more about Recoplast. And when I did, the business resonated with me immediately. Because when my siblings and I met up and went to Nigeria together in 2016, the plastic waste there was an eye sore in which we actually saw opportunity. We wondered how to start and operate a recycling company to combat the plastic waste that littered the, otherwise, beautiful environment. To learn that Eric had done just that in the Democratic Republic of Congo with his own patented process, I was very impressed and eager to share this investment opportunity with investors.

This startup was born out of a passion to fight against plastic pollution and deforestation by presenting a “perfect alternative” to ordinary wood. This type of upcycling creates a material called “Ecowood” that can be used to make more durable and affordable chairs, tables, pallets, and really anything that ordinary wood can make. The upcycled material is also used to create plastic products too. By paying for the plastic waste that ordinary people collect themselves, Recoplast is also providing opportunity for Congolese citizens, many of whom are women, to have a means of earning an income and providing for themselves and their families. Our angel investors saw and agreed that this was an opportunity that must be seized. We invested in this startup, finally closing the investment in July 2021. We have been busy since supporting Recoplast’s growth plans and look to do more investments in the cleantech sector in the coming year 2022.

We celebrate the Recoplast team for their efforts, grit, and innovation. Check out the video below to witness the waste transformation process. Follow Recoplast on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please reach out to Eric if you are also interested in investing. Let him know we sent you!

This particular investment is in our clients’ portfolios. To understand how you can invest in venture capital opportunities with us for your own portfolio, talk to our advisors at FM Capital Group. Schedule a meeting with us here. It’s free to chat!

November 30, 2021December 2, 2021

Twitter Has Lost All Its 2021 Gains

Twitter’s opening price at the beginning of 2021 was $54.22. Later in the first month of the year, the price fell to the lowest level in the year at $45.59. After the price fall to $45.59, the price rallied in February 2021 to reach an all-time high at $81.09. Since the all-time high was reached, prices began to go lower. There have been lower lows and lower highs, which has resulted in huge losses as all the $TWTR gains of 2021 have been lost. Twitter is currently at a -16% loss from the opening price of the year.

After Thanksgiving Day, the market opened at $46.54 and closed at $47.10. But on the 29th of November 2021, the price had a gap up from $51.84 which showed a bit of hope until Jack Dorsey announced his resignation as the CEO of Twitter. The share price of $TWTR closed at $45.78 yesterday after Parag Agrawal was announced as the new CEO of Twitter. Price is currently around the year’s support level at $45.59. RSI is currently at the oversold position even after the price is around the support level.

The gap up at the opening of yesterday’s share price for Twitter made the price reach the upper region of the Bollinger Bands, but the price crossed lower to the lower region of the bands at the close of the market. There may be a call for the bulls as a new CEO is appointed. A few Indian-American CEOs have emerged as the CEOs of American Tech Companies, and their share prices have been doing excellently. As the Twitter bulls become more active, the price might reach $66 in the coming weeks.

Some of these ideas are in our clients’ portfolios. To understand which ones can work for you or for help to invest for your own wealth, talk to our advisors at FM Capital Group. Would you like more information on Investment Advisory, Portfolio Services, and VC? Schedule a meeting with us here.

November 27, 2021November 30, 2021

SPX Had A Price Correction

S&P 500’s opening price in 2021 was $3699.90. Price has been appreciating leading to different all-time highs. The SPX has done so well with return for investors as each month since the beginning of this year, there have been new all-time highs reached. The latest all-time high was reached at $4,745.40. This week has been very bad for $SPX has the price fell to $4,594.61 from the weekly opening price of $4711.61. Many stocks’ prices fell during the week as a result of the new variant of coronavirus discovered in South Africa named ‘Omicron’. A few countries are back to a lockdown to avoid the spread of the various. Countries are beginning to restrict movement to and from South Africa. As of July 2021, there are four dominant variants of the Coronavirus.

On the weekly chart, the $SPX closed this week with a bearish candlestick. Looking at the 2020 chart of $SPX, especially before the spike in the cases of Covid-19 globally, the then all-time high in February 2020 was at $3384.11, the price fell to $2210.48 in March 2020. Since the lockdown, the price has been appreciating as price doubled since the lockdown has been eased. The support level at the second half of this year is maintained at $4284.31. The weekly charts show the candlesticks are still in the upper region of the Bollinger bands despite RSI showing that the price has been overbought. The bulls are still very active despite the correction this week. The price of $SPX might appreciate in the next few weeks, which might lead to a new all-time high above $4,800.

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021

Boeing Maintains The Same Support Level

Boeing has maintained the same support level at 205.15 since it broke out of the resistance level in November 2020. This breakout led to the price rally which reached $278.38 in March 2021. 2021 has maintained a strong resistance at $278.38. Price has failed to reach the resistance level since march, instead, the price has touched the support level at least three times. In this month of November, the price has broken the trendline to the upside, which could be an indication of a possible rally to the resistance level at $278.38. The breakout of the trendline lasted for a few trading days before the price dipped to $211.00, which is the current price of $BA.

Before the dip in March 2020, which as a result of the pandemic, the price of $BA reached an all-time high at $447.17 in March 2019. After the all-time high, the price dipped to $89.22. The fall was the worst fall since $BA went public losing about 80% of its value. In March 2020 after the lockdown has been eased, and the airline industry began operation globally, the $BA share price begins to appreciate. The market closed yesterday at $211.00. The price of $BA could appreciate to $267.59 in the coming weeks as the holiday and vacation season resumes.

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021

The Next Bullish Run of Disney

The Disney share price is one of few stocks that has lasted over 50years and still brings returns to its investors. There was a setback to the Disney price in December 2019 after the price reached a new all-time high then at $154.16. Disney lost about 50% of its share value between December 2019 and March 2020, which was a result of the pandemic, making it the worst price dip since its IPO. After lockdowns were eased across the world, price began to appreciate. The price appreciation broke out the then resistance level at $154.16 to a new all-time high at $203.12 in March 2021. Since the worst fall of Disney during the 2020 pandemic, $DIS has appreciated almost 2X of its return.

In the last month of 2020, the price broke out of the resistance level at $154.16 which led to the price reaching the new all-time high at $203.12. Since the all-time high was reached, the $DIS share price has lost about 31% of its value. In this month alone, $DIS has lost about 15% of its value. Should investors be worried about the price fall? The recent price fall could not break out to the downside of the support level at $154.16. A possible correction around the support level might occur which might eventually push the price of $DIS to $175.72.

November 19, 2021November 22, 2021

Some Analysts Said ‘Bitcoin To The Moon’

Despite several forecasts of BTC to reach $100,000 or $200,000, BTC has failed to reach $70,000 with the recent bull run. BTC reached an all-time high at $68,999 on November 10, 2021. Most times when Bitcoin dips, other cryptos follow the same direction. Bitcoin had a previous resistance in April 2021 at $64,898. After the April all-time high, the price dipped by more than half as the price reached $28,764.37. This year support level for BTC is at $28, 731. A breakout of the April resistance at $64,876 was reached in October, which pushed the price to the most recent all-time high.

At two different times between September and October, the price of BTC using the RSI shows that price has been overbought. Price has crossed to the lower region of the Bollinger bands. El Salvador has adopted Bitcoin as a legal tender. Some other countries like Panama, Ukraine are in the race to adopt Bitcoin as a legal tender. In a situation where Bitcoin price drops below the price it was acquired, this might affect the economy of the countries as the purchasing power will be affected.

There are indications that the price of BTC falls below $30,000. This might be a bad one for the El-Salvador economy as it will be below the price it was initially bought. A breakout to the downside of the support level at $55,851 might push the price to $29,000.

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021

WTI Oil Price Falls

The oil price reaches $85 on the 25th of October, this milestone was last reached in October 2014. Ever since the price fell in 2014, the price was not able to break the resistance at $77 until October 2021. It has been a good year for countries producing crude oil as price increases as resistance has been broken to the upside. The 2019 and 2020 resistance have been broken to the upside in 2021. As the advocacy has increased for the world to use green energy has increased over the years, this might pose a threat to the price of $CL. The sharp drop of the $CL price during the 2020 global lockdown took the price to $0 per barrel. The Oil price has generated about 80X for investors since the rally from the lockdown dip.

The current price of WTI crude oil price is $78.55. The price might increase after a fall to a six-week low at $77 this week. The breakout from the support level to the downside which occurred yesterday might be a fake-out. A rally might occur as we are moving towards the holiday season, the demand for crude oil products might increase. The price might reach $80 and beyond in the next weeks.

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021

ON THE AIR with ForexAnalytix

I had a great time with Dale Pinkert over at F.A.C.E. a couple weeks ago. It has been awhile since I have shared my thoughts with an audience in that way. Dale and I go way back so we gist a bit but the chat kept us on topic LOL. You can see the highlights on Instagram already if you follow us there.

Jump to the 24:40 mark to hear my thoughts on:

$EURGBP in a failing rally that is still playing out this week
$GBPJPY buy opportunity
How the almighty dollar has been a both a winner AND a loser
And, venture capital in Africa. I’m grateful to Dale for honoring my growth into other asset classes and his willingness to learn about them all. This is why investors and traders, alike, love to speak with Dale.

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021

EURCHF Is Set For A Rally

The EURCHF pair has maintained a support level at 1.05148 for over 5 years. Since the beginning of the pandemic in the year 2020, EUR has gained more than the CHF, as the price moved from the support level at 1.05148 in May 2020 to a new resistance level of 1.11540 in March 2021. From March of this year, the Swiss Franc appreciated against the Euro as price reached 1.05291, a few pips away from the support Level from the resistance level of 1.11540. The weekly chart shows a double bottom which might lead to the next rally, as $EURCHF appreciates.

On the other hand, the 1hr chart shows the price of $EURCHF has been ranging between 1.06741 and the support level of 1.05148 since the beginning of November 2021. A breakout of the range might occur if EUR appreciates against the CHF. RSI shows that the price has been overbought but no trace of the price being oversold before the next rally. A breakout of this month’s resistance level might push the price to the next major resistance level at 1.07034.

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

USDJPY Broke Support Level After Weeks In Range

In October 2021, the $USDJPY pair closed above 113.830 since November 2018. Price closed at the highest level in the last 3 years at 114.358 on the 19th of October. $USDJPY has maintained its price around 102.862 since 2016. On the weekly chart, there are above 5 times in the last 5 years that price tried to touch and break the support, but it eventually led to a bounce. The most recent bounce occurred between December 2020 and January 2021. It has all been bullish for the $USDJPY in 2021. The trendline has been drawn from 2016 to 2021, which shows there is a breakout to the upside. This breakout of the trendline occurred in June 2021. RSI on the chart still shows that the price has been overbought in two different cases. Will this lead to price reversal?

The 4hr Chart has shown that price maintained a support level at 113.253 since a breakout to the upside occurred in the first two weeks of October 2021. Price has been raging between 113.253 and 114.655. The support level was broken to the downside this month. The breakout might be a fakeout, as the price is beginning to consolidate as USD has been gaining against JPY in the past few days. The price might appreciate to 113.690 in the coming weeks from its current 112.904