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Charlie Youlden

Charlie is an Associate Equity Research Analyst covering ASX small caps across technology, mining and industrials.

His investing journey began in 2020 with large-cap US technology stocks, before he went on to complete a Commerce degree in Finance and Marketing at UTS, the Wall Street Prep Financial Modelling course, and Columbia Business School’s Value Investing course.

Charlie’s goal is to make investing clear, digestible and genuinely useful for everyday retail investors, helping them make better decisions with more confidence.

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Why This Iran War Could Push Oil Above $100

Oil Surged, Defence Stocks Jumped, and the Macro Risk Is Rising Over the weekend, the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran in what has become a major escalation across the region. The attack reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with several senior figures, and it has pushed the conflict into far…

ByCharlie YouldenMarch 5, 20260Comments

Market news

When to Sell ASX Oil Stocks in a Geopolitical Spike

When to Take Profits as Crude Rallies Cyclical stocks like oil can be some of the hardest to time, especially when prices are being driven by geopolitical shocks rather than normal supply and demand. When tensions flare, the market can move fast, and trying to pick the exact top or bottom becomes extremely difficult. If we look…

ByCharlie YouldenMarch 5, 20260Comments

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What Is Proprietary Trading and How Do Prop Firms Work?

What Is Proprietary Trading? Proprietary trading - or “prop trading” - is when a financial firm trades stocks, futures, currencies, or other instruments using its own capital rather than client funds. The firm takes on the market risk directly and keeps the profits (or absorbs the losses). Traders working for the firm are compensated…

ByCharlie YouldenMarch 5, 20260Comments

Tech Stocks

4 Investment Trends Driving Growth in Australia’s Digital Payments Sector

The 2025 AustPost eCommerce report reveals that roughly 9.8 million households made online purchases in 2024, a new record at the time. Because shoppers regularly use online services, the need for fast, effortless transactions is greater than ever. To meet this demand, businesses are introducing faster payment systems and online banking tools. What changes have…

ByCharlie YouldenMarch 5, 20260Comments

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South Korea KOSPI Crashes 7.2% as Samsung and SK Hynix Break the Market’s Back

South Korea’s Chip Rally Just Unwound The South Korean stock market was hit hard on Tuesday, with the KOSPI falling 7.2% in its biggest single-day drop since 2024. What made the reversal feel even more dramatic is that this came after a very strong run. The index had gained 34% since the start of 2025 and…

ByCharlie YouldenMarch 4, 20260Comments

Tech Stocks Technology

Scalare Partners (ASX:SPX) Up 43% on a Huge H1, But It’s an M&A Story Now

Revenue Up 370%, The Market Loves the Tank Stream Labs Deal Scalare Partners Holdings surged 43% today after reporting a strong H1 FY26 result, and the market clearly liked what it saw. A big part of that growth story came from acquisitions. The additions of Tank Stream Labs and Planet Startup meaningfully expanded the company’s operating…

ByCharlie YouldenMarch 4, 20260Comments

Market news

China’s New Submarines Could Threaten the US From Close to Home

The Undersea Arms Race Is Heating Up Senior U.S. naval officials are starting to sound the alarm over China’s rapidly advancing submarine fleet, and we think this is becoming far more serious than many people realise. This is no longer just about China projecting power across the region. The bigger issue is that these submarines could…

ByCharlie YouldenMarch 4, 20260Comments

Mining Stocks

St George Mining (ASX:SGQ) 75% Resource Upgrade, Stock Down 15%, Why?

St George Mining Hits 70.9Mt, The Market Still Wants Confidence St George Mining announced a major resource upgrade at its 100%-owned Araxá project, but despite the scale of the update, the stock still fell 15% on the day. On the surface, the announcement was strong. The company delivered a 75% increase in the mineral resource estimate,…

ByCharlie YouldenMarch 3, 20260Comments

Market news

Oil Supply Risk Rises After Iran Drone Attacks Reach Ras Tanura and UK Base in Cyprus

From Battlefield to Oil Chain, Drone Attacks Expand the Conflict Map A British military base at Akrotiri in Cyprus and Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura oil hub were both hit in the latest wave of Iranian-linked drone attacks, and to us that is a clear sign the conflict is becoming more focused on the Middle East’s…

ByCharlie YouldenMarch 3, 20260Comments

Mining Stocks

Sunrise Energy Metals (ASX:SRL) A US$120m Scandium Project With a 2 to 3 Year Payback

Sunrise Energy Metals $90m Revenue Potential, Here’s Why the Stock Jumped Sunrise Energy Metals surged 17% today after the company completed the definitive feasibility study for its scandium project in New South Wales. To us, that is a meaningful step forward because a feasibility study is essentially the project’s commercial blueprint. It lays out the…

ByCharlie YouldenMarch 3, 20260Comments