23 Jun 2012 @ 02:16
Over the past few days, the ol’ portfolio has come screaming back. This was after seeing a super 30 per cent profit dive to yearly returns barely scraping in at low single figures. When you’re loading up on bigger positions it’s harder to make accurate yearly return calculations, so I tend to use time-weighted calculations. […]
20 Jun 2012 @ 20:30
If you look at the stock market indices from the Second World War you will be left with the impression that it takes a lot to crash a market. This is true. Crashes don’t come when the market is down; they come when it is high. There is no bubble in equities so a true […]
12 Jun 2012 @ 20:06
I’m getting fed up with all the governmental insider trading. When the market rallies, you know damn well something will be announced in 3-4 days. This time around it was the Spanish bailout. That is why the market spiked and fell on Monday. The outsiders bought in and the insiders who were buying on tips […]
06 Jun 2012 @ 20:00
A slump isn’t over before there is terror in the media; and whilst there is fear there is currently no headline saying “CRASH”. As such, I’m not optimistic that this summer slump is over. All the warning signs are flashing. The pound has collapsed against the Yen, a sign of a sudden flight to havens. […]
24 May 2012 @ 20:06
‘Buy now’ is not really a sensible thing to do as we could fall 10% more in the next few days. However we might not and when a stock looks right you should buy regardless. This has caused me to buy Flybe, which I suppose is a very risky buy. Airlines go bust all the […]
21 May 2012 @ 20:05
This week will decide if this is the crash of the summer or the current move is just a nasty shake. I’m sitting on a little Lamprel, torn between taking a quick 25% profit and holding it for the long term and perhaps a 100% or more. The trouble with fast 20% profits is they […]
09 May 2012 @ 20:05
Interesting times in the market. To crash or not to crash, that is the question. I feel it isn’t going to crash but that’s a guess. It’s a speculation that the market doesn’t like to deliver the expected and a crash is what everyone is thinking will happen this summer. Meanwhile the Euro is falling […]
02 May 2012 @ 20:04
I always try and remind myself not to sell when my portfolio is suffering a reversal. The key thing is to ride out storms. As long as you are investing sensibly there is not too much to worry about. Only when something massively bad has/is happening should you think of selling, something huge like the […]
25 Apr 2012 @ 20:04
It’s been a shaky ride for my Cable and Wireless but in the end holding on proved the correct thing to do. In previous years I would have bought in on the slump when Tata bought in but in the current environment I’ve not the nerve to trade these kinds of situation. The market is […]
20 Apr 2012 @ 20:03
It’s frustrating when two of your favourite stocks are falling and you already have enough stock. Becoming undiversified is a lethal mistake. As such, I have enough Trinity Mirror (TNI:L) and enough RM (RM:L) Trinity Mirror is very risky because there might be something very nasty under the hood – surely there has to be […]
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