Been a bit of a mixed bag for me. Some big falls partially mitigated by gains in travel, oil/gas and a few others. Overall down 2 or 3 percent over the last couple of weeks, but up 7% over 3 months and well ahead of my pre-pandemic figure so not too concerned yet.Bad couple of days for everything if the funds in my portfolio are anything to go by. Was just about to shift some to cash as well but hate to sell when they are down
Only started investing in December but this is a good and sobering lesson for me - from +40% to -10% in less than a week!!!!
No worries. It wasn't a moan, just an observation. A lot of my investment the last few weeks has been in lithium, which given the global shortage and ramp-up in EV requirements, will almost certainly come good over the next few years. I only invest pocket money anyway, so it's probably not a big deal if there are massive gains or massive losses.I wouldn't worry about that too much. You should be looking to invest for a longer period that that, unless you are a full time trader.
Great time to start.Showing 47% growth on my relatively modest portfolio since I started punting beginning of April last year
Should have put some TUI in there few weeks ago but got distracted
RR benefit from travel recovery as they get revenues based on hours flown
Time to pick a cruise company, Carnival?
Bollocks, just looked they're already up 6.5% today
This thread reminds me of this.
To redress the balance, I sold MKS at a huge loss last year after waiting for years for it to recover to anywhere near the price I paid. Also sold some others with similar losses so it's not all ups. Also lost a few quid on the Gamestop shorting nonsense but I knew that was a gamble. The only saving grace is that I can use those losses to offset gains made for CGT purposes. Also between the end of Feb and the end of March last year, the whole portfolio was down 25% which was a little concerning.Its also got a hint of the gambler mate who will happily tell you about the £000's won on some randon bet but never mentions the losses. That is the problem with these types of discussions. From the outside looking in you can get a very false impression of the reality - which is often very boring.
Don’t mention Marks and Spencer , bad memories !!To redress the balance, I sold MKS at a huge loss last year after waiting for years for it to recover to anywhere near the price I paid. Also sold some others with similar losses so it's not all ups. Also lost a few quid on the Gamestop shorting nonsense but I knew that was a gamble. The only saving grace is that I can use those losses to offset gains made for CGT purposes. Also between the end of Feb and the end of March last year, the whole portfolio was down 25% which was a little concerning.
I'm a novice, only started in May and only got less than £2k invested so far so maybe people better to advise but I've been using freetrade.Apologies if it’s been asked before, but what’s the best platform to use for trading? Got about £5k spare and want to put in low-medium risk stocks instead of the bank
Or purple bricks, carphone warehouse or Thomas Cook. The reasons I now steer clear of individual shares on the whole and pay fund managers to fuck it up on my behalfDon’t mention Marks and Spencer , bad memories !!
Plenty of the that 30% will be down to the strength of the pound against the dollarJust topped up on GSK who are down over 30% during the pandemic. They should pick up once people start going out more and address their non-Covid health needs which have been neglected hence the fall in profits. As always, just my opinion
That’s thanks to me, I short sold it.Strong recovery in America from yesterday for the market as a whole
Profit is profit, don’t kick yourself after today!I haven’t - taken it out and will live on it for while. Will feel good spending money made doing nothing in a month and can live on it for best part of a year.
Profit is profit, don’t kick yourself after today!
LolSold ARKW today (still have large stakes in 2 other ARK funds) and picked up AAPL on sale.
Their pullback, cash, dividend and the 5G wave that will come as the pandemic recedes make it too compelling to ignore.
Yes, higher interest rates are better for industrials and financials than high growth tech, but Apple has become more of a value stock than high flying tech growth stock, even as its growth continues somewhat unabated. As such, it has to be considered a long term core holding, and thus I have added to the shares I already own.
far too boring for me stocks like that.Sold ARKW today (still have large stakes in 2 other ARK funds) and picked up AAPL on sale.
Their pullback, cash, dividend and the 5G wave that will come as the pandemic recedes make it too compelling to ignore.
Yes, higher interest rates are better for industrials and financials than high growth tech, but Apple has become more of a value stock than high flying tech growth stock, even as its growth continues somewhat unabated. As such, it has to be considered a long term core holding, and thus I have added to the shares I already own.