Stock Marketing is Killing it

**aspkin** · #1 03-01-2017

I'm kicking myself for not being in the stock market right now..

I'm setting up a Vanguard account now!

unkown5454 · #2 03-01-2017

it can just as easily go the other way. dont forget january 2016. many people lost a sh*tton...

Play · #3 03-01-2017

I invested £5k (using a practice account) on one commodity today, which within a mattter of a few hours turned into £9k. I was kicking myself for not putting real money down.

Having said that, yesterday was appalling, nearly everything was in constant decline.

JamesNorth101 · #4 03-01-2017

Half the time its a guessing game

You can do all the analysis you want but often it just comes down to luck and investing in the right place at the right time

yotano211 · #5 03-01-2017

If you are going with Vanguard, look into the Vanguard 500 Index Fund. It tracks the S&P. The index fund wont bring you glamour but over the long run it tracks the S&P top 500 companies.

I've had since since I was 18(36 now), and it follows the stock market. I have most of my investment money in it.

empirestate · #6 03-01-2017

What goes up, must come down. Go short on this market.

jamescarson3000 · #7 03-01-2017

Anyone want to share Stock Symbols

jmag91 · #8 03-02-2017

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Originally Posted by yotano211

If you are going with Vanguard, look into the Vanguard 500 Index Fund. It tracks the S&P. The index fund wont bring you glamour but over the long run it tracks the S&P top 500 companies.

I've had since since I was 18(36 now), and it follows the stock market. I have most of my investment money in it.

yotano211, I have the exact same strategy and have been doing this. You should PM me I would like to discuss it with you.

mine · #9 03-02-2017

The recent gains appear to be based on speculation rather than real figures. The fact that Trump is a business man is getting a lot of investors excited. The market is overdue for a crash so there may be one coming up soon.

unkown5454 · #10 03-02-2017

SHOP rocketed recently but leveling out. wish i had paid attention. it's just that dumping money into my business is actually guaranteed profits.

yotano211 · #11 03-02-2017

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yotano211, I have the exact same strategy and have been doing this. You should PM me I would like to discuss it with you.

You are about 9 years to late. I dont really follow or do research on stocks anymore like when I was a stock analyst. Those days are long gone for me, I put money into index funds and let them do their magic over the long run. Today the only thing i have is that index fund and BRK.B.

oompaloompa · #12 03-04-2017

It is good to do a range of things investments-wise ......

make sure you use 200 day moving average, to avoid big drawdowns when the inevitable next big correction comes....

Haidukken · #13 03-04-2017

I once tried to invest a little and lost £2.8 in an afternoon. After that I realised that my monkey brain is not ready for that kind of stuff yet.

I'll give it few years and perhaps educate myself next time, before doing dumb **** like that.

JamesNorth101 · #14 03-04-2017

£2.80 or £2.8k?

Haidukken · #15 03-04-2017

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£2.80 or £2.8k?

An actual £2800

I was 19, I was retarded.

Haidukken · #16 03-04-2017

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Originally Posted by Haidukken

An actual £2800

I was 19, I was retarded.

Actually, that part is questionable.

JamesNorth101 · #17 03-04-2017

Having that much money to waste so young is impressive!

duffrageous · #18 03-07-2017

There will always be luck. The market is volatile. An average year with a mixed stock portfolio should net you 5-7% returns. But if you had investments across the S&P 500, you would have netted 12% in 2016.

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/04/most-...he-sp-500.html

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Originally Posted by JamesNorth101

Half the time its a guessing game

You can do all the analysis you want but often it just comes down to luck and investing in the right place at the right time

james13v · #19 03-08-2017

The stocks that are making those go up so high, are typically the stocks that are already very expensive to get into.

vogeltron · #20 03-11-2017

I have no doubt it can go higher. But when the retail crowd starts getting into stocks is when I choose to exit. It is always the dumb money aka the retail crowd that ends up holding the bag.

As an Anarchist/Libertarian I tend to vote Republican even though I hate government. But if you look at market crashes in the US it tends to be when a Republican is in office and everyone is super optimistic about pro business policies giving each other high fives; which is exactly when the rug gets pulled out from under them. Just something to keep in mind.

I have stop losses on every stock I own. There is nothing wrong with taking a profit and having some funds on the sideline.

empirestate · #21 03-11-2017

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Originally Posted by vogeltron

I have no doubt it can go higher. But when the retail crowd starts getting into stocks is when I choose to exit. It is always the dumb money aka the retail crowd that ends up holding the bag.

As an Anarchist/Libertarian I tend to vote Republican even though I hate government. But if you look at market crashes in the US it tends to be when a Republican is in office and everyone is super optimistic about pro business policies giving each other high fives; which is exactly when the rug gets pulled out from under them. Just something to keep in mind.

I have stop losses on every stock I own. There is nothing wrong with taking a profit and having some funds on the sideline.

Learn to short and you can make money both ways...

vogeltron · #22 03-11-2017

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Learn to short and you can make money both ways...

Personally I don't have the knowledge the be a trader. I do know buying Put options would limit risk in that situation. But I do agree that traders don't care what way the market moves they love volatility.