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isee said:
People who bought and continue to buy Tesla, do not do it on earnings alone, I'd be very careful shorting it.
Noted, got short some yesterday after earnings around 235. Think sentiment is going to change. Plus it's extended ran up into earnings, think it will test 200 again. Baba was another one I was itching to short think if they had disappointed would have seen 63. Seems like a positive reaction for now. Possibly breaking out of the downtrend, if the move fails I'll get short.
Earnings in general, I'm noticing that people seem to be focusing on the bad news. In past quarters they may have let it slide and focus on the good but right now these companies are getting smashed on earnings.
Social media seems to have lost sentiment, the financials aren't too hot anymore, oil can't seem to hold a rally, seems to me leading stocks are starting to breakdown. The market as a whole can't hold a rally right now, my own sentiment has changed to short the rips in the market.
We havn't had a correction in Us markets since 2011, so long overdue question is will this downturn turn out like all the dips previously, I think the average person has been conditioned to buy the dip, one of these times thats not going to work.
Current market conditions are tough, your constantly getting battered around with this chop which ever trade you take long or short. Pure day traders market right now.
Edited by twinturboz on Thursday 7th May 12:41
Dave350 said:
Taylor WImpey rode through the election quite well despite being in the housing industry. Looks promising for post election growth.
I topped up with more shares this morning when it was at 161p, closed at 166p
I got some of those 2 weeks ago, quite pleased with how they fared so far. Onwards and upwards from here hopefully. Glad that labour got absolutely smashed, they don't deserve a second chance at running the country until there is no-one left in charge who has been a decision maker the last time round.I topped up with more shares this morning when it was at 161p, closed at 166p
A bit of a general one this, but......
I'm a total noob to share dealing but I have a few shares in BT, BG, SSE & Centrica which have all seen some very nice rises today off the back of the election result. How likely are these gains to stick or can I expect to lose all of today's profits come Monday?
I'm a total noob to share dealing but I have a few shares in BT, BG, SSE & Centrica which have all seen some very nice rises today off the back of the election result. How likely are these gains to stick or can I expect to lose all of today's profits come Monday?
Centurion07 said:
A bit of a general one this, but......
I'm a total noob to share dealing but I have a few shares in BT, BG, SSE & Centrica which have all seen some very nice rises today off the back of the election result. How likely are these gains to stick or can I expect to lose all of today's profits come Monday?
Unless there is an almost guaranteed hung parliament on Monday, the gains should stick (ceteris paribus).I'm a total noob to share dealing but I have a few shares in BT, BG, SSE & Centrica which have all seen some very nice rises today off the back of the election result. How likely are these gains to stick or can I expect to lose all of today's profits come Monday?
i.e. the reason for the bump today was the unexpected Tory win.
The entire world expected uncertainty through a hung parliament. Markets tend to abhor vacuums so yesterday that risk was priced in.
Today that risk disappeared. So everything went up. (Some more than others... bookies, for example.)
That particular risk will not re-appear on Monday.
HOWEVER - the news cycle doesn't stop.
The Greeks could just admit they don't have any money and throw in the towel.
Yellen could raise rates.
Drahi could up the easing.
ISIS could kidnap Obama.
etc...
New news will drive the market on Monday.
Seems to be a lot of fun going on within NEW stock.
Basically naked short sellers have forward sold 2.7bn shares but the placement was not approved, and such approval now going to be blocked by shareholders. 700m in circulation prior to this.
Those sellers will be forced to close their positions but at what cost? Massive short squeeze, apparently an unprecedented situation?
Worth keeping an eye on just for the amusement factor.
Lots of discussion in the usual places. Talk of holding and not selling etc (yeah right, greedy buggers)
The stock exchange is not doing anything to let the shorts off the hook and formally confirmed this.
Basically naked short sellers have forward sold 2.7bn shares but the placement was not approved, and such approval now going to be blocked by shareholders. 700m in circulation prior to this.
Those sellers will be forced to close their positions but at what cost? Massive short squeeze, apparently an unprecedented situation?
Worth keeping an eye on just for the amusement factor.
Lots of discussion in the usual places. Talk of holding and not selling etc (yeah right, greedy buggers)
The stock exchange is not doing anything to let the shorts off the hook and formally confirmed this.
whats the general consensus on TSB shares - should I accept the offer at 340p or hold off? My understanding is that unless this deal gets blocked by the regulator 340p is the best I'll get out of it as it is going to be delisted from LSE. So the only sensible thing to do is to accept the offer, do people agree?
s4tronic said:
whats the general consensus on TSB shares - should I accept the offer at 340p or hold off? My understanding is that unless this deal gets blocked by the regulator 340p is the best I'll get out of it as it is going to be delisted from LSE. So the only sensible thing to do is to accept the offer, do people agree?
Yes, they have already reached the 75% from yes responses received and shares they have bought needed to take over the company.It is going to happen and I don't think they will be offering anything for your shares if you dont accept.
They have also extended the deadline for saying yes for the foreseeable future (they will give 2 weeks notice for the next deadline)
PRG getting a lot of promotion on various mainstream (FT, Express) and investor-specific media (usual suspects; Zak Mir, Investor Chronicle, Shareprophets) at present. Price has been consolidating around the 5-6p range for a good few months.
Acquisition of another diamond kimberlite with debt funding (unusually for AIM, usually a placing to fund) and production starting Q3.
Acquisition of another diamond kimberlite with debt funding (unusually for AIM, usually a placing to fund) and production starting Q3.
A start up I put money in during the first fund raising round (Octer) are currently raising money on Seedrs (see my profile) in the second round.
They have had really impressive revenue growth over the past couple of months. I will be investing again in the second round and thought I would give a heads up for anyone interested.
Oh, and it is an EIS investment so you will get 30% tax relief on the investment and no CGT if the company gets bought down the line!
They have had really impressive revenue growth over the past couple of months. I will be investing again in the second round and thought I would give a heads up for anyone interested.
Oh, and it is an EIS investment so you will get 30% tax relief on the investment and no CGT if the company gets bought down the line!
walm said:
Richyboy said:
How is thomas cook still trading near its 52 week high with all the bad news?
I don’t follow this stock but generally being an insensitive money-grabbing b@stard is a characteristic much appreciated by shareholders.
This.Plus, they've managed to climb back out of a bigger abyss in 2011-ish.
On principle, and having done it once, I'd never want to be a customer again, mind!
So, bought Yandex off the back of a consensus buy by all the banks and research companies. The one stock I didn't do my own research on (well only cursory) and so far it's 4.13% down. All my other single stock investments this year were almost immediately positive. Still holding on to it though, think Russia might post some further gains this year.
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