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walm said:
Don't get me wrong.
There is plenty of evidence of $2bn start-ups becoming tech behemoths - AAPL, GOOG, FB, AMZN, TWTR, etc...
What is different here is that it is part of a big company that already has a LOT of earnings.
THOSE earnings will be driving the stock not just for the short term but for the next 24 months - and therefore you need to be SUPER confident about the core business otherwise - even if you are RIGHT about VR, you might lose your shirt before it matters!!
I am no FB expert but I just can't see VR moving the needle for them over the next couple of years.
Absolutely agree on those points There is plenty of evidence of $2bn start-ups becoming tech behemoths - AAPL, GOOG, FB, AMZN, TWTR, etc...
What is different here is that it is part of a big company that already has a LOT of earnings.
THOSE earnings will be driving the stock not just for the short term but for the next 24 months - and therefore you need to be SUPER confident about the core business otherwise - even if you are RIGHT about VR, you might lose your shirt before it matters!!
I am no FB expert but I just can't see VR moving the needle for them over the next couple of years.
Sat next to the pool in sunny climes this afternoon and decided to cash out all of my shares. (see note below)
I was tempted to pop back into Tesco (made a few bob last year between 1.60 and 1.89) ended up kicking myself for getting out to early, just checked and they are back below 1.50
Will leave it a week and see what happens........
Best investment for 2016 for me (taking into account total return I.e fun, enjoyment etc) is likely to be GT3, 458 or 12c
Time to put down the FT and browse PH classifieds.
I was tempted to pop back into Tesco (made a few bob last year between 1.60 and 1.89) ended up kicking myself for getting out to early, just checked and they are back below 1.50
Will leave it a week and see what happens........
Best investment for 2016 for me (taking into account total return I.e fun, enjoyment etc) is likely to be GT3, 458 or 12c
Time to put down the FT and browse PH classifieds.
- *...I still have shares via a pension and LTIP
twinturboz said:
Probably talking a whole load of nonsense but I would assume the porn industry would be the biggest driver for VR.
It's tremendous, though discovering I had a white willy was a bit of a shock
On the shares front. 0.8% down 3 months in.
Edited by Rick101 on Tuesday 22 December 18:01
Yup late santa rally, a very light volume drift up. 2016 is going to be very challenging, much worse than 2015 was I fear.
The old methods aren't necessarily working as well as they used to and the so called saying of diversification, not so sure that worked out so well this year. I guess this year was a bit of a stealth bear market.
The old methods aren't necessarily working as well as they used to and the so called saying of diversification, not so sure that worked out so well this year. I guess this year was a bit of a stealth bear market.
Oakey said:
someone want to fill me in on the status of QPP? Apparently they're called Watchstone (WTG) now and they're up 55p today? What madness is this?
Where's trashbat?
Haven't they done the classic 10 for 1 consolidation at the point of relisting? Obscures the price, confounds journos etcWhere's trashbat?
Do "January Effect" companies often increase in value above the loses made in the last year when they went negative? Have a company which I bought into at the bottom which has done very well (+39% in the last week or so) which is showing positive numbers for the share price development short term but still -21% from 6 months ago and -8% from a year ago. Not sure if it's likely to increase in the first few days in January or if it's worth trying to make a gain somewhere else that has not jumped so much? Have to say I have loved this last week or so, with another +11% in a company this morning although I missed out on the big numbers when it went up to +18% at one point, 
Shnozz said:
Oakey said:
Was it a consolidation they did about 18months ago too?
Yes.The whole escapade is incredible. The fact any investor might still buy in is even more incredible.
And as always the majority will go balls deep in excessive size and lose a fortune. While many will make wild claims that they have made a profit.
Once oil recovers that will be the most likely sector for the next AIM stock scams.
Nail on the head.
I would advise anyone thinking of investing in stocks to read DonkeyApples posts and heed his general advice.
Personally I would advocate simply avoiding AIM altogether, or at least view it as the shark infested casino that it is. You really have to be prepared to lose anything you put in.
I would advise anyone thinking of investing in stocks to read DonkeyApples posts and heed his general advice.
Personally I would advocate simply avoiding AIM altogether, or at least view it as the shark infested casino that it is. You really have to be prepared to lose anything you put in.
texasjohn said:
Nail on the head.
I would advise anyone thinking of investing in stocks to read DonkeyApples posts and heed his general advice.
Personally I would advocate simply avoiding AIM altogether, or at least view it as the shark infested casino that it is. You really have to be prepared to lose anything you put in.
Trouble is that few will listen. Over the last two decades since AIM launched I have had the great displeasure of meeting many of the individuals who ply their trade in that sector. In my 20s I had no choice but to show professional courtesy, in my 30s I was secure enough to be able to actively avoid them. They are filth. Slimy, dishonest, weasily little colonials, Essex boys and low level public schoolboys. I would advise anyone thinking of investing in stocks to read DonkeyApples posts and heed his general advice.
Personally I would advocate simply avoiding AIM altogether, or at least view it as the shark infested casino that it is. You really have to be prepared to lose anything you put in.
The market has next to no credible regulation and the same people float the same junk, have it pumped by the same brokers, promoted on social media by the same stooges. Only the names used change. The people and the tactics behind it all remain unchanged. Nor do they need to change as they work so well. Every market cycle there is a new army of retail investor know it alls, who just like the last batch will be complicit in ramping the junk up and ensuring that the fraud works while also being on the side of the defrauded!
It won't ever change because the retail investor wants to believe that getting rich is not just easy but something they deserve.
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