Trading the stockmarket (NO Referrals)

Alphabet had positive news, DOJ not forcing them to divest Chrome, 7% up in the aftermarket and likely a fair way further to go now that case is clear.
 
Not much action this week. Although I did buy into Village Farms (VFF), company on one of my watchlists. Hydroponics/agri/weed company on a bit of a tear.

I'm being very good and continuing my strategy to just buy £2k blocks of single equities and keep diversifying across more sectors and countries. My YOLOs have paid off more times than I've lost, but it's not a sensible strategy long term.
 
mid_gen said:
Not much action this week. Although I did buy into Village Farms (VFF), company on one of my watchlists. Hydroponics/agri/weed company on a bit of a tear.

I'm being very good and continuing my strategy to just buy £2k blocks of single equities and keep diversifying across more sectors and countries. My YOLOs have paid off more times than I've lost, but it's not a sensible strategy long term.
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The problem is to invest in stocks you really need to know the industry extremely well and follow all tye new and understand growth potential and risks. You can realistically only do this for 2 to 3 industries, and this limits diversity. If you really want diversity then simply invest in a global index tracker and forget about it. My major VT investment a few months back is up 18% with veri low risk
 
out of interest.. when you guys are buying these stocks.. are you buying them on future contacts or options?

I have been learning how to trade futures on indexes (S&P, FTSE, DAX etc) since April, I am still on simulators but looking to trade with real money next month. I believe i have my strategy on point now when swing trading. Im still finding myself looking at charts several times a day which I need to avoid due to habit.

Does anyone else here trade indexes?
 
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FishThrower said:
out of interest.. when you guys are buying these stocks.. are you buying them on future contacts or options?

I have been learning how to trade futures on indexes (S&P, FTSE, DAX etc) since April, I am still on simulators but looking to trade with real money next month. I believe i have my strategy on point now when swing trading. Im still finding myself looking at charts several times a day which I need to avoid due to habit.

Does anyone else here trade indexes?
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No, I stick to just buying equities. That's quite risky enough without adding leverage into the mix for me.
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The problem is to invest in stocks you really need to know the industry extremely well and follow all tye new and understand growth potential and risks. You can realistically only do this for 2 to 3 industries, and this limits diversity. If you really want diversity then simply invest in a global index tracker and forget about it. My major VT investment a few months back is up 18% with veri low risk
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I have some in some ESG-screened trackers (GPSA that bought a chunk of in the Trump dip) , but I am just selective about where my trading fund money goes. I don't want to bankroll tobacco, fossil fuels and other damaging businesses etc.
 
I only have an all-world ETF at the moment, which is doing ok. Everything else is just so wobbly right now especially tech. Probably just going to stick with that for the rest of the year.

Been in and out of Nvidia a few times, but it looks like it could still tank again. Got out of MSTR as I thought that would dive. It did, badly.
 
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Options is for when you are very good with maths, its like a quadratic equation or laying bets? go ask AI :D You can make money while being wrong on the stock but right on the time vs premium, seems not straight forward to me its like insurance. Last I thought about options was hedging large holdings, selling Barc at 380 post 2008 recovery but retaining the shares in some part or other premium ideas

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DXY which relates to every other price and gold silver doing so well right now but I doubt its the last of their gains. Anything under 100 is weak for Dollar is how I think of it, this is not trade weighted I think of it as sentiment.

Trumps gonna need to fire someone
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One way or another he is determined to devalue the dollar, lucky us.


I will probably trim Silver it can be volatile to say the least, also its industrial a far more involved consideration and risk then gold plus we still have the ancient sterling cutlery etc. anyway :p China sells dollar buys gold, for twenty years that's all you need to know really and I like simple stories.

Anglo American has raised $2.5bn from the sale of its remaining stake in Valterra Platinum, fully exiting the South African mining company after its demerger earlier this year.
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I think they are good long term though commodities isnt an easy market it will be profitable for them imo and a lot of the FT100 I'm positive on going into 2026 etc.

Lost my price by volume indicator fav chart, I see some on tradingview but its not the same as Im used to :(
 
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I think they are good long term though commodities isnt an easy market it will be profitable for them imo and a lot of the FT100 I'm positive on going into 2026 etc.
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Bit of a boom and bust sector, miners like AA specifically that is. China can make or break them as well.

The mining trust BRWM has a good basket of miners about 30% of which are in gold. But comes with fees so not for me.
 
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Does AMD have more to gain especially or they are heavily disadvantaged. Non FAB , contracts etc. is a big factor I presume.

I thought TSM was too cheap for a decade now, but of course its a risk premium politically. Anyone have a good tradingview link for them
 
eightco holdings is a millionaire maker today, i missed that but the chat on t212 was they were pilling in to sentage , did the same and made 1.1k in 20 mins , just for balance though my Bullish (name of stock) has been terrible
 
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eightco holdings is a millionaire maker today, i missed that but the chat on t212 was they were pilling in to sentage , did the same and made 1.1k in 20 mins , just for balance though my Bullish (name of stock) has been terrible
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I don't even understand Eightco, just another Mstr but using a meme coin?
 
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