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Uther said:
Could be literally anything, it's all stupid. :D
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Has this level of volatility ever happened? I wasn't around in investing for thr dot com bubble. But was it like this.
Where if you don't have a negative PE why are you you even around? :D

You've got billion dollar companies doubling all over the place.
 
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I'm sure lots of people are getting very very rich, but of course by the time we hear anything, it's a bit late and we can just pick up some scraps and be grateful for it.
 
thebandit said:
just came to say that same, @mid_gen got it very nearly spot on, take a bow, for a while there I was over 102% up on AMD.
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Yeah I would have been over 100% up except I dipped out and in again a lil while back for an extra 5-10%. I'm sure 220 is not the top, but for my ISA trading funds I'm happy to bank profits.

darkgen said:
I'm agog the shutdown has, thus far, had minimal impact to indexes.
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Feels like we're firmly in irrational territory at the moment. There's definitely going to be a screeching correction at some point, but no point trying to predict which day it's going to happen, just make sure your risk profile and portfolio are where you're happy with and be prepared to deal with it whichever way things go :)
 
Uther said:
I'm sure lots of people are getting very very rich, but of course by the time we hear anything, it's a bit late and we can just pick up some scraps and be grateful for it.
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For Sure.
Honestly. If I am up as much as I am as a small fry, there must be some on some enormous paper gains.

Can't be sustained long term.
 
413x said:
Has this level of volatility ever happened? I wasn't around in investing for thr dot com bubble. But was it like this.
Where if you don't have a negative PE why are you you even around? :D

You've got billion dollar companies doubling all over the place.
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This is the opposite of volatility, its basically a one way melt up.
 
413x said:
Has this level of volatility ever happened?
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I don't think you have to go back very far. Talking of shares "mooning" and playing with what are essentially meme stocks is all very reminiscent of mid to late 2021 when everyone became day traders and lots of shirts were lost in early 2022. Feels a bit like that now.

I've got 10% of my pension in cash and not really feeling like I want to put it back in.

I've used a group of ETFs from a firm called VanEck. Defence, gold miners, uranium, space, quantum computing and even esports. They've done fantastically well as a group making 40% in the last 2 months or so. Crazy and worrying all at the same time!
 
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I certainly don't remember this from a few years ago. Certainly not to this level.

Its unsettling how much profit there is.
And how much loss could occur. Because there have been some dips that if it was a true crash you'd just wait out as it keeps dropping. Careful on stop losses as these volatile stocks can dip a lot and recover in a day


Can you believe I bought my very first QBTS at under 1 USD. And it's now 36 USD.
 
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the stock market has became a global ponzi scheme now everyone can invest cheaply.
everyones dumping in to the same markets and companies.

even if they are buying ETFs they act like a self fulfilling prophecy now
 
The fact gold is on an a bull run tells you all you need to know tbh. Everyone’s expecting some kind of black swan event, it’s just going to take one trigger and people are going to go into panic mode.

Just sold half my Intel stake, going to pull back a bit from the volatile tech stuff, keep hold of my dividends and etfs.
 
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I think the AI bubble will burst when it's realised how much compute can't be monitized. If I was a betting man I'd say at least half is trash usage. If everyone's kids are anything like mine they are using AI to make memes and silly songs and videos.
 
mid_gen said:
The fact gold is on an a bull run tells you all you need to know tbh. Everyone’s expecting some kind of black swan event, it’s just going to take one trigger and people are going to go into panic mode.

Just sold half my Intel stake, going to pull back a bit from the volatile tech stuff, keep hold of my dividends and etfs.
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Yeah noticed the constant t212 popups for gold too.

Have to wonder where all this wealth is coming from.
 
lookitsjonno said:
I think the AI bubble will burst when it's realised how much compute can't be monitized. If I was a betting man I'd say at least half is trash usage. If everyone's kids are anything like mine they are using AI to make memes and silly songs and videos.
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Many feels same. Isn't everything AI loss leading now? These data centres are consuming huge power than single companies are pulling more kWh than entire countries.

But valuations are massive.


Seems like a lot of people are wondering when crash is coming. So probably on the horizon.
 
I'm taking such a bath on GME & ALRT, whilst ALRT was very much a punt, GME i suspect will bounce in the next month or so.

Or it'll just go to zero and every single store will simultaneously & spontaneously combust, knowing my luck.
 
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