Trading the stockmarket (NO Referrals)

413x · 20 Nov 2025 at 08:17

mattyfez said:
At least try to get your terminology correct...
Snp?

That's the Scottish national party!

Presumably you refer to the S&P500 which is the top 500 companies in the USA.

You are aware that VAUG is basically S&P500 and VWRP is more a global fund, right?

That's very un-diverse by its very nature.

Which is very different to a global fund... A global fund will also feature most of that because USA tech are doing very well, but also have several thousand fractional shares across the globe.

That's the reason I went with VWRP and VEUA.. As my personal confidence in the USA is pretty low.

Like DnD!

Yeah I know what those funds are. America has been where it's at the last year. I know it's heavily weighted to America and the mag 7.

mattyfez · 20 Nov 2025 at 08:17

200sols said:
Its 413x, the most pessimistic dude you'll ever meet man.

Also look at what they are invested in, some of it is 50+% down. Its far different to us in trackers. When we fall 20% they fall 95% on some of those AI/quantum stocks.

I sometimes wonder about starting an investment thread, but there's already a savings thread and this thread which I guess by name is a trading thread... But I also think the subjects are too close to each other and it would dilute the discussion

Efour · 20 Nov 2025 at 08:20

mid_gen said:
Be interesting to see if the nVidia result bounce survives the day….be a good indicator of where sentiment is at.

Exactly. I think it'll evaporate. Quick 5%

200sols · 20 Nov 2025 at 08:21

mattyfez said:
I sometimes wonder about starting an investment thread, but there's already a savings thread and this thread which I guess by name is a trading thread... But I also think the subjects are too close to each other and it would dilute the discussion

Investing thread is boring. The advice is always the same 'buy tracker and dont look at it..'

Trading is different which is why we see people losing their heads in here.

Simon · 20 Nov 2025 at 08:23

Nasher said:
Problem with Nvidia is it can go anywhere after earnings, even when it's good

Like any share then. ‘good’ is relative to expectation. Future earnings are more interesting. You buy shares for what they will do, not what they did.

Anyway you were selling at 140 a few months ago, ready for the ‘obvious’ drop I recall

413x · 20 Nov 2025 at 08:24

I have sold the 3x position I left open yesterday. Rather lock in that profit.

Leverage gets eaten away over time on flatline anyway

Simon · 20 Nov 2025 at 08:29

413x said:
I have sold the 3x position I left open yesterday. Rather lock in that profit.

Leverage gets eaten away over time on flatline anyway

15% on a trade is great. Why are you taking like it’s disappointing ? Assuming 3x and 5% gain

413x · 20 Nov 2025 at 08:31

Simon said:
15% on a trade is great. Why are you taking like it’s disappointing ? Assuming 3x and 5% gain

It's not disappointing. But it was risky to leave it open overnight. More luck than judgement.

Yes 3x+

Efour · 20 Nov 2025 at 08:34

Everyone has different portfolios, products etc just stating that markets are up x% this year doesn't really mean a thing unless your mirroring it.
It's so relative. I sound cringey I'm just sad I suck at the game.

413x · 20 Nov 2025 at 08:35

I'm actually thinking of a -3x on nvidia now. As I'm thinking it will drop down. But it's a bit of a lottery on when USA markets open

RxR · 20 Nov 2025 at 09:11

Now in Rheinmetall again for my next 2%.

Uther · 20 Nov 2025 at 09:19

200sols said:
Investing thread is boring. The advice is always the same 'buy tracker and dont look at it..'

Trading is different which is why we see people losing their heads in here.

It's fun though for the drama!
I think my pensions only did so well because I didn't look at them for nearly 40 years.

grudas · 20 Nov 2025 at 09:21

Efour said:
Everyone has different portfolios, products etc just stating that markets are up x% this year doesn't really mean a thing unless your mirroring it.
It's so relative. I sound cringey I'm just sad I suck at the game.

welcome to the club, should I get a pie going on t212? diddums-grudas-efour super duper investment pie ?

mid_gen · 20 Nov 2025 at 09:26

grudas said:
welcome to the club, should I get a pie going on t212? diddums-grudas-efour super duper investment pie ?

We should make a pie where everyone chips in their biggest fail.

I ate an absolute **** sandwich on Lucid, so that’s my entry!

If we want an OCUK winners pie…..ATAI Beckley is my lucky stock, made a lot swing trading it.

Efour · 20 Nov 2025 at 10:17

grudas said:
welcome to the club, should I get a pie going on t212? diddums-grudas-efour super duper investment pie ?

I guess I could just burn my money and at least id be warm for 10 minutes....

I don't even know what Swedish back notes look like .., lol let alone if they burn

DIABLO · 20 Nov 2025 at 10:29

My biggest "fail" i would guess was having to sit on Barclays shares since 2009, they are a turning a decent profit now though.

RxR · 20 Nov 2025 at 10:29

Just saw a pie called MadTech PennyRockets "created by four trading experts looking for the next hyper growth stocks". Performance -22.05% AAR - 5 years. I'm glad am no trading expert.

grudas · 20 Nov 2025 at 10:30

currently, my biggest fail is ALTR but I knew it was risky when I got in. It's still very early days of my 4-5 year plan with that stock.

booyaka · 20 Nov 2025 at 10:39

Biggest Fail

Argo Blockchain - £900 in - currently worth £5.60 (-99.37%)

413x · 20 Nov 2025 at 10:46

mid_gen said:
We should make a pie where everyone chips in their biggest fail.

I ate an absolute **** sandwich on Lucid, so that’s my entry!

If we want an OCUK winners pie…..ATAI Beckley is my lucky stock, made a lot swing trading it.

Ooh biggest loss of late?
Duolingo and Greggs

Biggest loss ever? Petrofrac and Premier african minerals and sirius minerals. (never touch aim shares again!) full of fraud. Not just loses. Flat out lies in statements etc.