Trading the stockmarket (NO Referrals)

Irish_Tom · 16 Mar 2021 at 08:50

Basher said:
I'd say US Tech is a fairly decent long-term bet. I certainly wouldn't be rushing out of them.

I complteley agree in the long-term but this is a short-term decision.

I will still have exposure to US Tech, just not in that particular ETF.

Megahurtz400 · 16 Mar 2021 at 11:21

Opened a Lifetime ISA with HL a few months ago and have been sticking money into it monthly via DD.

I thought it was a pretty static account where the gov would just add 25% to what you put into it, however, it seems I can buy stocks & shares with it too?

Am I correct in thinking this? And if so, are there any extra charges (on top of the usual up to £12.95 HL charges per deal) that I could incur by investing the cash sat in my LISA at the moment?

Cheers

Martynt74 · 16 Mar 2021 at 11:25

Yeah you can invest in whatever you like. Make note that if you invest in Funds (FTSE tracker etc) then there's no transaction charges.

The only thing to consider is the risk element. If that's savings for a house deposit then do you want the risk of a market crash? Not saying it'll happen again soon, but around 25% was wiped out of the market last March more or less overnight. Could you handle that stress?

talkshowhost · 16 Mar 2021 at 11:30

tlrBeta said:
I have mine sitting in a standard HL trade account as it was quick to setup.

It charges on execution buy/sell, but no on-going hold cost (I think )

Thanks have set one up now.

Megahurtz400 · 16 Mar 2021 at 11:48

Martynt74 said:
Yeah you can invest in whatever you like. Make note that if you invest in Funds (FTSE tracker etc) then there's no transaction charges.

The only thing to consider is the risk element. If that's savings for a house deposit then do you want the risk of a market crash? Not saying it'll happen again soon, but around 25% was wiped out of the market last March more or less overnight. Could you handle that stress?

I won't be putting enough in here for a deposit outright, so i'm willing to take a chance on increasing the value and just having a lump sum at 60 if it there happens to be a market crash when/if I come to buy a house.

After some googling, it seems that if I pay £100 in and invest in something which is then worth £200, in the next tax year i'd get 25% of £200 instead of £100?

Hope that makes sense?

Martynt74 · 16 Mar 2021 at 14:36

mid_gen said:
24% IAG
22% RR
20% Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust
18% VanEck Vector Video Gaming and eSports
10% VW
6.5% Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure

The last is just a punt as I fancied a UK green energy stock (though they're US listed).

Bet you wish you went bigger on VW

englishpremier · 16 Mar 2021 at 14:54

Martynt74 said:
Bet you wish you went bigger on VW

I do. I have VW in a pie and only have 0.x shares. Kicking myself since for the last week I've been looking at adding more German stocks, especially those with decent dividends. But on the flip side, you can't lose what you never had.

Abraxaz1 · 16 Mar 2021 at 15:03

So theoretically if you knew a big company was about to split into two seperate companies and you had £10k of shares in them, what would be the best option? Buy more or sell them quickly?

Randomface74 · 16 Mar 2021 at 15:12

I'd be worried about getting done for inside information, so I'd prolly just leave it until it's public knowledge.

mid_gen · 16 Mar 2021 at 15:15

Martynt74 said:
Bet you wish you went bigger on VW

Happy with 10%. Wanted an EV buy, but don't think Tesla are good value atm. VW are well placed for this market.

Minusorange · 16 Mar 2021 at 15:19

Is there any point holding Tesla and Nio whilst also holding an EV and driving tech ETF ?

I think I already know the answer (not really) but there might be a reason to do both if you thought those 2 will perform better than others in the ETF I guess ?

Randomface74 · 16 Mar 2021 at 15:21

Answered your own question tbh.

booyaka · 16 Mar 2021 at 15:55

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englishpremier · 16 Mar 2021 at 16:34

Has anyone got any tips on Travel, leisure, and/or airline funds?

Seen a lot of ETFs but keen to stick a decent some cash into a decent fund.

mid_gen · 16 Mar 2021 at 17:49

Rex-Kramer said:
Anyone else having a look at HMSO?

Looks like a good recovery stock to me. Results this week aren’t going to be pretty but I think it’s priced in.

Well, that was a good shout! Wish I'd bought instead of just putting on a watchlist

Rex-Kramer · 16 Mar 2021 at 21:21

Yep I’m 25% up now and that’s before the dividend!

I think it’s good for 50p near term or more the way it’s going. It’s shorted at about 7% and I think the shorters are going to caught out in a squeeze heading for the door.

Some people are saying 70p short term and 100p end of year. Not too late to get in even for a 50p target.

Minusorange · 17 Mar 2021 at 12:18

mid_gen said:
18% VanEck Vector Video Gaming and eSports

I've some of this, looks good for future potential, also got some of the VanEck Semiconductor ETF

MSFT paid dividends today, 48p per share

413x · 17 Mar 2021 at 12:23

I cannot find anything that takes my fancy. Really struggling to understand how much recovery is priced in (or over priced)

Really, I'm looking for good future shares.
Like electric cars a few years ago.

Ethical foods and egames are two areas in interested in

Wish I could get on the oatly ipo.

Randomface74 · 17 Mar 2021 at 12:31

413x said:
Really, I'm looking for good future shares.

Plenty of legs in EVs, loads more need to be made and they all require materials someone has to dig up.

413x · 17 Mar 2021 at 12:39

billysielu said:
Plenty of legs in EVs, loads more need to be made and they all require materials someone has to dig up.

I mean it's kind of priced in .
And no clear winners.

Tesla could still be amazing. But it's no longer the golden egg investing opportunity. They may just compete, not dominate. I definitely would not buy a tesla at the moment if I needed a new car.

Everyone knows electric cars are the future. Now the big traditional car makers are in full swing opportunities seem less clear.

Imo