Trading the stockmarket (NO Referrals)

[rangor gubbins]

Anyone bothered with Junior ISA? Or is it easier to just add the money into my own ISA? I was thinking of getting my little ones set up and start putting in now so they're sorted a when they leave school/college which is years away yet

Yes, we've got accounts for the kids. We're not putting too much money in just in case they do blow it all on blow and hookers when they are 18. but once they are old enough I'll use it to teach them about saving and investing, and try to get them interested looking after their own finances.

 

[delta0]

Israel and Iran ceasefire agreed. Futures are going up.

 

[mattyfez]

Israel and Iran ceasefire agreed. Futures are going up.

My ETFs (VWRP and VEUA) have made back almost all of last week's losses in the first hour of trading today... Can only assume it's for This reason..

 

[mattyfez]

And just now...

Israel has accused Iran of violating a ceasefire just hours after it came into effect,

"Please do not violate" the ceasefire, Mr Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Well that will pull them into line

 

[mid_gen]

Back into ATAI yesterday. Compass Pathways (CMPS) had a positive trial readout but slightly worse effect than the market liked, and it tanked 50% which seems like a massive overreaction, particularly given the noises coming from RFK and the Peter Thiel connection with ATAI. First time I've bought CMPS directly as it's not in an ISA wrapper, but pretty confident of making at least a quick swing on this one, if not a nice chunk by the end of the year.

 

[Minibiker]

Is it better to wait for the market to open before putting in a buy or anytime?

 

[mattyfez]

Is it better to wait for the market to open before putting in a buy or anytime?

Depends what your are buying into, with ETF's you can't realy time it that specifically, you place a buy order and it executes when it executes the same day/

 

[smokedog]

S&P500 only 59 pts away from ATH. Can you believe it was below 5000 just 2 months ago

 

[Minibiker]

Depends what your are buying into, with ETF's you can't realy time it that specifically, you place a buy order and it executes when it executes the same day/

Just depositing another load for S&P, so I'll just put it through now then

 

[200sols]

S&P500 only 59 pts away from ATH. Can you believe it was below 5000 just 2 months ago

Funny how tariffs are now all forgotten. Its like they dont exist.

 

[mattyfez]

Funny how tariffs are now all forgotten. Its like they dont exist.

Was all smoke and mirrors in the first place - a great opportunity for inside traders to make an absolute killing. That's what it was all about, really, a cash grab, plain and simple.

A: Sell off loads of good stock
B: Create a crisis to tank the price, for example a 'trade war'
C: Buy back that same stock at a huge discount
D: Profit

 

[mid_gen]

Funny how tariffs are now all forgotten. Its like they dont exist.

They'll be back. Plenty more insider trading to be done.

 

[lookitsjonno]

Tariff extension date is 2 weeks away (9th July) and still the UK deal is the only trade deal. Selfishly waiting for a dip as I'm 2/3 cash

 

[mattyfez]

Tariff extension date is 2 weeks away (9th July) and still the UK deal is the only trade deal. Selfishly waiting for a dip as I'm 2/3 cash

Don't hold your breath, you're not only trying to time the market, your trying to time what Trump and his cabal of insider traders & crooks 'may' or 'may not' do - so unless you are on his private council, you've no chance.

 

[Nasher]

Yep, insider trading doesn't work if you make it clear to everyone what you are about to do

 

[Diddums]

Yep, insider trading doesn't work if you make it clear to everyone what you are about to do

As evidenced by the various people who made millions on Trump's tarriff nonsense.

 

[slinxy]

Tariff extension date is 2 weeks away (9th July) and still the UK deal is the only trade deal. Selfishly waiting for a dip as I'm 2/3 cash

TACO…

Prices will drop if people and institutions start to sell.. I think most are past caring.

If it drops, ill dollar cost average more into it..

 

[Uther]

Personally I wouldn't sit on a load of cash now if I didn't need it any time soon. Best to start getting in the market and just ride the waves long term.

 

[mid_gen]

Don't hold your breath, you're not only trying to time the market, your trying to time what Trump and his cabal of insider traders & crooks 'may' or 'may not' do - so unless you are on his private council, you've no chance.

The only certainty right now is volatility. I'm 1/3 equities, 2/3 cash (ish) still. I have a basket of equities I like, and I'm dipping in and out when there are big movements on individual stocks. Going to hold AMD long term though as I pretty much bullseyed the bottom on that one.

I only hold a few equities atm which are 50:50 tech and psychedelics, which tend to move inverse of each other, so shifting cash back and forth between them is working quite well.

 

[booyaka]

The only certainty right now is volatility. I'm 1/3 equities, 2/3 cash (ish) still. I have a basket of equities I like, and I'm dipping in and out when there are big movements on individual stocks. Going to hold AMD long term though as I pretty much bullseyed the bottom on that one.

I only hold a few equities atm which are 50:50 tech and psychedelics, which tend to move inverse of each other, so shifting cash back and forth between them is working quite well.

I suppose my question would be - Are you beating/doing better than the professionals?

What are you using to benchmark your performance against just investing it in some EFT/Funds and holding long term?

I'm always curious to understand why people self invest/trade/buy/sell etc when you can effectively take away all the time spent / hassle etc by just investing and holding...

I'm not saying there is anything wrong with what your doing but curious to know / understand why people do this....

Just taking VWRP as an example - all world tracker - 0.22%

From May 31st 2025 Cumulative performance -

1 month 5.7%
1 year - 13.7%
3 years - 42%
5 years - 87%

Can you perform better than that? If you can - fair play.

Again - not picking on you... You do you... But always curious to understand why people self invest in equites / trading stuff when you can spend time doing something else and for very little costs - allow professionals to do it for you