Trading the stockmarket (NO Referrals)

Simon · 20 Apr 2010 at 14:31

Duke said:
There are lots of good results coming out for the other banks, so hopefully investors will hold onto the shares this time.

Completely agree, hence why i ended up putting 2k in RBS earlier, I was umming and arring about getting in at 45p the other week aswell :rolleyes:

robgmun · 20 Apr 2010 at 14:41

i know i was umming and arring too, i would have made £500 in 3 days if i did :rolleyes:

Having said that, the projections for Lloyds over the next 24months are much better than for RBS.

Lloyds maybe 3x were-as RBS would be 2x at best

Vanilla · 20 Apr 2010 at 15:17

robgmun said:
Well that's it

I jumped in and bought £3000 worth of Lloyds shares at 66.6p

I really really hope i've done the right thing.

Not sure why i'm not confident about it. I feel that RBS must be peaking about now and there's no futher gains to be hand for a while, so i am hoping that Lloyds will go through a similar jump in the near future.

But i plan to hold on to them for the next 9months or so

Please convince me i haven't made a mistake PLEASE!!!!

Oh good god, we're all talking about Lloyds of London, NOT Lloyds Bank!!!

Just kidding

I've got a substantial Lloyds holding. My advice is to not check the price every day, don't let it rule your life. Within a year I'm hoping for 80-90p as things improve.

It'll never get to where it was before it dropped (look at the dilution today) but I think it is a good stong buy.

silversurfer · 20 Apr 2010 at 18:04

Warren Buffet said:
"Be fearful when others are greedy & Greedy when others are fearful"

With reference to the main dude, I cant agree with buying our wmd banks right now. (all the same I do hold a bit, as does every taxpayer unknowingly)

RBS were 28p at xmas, nothings changed since then

Saetia · 20 Apr 2010 at 18:20

RBS were 28p at xmas, nothings changed since then

Business confidence has increased?

Aloreth · 20 Apr 2010 at 18:56

What forums do you guys read relating to investing?

I am considering selling an investment that is about 125% this year up as im not sure how much further its going to go and want a few ideas of where to put the profits.

Also do you guys subscribe to any stock monitoring programs (Reuters etc?)

What broker do people use? I pay £7.50 for most trades which i think is pretty good but if you can get better let me know

silversurfer · 20 Apr 2010 at 19:34

7.50 is pretty good, whose that. iii has discussion boards on most shares and motley fool gives out ideas about stocks

Vanilla · 20 Apr 2010 at 22:35

Just had some fantastic earnings.

Apple blew past expectations, VMware beat the street, Yahoo's profit tripled.

All looking very good.

silversurfer · 20 Apr 2010 at 22:45

Quite pleased I switched to a global tech tracker though its amazing how these things just keep going up I figured it was the best sector to be in .

Expecting MSFT to break out also

Simon · 26 Apr 2010 at 23:09

Big day tomorrow for Lloyds

Simon · 26 Apr 2010 at 23:12

Simon said:
I sold RBS today too. I had sold Barc earlier in the week and as mentioned Lloyds this morning.

If they retrace - great, if not then I have £10k sat in my bank to curse at for selling early

That was a bad idea in hindsight

Beansprout · 26 Apr 2010 at 23:13

iii.cou.k and ADVFN are great sites though warning, they will take away your life

Am loving RBS at the moment but don't know whether to buy more - maybe after the election...same with Lloyds.

Hades · 26 Apr 2010 at 23:16

Simon said:
Big day tomorrow for Lloyds

Sold most of my Lloyds a few years ago at £6.50ish

Bought a small number a few months ago at 38p

(ok, that was a rights issue so may not count lol)

Currently doing quite well with Barclays. But wish I'd bought more RBS.

gord · 27 Apr 2010 at 09:14

Sold all of my AU. today, effectively removing me from the market. Over 25% gains and I have zero confidence in the market with the looming hung parliament. I've probably succumbed to the media furore but as someone put it earlier.. I can always curse the profits sat in my bank account..

Prophet · 27 Apr 2010 at 09:30

I'd like to invest a small pot I've been saving. Looking to invest for around a year or longer should things look healthy.

As a first time trader I want to start small and learn about the market. So any tips for now would be great

ajstan · 27 Apr 2010 at 19:40

Orange Peel said:
I'd like to invest a small pot I've been saving. Looking to invest for around a year or longer should things look healthy.

As a first time trader I want to start small and learn about the market. So any tips for now would be great

I've spent ages on bullbearings.co.uk - its fantastic to get to grips with things.

Duke · 28 Apr 2010 at 08:59

Sold all my RBS ones 8am this morning after the markets are wobbling over Greece and Portugal at the moment. Going to watch them for a bit now...

Prophet · 28 Apr 2010 at 09:08

ajstan said:
I've spent ages on bullbearings.co.uk - its fantastic to get to grips with things.

I'll go and check it out

Simon · 28 Apr 2010 at 09:13

Duke said:
Sold all my RBS ones 8am this morning after the markets are wobbling over Greece and Portugal at the moment. Going to watch them for a bit now...

Good plan I think

gord · 28 Apr 2010 at 09:45

Can't believe how well timed my sell was. Hopefully this downward trend continues for a short while and is exacerbated by the elections, then it will be prime-time to jump onto the banks.