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Time out

Boredmum — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I have decided to take a little time out from the markets.

To deal or not to deal?

Boredmum — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I sometimes catch a glimpse on television of the programme Deal or no deal.

Luck

Boredmum — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I remember (about) 3 years ago buying a second-hand car.

Top-slicing profits

Boredmum — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

If you are a regular reader of my Blog, then you will know that this year has been tough.

Technology

Boredmum — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Well, yesterday afternoon I enjoyed myself by going to the cinema to watch Saw 3D.

Desire Petroleum

Boredmum — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Desire Petroleum (TIDM code: DES); what a roller-coaster week, and I really feel for all holders of this share.

The Unexpected

Boredmum — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT

This morning I was out cycling a little earlier than normal; at 6.30 a.m.

Bad Trading?

Boredmum — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT

This week I was beginning to think that I had lost my ‘edge’ with trading.

When to sell?

Boredmum — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Lately, I have seen a lot of stocks around that seem to have really taken off in terms of share price.

A free education

Boredmum — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 23:00:00 GMT

I was recently chatting with a good trading friend of mine. I told him that I was “a bit fed up with trading”.

Challenge

Boredmum — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:00:00 GMT

I am glad to say that I have lost a few pounds this week.

Averaging-up

Boredmum — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:00:00 GMT

I want to talk about ‘averaging-up’ in a company share.

Multi-tasking

Boredmum — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:00:00 GMT

It is well documented that women are good at multi-tasking, but I have to admit at times things can get a little crazy.

It was supposed to be so easy

Boredmum — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:00:00 GMT

There is a thread in General Chat called ‘Sound tracks of our lives’.

Dicing with death

Boredmum — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Okay. I realise that the title is a tad dramatic, but what else do you call trading in Connaught shares (TIDM code: CNT)?

Trading and Live Prices

Boredmum — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:00:00 GMT

As I have mentioned previously, I tend to regularly trade a little in order to maintain my interest in the markets and make some money.

The grass is always greener?

Boredmum — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:00:00 GMT

I have some shares that I am fairly happy to leave for growth opportunities.

The bigger they are...

Boredmum — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:00:00 GMT

The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Being only 5 feet tall, I have never really experienced that concept until now!

Healthy Body, Healthy Mind

Boredmum — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Cycling was especially hard today.

One extreme to the other

Boredmum — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 23:00:00 GMT

As mentioned in past Blogs, I have traded Nautical Petroleum (TIDM code: NPE) and Encore Oil (TIDM code: EO.).

Think about what you want to pay

Boredmum — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:00:00 GMT

I read a couple of interesting newspaper articles recently.

It’s better to travel than arrive

Boredmum — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 23:00:00 GMT

To quote Robert Louis Stevenson...

The Rollercoaster that is B.P.

Boredmum — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:00:00 GMT

The share price of B.P. (TIDM code: BP.) is an absolute rollercoaster at the moment.

Groundhog Day

Boredmum — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Feeling a little like Groundhog Day...

Moment of clarity?

Boredmum — Sun, 30 May 2010 23:00:00 GMT

As you know, I tend to trade from time to time, sometimes successfully and sometimes not.

LSE New Functions

Boredmum — Sat, 22 May 2010 23:00:00 GMT

I don’t know about you guys, but I have been finding it hard to keep up with the new functions that lse.co.uk are offering these days. I can only say that the team must be working flat out to improve the site.

Selective Memory

Boredmum — Sat, 15 May 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Have you ever gone through a tough time in your life when things were so hard that, when you look back, you only remember how bad it was and how tough things actually were?

Market uncertainty

Boredmum — Sat, 08 May 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Damn Hung Parliament.

Fear and Confidence

Boredmum — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT

What a week that was! We experienced the biggest one day fall in the FTSE in the past 6 months.

The irony of it

Boredmum — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT

A few weeks backs back I bought into Invu (TIDM code: INVU).

The glamorous world of a Trader

Boredmum — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT

You have to laugh sometimes at the pre-conceived ideas that people have of a ‘Trader’.

It’s good to talk

Boredmum — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Yes I know, the Blog title sounds like a bad caption from an old BT TV ad, but it is important nonetheless.

How time flies!

Boredmum — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT

There is a saying of ‘How time flies when you’re having fun’. Well, I have now been writing my Blog on lse.co.uk for a year, my first one being published on 1st April 2009.

Losing a sense of direction

Boredmum — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT

I’m not sure if anyone else can relate to this, but I seem to have lost my way a little on the markets lately.

On the inside

Boredmum — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I have been in a couple of houses recently where things on the inside just haven’t been what I expected.

Micro-managing Shares

Boredmum — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

On a Saturday morning when the markets are closed, I tend to look at the ‘Bid’ prices on my portfolio and work out my sell price.

lse.co.uk Fantasy Share Game

Boredmum — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

There are many Fantasy Share Games out there. Some of you might have had a go at them.

Once bitten, twice shy

Boredmum — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Once bitten, twice shy...well, in the case of Tower Resources (TIDM code: TRP) it was very much a case of yes and no.

What’s a penny worth?

Boredmum — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

So, in real terms what is a penny worth?

China

Boredmum — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

February 14th, as we all know, is Valentine’s Day. Oh no, that’s right, you guys aren’t interested in a Blog about Valentine’s Day. Well, February 14th this year was also Chinese New Year, so I thought I’d talk about China.

Winners in times of economic turmoil

Boredmum — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Well, what a couple of weeks I’ve had.

Kopane Diamond (KDD)

Boredmum — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

For anyone who is a shareholder of the company in the title - Kopane Diamond (TIDM code: KDD) - you may have been like me last week...bewildered.

Media meddling

Boredmum — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I am truly incensed at the media reporting we have in regard to the financial world.

Feeling left behind

Boredmum — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

You know that feeling; when your friends move on to new things and you’re feeling a little left behind. Well, that is how I have been feeling a tad this week.

Can’t see the Wood for the Trees

Boredmum — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The saying ‘Can’t see the Wood for the Trees’ is definitely true. Quite often, when you are right in amongst things, you just don’t see what is right there in front of you.

A time for reflection

Boredmum — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

New Year is generally a time for reflection. Reflecting on what have you accomplished in the last year, or even a time to review your failings and have plans or ideas in place for a fresh start as the New Year begins.

My first trade of 2010

Boredmum — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Well, every now and then I tend to be a little reckless.

You don’t know what you’ve got till it's gone

Boredmum — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

It is a very true saying that ‘You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone’.

The Lonely World of a Trader

Boredmum — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Some of the best profits I have made have been on short-term trades; 30%, 40%, and 50% in just a day or two. The thing is I have never posted on the chat forums for these shares.

Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire

Boredmum — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Don’t you just love that saying ‘Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire’? Well, that is exactly what happened to me.