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I recall every analyst saying 2019 would be ok & 2021 would be great. No one & I mean no one knows what 2021/2/3 holds for any share. You just never know what's going to happen in the world. The last 20 years have Sean 9/11, Iraq war, the banking crisis, cv19 & oil in negative prices. So people can be as positive has they like, there is no certainty & as what will happen in the next few years is purely guess work. Only 2 weeks till I give my price range for 2021. But has I always say time will tell if I'm anywhere near.

Well I think the quick rise up as ended with a 75p drop the last 2 trading days. Could be a decent buying opportunity for many, but be warned if I top it will be back down at £9 in a flash. I shall keep you posted. I still think a correction of 10% will happen sooner rather than later to the markets.

There never was gonna be a deal from day 1. Their is no Brexit ever. The best thing is, all those thickish who voted to leave will still vote Tory next time even though they have been shafted, teeth again. Why people vote for these corrupted people is beyond me. Ask yourself 1 question. Was this what people voted for. No.

Hi, hope your well. Well I'd take £20 next year, maybe that's a bit unrealistic judging by this year. Been a very good rise this last month.

Hi. Well it may be an good opportunity to get in & out for some. But £11 80 is only £1 below from here. As I always say you just never know what's around the corner. Vaccines not working just doesn't bear thinking about after this year. OPEC MEETING could provide a chance of a fall. The stimulus package still hasn't materiized in USA, , but when Biden is president then that should push the markets higher. But though things look brighter for latter 2021, I still think there's alot of highs + lows going forward.

Hi, hope your ok. Yes the commentator did mention about 6 different issues with the OPEC members, good & bad, so will be interesting to see Thursdays outcomes.

I hope your right. I was watching Bloomberg at 4 am this morning & a guy was discussing the OPEC MEETING & said a variety of things could happen, including another suadi v Russia spat. Let's hope that doesn't happen. That's the thing with those meetings it can send share price way up or way down. Thursday will tell us.

Sorry i meant 2020.

Well the rise is over for now. Probably a very good buying opportunity if your patience over time. Could be an average down opportunity for many too. So many analysts predicting 2021 will be great for the footsie & think it will out do other indices. Well , I'm not sure. I recall scores of analysts saying 2019 would be ok for indices, but 2021 would be fantastic for shares & look how that turned out. Only about 18 trading days left this year so a Xmas rally would be great.

Hi, hope your well. Things look so different from 6 weeks ago, where everyday was a down day & no news of M E tensions, oil prices going no where & no vaccine. So all that as changed very quickly. I think most would be surprised to see a 10 fall soon, but 1 thing I know his, you just never know what is around the corner, in life, & especially in shares.

I was reading an article yesterday saying analyst's expect RDS to pay 74¢ in 202 in dividends. . The article said that might be beyond their means, but maybe 70¢. Even so that would still be enough to push share price up & encourage more investors in. It's just trying to get past the next few months untill vaccine is in circulation. Have a lovely weekend all.

Hi, glad you both did well. I recall a young lad who started work with me about 18 years ago, only 16. He left after about 2 years, but we always kept in touch & go for a drink every 6 months. He lived with his parents & gradually accumulated a few grand. I told him each time we met how I played shares & how much of a gamble it could be. Anyway after about 3 years of badgering me to recommend a share to him, I reluctantly said bp. Maybe. The following week the gulf of Mexico explosion occurred & BP plummeted & stopped dividend. I never heard from him again & I often wonder if he bought BP. But that's how much of a gamble shares can be. Or like you you made good.

It's great with the recent rise + the positive vibes on the the RDS message boards. The last few days have seen a small pullback, but most would have taken £13 2 months back. I'd love to see £14 this year, but who knows what & where we'll be in 6 weeks time. While it's brilliant vaccines are on the horizon to be distributed, most think April, may will see them in most cases. It's like telling a 5 year kid it's only 1 month till Xmas. It's a Lifetime in their eyes & waiting for the vaccine distribution reminds of that scenario. What direction comes next you would imagine will come from OPEC meeting next week. It's great to see people suggesting £18 for 2031. But as always I advise caution. I recall this time last year my brother said when share price was £23& , that £27 was all but a formality come June 2020. I disagreed. Let's hope for a much stedier 2021.

Hi, hope your good. I know exactly what you mean. I recall in 2005 getting 5% for a 1 year ISA & indeed 4% for money held in my share dealing account. You'd need to invest for 5& years now to get anywhere near that. No prizes for guessing I get 0% on my Halifax shared dealing account. It's so difficult to call the markets ATM. Most analysts saying volatility, but that is difficult to assess. Could be a good market for getting in & out on the dips & highs. The rise of the £ against the $ has gobbled up the 4% dividend rise. But with the continued kicking the can down the road on Brexit that may change over the coming few months. Hope it goes well whatever you choose to do.

Hi all. Edging lower, let's hope OPEC can regain the upward momentum next week. As for holding shares for 3-5 years or just packing them away in a drawer for a few years are long gone. As is sell in may & go away. Or terrible October etc etc. Imagine, heaven forbid, some poor guy going into a coma in January, when RDS was £24, then waking up in September to see it at £8 56, dividend slashed etc. It would be enough to put the poor guy back in a coma. Buffet says you can't buy a share just for the dividend. I agree painfully, having bought Tesco, Sainsbury's, Vodafone , BP & RDS primarily for dividend. Buffet says the longer you hold a share the better your investment. I don't agree, or would anyone holding the above companies , over the last 5 years. Ok the FAANGS are doing great over the last 2 years, but mark my words, within a few years at least 2 of them will crash big time. History tells you that. Buffet didn't hold on to Tesco's once he knew they had had the balls kicked off them by Aldi & Lidl, did he. 2 things only I know about the Markets. If theirs a decent profit to be had, then take it, because you never know what's around the corner, cv19 proves that 100%. And 2, when Markets hit all time highs, a sell off will ensue soon after. Not sure when the DOW will drop about 10%, but it will. My guess is January, buts that's just my guess.

Hi. Don't be too hard on yourself . 1000s bought in at those levels, myself included. If you listened to all the analysts at the time , pretty much all were talking the share up & past £30. No amount of research could have predicted cv19 or the timing of the Russian v Saudi oil prices spat , then the ensuring dividend cut of around 60%. With many positive noises coming from the BOD of RDS things are beginning to look more rosy. Hopefully when vaccines are in full operations & a upward oil prices , we can look forward to a much better latter part of 2021/22. Looks like a bit of profit taking today. Dow at all times high, so the big thing is will it push on or will reality kick in & a sell off ensue. Mr Smith on CNBC this morning was very disparaging about trumps bleating of dows record & thinks reality will bite. But when, no one seems to know.

OPEC meeting next week. Let's hope for more good information.

Well another good rise today. What a difference a month makes. I suppose those who said the sell off was oversold , will soon say the SP is overbought. Market can only go for so long , but the rumours of a Brexit deal could drive SP up a bit more. Great to see the oil prices getting well beyond $40 at long last too. Not sure what high could be next year, but if we get to £14 by year end , it will give a boost to share price going forward.

Nice rise again on the back of Oxford vaccine news. Let's hope for more vaccine news to keep share price rising. It's been a brilliant month since results. I will soon give my prediction for 2021. It will be higher now than I would have envisaged a month back. I did email santa asking for a vaccine for Greta gumberg, but he's filtered me. I'm gonna have a word with the big lady upstairs with the big white beard, she owes me. Could get £13 b4 2021 if we've been good boys & girls.

Well the rally's come to an end. Be interesting to see if it drops lower when does opens. Sods law says it will. Just been listening to anchor's on CNBC on vaccine. no that's not rhyming slang. What I'll say his, the worst of cv19 is in front of us, not behind, unfortunately. With Thanksgiving, Xmas & new year people are gonna visit eachother in their millions. The cv19 casualties in January, February are not going to be gigantic. Even with any vaccine, you have to isolate for 30 days. Alot of people gonna be facing the choice of visiting family or losing their job. Not a prospect you'd wish on anyone. The mental health of cv19 will be gigantic & far reaching for donkeys years. The markets don't seem to want to face the reality of cv19. But 1 day they will have no choice. Dow at all time highs, so no prizes for guessing which way it goes sooner rather than later.