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good eveing S-i-d-i
A later finish than planned tonight at 10pm, after a 11pm finish last night !
I think I am catching up now as only one day behind. Two new prospective clients over the weekend.
As usual they want tax returns filing for 31st Jan - they've had all year to sort something and come to you ar worse possible time, esp for a one man band like me. Mrs CSDI and both boys helping today, so managed to claw back some of the arrears of work. Tomorrows scheduled case has not been delivered by the client, so I might be able to get up to date so to speak.
Sunday was scheduled as a complete rest day, but worked 10-1 and then 6.30-11pm. Had a good walk with Mrs CSDI and then watched/listened to the football - which was a waste of time !!
Looking at the p/f close today another poor day - with 8 reds and 4 blues - with red much bigger values - yuck.
Glad I am not holding ARB and SYME today. At least GGP held its own.
I've not yet withdrawn my divis from last qtr and thinking about selling a portion of my RDSB and moving it to BP with my added divis. VOD is my smallest FTSE100 share but not keen on topping that one up yet. I think "big oil" is a better recovery play than VOD. My trade with CEY has been a disaster since topping up at 133p - its gone down every day - and need a change of mood music there with Q4 production results out tomorrow. Any poor news I think I might take a loss and look for another trade play, such as SYME. Might looked at a bombed out share like PFC or RR too see if any base being built yet for a recovery. I need to be careful as not best time for me to be trading in middle of my busiest work time.
I wish I could bring you some good luck and a change of recent fortune - it would help us both.
As you say - tomorrow is another day and got to be in it to win it. So good luck and take care my friend

Sorry it lost one of my lines somehow.
The p/f dropped 0.9% over week, compared to FTSE's drop of a little over 2%.
That was what I was reasonably happy with !
Not many happy with a loss but then, no one else is C S D I.

Latest update for w/e 15.1.21
Just 1 transction this week - bought a little SUK2 - (ETF Shorting FTSE x 2) with available cash circa 3.5% of p/f.
All other shares remain.
Reasonably happy with that, and was expecting it as noted last week.
Not got a scooby about next weeks direction.
Covid spread vs covid vaccine is big issue for us. Wonder when US markets will get a cold and drop from their dizzying highs.
GLA - cheers - CSDI
PS. First divi of the year banked with GSK, with AV due next week - nice !

Well dome to all RBB this week with your trading efforts. Seems you all have too much time on your hands LOL as it makes me very jealous !
Think I must be talking too much at night as upset a couple of other posters on NCYF and VOD chats.
Just seen 3 mins cricket highlights on youtube - Root back to form - a class player.
On the share front my p/f is down just under 1% over the week, compared to the FTSEs =>2%. So I am happy with that - strange I know to be happy with a loss. That's good for C S D I.
It shows the advantage of trading vs typical LTH investor.
Have a good weekend all, while I continue my January slogathon in the office (at home).

Hello Sidi,
Just done my weekly recky and I'm only down 0.9% which I guessed was coming after the great start to the year.
Compared to FTSE drop of 2% over the week I am very pleased.
Not many would be happy with a weekly loss - but there you go !
nice to GSK going up a little for a change, esp as I have 19% of my p/f in that.
My little SUK2 short is in the money, but not enough to matter as only 3.5% of p/f.
I think all the miners took a hit today, as CEY was down 3% - a terrible run since I topped up last week. It's gone down EVERY day since - a typical CSDI purchase with immaculate timing.
That wont do your GGP any good, but at least SYME had a bounce back.
Hope you stayed out of ARB today - down 9%. I am not sure what to make of these bitcoin derivatives.
If you like a gamble, could get rich or broke just as easy.
My p/f held up really well today - only down about £70. Could do with some good days to get it going.
For me it only needs IMB, GSK, RDSB and AV to perform well as that is 60% of my p/f.
For you GGP is the elephant in the room. Let's hope it grows and takes the ceiling out LOL
Have a great weekend my friend.
More work beckons - I had kept Sunday free to have a rest - but will have to work to have any chance of meeting all deadlines. My top line (turnover) is well ahead of target so far this month, yet I am well behind the schedule. Bodes well if I can complete the timetable.
Cheers - CSDI

Morning Sidi
found you've have relocated to episode 2 already LOL.
My morning check of p/f shows Red is more prominent again R6 B4 G2. Down a small amount at the mo, with FTSE down more. My SUK2 is best blue today. Notice SYME up over 7% accord to HL site.
Dont know how you do so much on a phone. My phone is for talking and text only, and although does have internet I hardly know how to use that. Always using office computer or laptop with bigger screens. Better for looking at charts at comparing news on different shares etc.
Time to start case that was due to start on Tuesday - my bigest case of month - so got nearly 3 days work to catch up with. I have recruited an assistant for next week with Mrs CSDI helping with two days and the 19 y/o taking on postal duty too which frees me up for about 30 mins a day - so helps getting a little more productivity out of me.
time for 10am cuppa me thinks, then phones off so cannot be interupted.
Take care and good luck my friend.
Cheers - CSDI

The end of another long day in the office. It's like doing a marathon for me - not that I can run at all !!
January is always a slog before taking some time off in Feb - but get the feeling one of my clients is going to ask me to do some extra days due to a major management reorganisation.
It seems I've managed to upset ADV11 with my chat on the NCYF share. Funny as no one else writes on it, other than me and Andsoforth LOL.
Must say Mikey is a pain on VOD - so I just ignore any of his posts and will not write on any of his threads.
Do you keep an eye on Red Braces Brigade as they might have some good ideas for you on short term trading there.
It's not my style but interesting to see the results of trading vs doing nothing.
Many years ago I had a CFD account and did quite nicely for 12 months playing with the taxmans money I had put away !
Also had a spreadbet account with CMC, which was fun until got badly burnt with the US30 index dropping a mile and missing a stop loss. CMC executed at lowest price and wiped out all of my account. So decided there and then not to try that again until had some money that could be gambled. Still waiting to save something that I dont mind losing. Maybe when I am older and stopped working .... but that is a long way off yet.
The market defying gravity and covid at the mo. I wonder how high the FTSE can go. The US markets have been incredible over the last year. The Dow Jones used to be roughly 2 x the FTSE100 when I was spreadbetting in 2005-2007 and now it is almost 5 x. The Dow Jones is poor relation compared to Nasdaq. My instinct is to take out a short position on the S&P500 soon via ticker XSPS. Its got be a bubble waiting to burst ?
Time to get off laptop now. Too many hours on computers is not good for my head.
Take care my friend. Have fun with Netflix tonight.
Then get your coffee in the morning and send some more good luck to our p/fs.
Lets hope we can share good news to finish off the week in the markets
Cheers - CSDI

Hi S - Good work there. Full time job on ASC it appears to me.
C is not a trading p/f, but did buy a very small (~3.5% of p/f)SUK2 as temp short cover. Down on the week about 0.7%, with FTSE down approx 1% in last 4 days.
I think R in same boat as me with working.
Got my first divi of the year in today with GSK. Got AV divi due next week and HHI week after. That's main focus of my p/f.
A lot of ideas based on Stephen Bland's HYP philosophy, but I tinker far too much, whereas his principle is buy and hold forever.
GLA - almost time for break - then back on late shift again (sad face)

Good afternoon SIDI
5 blues 6 reds and 1 green, with p/f + 0.6% thanks to IMB, RDSB & GSK. FTSE done better today at + 0.8%
Slipping behind my work schedule as so many calls today.
Not yet started the delayed schedule. Hey Ho - a long night ahead.
Hope your p/f progressed well with ARB flying, topping up GSK, RDSB and VODs good work. You might have to retrain GGP and SYME to behave properly for you. With CEY doing badly for me this week I guess gold is in doldrums.
Pop back later.
Take care, Cheers - CSDI

Good evening Sidi
Good news to report today on p/f. 10 blues, 2 reds. Althought FTSE down a touch, p/f + 0.5%
Yesterday p/f was -0.8% with FTSE -0.6%
Monday was both down 1.1%
So holding my own this week so far.
Got a headache with one of my cases as HMRC technical error means info cannot process.
Will have to reset and try again but takes days to reset on HMRC system with deadline 31st Jan too close for comfort !
always get the problems as busiest times - sods law in all its glory !
Back to work for me and having take-away tonight as Mrs CSDI had tough day too with colleagues off sick; piling extra cases on to her workload.
Hope your p/f had good day - at least 3 of our pets behaved better today - just need to train RDSB again LOL
Catch you laters

Traders 4 CSDI 0
Well done to T,S, V and M - keep rolling in it. while my p/f stuck in reverse this week.
I am down about 2% this week so far and can only watch and wait with my buy and hold p/f.
My 3 trades not great with CEY & PDG down, and SUK2 struggling to make a 1% gain.
My biggest %ers well down today - GSK & IMB. Only RDSB helping out.
Cheers - CSDI

Hello again
As long as you have fun with ARB that's what matters. You have the time to buy and sell daily if you wish and never wrong to take a profit no matter how small. Key is not to lose too much. For me ARB is too dangerous as nothing to realsitically value it. It;s like Tesla - you can make a fotune if you time it right. But a big drop is always on the cards ... just need to avoid getting caught out.
Our FTSE Dogs are simply not making sense. GSK and NG. are solid profit making firms. The hot money is going elsewhere at the moment so we are suffering. With so much going into Fintech and Bitcoin we will suffer until the tide turns. No rational sense to it, but that is the danger of shares - they do not have to make sense - going to extremes in both directions.
I am happy to sit and wait and as long as the income keeps coming the SP should stay safe.
Very disappointed with my CEY gold trade. Q4 Production numbers to be issued next week, will move the SP, but can only hope in the right direction. GSK results usually one of the early ones, so let's hope for some good news.
I have no time to monitor constantly, and just need the p/f to stay steady and let the income roll in.
Fingers crossed for some better days
Cheers - CSDI

Not a good day I am afraid.
P/f had another bad day. Only 6 losers to 5 winners, but my big guns IMB and GSK letting the show down.
That's 3 bad days in a row now and FTSE only down 120 pts in those 3 sessions.
Make that 4 down days for me as Thursday was a narrow loss too.
Not much fun watching on the sideline - but these things happen. Just need to keep in perspective.
Work is a struggle too as spent all day so far tidying up loose ends. Not started yesterday's schedule yet.
Hey ho. another 90 mins to start on next case before calling it a day. Only had 10 minute meal break tonight too.
Pop back later when out of office

Good evening my friend,
Don't worry about me as am quite cheerful in January.
Have to be adrenalin junkie to get thru the month - always my busiest time of year - working to 31st January deadline for Self-Assessment. It is frustrating how HMRC enforce a 10 month limit on personal tax returns but allow big fish companies 12 months to do same. All of my client companies pay tax once a year while individuals pay twice a year. Hey ho .. it effectively means I have to do 12 months work in 10 months. Usu means I am twiddling my thumbs in Feb and March. Last year I took 2 weeks hols and worked a 3 day week before CV-19 struck.
Most of my p/f should not be touched for most of the time - that's the idea of picking big FTSE100s with decent dividends. However must keep an eye on changing long term trends as no good having a 5% annual divi if SP falls 10% p.a. You just never know which falls are temporary and good buying opportunity and which are permanent value destruction.
Sometimes it is best to do nothing and avoid costs of churn with a p/f.
My information tells me over 50% of traders lose money and over 75% of margin traders likewise (thru CFDs and spreadbets).
This is where the Stephen Bland philosopy comes into play, a la Warren Buffet - buy and hold forever. But even Buffet is known to make some monumental mess-ups.
I have no intention of short term trading AV, ASEI, GSK, HHI, IMB, NG, RDSB, SUPR, VOD.
With CEY my plan is half hold and half trade now. PDG is pure trade and SUK2 is very short term at about 4% of p/f only.
You did very well to profit with ARB, as I was worried you lose a lot on that one.
I've got my eye on SYME for a future fling, but no fund available noe unless I liquidate another holding. Only chance of that is SUK2.
Right I shall go and have a look what is being said on the BBs for my shares.
Ta ra for now - CSDI

Hello S-i-d-i
Just posted my poor results in the Red Brace Brigade thread. A bad day with 10 of my 11 in the red. I took out a little insurance with SUK2 at lunch time to try and give me some credit in falling FTSE. Will hold that for just a few days and will take profit oif FTSE falls some more, but don;t mind losing if FTSE goes up as helps all my other shares. Pleased I have trimmed both IMB and RDSB last week. CEY not doing as well as might expect as usu gold holds well when market falling.
Just looked at ARB and not a pretty sight today. Must get back to work. Will drop back in after office is closed.
Take care my friend

Evening all
Now that Pot Black quote was close. "For those of you watching in B&W the brown is behind the green ball". As I am actually red/brown colour blind that was an insane quote ! We only had a B&W tele in the 70s, and I struggled to tell teams on Match of the Day - never mind Pot Black LOL. My best friend loves playing snooker with me - funny how he always wins.
Poor day in share city for CSDI today with the FTSE tumble as 10 of my 11 ended in the Red. I did a quick recky at lunch time with my corn beef butty in hand, and bought a little batch of SUK2 with a view to holding for a few days while things look nasty. I would be happy if I fail on that one as means the FTSE is going up which helps my overall p/f.
Right - time to start next set of accounts before Mrs CSDI comes to the rescue with steak and chips ... yummy.
Take care all - cheers - CSDI

Cor blimey - I was happy with a Corned Beef butty between Tax Returns.
Finished on time tonight @9pm hurrah.
I've been doing this January slog since 1998 - it get's harder as I get older.
Still chuckling over the cricket quotes. My favourite sport.
I was at Old Trafford when the Windies were hammering England in '76. Edrich & Close taking a fearful barrage of bouncers when one supporter so fed up ran out with cardboard bat about 18 inches wide and gave it to John Edrich. The bowling was so short the ball spent more time over the batsmens heads, than aiming for the wickets !
Do not think I will be able to trade this week - but that should be aim most weeks. My p/f is set >80% for LTH in pursuit of divis. Think it was O who says the FTSE is full of old-style shares that may be out of time - utility like - paying good dvis but losing more in capital. Thats my challenge to find the ones that have chance of capital gain.
Hope all RBB have a good week in the markets and outside too.
Cheers - CSDI - The non-trading Junior Brigadier

Good Morning S-i-d-i
Delighted to hear there is no shortage of milk for your coffee !!
Just finished off my work that was planned for Friday am, so a bit behind schedule despite late finishes last 3 nights.
For me I just ignore all the aim shares as seen so many get burnt.
Certainly need to join/invest in the modern industries as the mature ones wilt in the face of change.
As someone who is geared to numbers, I will always go for the profitable business where I think SP is undervalued.
I struggle to invest in newbies as there is so much hype. Typically my shares can be out of favour for a long time.
ARB is typical newbie. It could go £2 next week or 2p - you just don't know.
when I go for such a volatile share, I will always sell a chunk as soon as healthy profit. If it falls back you have some capital left to have another go. Nothing wrong at all if you like a gamble, but don't risk the house on it.
As we keep saying it is risk/reward. I suspect you will have more success than me, but as long as I am in the game that is good enough for me.
I keep looking at SYME, but as a new share you just never know. I am sure you could pick a few tiddlers, and throw a grand or two at several. Only need one hit and you are laughing all the way to the bank. Years ago when I chatted on ThisisMoney an investor (Jerpy07 aka onelittlelamb) bought GKP when it was under 5p, and sold at over £4. Set him up to clear a mortgage and live happily ever after.
I shouldn't be chatting on here with so much work to do. Time for a brew and the next case (scheduled two days ago !)
I will pop back tonight. Take care my friend.
Cheers - CSDI

Evening all
S - Loved the link from "20 cricket quotes" - gave me a lift in middle of my day.
V - We should not worry about weekly targets. Things can be very distorted over such a short term. A sudden drop can look bad today, but sure with GGP you;ve got big gains to come.
T-It's a weird world we live in atm. I think youngsters feel unfairly deprived of opportunity. While us oldies take less risks. I;ve not visted a client in 9 months. Not entitled to furlough or any grants as work from home (as limited co). It's tough. Some people are living a life of riley - furloughed by government or big business - happy to be at home. Bloody HMRC keep cutting off calls on a dedicated agent line (we can't take your call now - try later - but they close early as well ! Meanwhile the NHS workers in ICU are under incredible stress and strain. A lot of the public have no idea how much resource it takes to look after critical patients and the length of time involved. Thats not counting fatalaties. Unbelievable job and relentless pressure.
The mental health effect on many is huge being confined.
Can't wait for vaccines to be sorted but how do you get a population of 67m all done, in a world where everyone has to be counted - what is it 8 billion.
GLA
Cheers - C

Hi All,
Just to provide brief update on p/f. I have carried out 3 transactions this week.
1. Sold 22.5% of my RDSB holding at 1431p, realising 23% profit from March purchase at 1155p.
2. Sold 1/6 of IMB at 1646p, realising minimal profit against one of my higher cost batches, only thru the 89p of divis received as cost was about1640 exc SD and comm
3. Added 2nd batch of CEY 3.5% of p/f, to take up to 7 or 8% at 133p yesterday. Already dropped down. Target is 160p or hold for 5% divi.

Nice rise of 5.6% over the week for the p/f, but algged the FTSE's 6.4% increase.
That puts the total value back up to 98% of original capital invested in Jan 2018.
On comparable basis the FTSE is 89% of its Jan 2018 startting point.

Looking short term ahead expect the p/f to give back some of this weeks gains, but planning to ignore noise in the market with a mainly LTH philosophy. With 3/4 of the p/f in HY FTSE100 companies the aim is to sit tight.

In longer term, would like to reduce 20% weighting of IMB down to 10%, and GSK from 18% down to 10%.
Really need to look at allocating some funds to the high tech sector if I can find something that is reasonably valued.

Cheers - CSDI