RE: WTF9 Apr 2025 11:48
invested in a pension i can take a 10 year outlook. i am not selling at peak fear. my entire pension is down 15% from the highs this year, but that doesn't mean i will sell. as things become clearer, i may sell if i want to deploy the funds elsewhere, but im trying not to look at the market today. fwiw i feel as bearish about tig. these are both companies that will struggle in a slow down, as will next 15, which i have a position in. however, you have to try to be intelligent about things, i dont know if you are aware, but on monday at 3pm there was a large spike up in many stocks (you can see it well on lgen). that could have also been why you went up from that point, iom short also covered at that moment. you know why? there was a rumour started in the us that tariffs were to be postponed. all this was covered on bloomberg and cnn at the time. it shows you though that shorts are pushing their luck here, and run for cover as soon as any positives are put out by the media. i am saying that if trump stays the course - or rather - while he is staying the course, these stocks are going to struggle. but of co****, any thing can happen. if he makes an announcement later today this might do 15%. on that basis, it seems stupid to react and start selling things today - equally it would be stupid to be a buyer. all i have done today is sell one ceres power cfd at near b/e and start buying gold. other wise, wait it out. the stats about the damage done to global economies are staggering - trump has done more financial damage than covid.