'Playing' the Stock market. A few words of caution.15 May 2021 19:57
First of all lets be quite clear about one thing, most of us are not 'investing' we are gambling.
If you wish to 'invest' then you should buy a FTSE tracker. Start in your 20's and, over the course of your working life (40 years+) you will make a profit, probably beat inflation and certainly do better than just keeping your savings on deposit.
Having established that you're gambling then the first thing to do is understand that just as in a Casino, the 'house' (in our case, the spread and stamp duty) will take a percentage and you need to win a little more often than you lose to come out in front.
Then you should understand that the market is made up of people and they are driven by fear and greed and we are all going to fall prey to both of these at least sometimes. I know I have and it can be expensive.
So, here is a little advice from what I have learned / experienced over the last 40 odd years.
1/. Understand that NO ONE is your friend. Not your broker, not the tipsters you follow and certainly not anyone on a BB. I'm not saying that they are all trying to rip you off all the time but they are not your friend.
2/. 10 baggers are REALLY, REALLY few and far between. But ALGW might just be one, LOL.
3/. Oil and Gas exploration companies and those searching for the next fabulous gold mine should be avoided at all costs. The only people who definitely make money on these are the Directors and the chances of PIs making money are vanishingly slim so DON'T.
4/. There is only one way to come out ahead of the game and it's called RESEARCH and even then it's not guaranteed.
5/. Research is not reading a couple of posts on a BB, even this one where, if you look back far enough, you will find some pretty informative posts. With regard to ALGW, go to their web site and read every single RNS that the Company has put out, read them, understand them, research the field that ALGW are in, research everything you can that has a bearing on ALGWs business. Then, if you think ALGW has something going for it, invest in it but, and this is for all gambling, only what you can afford to lose.
6/. Oh, and you'll need to be lucky because finding a good Company to invest in isn't easy.
Here endeth the lesson :)