Member Info for MaryBr190

I remember the days of 10% plus GNC rises. A dividend returning would be just great.

https://www.cmcmarketsplc.com/news-media/press-releases/2022/interim-results-for-the-half-year-ended-30-september-2022/

Got to feel a bit for all those robbed / scared out in the low 160s.

4 x usual recent trading volume

my next favourites are CMCX & TCAP - move like a dream - buy dips - sell rallies but £3 & £2 respectively in 2023 with maybe lower first.

inflation was sticky at 6.5 headline as expected. The wage inflation came in higher, watched by the fed. hence the indigestion in the US.

The direction is down, the fed is behind again and the market is moving higher with loads of players underweight in equities.

Add into the mix the UK, undervalued for years (brexit and anti UK sentiment) - bodes well and the Stg strength of late - nothing to do with Truss being ousted - poor Liz - has reset all.

HFG undervalued but as with DLG always worth trimming into rises.

I use HL and a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet works a treat as it records each trade and has a section to sell and the price including commissions.

I record the costs on the platform to include all at my average cost with a selling commission and update it live with every trade so the live portfolio real time whizzes up and down and alerts to give you a focus.

Simple but very effective.

AVERAGE COST

quite easy really - 20 trades including purchases around £5.

- my inital purchase was 544 on 8th Nov part sales at 577 in Nov added from 530 and below selling parts at 561 573 587 617 and the average tumbles.

Will rebuy back again if the price drops sub 550 but for now average is 400p for my holding.

Think of it this way
5000 shares at 544
5000 shares at 500
3000 sold at 570
3000 bought back at 532
3000 sold at 577
3000 sold at 617

and you have 4000 @ 381p

not quite my trades but not far away.

over 10k+ on a position I only opened mid Nov but average now sub £4 so selling no more until news.

my trim at 587 was a bit early but I trimmed another 1/6 at 617.

Je ne regrette rien

? any news

@sailormoon
Tempted by bonds yes, always keep an amount there and roll over into better rates but stockmarket can give better returns. Always trim in a rising market to reduce averages, may miss optimal but reduces risk and very hard to pick exact tops and bottoms in any share. Building up cash to exploit opportunities when a correction comes along.

GL to all.

Radio,
Thanks for you post. We must be doing something right, despite the detractors.

Not many years behind you and yes similar experiences to learn from.

Colt Energis Dialog to name a few...but strengthened my resolve & strategy and now I welcome drops eg like HFD today, DLG yesterday HFG in November as opportunities not setbacks even if I already have a position company in question.

Interesting crossroads here. Signicant rally beckons as funds are underweight if markets are right and Powell is wrong.

HSBC raises Direct Line to 'hold' (reduce) - price target 170 (180) pence

Goldman Sachs cuts Direct Line price target to 235 (255) pence - 'buy'

Jefferies cuts Direct Line price target to 175 (220) pence - 'hold'

JPMorgan cuts Direct Line price target to 185 (220) pence - 'neutral'

UBS cuts Direct Line price target to 194 (255) pence - 'buy'

HFG

Is Royal Mail already a customer? I see DPD is.

This should be £3 not hovering around the lows.

Aucuba
Concur, no baggage, all the dregs of the previous 3 years jettisoned, £billion sale completed.
The only gripe I have is that the SP should be £1 higher due to the sale alone - hopefully the market will recognise it and bring it back to £2 ST.

HNY
Mary x

Added here for the 1st tranche ever - they need the 1000 tech savvy employed and then off to the races again. The bottom may be 130p or lower but will add on the way down.

Wasn't this £4 a short time ago - prob due to staying open in the pandemic as essential and all those shiny new bikes sold.

The tide will turn up again and an entry of 164 seems to be an interesting entry.

Morning volcano

Looks like a whisper number has leaked. Someone is in the know judging by the sudden jump midday yesterday. I think we are heading back to the 220-240 range as long as the US inflation numbers are favourable the 220 could even be today.