RE: Clearer chart14 Oct 2018 23:23
Very true Kitsz. I’m not really a trader TBH and have an average level of charting knowledge IMO. I enjoy reading the posts by Kellogs and another chartist called Velo. Opens my mind, thoughts and experiences of how others read charts to develop my own knowledge.
I mostly invest for good yields in solid companies going through a hard time. I always look at sector analysis and cyclical patterns. 80% of my portfolio is buy and hold types - just get a good entry price, pick up the dividend, sleep easy at night and understand that ups and downs in market levels will happen over time. I’m a great believer in not worrying too much about timing the market perfectly - just understand the sector cycles and know that dividend reinvestment and compounding are an investors greatest friend.
I don’t know enough to trade like some guys here, so I always try to stick to my strengths. I top slice when they look well overvalued, taking profit and add when they look well undervalued, adding value hopefully. I just sat on my hands with the four mentioned and timed additions poorly and am feeling the pain now at various levels with the shares. 20% of my portfolio is my ‘trading money’. That’s the part I want to develop to make the bigger returns rather than the slow burner buy and hold types.