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go on then, just for a laugh as I've just bought back into wsg at 8.75

Cam, I moved some into Spreadex a little while ago, very nice platform

oh ffs been watching msys for ages and could easily have got under 1, didnt think the rns warranted that rise

riddler has bought into ngr i see

nogog, just read your sell on val this morning, great profit but if you're like me I guess you'll be regretting not holding half a day longer..... re clln, been watching with interest and unbelievably profited a few times on the way down. I think you're right it will survive, but it suddenly hit me last night when I was tempted that Kiltearn selling and shorters holding doesnt give confidence. I'm waiting for at least a sign of a turnaround first, but i do think covenants will be extended and that could lead to a rise on its own Of course Kiltearn could be be forced into selling now clln fell from fte 250

I wouldn't touch CYAN with yours

Cam, re EUA, only from recollection but are you not concerned about the death spiral financing with YA & the shares they keep issuing to Sanderson for their loan ?

GL with bagr, I fear they have a habit of letting everyone down too often imo. Any thoughts on NGR? not selling here but not sure about topping up either, I have some profit from first round to offset fortunately

"I learnt the good old fashioned way.... Lost a fecking fortune"- That did actually make me chuckle Cam Did you buy the GUN instead of jumping off the building ?

In with NGR too, been watching a while

wow, absolutely fascinating !! I've held etf shorts longer term before and wondered why it needed to get lower then I bought to get back to break even. Any budding mathematicians out there want to spread some more info on this compounding business ? very useful info though http://monevator.com/short-etf-maths/

"how deep is the drill?", is this a bee gee mix ? been shorting the ftse 100 myself, always seems safer cos them Yanks are always so damn bullish and can take the dow etc anywhere

MT, no advice intended but if you're looking for a relatively safe haven growth fund for your girls sipps (and after a market correction) you could do worse than invest long term in the Marlborough UK Microcap fund. They have a very good long term record and have served me very well. Since inception in 2004 the fund price has grown by 600% (which includes the financial crisis), and 450% since the financial crisis ended. I've been in there for much of it and loaded up after the fc, I have no allegiance otherwise but hold a lot of respect for the fund manager Giles Hargreave. The only misgiving I have is that Canaccord Genuity recently bought out Hargreave Hale (trading name ?) and not sure what effect if any it may have going forward Just a thought... http://www.hl.co.uk/funds/fund-discounts,-prices--and--factsheets/search-results/m/marlborough-uk-micro-cap-growth-accumulation-inclusive

MT, I haven't either. I was lucky however to be able to buy massively into the market after the FC and it's put me in the fortunate position of being able to cope with the next crash. I would have thought that illiquid shares would be very hard to sell in a bear market or flash crash so I wouldn't have too many, I've been shorting the ftse recently as a hedge against my shares held and gains this year, most of the shorts are held tightly but it's equally fun making a few £ trading a few while the market is is in 'don't know' mode Markets can still rise against a tide of worry (what's the phrase I'm looking for ?), but my head says we haven't had a bear market for years and are due one. There's a saying 'follow the market' and this is good advice

Cam, well done on copl. Think it should remain the £100k challenge. Is this real money ?

well that golden cross malarkey hasn't worked out well on the 2 most recent shares I've come across, fbt & wsg

Antony, not sure I entirely agree with that concept, 10% would be great if you could make that on every trade but you cannot discount the ones you take a beating on (we've all had them), therefore you need the big winners too, I could name quite a few where I would have been pretty annoyed if I had sold for 10% now

No, the one I've given is headed by Giles Hargreave, I also have a holding in Lindsell Train global equity, another good investment manager I agree

Investment funds shouldn't be written off btw, this is one I've had A LOT of money in for the past 15 years and has fared me extremely well, the last 12 years including the financial crisis it has risen around 500%, there are some good investment managers out there: http://www.hl.co.uk/funds/fund-discounts,-prices--and--factsheets/search-results/m/marlborough-uk-micro-cap-growth-class-p-accumulation/charts

Megatron, blimey ! ok so you're gambling on someone elses gamble being right, ok I get it, one problem though, what happens when that gambler gets in before you and knows when to get out before it goes wrong ? Kenv would be a good example