catara Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I hope everybody sold their stocks, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The_Oldie Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fool's Gold Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Yeah, but my spread bet account has just melted.. I bet on a downturn though ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Goggles Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I hope everybody sold their stocks, right? Offloaded a load about 2 weeks ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzMosiz Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I have two left. 1 is up a touch over the last few days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenclarkesshoes Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I have two left. 1 is up a touch over the last few days is it boozeandfags inc ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realistbear Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I sold the last of my UKCoal shares on Tuesday after the Shanghai Shakeout. Bought last February (2006) at 1.41 and sold the last at 4.988. Also dumped my beloved RBS shares for a 500% profit over 10 years but see the buggers are up over 2% today! :angry: Thinned all my mutuals out after the Shanghai Shakeout and took considerable profits over the last 3 years. Now about 80% in short term bonds and cash and only 20% in stocks, mostly utilities, large cap value, and diversified International funds to hedge currency fluctuations. The nice thing about holding things you can sell with the click of a mouse is that you can preserve profits. Unlike BTL and property investments. When they start to tank you end up chasing the market down and have to keep dropping your price to stay ahead of the pack and find a sucker to buy on a falling market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Charlie The Tramp Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Brakes on Friday and crash on Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzMosiz Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 is it boozeandfags inc ? errr nope, ropes and razer blades 1 is Cancer and the other Stem cell research actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realistbear Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Brakes on Friday and crash on Monday. Al cancelled the crash for now. As it is written so shall it be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risk/Reward Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Got shorts going all over the place. HBOS MAN PERSIMMON (THEY DESERVE IT) This where the real money is made. Spend years pushing that bolder up a hill. When it gets to the top see how far and fast it goes down the other side! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenclarkesshoes Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Al cancelled the crash for now. As it is written so shall it be done. what happened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timelash Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I cashed in my mutual fund several months ago, largely because of what I'd been reading on this site (and because the fund hadn't performed that well in any case). As the SM has soared ever higher, I've thought: 'Maybe I shouldn't have listened to those cranks.' But now that shares are going tits up, I'm glad I did. So much for the likes of... well, every media commentator who wrote in the New Year that they'd keep rising blithely upwards in 2007. And the guy in the recent Motley Fool podcast who said: "If you're going to invest, put the bulk of your money in a FTSE Index tracker first." Like a lot of people on here, I'm driven by a gut feeling that something's not quite right in this miracle economy of ours. I'm hoping that that feeing will be vindicated when it comes to house prices too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crashman Begins Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 (edited) I cant belive it, why has this happened to me. I thought i could make it in the workd of shares Ive lost thousands..... Im am now ruined............. on MSN'S Virtual trader Nearly everything I have has gone down & im in at leat 21 different sectors Good way of keeping tabs on the economy Edited March 1, 2007 by Crashman Begins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realistbear Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 what happened Al said earlier today he didn't mean a recession was possible in 2007, only that it wasn't probable. As the speech went public the stock markets appeared to bounce back. Al's initial remarks about a week or so ago are being blamed by some for the Shanghai Shakeout that happened a few days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let the Truth Begin Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Al said earlier today he didn't mean a recession was possible in 2007, only that it wasn't probable. As the speech went public the stock markets appeared to bounce back. Al's initial remarks about a week or so ago are being blamed by some for the Shanghai Shakeout that happened a few days ago. I bet he's going to get pissed on in his Lodge meeting tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antsy Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 not wishing to ruin the party, but doesn't this mean people will be even more bricks and mortar obsessed for a bit, having seen their unit trusts knifed in the guts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realistbear Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I bet he's going to get pissed on in his Lodge meeting tonight. Au contraire, creme de menthe! Al and his friends all dumped stocks the day before the first speech on recession! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realistbear Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 not wishing to ruin the party, but doesn't this mean people will be even more bricks and mortar obsessed for a bit, having seen their unit trusts knifed in the guts? It is rumoured that millions of OOs and BTLers MEWed to buy stocks. Especially BTLers as their yields hit 5 year lows recently killing cash flow. In 1987 the HPI party lingered for 18 months after the SM crash. I doubt there will be that much delay this time as houses already began slowing (slowing) in October 2006 and mortgage borrowing is also cooling if the CML and BBA are to be believed. Also, the market is going nowhere over most of the country--just London/SE speculation and if the SM crash is the beginning of a bear market for stocks the layoffs in the City will begin very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saving For a Space Ship Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I bet he's going to get pissed on in his Lodge meeting tonight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f863jfFaF9I Damn right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antsy Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 It is rumoured that millions of OOs and BTLers MEWed to buy stocks. Especially BTLers as their yields hit 5 year lows recently killing cash flow.In 1987 the HPI party lingered for 18 months after the SM crash. I doubt there will be that much delay this time as houses already began slowing (slowing) in October 2006 and mortgage borrowing is also cooling if the CML and BBA are to be believed. Also, the market is going nowhere over most of the country--just London/SE speculation and if the SM crash is the beginning of a bear market for stocks the layoffs in the City will begin very soon. Well, that's reassuring. I live in one of those relatively cheap parts of SE London where the HPI party is still going strong. Everything in the 240-275k bracket (ie a 3 bed terrace) is under offer about a week after it appears on the EA's website, so I have been becomnig steadily more depressed. Though general market data points to a slowdown i can't see it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Bunny Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Yup. Excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the end is a bit nigher Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Buy at 5,800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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