Elizabeth Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Just a pointless speculative little poll to find out how far down we think it going to go. Lets face it, the entire financial world is qualified to speak anymore , so lets make an expert evaluation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphmalph Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 How about the option of it has already bottom on july 15th this year. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 How about the option of it has already bottom on july 15th this year. Thanks, On 16 July its lowest point was 5,071.10. That was the very bottom of trade during that period. Today its lowest point was 4,961. So it has already broken that floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 (edited) Sell now before you get the chance to find out...if you haven't already done so. Sorry I thought we were talking about house prices. Edited September 16, 2008 by winkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearfaced-Chic Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 I'm not sure how valid using the FTSE 100 index is considering it seems to be dominated by commodities/financials, etc. As I understand it many companies derive their profits from all over the globe and as such may not be a good indicator of the pain "the man on the street"/UK PLC is going to suffer (if this was the original intention of the poll). FTSE all-share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphmalph Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Elizabeth, my point was that there is no option listed for the bottom is in, so the poll is rigged you can only vote for a bottom in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendy Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 when i first opened this thread i thought that the options was in bandings of years collapse until 5000AD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 Elizabeth, my point was that there is no option listed for the bottom is in, so the poll is rigged you can only vote for a bottom in the future. Ralph I take your point, but the bottom wasn't in! To be fair to myself I did however give you an option of 4900-5024 reflecting yesterdays closing price and also yesterday's bottom. when i first opened this thread i thought that the options was in bandings of years collapse until 5000AD That is probably a slightly longer time line than I was predicting! The great depression was over by 1932 and things started to pump after that (particularly with the international military/industrial complex hotting up again for a big bit of biffo which they release the energy of in 1939) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1929crash Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 when i first opened this thread i thought that the options was in bandings of years collapse until 5000AD Nu Lab will definitely be out of office by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 I'm not sure how valid using the FTSE 100 index is considering it seems to be dominated by commodities/financials, etc. As I understand it many companies derive their profits from all over the globe and as such may not be a good indicator of the pain "the man on the street"/UK PLC is going to suffer (if this was the original intention of the poll). FTSE all-share? Actually commodities and big financials tend to be a bell weather of the rest of the economy. I am a simple girl so I think the reason is that commodities because they are what are used to make things and financials becasue they are what are used to buy things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted September 29, 2008 Author Share Posted September 29, 2008 Bump. Actually this was before the last bump. I am still curious about how far down it will go (or have we hit the bottom... again!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear-curious Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Pretty impressive one over on this thread: http://www.housepricecrash.co.uk/forum/ind...89147&st=45 Bit skinny for my liking, though - need something more ample to cushion us against forthcoming lean times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OurDayWillCome Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Bump! What a difference a month makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Long Now Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 well 46% of people are already wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OurDayWillCome Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 well 46% of people are already wrong. And they call us 'doom-mongers'. The majority of voters have been too optimistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loon Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 And they call us 'doom-mongers'.The majority of voters have been too optimistic. delicious, sweet irony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb E Dahl Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 delicious, sweet irony Perhaps we should start this over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meow Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 (edited) >Where Is The Bottom Do you need telling where your elbow is as well? sheesh! Edited October 10, 2008 by meow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear-curious Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 I'm now embarrassed by my original punt (3500+) because I felt the need to cover myself by going for a large time frame (18m I think it was). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woot Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 The great depression was over by 1932 and things started to pump after that (particularly with the international military/industrial complex hotting up again for a big bit of biffo which they release the energy of in 1939) Indeed - what American really needs right now is a war! Who's it going to go for... Iran, Pakistan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Bump. Just want to point out that nobody need panic about the FTSE landing, it is within the range now that our punters most predicted back in Oct, and we were right about the housepricecrash, so I am betting that we are pretty good at picking this as well - it hasn't much more fall left in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OurDayWillCome Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Hun Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Bump. Just want to point out that nobody need panic about the FTSE landing, it is within the range now that our punters most predicted back in Oct, and we were right about the housepricecrash, so I am betting that we are pretty good at picking this as well - it hasn't much more fall left in it. Whoops,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neiloxford Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Thought you were asking about the DOW...so said around 5000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y-QUERK Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Thought you were asking about the DOW...so said around 5000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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