Shares Part 2

That's typical ... after pretty static share value and selling them at the highest they have been for a year ... they the dropped shortly after I sold mine me thinking I had done well ...

Today I check up on share price (just out of interest) and they are 7.25p higher value per share than when I sold mine

They are now at a record highest ... that equates to £125 I have lost (or could have made extra) for the sake of a few days ... like I said the highest ever and a massive sudden jump ... (the company has got the prospect of new contracts coming in that has only been disclosed now and worth £millions) ... TYPICAL

Sod's law strikes again.

You dabble in stocks & shares, you take your chances.

Anything over what you initially invested is good. Always worth waiting a few days after an initial drop, as the market in general bounces so much. Some people (like you did) sell as soon as it's a 'record high', then when it drops, other people buy. Sometimes the drop continues, but slower than initial, sometimes it goes up.

If you look at it like you've lost £125 for every stock decision you make, you would die from the stress if you play the markets often.

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

me thinking I had done well ...

You did do well, so what is there to regret?

Originally Posted by Baph

You dabble in stocks & shares, you take your chances.

Anything over what you initially invested is good. Always worth waiting a few days after an initial drop, as the market in general bounces so much. Some people (like you did) sell as soon as it's a 'record high', then when it drops, other people buy. Sometimes the drop continues, but slower than initial, sometimes it goes up.

If you look at it like you've lost £125 for every stock decision you make, you would die from the stress if you play the markets often.

I am still 'up' ... these shares were down at 40p less than what I sold them for at one point!

FYI These shares have seen a fair bit of movement initially, then stabalised for about the last 2 months, they stayed ~6p +-2p less than what I sold mine for ages ... they went up to ~0.2p more than I sold mine, then dipped again ... then rose again .... it was on the 2nd upward rise I sold mine ... I judged it well I thought as they dipped again soon after (they did go 0.2p higher than I sold mine before dipping, but that is pretty close) ... so all was well .... bearing in mind performance over the year, I figured I had done ok .... then this new contract and all time high came into play sending them shooting up again

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

That's typical ... after pretty static share value and selling them at the highest they have been for a year ... they the dropped shortly after I sold mine me thinking I had done well ...

Today I check up on share price (just out of interest) and they are 7.25p higher value per share than when I sold mine

They are now at a record highest ... that equates to £125 I have lost (or could have made extra) for the sake of a few days ... like I said the highest ever and a massive sudden jump ... (the company has got the prospect of new contracts coming in that has only been disclosed now and worth £millions) ... TYPICAL

thats cos ya wont share! lol

[northwind]

I sold my bank shares at what seemed an unreasonably high 1110... And then they went up to 1170 But you can't complain, as long as you don't make a loss, really. I was glad to be shot of them...

Originally Posted by socommk23

thats cos ya wont share! lol

Why the hell should I??? ... the capital (and risk) is/was all mine :P

How about we share your pay-packet?!?!?

your welcome! not much there though!

Originally Posted by northwind

I sold my bank shares at what seemed an unreasonably high 1110... And then they went up to 1170 But you can't complain, as long as you don't make a loss, really. I was glad to be shot of them...

These didn't make a massive profit, but I am 'up'.