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Where to ask about bottoms!?
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- Lemon Pip
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Where to ask about bottoms!?
Don’t panic!
Nothing smutty matron ... honest.
I want to know where to ask a question as a new topic on the issue of identifying when the market is near or at a bottom.
I know conventional Foolish logic is not to try and time the markets but ... if one is lucky enough to have cash at hand it is a really tricky time deciding when to commit.
I’d like to discuss possible leading indicators for a bottom or upturn.
Can’t see an obvious home folder for such a debate?
Thanks in advance for suggestions.
Nothing smutty matron ... honest.
I want to know where to ask a question as a new topic on the issue of identifying when the market is near or at a bottom.
I know conventional Foolish logic is not to try and time the markets but ... if one is lucky enough to have cash at hand it is a really tricky time deciding when to commit.
I’d like to discuss possible leading indicators for a bottom or upturn.
Can’t see an obvious home folder for such a debate?
Thanks in advance for suggestions.
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- Lemon Quarter
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Re: Where to ask about bottoms!?
Can't see a wonderful fit of any board but maybe Technical Analysis or Macro and Global Topics wouldn't be totally off the mark?Bhoddhisatva wrote:I’d like to discuss possible leading indicators for a bottom or upturn.
Can’t see an obvious home folder for such a debate?
Chris
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Re: Where to ask about bottoms!?
I was once told "Never buy on a rising market nor sell on a falling market". Not infallible, of course.
It has been said that it is at the time of maximum panic that the market is likely to turn. Miners had a good turn up today, over 10% for RIO, BHP and S32 in my lot. On the other hand the caterers are looking a bit sad, like their cakes.
TJH
It has been said that it is at the time of maximum panic that the market is likely to turn. Miners had a good turn up today, over 10% for RIO, BHP and S32 in my lot. On the other hand the caterers are looking a bit sad, like their cakes.
TJH
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Re: Where to ask about bottoms!?
Snorvey wrote:it'll be either exactly 4 weeks after or before I buy.
I'll let you know.
(who has actually been dripping cash into Vanguard VUKE FTSE 100 because he can't decide on which individual shares to buy.
yep, will be dribbling some hard-earned cash into VUKE and VWRL next week. (HSDL cheap dealing - I've 'lost' a five figure sum in a few weeks so may as well save £9 a trade )
Perhaps we need a Market Proctologist's board?
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Re: Where to ask about bottoms!?
You are correct that there is no obvious fit but there are related threads running.
On "How do I invest"
viewtopic.php?f=88&t=22024
"Investment Strategies"
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=19499
and as you suggest
"Macro and Global Topics"
So starting a thread on any of those would be fine.
John
On "How do I invest"
viewtopic.php?f=88&t=22024
"Investment Strategies"
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=19499
and as you suggest
"Macro and Global Topics"
So starting a thread on any of those would be fine.
John
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Re: Where to ask about bottoms!?
Not sure about where to ask about bottoms, but I know who to ask about bottoms, at least judging by the evidence from the High Court in Edinburgh this week.
Dod
Dod
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Re: Where to ask about bottoms!?
Bhoddhisatva wrote:
I want to know where to ask a question as a new topic on the issue of identifying when the market is near or at a bottom.
The thing about market-bottoms is that they really are only visible in the rear-view mirror....
You can't see them coming, and you can't see them whilst you're 'in' them..
On a slightly different note, the 'pursuit' of a 'market bottom' can lead to investor-paralysis, so I think it's going to be helpful if you try to think of this in a different way...
You don't 'have to' pull a 100%-investment trigger during the precise 'market bottom' phase for you to achieve good investment outcomes on a multi-year horizon....
Drip-feeding into these types of markets will often eventually lead to good results, but it's difficult to judge when we don't know what your investment-horizons are in terms of how quickly you expect to have to make any good returns...
If you expect to have to make capital gains in a short time-frame, then your window of opportunity is likely to be much smaller to get things absolutely right, but if you've got a long investment lifetime ahead of you then 30% drops in markets are something to perhaps start to drip-feed into and take advantage of..
'Stick to collectives' would be my bigger bit of advice though, rather than worrying too much about hitting the exact bottom of a particular cycle....
Cheers,
Itsallaguess
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Re: Where to ask about bottoms!?
redsturgeon wrote:On "How do I invest" viewtopic.php?f=88&t=22024
The sub description there is Investment discussion for beginners. Why you should invest your money, get help getting started.
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