Is the stock market over heating?

srcandas

Glastoun wrote: »

Lots of red numbers today, but the Nikkei is still higher than it was a week ago. There will still be a lot of people buying up these shares that have dropped.

Glastoun you illustrate well the false confidence that a bull market breeds. Firstly your statement is not true. And based on it you can see no alternative but for a return to the upside

Now longer term, very long it is true the markets go up, but they can turn downwards for relatively long periods as well. Buyer beware me thinks :cool:

jimjames

bertpalmer wrote: »

Ugh. Really? Now! Just as I invest the last few K in to my ISA?

Surely that's good?

If I was buying something I'd prefer to buy it cheaper than more expensive.

Any

jimjames wrote: »

Surely that's good?

If I was buying something I'd prefer to buy it cheaper than more expensive.

I think he meant that it already is invested... so he bought high only just as the market is to re adjust itself.

StevieJ

Any wrote: »

OMG! I didn't realise that at first!! How lucky is that guy?? :eek::rotfl:
I looked at my L&G UK tracker yesterday and thought about cashing it in... it is held outside an ISA. But I didn't as I thought I will do it closer to standing order day to my H&L account and now I am kicking myself...
Wonder how quickly will the effect show?

Last time I amended one of those it took ages (direct with L&G), I had to ring them up because nothing was happening, they said someone had to authorise it etc, not so good when the markets are tumbling

Glastoun

srcandas wrote: »

Glastoun you illustrate well the false confidence that a bull market breeds. Firstly your statement is not true. And based on it you can see no alternative but for a return to the upside

Yep you're right, Bloomberg and Yahoo charts don't show the drop yet - it's still a lot higher than it was when I put money in, and I'm not in as much as I was a few months ago.

I can see other alternatives, I'm just stating what I think will happen, same as everyone else - been seeing big drops and rises on Japanese shares for a while, and I don't think the paradigm has shifted hugely in the last 24 hours so will see where we are in the middle of next week.

I predict it will be a Wednesday.

redbuzzard

Not that I am watching, you understand...

The FTAS is down 1.8%, and my MSCI World Minimum Volatility ETF is off 4.2%.

Do you think I can ask for my money back?;)

Second thoughts, it's still in profit, so maybe not. Not exactly Ronseal though!

mystic_trev

Oh well it can't all be bad My Portfolio's up 0.30% today

atush

I was contemplating a trade yesterday ( a sale) but didn't go ahead as I changed my settlement acct recently and it hasn't taken effect.

Guess I'll hold off for a bit lol.

But all my regular investments will hopefully be buying more units this month! The one I sold usually buys in on the 25th of the month

gadgetmind

Oh, no, this is awful! The FTSE 100 is back to where it was a week ago!

Panic! Panic!

Thrugelmir

gadgetmind wrote: »

Oh, no, this is awful! The FTSE 100 is back to where it was a week ago!

Panic! Panic!

I've decided to cash in some equity holdings in next week that have performed exceptionally well. So you've had advance warning.