How panic-y have you got ?

A_Flock_Of_Sheep

bowlhead99 wrote: »

That's right, the wobblers and trolls always turn up when markets move, spouting misguided panicky nonsense like:

:doh:

Thanks for playing your small part in any crash to come.

Youre welcome. Just watch this space. Purchase away, it's your wonga.

A_Flock_Of_Sheep

jem16 wrote: »

When would you suggest they buy equities?.

Not at the moment.

jem16

A_Flock_Of_Sheep wrote: »

Not at the moment.

You avoided the question.

So if not at the moment, when? When is a good time?

Glen_Clark

A_Flock_Of_Sheep wrote: »

With further heavy losses to come folk are stupid to be buying equities at this time.

I recall you posting 'Its all downhill from now folks' just before share prices took off.
So is this a buy signal?

Kendall80

Looking back at the graph of the FTSE from 1997 suggests this downturn might last for another year or 2 and see the FTSE down in 4000 territory. However, we've never seen a QE bubble burst before so this time the index might behave differently to 2000-2003 and 2007-2008.

bigadaj

A_Flock_Of_Sheep wrote: »

Not at the moment.

Is this your opinion or the sheepdogs?

moneyfoolish

I've only got a small amount invested in equities for interest more than anything else which I invested in Nutmeg 20 months ago. 6 months ago it was over about 11% up but it's lost 10.5% in the last 6 months of which 8.1% has been lost in the last 3 months. Certainly makes Neil Woodford's Equity Fund look impressive with comparative losses of only 0.9% over the last 6 months and 0.3% over the last 3 months!

EdGasket

Kendall80 wrote: »

Looking back at the graph of the FTSE from 1997 suggests this downturn might last for another year or 2 and see the FTSE down in 4000 territory. However, we've never seen a QE bubble burst before so this time the index might behave differently to 2000-2003 and 2007-2008.

QE bubble burst? Wouldn't that just be high inflation which ought to help equities?

EdGasket

Well its close to capitulation for me. I've sold out of anything in profit which due to market falls wasn't much; except for property-related shares. I've salvaged a little. The tough decision is whether to sell the rest that is heavily in the red.

Dow December futures now well below 16000 and gold up 2% today; looking bad!

Kendall80

EdGasket wrote: »

Well its close to capitulation for me. I've sold out of anything in profit which due to market falls wasn't much; except for property-related shares. I've salvaged a little. The tough decision is whether to sell the rest that is heavily in the red.

Dow December futures now well below 16000 and gold up 2% today; looking bad!

I wish I could disagree with you and take the opposite position but I cant - just about all the evidence I can gather is bearish. Hopefully someone else can come along with a little optimism!


I'm considering reducing positions and holding more cash. I've already diverted this months ISA subs to P2P - although loan default rates will likely rise with the economic uncertainty.


My natural impulse is to buy more as markets go down (as i've done up til now). In fact I usually increase the amounts but I just cant justify throwing more on the pile right now.