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stockmarkets -are we nearing the bottom or is there further to go ??

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  • masonic
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    Alexland wrote: »
    Yup but firstly this cycle isn't over yet and secondly there were some points during the period where even US stocks would have been seen as good value.
    It will be interesting to see, in hindsight after the bottom of the next major crash, whether the losses incurred in that downturn are greater or less than the opportunity cost of being out of the market during the parts of the cycle US stocks were considered to be overvalued.
  • stphnstevey
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    Looked at Spread Betting recently - potentially could this negate the concern of markets going down, if you bet that way?
  • masonic
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    stphnstevey wrote: »
    Looked at Spread Betting recently - potentially could this negate the concern of markets going down, if you bet that way?
    Spread betting can be a useful way to reduce your exposure to investments without selling them. If you get it right, it will be roughly equivalent to being out of the market. However, if you get it wrong you could end up losing more.
  • Alexland
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    I cannot imagine Spread Betting being a good answer to any market situation.
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  • elephantrosie
    elephantrosie Posts: 467 Forumite
    stock market can only go one way now.. but it is not at its lowest low.
    Another night of thankfulness.
  • eskbanker
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    elephantrosie wrote: »
    stock market can only go one way now.. but it is not at its lowest low.
    So it can go two ways then (as ever)
  • Alexland
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    eskbanker wrote: »
    So it can go two ways then (as ever)

    But eventually we all know it can only really go one way. Unless it doesn't....
  • Thrugelmir
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    elephantrosie wrote: »
    stock market can only go one way now.. but it is not at its lowest low.

    Treading water is an option as well.
  • Audaxer
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    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    Treading water is an option as well.
    That seems to be the way it's being going this year.
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