Current volatility

GazzaBloom

I'm seeing swings of 3-5% up one day and down the next in growth stock funds. Choppy isn't it?
Does the global outlook and individual company outlook really change that much day to day? It's mental.

[Deleted User]

Sentiment changes first, and the bell-weather company is now Tesla. (used to be Apple)
If you want to know whether your growth funds tomorrow are going to be up or down, look at Tesla live price:
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/quote/TSLA?p=TSLA

Thrugelmir

The underlying outlook doesn't change greatly day to day. Investors emotions are a totally different matter.   

Prism

I am pretty heavy on growth funds but I am not seeing 3-5%. I have seen just three moves of over 1% this year and the biggest was a 1.3% drop last week

virenque

I see that type of swing on stocks I'm watching - Chegg, Plug Power, etc but not so much on funds. Small Cap and EM funds are quite exciting ones to own! Tarts knickers!

Bravepants

Volatility is what gives drip-feeding investments an edge. Volatility is the long-term investor's friend.

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Bravepants said:

Volatility is what gives drip-feeding investments an edge. Volatility is the long-term investor's friend.

Logic says volatility confers no advantage.
What you are really saying is, drip-feeding investments makes for a more comfortable ride, and that's what many investors want.
There is a slight cost where the stock market rises over time.

Bravepants

ZingPowZing said:

Bravepants said:

Volatility is what gives drip-feeding investments an edge. Volatility is the long-term investor's friend.

Logic says volatility confers no advantage.
How do you back up your assertion, Bravepants?

Well Mr. Spock, I didn't expect there to be an exam, so I will cheat...

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/financial-theory/08/volatility.asp

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The Bottom Line

The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact portfolios while adding stress to investors, as they watch the value of their portfolios plummet. This often spurs investors to rebalance their portfolio weighting between stocks and bonds, by buying more stocks, as prices fall. In this way, market volatility offers a silver lining to investors, who capitalize on the situation.

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Prism

ZingPowZing said:

Bravepants said:

Volatility is what gives drip-feeding investments an edge. Volatility is the long-term investor's friend.

Logic says volatility confers no advantage.
What you are really saying is, drip-feeding investments makes for a more comfortable ride, and that's what many investors want.
There is a slight cost where the stock market rises over time.

Most of us are forced drip feeders and volatility is probably equals out over time. Sometimes we pay a bit too much, and sometimes a bit too little

GazzaBloom

virenque said:

I see that type of swing on stocks I'm watching - Chegg, Plug Power, etc but not so much on funds. Small Cap and EM funds are quite exciting ones to own! Tarts knickers!

Baillie Gifford American B is up and down like a Bishop's d*ck at the moment. I know BG sold off a fair bit of Tesla and reduced percentage holding across most of their funds recently

03/03 -3.83%
02/03 +3.87%
01/03 +3.46%
26/02 -3.5%
25/02 +0.21%
24/02 -2.79%