Vanguard FTSE Global/Dev World ex-uk, LS80/100, all down - is it Ukraine?

masonic

ProDave said:

I see in the last few days, all these "problem funds" have started to rise again.

Had I followed my hunch at the end of last year and sold, I would be buying back in now.  In all cases I would be buying in at a lower price, in one case 10% lower.

I am yet to be convinced to hold rather than trade.

I'm sure there will be further turbulence, so why not start a thread and make a post each time you enter and exit the market, and at what price.

MDMD

Some will be due to the Facebook drop yesterday? Their sheer size will have an impact 

solidpro

Not just Meta...It was many many big tech companies. Meta was just the biggest.

NannaH

It was bloody infuriating to see this weeks steady gains wiped out yesterday 🙄

Thrugelmir

NannaH said:

It was bloody infuriating to see this weeks steady gains wiped out yesterday 🙄

Facebook lost an entires years gain in a single trading session..........

coastline

Thrugelmir said:

NannaH said:

It was bloody infuriating to see this weeks steady gains wiped out yesterday 🙄

Facebook lost an entires years gain in a single trading session..........

This highlights the dangers of buying single stocks especially when they're in a growth phase. As soon as there's any hint of negative change they get hammered. I remember posting about Tesco a few years ago when they were trading on a P/E of 20. When has a supermarket stock traded like that ,normally 10-12.? Same thing happened and the share price slumped. 
Pre covid many stocks in the US were steady then in early 2020 boom and off to the moon. Why ? Have a look at the two here when the chart is set to 5 years. Paypal again with negative news. I'm sure its one of the Fundsmith equity portfolio. Now back to 2020 levels. 

Meta | FB - Stock Price | Live Quote | Historical Chart (tradingeconomics.com)

PayPal | PYPL - Stock Price | Live Quote | Historical Chart (tradingeconomics.com)

Thrugelmir

coastline said:

Thrugelmir said:

NannaH said:

It was bloody infuriating to see this weeks steady gains wiped out yesterday 🙄

Facebook lost an entires years gain in a single trading session..........

This highlights the dangers of buying single stocks especially when they're in a growth phase. As soon as there's any hint of negative change they get hammered.

When the value wiped off is $200 billion. There's more than a hint. When there's fewer people using a service on a daily basis. That amounts to ex-growth. Optimism gets blown away instanteously. 

Prism

coastline said:

Thrugelmir said:

NannaH said:

It was bloody infuriating to see this weeks steady gains wiped out yesterday 🙄

Facebook lost an entires years gain in a single trading session..........

This highlights the dangers of buying single stocks especially when they're in a growth phase. As soon as there's any hint of negative change they get hammered. I remember posting about Tesco a few years ago when they were trading on a P/E of 20. When has a supermarket stock traded like that ,normally 10-12.? Same thing happened and the share price slumped. 
Pre covid many stocks in the US were steady then in early 2020 boom and off to the moon. Why ? Have a look at the two here when the chart is set to 5 years. Paypal again with negative news. I'm sure its one of the Fundsmith equity portfolio. Now back to 2020 levels. 

Meta | FB - Stock Price | Live Quote | Historical Chart (tradingeconomics.com)

PayPal | PYPL - Stock Price | Live Quote | Historical Chart (tradingeconomics.com)

Yes both of those are in Fundsmith as top 10 holdings. It hasn't affected the overall performance too much since other holdings are up - although not by 25%. 

ranciduk

• For the week, the Dow rose 1.1%, the S&P 500 advanced 1.6% and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 2.4%. 
• It was the second straight weekly climb for the three major stock gauges.

Thrugelmir

ranciduk said:

• For the week, the Dow rose 1.1%, the S&P 500 advanced 1.6% and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 2.4%. 
• It was the second straight weekly climb for the three major stock gauges.

The number of stocks falling has exceeded the number of risers. There's still a bubble mentality in the USA markets. When stocks are moving in the %'s they are. You know it's not a stable market place to trade in.