Market timers - when are you going back in?

k6chris

I have always had some sympathy with the many people on this forum who have expressed concerns that the 'market is frothy', or that anything from a pullback to a crash was just around the corner.  As I type, the FTSE 100 (yes, only one index) is about to go into correction terriorty, being 10% down from the February high.  So a genuine question, having been correct, when (and how) are you going to enter the market again, or increase your invetment in equities?

Alistair31

-10% is but a scratch, Type 45 is waiting on -80%. 

Thrugelmir

I'd say the majority of retail investors are heavily exposed to equities already. Nor do they have war chests of cash sitting on the sidelines. Fall out from current events isn't yet clear. 

Albermarle

As I type, the FTSE 100 (yes, only one index) is about to go into correction terriorty, being 10% down from the February high.

But only less than 2 % down over the last 3 months .

P933alilli

My dilemma now is whether to put the remaining 18.5k isa allowance into this years S&S isa or carry on dripping!

Thrugelmir

Collyflower1 said:

My dilemma now is whether to put the remaining 18.5k isa allowance into this years S&S isa or carry on dripping!

Use the allowance even if the money sits in cash. 

k6chris

Albermarle said:

As I type, the FTSE 100 (yes, only one index) is about to go into correction terriorty, being 10% down from the February high.

But only less than 2 % down over the last 3 months .

And still up from September last year, but everyone likes a good pullback!

Thrugelmir

k6chris said:

Albermarle said:

As I type, the FTSE 100 (yes, only one index) is about to go into correction terriorty, being 10% down from the February high.

But only less than 2 % down over the last 3 months .

And still up from September last year, but everyone likes a good pullback!

This one is unlikely to be the same as in 2020. 

sevenhills

k6chris said:

And still up from September last year, but everyone likes a good pullback!

But the FTSE was higher in Dec 2017, it depends on how you look at things.

Audaxer

Collyflower1 said:

My dilemma now is whether to put the remaining 18.5k isa allowance into this years S&S isa or carry on dripping!

Unless you are definitely going to have another £20k to contribute for next tax year's S&S ISA allowance, I wouldn't rush to put the remaining £18.5k of your allowance for this tax year in if you have no immediate plans to invest it.

coastline

k6chris said:

Albermarle said:

As I type, the FTSE 100 (yes, only one index) is about to go into correction terriorty, being 10% down from the February high.

But only less than 2 % down over the last 3 months .

And still up from September last year, but everyone likes a good pullback!

Hope we're talking about the stock market..