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[waldron] 20/2/2018 10:37

Shell A
2,251.5 -0.44%



Shell B
2,270.5 -0.55%

[the white house] 19/2/2018 19:17

OversoldShare price level with one year agoBrent was 56 then & 65 now

[sogoesit] 18/2/2018 17:32

That's it then, as good as 6% yield again.
Never thought it would retrace so soon into my buying threshold!!!

[maywillow] 18/2/2018 08:56

WILD BOARS,BEARS AND POTENTIAL RAGING BULLS




3 things not to do when the FTSE 100 is falling

Edward Sheldon | Sunday, 18th February, 2018
Image source: Getty Images.

When global stock markets are falling, there’s no doubt investing can be a little scary. No one likes seeing their hard-earned capital shrink. This is especially true if you’re new to investing and haven’t experienced these kinds of conditions before.

However, what you do when markets are volatile can have an enormous influence on your overall success as an investor. Play your cards right and you could actually profit from stock market volatility over the long term. Play your cards wrong and it could be severely detrimental to your net worth.

With that in mind, here’s a look at three things not to do when the FTSE 100 is falling.
Don’t panic

If the market is plunging, don’t panic. It’s important that you remain calm. If you’re calm, you’re much more likely to make rational long-term decisions. If you’re panicked, you may end up doing something you’ll regret later on.

I’ve found that one of the keys to staying in control is to understand what’s going on. Find out why the markets are falling. If you understand why stocks are declining, it can be a little less scary.

Second, put any falls in perspective. Recently, the Dow Jones experienced its single largest one-day fall ever. The index was down 1,597 points at one stage of the day – a 6.3% decline. Looking at that figure in isolation, you could be forgiven for being concerned.

However, when you consider that over the last two years, the Dow had risen around 65%, that drop doesn’t look so bad. Global markets had a great run, so it was only natural that a correction would occur at some point in time. Unfortunately, the simple fact is that stocks often fall a lot faster than they rise.
Don’t obsess over profit/loss

Next, when markets are falling, don’t obsessively check your portfolio’s value. Constantly checking your profit/loss will drive you insane. It’s not healthy for your mindset.

Instead, get away from your screen and find something to do that will take your mind off the markets. Walk the dog or hit the gym. This will help you relax and put you in a better frame of mind to make rational long-term investment decisions.
Don’t sell

Lastly, don’t sell your stocks just because the market is falling. Don’t stress if some of your holdings are showing a loss. Stocks rise and fall, sometimes quite dramatically.

For example, I bought shares in Royal Dutch Shell a few years back at around 1,900p. A short time later, the stock was trading at 1,300p as global markets and the oil price nosedived. I could have sold up and locked in a loss. Instead, I held on. That was a wise move in hindsight. Just recently, the shares were trading as high as 2,600p, meaning that I was sitting on a healthy profit.

Stock market volatility is part of investing. Even high-quality FTSE 100 stocks can experience wild swings in price at times. The key is to hold your nerve and remember that investing is a long-term game.
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[sarkasm] 18/2/2018 08:00

wild accusations

[maywillow] 17/2/2018 20:37

PERHAPS ITs A robot article

[2hoggy] 17/2/2018 18:23

This share makes my heart sing,that song takes me back...

[the grumpy old men] 17/2/2018 16:26

WILD THING

[the grumpy old men] 17/2/2018 16:23

THE FOLLOWING WILD OPINION WILL MAKE YOU SMIRK SMILE AND GIGGLE

[fjgooner] 17/2/2018 13:51

Opec giants plan super group to stabilise oil market

ABU DHABI, 4 hours, 58 minutes ago

Plans for a super group of oil producing countries could be in place by year-end as Opec works to institutionalise the ongoing collaboration between 24 member and non-member nations that has helped crude prices to recover, said a report.

Suhail Al Mazrouei, the Minister of Energy and Industry of the UAE, which currently holds the Opec presidency, said that a draft framework for a long-term alliance will be finalised in 2018, reported The National.

"The aim is together with the secretary general [of Opec, Mohammad Barkindo], to put together a draft agreement for this group (of 24) to stay together for a longer time," said Al Mazrouei in an interview to the UAE daily.

Al Mazrouei has some hope that the draft framework could even be endorsed and signed by all 24 countries before the end of the year.

Optimism is running high that there is now a strong base on which to make the collaboration with non-Opec members a more permanent fixture of energy markets, said the report.

The Saudi oil minister Khalid Al Falih said last month that the kingdom’s energy alliance with Russia will continue for “decades and generations” and on Wednesday, there was news of plans for joint investments by Saudi and Russia.

Al Mazrouei said Opec was encouraging its 14 members to build oil capacity buffers to temper any wild upswings in price as a result of a weakening dollar this year.

"We are incentivising all the group members to have some buffers. That buffer is [to assure] that if you have a surge [in demand] or issue in one of the countries you can replace that in the market and achieve a short and medium-term re-balance of the market," said the minister in the interview when asked about the potential downsides of a weak dollar on global prices.

The US dollar is currently trading at its lowest level in more than three years having lost two and a half per cent of its value against other currencies this year, pushing up the price of commodities including gold.

Experts, including Mark Mobius of Franklin Templeton, are betting on a subdued dollar to push the price of oil to a high of $100 a barrel by next year.

[waldron] 16/2/2018 15:35

Shell A
2,257 +0.00%



Shell B
2,279 +0.00%

ALMOST At END OF WEEK

PREMIUM 22p

[uen_investor2] 16/2/2018 13:57

Dont miss UEN. Up again today and no more than 10,000 shares avaliable online.. They are already asking the full amount again to be filled

At 13m quid its hard to see a downside.

3 - 4 million shares available to the market. This on its own means there is very little available for large chunks. No warrants, no dilution

This will keep rising,

Here is why.

This ticks every box:
Excellent revenue.
Rejected takeover at 250p per share
Debt wiped shortly
Dividend. (5p per share paid in November)
Proved reserves.
2200 bopd production.
Bod have plenty of skin in the game.
Cpr due.
Drilling underway on high cos prospect.
Very small free float of shares.
Few shares in issue.
Well underpinned at a mcap far exceeding what we're currently at.
Exponential upside.
Not on the radar....YET!
Fabulous entry point
Own their own refinery - 30 million US conservative valuation on its own
UEN oil sold at a PREMIUM to brent


Worth reading this over and over again..

hxxp://www.uralsenergy.com/archive/presentations/Urals_Inv_Presentation_20_11_2017.pdf?v=231117

Urals remains one of the highest ranked E&P companies (4th) on the AIM market by 2P Reserves
Russian 2P Reserves volumes dominate the AIM E&P sector and continue to trade at a significant discount
to the market average
Urals generates more operating cash flow per barrel produced than its AIM listed peers
Urals 2P Reserves trade at a discount to the market and its regional Russian and FSU peer groups
Urals have continued to outperform its Russian peer group during 2017

[la forge] 16/2/2018 13:50

upstream going downstream and beyond

[la forge] 16/2/2018 13:44

Losos

thanks for your input

you must factor in the fact that saudi aramco will be refining and exporting the so called shale oil from the usa

if the shales oil does bring prices violently down it will be not only affect opec

[losos] 16/2/2018 13:06

imperial3 - "How worried should we be,about the recent IEA report, concerning the very large projected increase, in shale oil from the USA?"

I was surprised to read that the USA will overtake Saudi Arabia in oil production in the next 12 months. The Yanks will not need to import any oil from 2019 onwards if they choose not to.

This whole 'shale oil' scenario has surprised me, I never thought that it would be so big. Of course I am not in the industry and do not have any contacts, so like many private investors, last to know haha.

Should we be worried ? don't know, but I bet the Saudis are shaking in their shoes haha.

[imperial3] 16/2/2018 12:39

How worried should we be,about the recent IEA report, concerning the very large projected increase, in shale oil from the USA?

[montyhedge] 16/2/2018 08:44

Outstanding value at this price.

[fjgooner] 15/2/2018 22:12

I love this stock. So predictable. Tomorrow +>1.5%. Prove me wrong, Mr/s Market.

BTW, I have no positions to trade, just retaining my normal large LTBH position in RDSB, and musing on the inevitable >1.5% dip on ex-div day, followed by a reversal in the day or days thereafter.

Crude remaining on for a huge Q1.

Maintenance season is also drawing down ... so happy days / months / years ahead.

FJ :)

[waldron] 15/2/2018 16:56

Shell A
2,257 -1.07%



Shell B
2,279 -1.75%

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