Royal Bank Of Scotland Share Discussion Threads

[leedskier] 13/3/2020 12:19

I am not sure that there are many in the UK who want to be treated as laboratory rats.

[gcom2] 13/3/2020 12:16

so the solution is for everyone to get conovirus so that they can't catch it.

[cfc1] 13/3/2020 09:28

three months ago it was Brexit and now the press has a new you to play with a get everyone panicking about called beer sorry I mean Corona. Three months from now - what will it be !!

[mallys83] 13/3/2020 08:57

RBS is going to hold out in the collapse. 62% owned by the government.

[dope007] 13/3/2020 08:35

I should add my colleagues in Germany are looking at school closures next week which will have a significant effect on production

[leedskier] 13/3/2020 08:33

The Guardian


4m ago 08:28
EFL call emergency meeting

The EFL have confirmed an emergency meeting will take place this morning “to make a decision on this weekend’s fixtures and beyond”. It seems inevitable that football will shutdown on these shores, belatedly following in the footsteps of many European leagues. There will be no action in La Liga for “at least the next two rounds of matches” as a result of the quarantine of the Real Madrid squad, while the Netherlands’ top two leagues have also been suspended for the same period. The EFL board and Premier League are both meeting this morning, hours after stating this weekend’s action would go ahead as planned.

[dope007] 13/3/2020 08:31

At the moment there are far to many unknowns to by stocks. The gamble may pay off but there is massive supply chain disruptions. First off we had China supply chain issues, now we have the West demand issues.

[eurofox] 13/3/2020 07:37

Bear market rules . Sell into any half decent rally

[tfergi] 13/3/2020 07:32

That's has been the case a few time's this week but it's always ended down by close

[leedskier] 13/3/2020 07:01

FTSE100 called to open UP 4% today.

[leedskier] 13/3/2020 06:40

There is a developing concern, including in the Telegraph today, that the behavioural scientists (those that predict/model how people will react to a given set of facts) are too influential in determining the UK's response to Covid-19.

For example, news that some of Chelsea FC's 1st team squad are now self-isolating, brings into question the advice that there should be no restrictions on attendance at PL football matches. All the more so given the restrictions in the rest of Europe.

The hope that without introducing any restrictions, everyone in the UK can carry on as normal ahead of the Easter school break, is high risk.

[tfergi] 13/3/2020 06:28

Is the FTSE continuing its crash today

[leedskier] 13/3/2020 06:15

And the £ continues to fall against the €.

Now below €1.12, which is quite a fall from €1.20 a month ago.

I have yet to discover any explanation for this.

[dope007] 12/3/2020 22:38

Spain and Italy introducing limited short selling bans on major stocks

[dope007] 12/3/2020 19:50

I should add the ViX at some point will be a cracking short especially since it has monthly options decay on it

[dope007] 12/3/2020 19:19

I'm all cash apart from some Tesla shorts re taken out in the $600 to $800 range. Waiting for this to bottom but I think we have a way to go yet. No certainty anywhere usual equals selling. Add in the massive debt burden and leverage waterfalls and it will overshoot on the downside.

Having said that if we see a quick trip to 4500 on the FTSE I will start scaling in some index longs

[smartie6] 12/3/2020 18:09

We are all being managed, everyone’s behaviour. I for one dislike it with a passion. Why does the UK guidelines and actions differ to everywhere else. Why are Scotland going their separate way in respect of gatherings over 500. Seems to me that the decision to close schools has been delayed for economic rather than public health reasons and that the intention is not to make that decision until the school holidays which will make the impact less.

[smurfy2001] 12/3/2020 17:58

FTSE < 5000 next week at this rate.

[leedskier] 12/3/2020 17:54

I was just watching the latest Boris + experts press conference.

It will be many weeks if not many months before we are at the end of this.

God knows where the markets will be then and that is without regard to the future impact in the USA.

[tfergi] 12/3/2020 17:20

Wow, I was hopeful my FTSE 5000 prediction was overly pessimistic. Now it seems certain to be a lot lower.Guess a fair few like me are now trapped in shares for a couple of years just to get back to where we were.My total portfolio is down well over £100,000Really trying hard to take the 'experts' advise and not panic and think long term. But I'm panicking and worrying. Far to late to consider locking in any losses now and selling. Just have to hope the dividends make it all worthwhile.

[cfc1] 12/3/2020 16:35

oh yes! friday 13th! forgot that....im sure we will have 20 people dead of corona after a couple of weeks and then England will disappear under the waves

[rbhaggas] 12/3/2020 16:19

Friday 13th tomorrow