Venture Life Share Discussion Threads

[redartbmud] 03/3/2017 09:42

APAD

Hunting climbing - crackers.
No dividend until 2018, earliest.

red

[apad] 03/3/2017 09:40

Carillion PLC
Joint Venture awarded £490 million contract

[redartbmud] 03/3/2017 09:38

spooky

If I have done my research correctly, and the macro scenario is stable then I do not expect them to fall. On the other hand, should I be caught out by bad timing then I am happy to hold until it corrects. I have a conviction buy on the stock in question.
I do tend to trade volatility on shares that I hold in my portfolio and buy on the dips, where I think that the market has got the price wrong. My purchases take me above my comfortable weighting, for that period. In that case, I am always prepared to hold until the price corrects upwards.
My usual ploy is to only sell enough to recover the capital, keeping the balance to increase my holding at nil cost. As APAD says it is a slow process, but it does build the position.

When I bought Keller, the market was very volatile and construction was really out of favour. My initial cost, including stamp and dealing costs was £6.556p. I sold a few and, after deducting the proceeds, that average came down to £6.133p. At the time, I was more comfortable with the lower average, as I don't like to see losses in my portfolio. Furthermore, the yield isn't brilliant, so I boosted it a bit and took a capital gain at the same time.

I really wanted to do something with Hils where I am very underweight from way back in the day. In recent years, it has always been very highly rated and I have not addressed the dips, much to my cost.

Hope that helps.

red

[hydrus] 03/3/2017 09:10

APAD you spend more time thinking about my SUN holding than I do ;)Couldn't help but chuckle at your haircut comment btw. I might add that to my list of criteria when evaluating companies.

[spooky] 03/3/2017 08:52

red re. your earlier post. What happens if you buy 50% more than your usual size and the go down?

[apad] 03/3/2017 08:26

Quite a pair, H. Well done, and good luck with SUN.

Lots of Confirmation Bias on the TRAK site. Oh what a good thing a bit of dilution is!

apad

[hydrus] 03/3/2017 08:16

G4M - first glance good update with the European markets looking like the source of sustained high growth.PVG - another big drug company contract (Merck). Sale of (ex growth) buying group business for in excess of £3.25m with the funds to be used to invest significantly in staff in US to take advantage of the huge contracts signed there. No shareholder dilution.

[redartbmud] 03/3/2017 08:10

Hils not in party mode today :)


red

[redartbmud] 03/3/2017 08:06

Bought a few Kaz at £5.088.
Not a recommendation - Walk on the wild side.

Yee Hooo.

red

[apad] 03/3/2017 08:04

HTG
Couldn't agree more, red. Great company that made a BIG mistake. Happens, I guess. We all get our timing wrong!

FFWD
"There are three ways to ruin yourself -- gambling, women, and
technology. Gambling is the fastest. Women are the most
pleasurable. Technology is the most certain."
Georges Pompidou
Lauders. Why on earth would I want pretty boy technological numptys to choose my technology bets? They work on a statistical basis. Put loads of other peoples money into a bagful of tech companies and hope that one comes good. In the meantime - fees, fees, fees.
Cynical, moi?

TRAK announce the expected placing (65p vs current 80p, but it haas been at 65p very recently). The TRAK vs QTX story maintains interest. My view is that they have been lucky to get as much, so they can limp on longer drawing the salaries and spending.

apad

[redartbmud] 03/3/2017 08:00

mod

Very true.
I am considering a new modus operandi at present.
If I am a conviction buyer of a stock, I am considering buying at least 50% more than my normal size. then selling down into strength. By doing so, I will take a small profit, but reduce my buying price and improve the dividend yield. That will give me some protection against market volatility.
I am talking cash running terms of course, if you do the maths.

red

[modform] 03/3/2017 07:51

G4M, another super update bet most have sold based on high PER, still running with it.Keeping your winners is easily said than done

[lauders] 03/3/2017 01:50

My "dog" in the competition is FFWD at the moment. Will change "dog" to "puppy" as I believe it is still growing and young. Trouble is the puppy is rather naughty and a pain. Not really sure which type of dog it will grow into as it matures though! Perhaps it will stay a mut & continue to be a pain or on the other hand it could develop some pedigree and surprise. Of coure I am hoping for the latter but the jury is still out and it will need time. Released an odd RNS yesterday about its success with Satoshipay and increase of original value in them of 212% since their involvement began and then did a deal in shares, not cash, to invest in another company with an existing stake in Satoshipay to in effect increase their exposure to the company but also obtain new exposure to the collaborators other investment portfolio. It may come all good!

APAD would certainly not be impressed I would think and I doubt other seasoned investors like red would be either, but the size of my holding makes it all good "fun" at the moment. Expecting bigger and better news this month (wishful thinking?) so will review what action to take as and if it comes!

[redartbmud] 02/3/2017 21:12

Lloyds' share price recovery has much further to go, according to two fund managers.

Steve Davies, manager of the Jupiter UK Growth Fund said Lloyds shares could feasibly trade at £1 per share.
Matthew Jennings, investment director for UK equities at Fidelity Worldwide Investments, describes Lloyds as ‘the highest quality bank in the UK market’.
‘It is not very exciting. Historically it has been a very good business and it should have a higher multiple than it does today.’

Next year Rodney we will all be millionaires - I hope!

red

[apad] 02/3/2017 18:02

www.tradingview.com
Free charting with Photoshop type tools. I'm no chartist but I think I may find it useful.

Red, HTG bounce back over the day is startling. An opportunity for one of your trades it seems. I can't see why.

DOTD is starting to be appreciated, perhaps.

ABC showing strength ahead of Monday's results.

apad

[redartbmud] 02/3/2017 14:16

Got fed up of negatives with Bt.a. Sold out for profit just under £500. Should have waited 5 minutes and it would have been over £500.
It was always a trade and the resurrected talk of bidding for football rights is somewhat off putting.
Concerned that y'oodles have gone completely bonkers.

Happy from Halifax. Halifax?

red

[apad] 02/3/2017 10:57

BOO is showing some strength post the Nasty Gal purchase. FY late April.

I'd be buying now if i didn't have so many!
I wonder if this makes any sense at all?
Probably, but I would buy a dip on this company's story.

Mmmm
FEVR & BOO make up 37% of my portfolio so they dominate its performance.
Still there will be a tintin somewhere who will have recommended Cobham between all of its 5 profit warnings - and been paid to do it.

Off to plant more snowdrops for an hour or so in the sun :-)
apad

[apad] 02/3/2017 10:46

When SSE started building windmills in 2008 I switched my entire holding into RSW. One of the best investment decisions I have made, red.
apad

[jitters3] 02/3/2017 10:43

You could see CHG being sought by a US company with the £ on such a low

[redartbmud] 02/3/2017 10:28

Rsw

N+1 Singer on 26.01. 17 reiterates Sell target 2242p.

Better sell then, or not....

red

[apad] 02/3/2017 10:28

Used to own Chemring, j. Got disillusioned with all the arms manufacturers - certainly looks like there is some interest.

Had to do Fill or Kill on the dregs of TRCS - memo, it's all right to exit in stages, but stop dithering when you are convinced.

apad