Lets face it we all want to ride a big trend. We’d be crazy not to. In this article Jason Needham looks at the trailing stop to see how much trend we can capture by comparing a few methods. If you plan to ride a trend then you’re going to need a trailing exit to
Cerillion’s shares have five-bagged since their pandemic low and remain near their all-time high. Maynard Paton studies the software group’s revenue profile, cash conversion and current valuation. Another month and another round of ‘back to basics’ filtering. Introduced earlier this year to identify James Halstead, this screen shortlists companies that offer cash-flush balance sheets, robust
Looking at the returns from investing in football clubs, Bruce suggests the key is to identify well managed teams that have developed an effective way of operating. Stocks covered DARK, and profit warnings from TET and GHH. The FTSE 100 was up +0.9% last week to 7,571. The S&P500 was down -0.5%, and the Nasdaq100
This month I have four new fund ideas for Sharepad susbcribers. As always, you can find out a lot more about these ideas via my regular newsletter at davidstevenson.substack.com. But for now, lets focus on some alternative investment ideas including both investment trusts and exchange traded funds (ETFs) – notably music royalty funds, investing in
Bernice is back with her monthly introduction to the investment opportunities recently admitted to the London Stock Exchange. This months companies are: Alteration Earth plc Ming Yang Smart Energy ltd Tertre Rouge Assets plc Alteration Earth plc Opening Date 1 Jul 2022 Issue Price £0.003 Market Cap £2.7m Ticker ALTE At the helm Martin Samworth
A fellow investor is in a dilemma about one of her holdings: “Not sure what to do with the shares…” she writes. XP Power Ltd faces unanticipated challenges and the share price has more than halved. What should she do? An email from a reader has prompted me to think hard about XP Power. She
Bruce discusses how long term compounders capitalise on trust. When applied shrewdly, this can be very rewarding. Companies covered HAT, TCAP and OCN The FTSE 100 was up less than 1% last week to 7,492. The Nasdaq 100 was up +0.7%, while the S&P500 was stronger up +1.5%. The US 10Y government bond yield continued
Capping off a memorable July, American stocks recovered their footing. Alpesh Patel OBE asks if this rally is for real or if it’s a bear trap? The S&P gained 4.3%, the Nasdaq Composite increased 4.7%, and the Dow increased by about 3% in the final week of July. The S&P 500 increased by a total
In this article, Michael looks at five different stocks and casts an eye over the charts. I recently wrote a Twitter thread where I gave my thoughts on several charts. Many said it was useful, so I thought an article where I do the same in a bit more detail may be of use in
Bruce suggests that if you’re looking for uncorrelated investment returns, you are better to invest your own money, rather than give it to a poker-playing long-short hedge fund manager. Stocks covered BGO, KWS and DUKE. The FTSE 100 was flat last week at 7,438. The Nasdaq100 continued to show good momentum +2.9%, but the
We looked at five losing trader mistakes in my last article and this week we’ll cover five more. Being aware of mistakes can help you recognise the problems in your own trading. Once you’ve identified these you can then take steps to fix them. Let’s move on to number 6. 6. Getting emotional Emotions wreak
Finding good investment ideas among companies that have floated on the stockmarket recently can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Richard thinks he knows what to look for, maybe it is Moonpig. Some of my favourite new investment ideas in recent months have been recent flotations, companies like Marks Electrical and Dr.