Share Picks 2020

Lex Luthor wrote: »

the order was filled pre opening @ 12:00 GMT

What broker is that? Didn't think there was any pre marketing trading with any Irish offerings?

championc wrote: »

I think that that more muscles in on Revolut than Paypal

Would I be right in saying that this would affect more consumer to consumer payments where as Paypal is more to do with business to consumer?

RedRochey wrote: »

Would I be right in saying that this would affect more consumer to consumer payments where as Paypal is more to do with business to consumer?

You'd be right with the initial implementation however in China services like this - particularly if you look at wechat/wepay - are used as an all in one for everything including consumer to business.

That said it's still entirely possible for Paypal to plug this gap in the market too but Facebook (WhatsApp) have the perfect chat platform to create a full social eco system along with Instagram and Facebook itself of course.

Holding a bit of cash today to make some moves.

I opened a position in $RGLS yesterday, I think there's some easy money to be made here over the next month. They're efficiently run for a biotech with a phase 1 trial results catalyst due "Mid 2020". Enough cash. PT $1 + and entry looks good in the .70s

I'm also still holding $CLRB with a BEP of 1.08, not sure what to do with this but I've a price target set for myself of around 1.40. No catalysts in particular but it's been safely consolidating around the 1.20 range so I'm happy with that for the time being

I also mentioned $ANVS recently. Holding that until at least next year.

Was looking at opening a position in $BBI again but it shot up from 1.05 yesterday to the 1.30 range pre market. I'll probably remove it from my radar if it stays there. Otherwise I see it as a safe gamble under 1.20 as a longer term hold.

All things going well, with the cash I'll either average down/increase my position in RGLS, or open a new position in MIST.

Bob24 wrote: »

Problem is, many of us can see there is something wrong - but there is no way to tell how long it can last and how far central banks are willing/able to go to influence* markets.

* my polite word for “manipulate”

A lot of yanks now jumping into the "we've bottomed" and market is right :eek:

https://finance.yahoo.com/video/dont-think-theres-much-disconnect-220007652.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/existing-home-sales-economic-indicator-may-have-bottomed-in-may-morning-brief-101752350.html

Padre_Pio wrote: »

A lot?
Some.

I can find a dozen articles that counter these.

we can find anything if you go looking for. However if you scroll through just say Yahoo Finance...you'll find a lot of the people who're agreeing with this sentiment...even some of the big names in the fund industry...

BTW I'm not suggesting anyone to buy now...I'm on the otherside actually waiting/hoping for a dip.

Thinking maybe we should have some way to tag a post as a investment or a trade - can see how some get confused.
like a trade idea would be something for a month or 2 or a day in some cases and an investment idea like 5 years
not sure it there any way to do it on a forum maybe some mod could help

Shedite27 wrote: »

Yeah to be honest 80-90% of my portfolio is investments, but it's the Trade side that makes for more interesting reading/conversation. That's the side that I tend to do more trades (obviously) and research on.

Ideanomics (IDEX) is my latest one that's crossed my path, opened a small starter position yesterday. It's a tech company involved with Electronic vehicles. Has contracts for supplying a lot of Electric Taxis and Electric Busses in China, and has tie ins with Tesla, Nikola and VW. Trading has rocketed this week off the back of a new contract, still looks tiny market cap compared to the revenue figures they're quoting (looks too good to be true warning). I'm waiting to read about it from a more reputable source before going bigger into it. The Dave Portnoy/Robinhood traders are all over it so massive fluctuations to be expected.

I generally avoid anything that everyone is jumping on. Idex has been on the robinhood and Reddit radar the last week majorly.


I like to get in before the crowd through my own DD

Pfizer is a good shout for an investment with a decent dividend (4.5%).
There revenue isn't growing though so I wouldn't expect a significant gain in their share price mightn't be a bad one to short soon if you know what your doing

Bob Harris wrote: »

So which is it?

I'm in as a long term investment mainly because of good dividend. Don't know enough to short trades

imonboard wrote: »

Got in at the high point today, following a share issue announcement im now down 50%.

Never FOMO buy especially with Biotech.

ShineOn7 wrote: »

It was at $40 a share 5 years ago versus $45 today. That seems quite a boring increase

I'm looking for something that could almost double 10 years from now. Surely something like Amazon is a better choice for that kind of increase?

Yes, but a stock you hope would be worth double 10 years from now is far more likely to tank within that 10 years. Besides, you didn't factor in an unprecedented, once in 100 years global pandemic, so all those people with a good chunk of their savings in Coca Cola would be delighted that its 8% up rather than 80% down. Built like a tank, which is what I'm after.