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Evand, this is where you're being too humble. Sometimes you can be caustic, darn you, but everyone knows that you are good at what you do so take a bow. It takes character to trade shares or trade anything for that matter. Thanks for sharing, KY

Hi Jaycee, that's some good pointers from Willair. One free resource is Commsec When you get a quote about a stock, there are a row of things like 'research' click on that & you find quite a bit. I like the bits about news & announcements. There's also charts for you to click on. I...

Hi, re gambling, that's what my schoolfriend said about forex. To me, that time I was 'hedging' because I bought AUD @ a price I thought was low & I had loan commitments due to the properties I bought which I would have to pay down in 5 years when I returned to Australia. And someone very...

Hi, this period of time has a surreal feel. And Evand is very generous in sharing his knowledge & ideas about trading & it's all true. I spend around $30K to make 1000 very low risk. Day before, 1st thing in the morning, I jumped in at ANN @9.11 and yesterday sold at 9.39 Last week, I...

Hi, thanks for 'rambling' aloud. It's quite enlightening to share the thought processes. The break up issue is an especially interesting one. Depends on the separate entities that make up the whole. My friend told me about his 40000 Adsteam shares. [I especially relate to Adsteam as it was...

Hi, actually I agree with Evand on TLS & nowadays I stay away from airlines. I'd been considering TLS & decided to pass on it. Reason: it's not bad but it's not fantastic. However, my exposure to the stockmkt is very small so my opinion may not be the best. It's a trader's paradise, all...

Hi, I'm scurrying to check the CCA, Steve. I surely hope you're not right on the transaction fee!! Bugger. It's hard enough to make a hundred dollars let alone having to remember $10 buy & $10 sell that's not accounted for. KY

Hi Boods, just a point, don't know if it's significant. ANN is a more defensive stock, did very well in the 1st half of this year when all other sectors were punished but with the recovery, the healthcare stocks including ANN were quite muted. I normally buy to hold for the longer term but...

Hi boods, enjoying your baptism by fire yet? I tried to buy @8.20 but kept getting pushed out of the way. At 9.59 I had a buy order @8.46 but others were hardier than me so I cancelled. I've sold @8.36 KY

Exactly so, Thorpey. I'd like to add some words of support for Boods. The 1st attempt is rarely a huge success. but its impt lies in the fact that if forces you to think about the next step. If you're experienced, you'd already have the next step in your head, just like chess. With a stock...

Hi, I'd been following MCC since you people talked about it. The fluctuations were irresistable so I played with it a bit yesterday. Bought 7.88 - 7.91 sold 8.01 holding 1250 shares @7.88 I took a look at the news & there's really nothing to account for a massive selldown apart from jittery...

Hi, love this thread. Keep it going, folks. I don't post cos I don't have the depth of knowledge that the main posters have. It's reassuring to hear about the averages etc because I do look at the charts even if I can't see the patterns. Never did in the last 15 years & I doubt I ever will...

Hi boods, good idea to take it slow. I'd pay attention to what Thorpey has said. No reason other than that uneasiness that I call the 6th sense. The futures indicator is down today. And we are very dependent on what happens overseas. Hope you enjoy the experience, KY

Hi, now that's what I call fascinating reading. Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings. KY

Hi & thanks, everyone. I remember Chilliiaa posting a list of stocks & I printed it out with special marks against FXL. I didn't follow through, what a fool! But it's true we do our own thing though we love to hear what others do. And Joanmc, I'm experiencing the same incredulous disbelief...

Hi boods, I can't pretend to be a guru about stocks but in many ways, it's similar to property investing. It's just a different asset class. We're small people trying to do our best in this world. I start with taking a stand about the general state of that market. Eg in March I was...