Barclays... gutted!

What can i say... i chickened out of joining BARC late in the rally this week thinking the sellers would be out in force taking profits after holding tight (some from the mid 30p purchase range)

Up another 17pc so far today... will anything stop these guys?

Gotta be a potential shorting opportunity coming up for the brave. Watch for the bear flag.

I'm looking to BII now - entry under 115p

Rubbish Blogger and ali the Liquidator

Sorry I have realised i am a terrible blogger and that there is little continuty to allow my progress to effectively be tracked. I'm looking at fixing this by having a table at the top with my current open trades and target prices so this is easier to track.

Just to update you all, my love affair with Wellstream is coming to an end and i think I am going to sell out of this one with a small profit (it has pained me sticking with this one patiently waiting) and it has rocketed 7% today to just under break even point..... I'll see what the rest of the day brings.

ICAP - sold this for a small 5pc return... again this stock has not moved fas enough for my liking so i ditched it.

I am very seriously looking at BII at the moment - it has fantastic fundamentals and is a nice pharma that is a very strong buy given its market cap is approximately aligned with its cash in bank (surely a no loss scenario here?!?). I want to buy in under 1.15p though - looking at pumping in 3k to this one - thats 25% of my total portfolio so deserves some detail adding... Thats coming later!

Ali

ATD Buy

Bought at 14.5p - 2k's worth of shares..... I went to a proactive investor forum and got stuck into these off the back of that evening. I'll post more later on this stock but i think that this looks like a great buy...

I'm gutted I dithered over Barclays - my buddy just made a nice return having bought in at 35p / share during the plunge a few weeks back.

It's gotta be time to short the FTSE for a bit as some bulls will take profits. Watching for a bear flag...

FTSE - our shocking situation

Well it has been a horrifically unsettling week in the markets. Even Warren Buffet has made the biggest loss in his entire investing history - if the most respected investor in the world is struggling then this really shows how the whole economy is now in turmoil as well..

However despite this and constant chat about "calling the bottom" of the market, I am confident that with the FTSE so badly battered and bruised that even if we are not at the bottom, buying into the FTSE right now is a fantastic move.  I thought I woould test my theory for a bit and go in small with a £2 / point spreadbet on the FTSE basket at 3670.  My target right now is the psychological 4000 barrier - which will net me a nice 700 UKP return.

I'm looking forward to the STAN results tomorrow as they have plummeted again today to about the 6 quid mark....  this is concerning for me but i am looking for positive news to break out and upwards again.  I still love this stock and think it is a fantastic buy so have also opened a spreadbet long at 580 - £10 a point on this one......  currently about 140UKP in profit.... will see how this one pans out and will be looking to put in a tight stop towards the end of the day to ensure I don't balls this one up again!