What is going on today? - Megathread

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My understanding of inflation is that money is devalued (particularly by quantitative easing, which the west has been doing big time over the pandemic). With inflation your money buys less than it did before. Because money denominations can not be changed easily, the price of goods goes up - or the value of investments goes down. Cash is of fixed denomination and so everything else has to move around it.

Unfortunately my view is probably a bit narrow, and sadly I have little idea of how to invest in these times. I’m going to slow down a bit if the feeling is bearish and keep some cash in my ISA for ready for some bargains.

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baked beans

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Netflix is down 20% (!) in after hours trading after their results, seems like fundamentals are starting to matter again after a long period where US stocks defied gravity.

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All this sell off and I can’t put any more money in my ISA. Wish it was April so I can put in my next 20k

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Wish I had any more money left to eat lol

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Buy the dip!!!
I wonder when FT is going to implement this miscellaneous payment method so I and some other people can buy more. :smiley:

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RIP my 'folio

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Simpsons-thinking

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Same here :joy:

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First time my portfolio has been in the red, let’s do oooo this :smiley:

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:face_vomiting::nauseated_face::face_vomiting::nauseated_face:

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You not alone :slight_smile: 1 green position from 10 stocks… :heavy_minus_sign:

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That’s the spirit… :slight_smile:

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Thanks for that, now I’m feeling better learning that my losses are small :grin:

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Get your money into military stocks as WW3 about to kick off*

*Not investment advice

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I have meggit

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VIX index is approaching the october 2020 level now, but still far from the March 2020 level

33 x 38 (October 2020)
33 x 65 (March 2020)

Update: 36 now :exploding_head:

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Everything is red but two positions :scream:

Minus a lot of ££££ at the moment. Pls someone tell me this will not be forever :sweat_smile:

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If that’s a cash you won’t need anytime soon, so I think it will be fine since you have invested in good companies (with a reasonable price) or ETFs