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driver's research page link
http://www.moneyam.com/InvestorsRoom/posts.php?tid=7681#lastread
website link
http://www.stanelco.co.uk/index.htm

From Sun Tzu's Art Of War "The Waiting Is The Battle

"Some times the best investment decision is not to invest" [Aldwickk.2005]

aldwickk -
Very Very Wise, but you will never ever get "Rich"

you can either get rich by robbery or help others get rich by investing your money

The erudition is amazing! Yes, IC piece was written really to be amusing and succeeds in that; neutral re SEO, unless on the principle that any news is good news. One might expect a resistance level to be established at 17p and a support level at 13p with converging lines forming a triangle. However, the ASDA news is likely to produce a decisive break, more likely upwards but possibly downwards if disappointing to the market. Am happy to put my money on an upward break-out at better than 3:1 odds. Somewhat subjective and an intuitive view - but that's how I'm playing the market, whilst keeping an exit path open!

Eric

life's a journey , not a destination.

steven tyler

gotta be in it to win it.

kevin keegan

i have a cunning plan.

baldric.

Out of interest.

From this thread it would appear that many are trading this share. Have thought of doing so myself, but reticent due to costs etc. and SP movement sometimes to quick for my addled mind to decide on its direction

My question is:-
Of those who have done so since 1/1/2005 what has been your percentage gain or loss including charges and stamp duty from your initial stake? Invested in SEO.

From holding this share for that date I have made that just over 175%.

Just curious.

I know buy using derivatives it would be possible to improve on this.

I am still the buy and hold investor as looking at the spread on spread bets the SP has to move quite a way to make a 1000 at say 20 a point-I'd rather st and wait I think. Shame as I've just seen a dream house and I really would like to magic up 800k next week! well --I can dream can't I? maybe SEO will gallop ahead next week.

Have similar feelings.

Hesitate to say it because of the pride cometh before a fall but 600%+ up via CFDs. Haven't set out to trade the share but rather run the profits. I did have to close a position when the price came back and was lucky to get back in somewhat lower as a result of the NLR run - this is the risk side of that route as you can be forced to close positions very quickly if you have reinvested the margin.

mp: how has the spreadbet compared in % terms? Essentially, the CFD % comes directly from the 4:1 gearing. You could state the result higher than that as one position was the reinvestment of the margin so not new funds. Lovely while it lasts!

Eric

You are beginning to get me jealous.

Fred: if you can't beat em join em! EWR

EWRobson
"Seen me off"
Why would you want to do that?

Don't forget Eric that CFDs are subject to CGT and that takes the shine off-but spreadbets are tax free, Even so well done 600% return is fantastic keep it up!

Moneyplus,

My mate tried to place a spread bet on SEO last week only to be told that they were refusing all bets on it for the forseeable future. I think they were 14p-ish at the time. Tax advantages - yes. But the spreads are massive and there is always the chance of an intra-day mega-dip - and even if only for a few moments - this can result in a closed position (say if it reaches your stop-loss) in a blink of the eye! A CFD carries more visibility with the spread and a 30% margin with SEO [presume this is the margin here, Eric?] would act as a reasonable buffer, I think.

cc - Trust I've explained this correctly, Eric?

Regardless - Stanelco looks good for the long term whether it be a wager, a CFD or an old fashioned punt.....!

Kus.

good morning all. blue. all week. blue. thats my predictaion. we have had the dip last week, and possibly found a support level,(filthypoor, still waiting for 6.5p?) and now we should stay nice and steady to the prelims.

Moorning Bos - hope you are right

B

Still waiting.
Don't get too excited about the prelims.

I'd love it if we beat them! I'd bloody love it!

Kevin Keegan