is there some news that i havent heard about this? It opened 7% down today and i cant really see any reason....
Subprime crisis could thump Macquarie - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) "Concerns Macquarie could be hit by US mortgage crisis" (AM): [audio]http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/news/audio/am/200708/20070801-am09-macsubprime.mp3[/audio]
yeah i saw that news, but really didnt think the funds would make that much of an impact on the bank as a whole.. the loses will be other peoples money not the banks... maybe people have reacted because they now know they are not perfect...
Yeah right. Gapped down on open $ 6.5 today MBL is in the down trend from $92 (19.07.07). Currently at $74.65. So holders are down $ 17.35 so far...
I hope so because i bought some today $76.60. Yesterday they closed at about $82 and dropped again this morning... i'm guessing it was 'cos the DOW dropped another 146 points. I also think people are over reacting to the sub-prime situation and over selling. Hopefully i'm not trying to catch the falling knife but these will be a long term hold.
"Hopefully i'm not trying to catch the falling knife but these will be a long term hold." That is precisely what you did. (IMHO) Currently MBL = $ 74.60. Anyway....Happy holding...
DaveA &FrankGrimes, Guys, it's irrelevant what you think....Market see it differently, and do not forget that Market is always right. But....hey....If DOW jumps up tomorrow say 200 points, who knows what happens to MBL. At the moment MBL daily chart looks like Hiroshima after II World War. Close at $73.70.
Nick Leeson thought he could average a loss and he managed to destroy a bank. Imagine what such an idiotic strategy will do to you.
instead of buying as its falling, is it safer to buy it when it starts heading up again.. or is it just totally random
I think that's the general idea (the trend is your friend) but as crc mentioned, you may miss it. You can use a conditional trade like a Buy Gain which is a trigger that gives you a controlled entry to a particular stock. You instruct your broker to place a buy order when the price rises to a pre-determined level. The idea is that you're buying into a stock that has upward momentum. Tropo, yeah my comment was a bit tongue-in-cheek relative to my earlier comment about trying to catch a falling knife but i'm hoping that this could be the blue chip buy of the year at current prices.
"The idea is that you're buying into a stock that has upward momentum." CORRECT !! "Tropo, yeah my comment was a bit tongue-in-cheek relative to my earlier comment about trying to catch a falling knife but i'm hoping that this could be the blue chip buy of the year at current prices." I made my comment - just in case
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