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£225 for me, nought for the missus (both 35k holding)
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Sensible advice. I'd also consider setting a trailing stop loss to make sure at least some profits are locked in once made.bobmunro said:CafcWest said:And the Metro bank shares that I bought for 37p each when they dropped have slowly started to climb up - currently 57p (I decided to hold on and not cash in when they went back up a bit).Maybe set yourself a 'stop profit' level. e.g. sell at 70p, sell at 50p i.e. sell if it goes above 70p, sell if it goes below 50p (only an example and I don't know how much stock you are holding of course).A former CEO of a company I worked for many years ago gave me sage advice that I have always tried to stick by - 'Always set a stop profit/loss sell point'.So for example, if you buy at 50p with a trailing stop loss of 10% and the shares rise to 70p, your stop loss price becomes 70p less 10%, ie 63p.I'm also a fan of taking profits as a share rises so that you lock these in and your exposure to price drops is limited. There may even be rare occasions where the shares you retain are effectively free.(nothing for me on PBs this month)1 -
And what a streak it was!Rob7Lee said:Nothing for father in law!! His winning streak is finally broken.£175 for me on 43k. Not enough to get the 2024 return anywhere near 4%, and time is running out. ,0 -
£125 for me on max holding
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Thank you @TelMc32 I would certainly consider cashing in...if I knew where better to invest the proceeds!!TelMc32 said:
And if @CafcWest is reading, Metro shares have jumped nearly 7% this morning to over 69p…bobmunro said:CafcWest said:And the Metro bank shares that I bought for 37p each when they dropped have slowly started to climb up - currently 57p (I decided to hold on and not cash in when they went back up a bit).Maybe set yourself a 'stop profit' level. e.g. sell at 70p, sell at 50p i.e. sell if it goes above 70p, sell if it goes below 50p (only an example and I don't know how much stock you are holding of course).A former CEO of a company I worked for many years ago gave me sage advice that I have always tried to stick by - 'Always set a stop profit/loss sell point'.1 -
First time for ages zero for me. £250 wife🙁0
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IdleHans said:
Sensible advice. I'd also consider setting a trailing stop loss to make sure at least some profits are locked in once made.bobmunro said:CafcWest said:And the Metro bank shares that I bought for 37p each when they dropped have slowly started to climb up - currently 57p (I decided to hold on and not cash in when they went back up a bit).Maybe set yourself a 'stop profit' level. e.g. sell at 70p, sell at 50p i.e. sell if it goes above 70p, sell if it goes below 50p (only an example and I don't know how much stock you are holding of course).A former CEO of a company I worked for many years ago gave me sage advice that I have always tried to stick by - 'Always set a stop profit/loss sell point'.So for example, if you buy at 50p with a trailing stop loss of 10% and the shares rise to 70p, your stop loss price becomes 70p less 10%, ie 63p.I'm also a fan of taking profits as a share rises so that you lock these in and your exposure to price drops is limited. There may even be rare occasions where the shares you retain are effectively free.(nothing for me on PBs this month)Absolutely - a couple of years ago I bought a chunk of BAT shares and thankfully they rose nicely enabling me to set revised stop profit/loss points.Unfortunately not all of my share dealings have gone the right way, but have always managed to minimise any losses to an acceptable level with stop loss.1 -
Zero on max. Bugger. Been doing ok this year so shouldn’t complain…0
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Zero for the last three months, and £275 in total this year. Not great, but holding out for the big one just before Christmas… 🤞🏻4
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There are already too many things to remind me that life is flashing past. Seeing a sudden flurry of activity on the S&I thread is now one of those!2
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£100, max holding.0
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£175 me and £150 wife both max.
3.2% return so far this year0 -
Nothing again on 9k0
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WishIdStayedinthePub said:There are already too many things to remind me that life is flashing past. Seeing a sudden flurry of activity on the S&I thread is now one of those!
I know the feeling.
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Happy premium bond day!£125 for me (on around £27k), £150 for Mrs R7L on max holding, £100 for daugther on around £25k.
EDIT: £150 for Father in law on Max holding.0 -
£150 for me on £38.5k.0
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Nothing for me on 22k holding.
4 consecutive months on zilch.
Time to put my money into something else me Thinks
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£100 for me, £50 for Mrs M - both max holdings.
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After last month’s zero I’m pleased with £100 x2 and £25. On max0
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Total of £475 for me and Margaret consisting of 8 prizes, including 2 x £100 on max holding. It does feel like you generally have a good month then bad month so I’m expecting bugger all next month. Glad to see Lifers getting a better return compared to last month that was generally poor for most. How can it be so consistently variable for a ‘random’ group of bond holders that happen to be Charlton fans? It’s odd, isn’t it?!0
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Nought for me on month-one of full holding....0
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£50 on max 🤦🏼♂️0
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£375 me and the wife. £75 me £300 wife both on max.0
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300 off max & now up to £3075 for the year.2
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Just £25 for me, max holding.0
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£200 max0
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£200 on max holding0
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£50 on max…not impressed!!0
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I'm currently at 3% return for 2024, the Mrs at 3.1%, daughter at 22.7%1
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Nothing again.
Though I've got £50 worth from years ago and I know the pb number slip is in a file somewhere. It's been so long since I clapped eyes on it that I may have won several huge prizes in the meantime.
Or not.0
