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NEW OVERFLOW SEMINAR DATE: March 17th For
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Thanks very much for your feedback to the NT Radio show 4. Glad you
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These zoom seminars are really keeping me going during lockdown/slipped
disc boredom!

It is so great to interact online with people during these so dull times. I am
sure many of you are fed up!

Even though last week's event was hard as I ended up standing for the whole
thing as I struggle to sit for now I really enjoyed chatting remotely.

It was a lovely group of all ages and professions - thanks so much for all
your lovely feedback. Those of you who didn't get the notes hopefully by
now have found them in your spam folders!

If this group was representative, people are using spare bedrooms,
kitchens, and extensions as offices and in one case, the bathroom!

There was one chap I felt worried about - his shelves were so full it looked like he was
going to be killed any minute as the shelves wobbled above him. He got through unscathed.

A special hi to Jo! I am touched by your email! And thanks for all the other feedback including this from Giles:

I just wanted to say thank you so much for the seminar last week. It was exactly what I needed to give me the additional confidence I need having read your books. You managed the almost impossible task of making a full day on a Zoom call really enjoyable and importantly, really useful. I also think the way you worked together to cover off all the questions the group had throughout the day was fantastic."

For those of you who missed that one, the next will be March 17th, and
anyone welcome to spend the day with me and Elizabeth. Mail for details
at robbiethetrader with "March interested".

Elizabeth has been brilliant for the electronic sessions, asking me the hardest
questions put by attendees in the all the day chat room a la Jeremy Paxman. She also does some
great sorting out of any tech problems delegates have.

I've continued with my sessions with the osteopath. Ever nosey about how
businesses work he works with several others and they lease the building
from a Vietnamese family which also own a string of restaurants.

My first two sessions were in a lovely room, clean and bright and warm. But
after I bought a pack of 8 sessions I ended up in a room at the back which was
a bit shabby and grubby! Hmmmm....

Still the osteo says I am improving. He, like me, used to be hooked on mint
aeros. He claims he would never go back so I have tested him by bringing
him a standard sized mint aero.

He has promised that mint aero will stay on his desk uneaten when I go back.
Let's see...

I am also visited by the lovely physio I am getting some treatment 3x a
week.

But progress remains frustratingly slow. The hip operated leg seems to be ok now
just stiff but the upset discs continue to cause aches plus cold patches in the
hip areas of both legs.

I'm fine for the first 15 mins of every day and think that's it I am better! Then the aches
start, dammit.

On the upside I managed 6 lengths in the pool. Though was sore the day after.

February is always a bit rubbish but daffodils make up for it, nothing like shoving
some in a milk bottle and wait for them to pop open.

Just popped open among the yellows is a white! Is that good luck?

Thanks for all your lovely feedback on zoom events. It was initially hard to do Zoom ones instead
of at hotels and actually meeting people but I have got used to it.

I was hoping they had the same value as hotel ones and judged by feedback
they have. Selfishly they are great for me, I enjoy the banter and I find trades I wouldn't have got on my own.

Jas, thanks for your mail as you've been to two zoom seminars.

Just wanted to say thank you for a couple of wonderful seminars.
Your seminars were brilliant. Delivered methodically and with just a simple honest approach to dealing with the markets. You've helped me immensely in sorting my trading plan out and finding a good and profitable way to trade. After many months trying to figure out level 2, you sorted that out in one afternoon.

Since the seminar, I have placed 5 trades, 2 have closed out with profits and 3 are still running with profits. All trades placed using fundamental research and not Youtube videos
from David:

Well it doesn't happen often, but I am absolutely speechless! I don't think I have ever spent a more worthwhile day nor spent money more wisely and gladly.

I for one was practically at the point of orgasm all day in my enjoyment and appreciation of what you were presenting! Even though I have read NT time and again, to see you going through the process of stock assessment over and over was incalculably useful and I managed to take six A4 pages of notes during the day. I was fascinated to learn about (and see) Level 2 in action and learn more about Spread "ËœBetting'.

I thought the presentation balance was perfection, and Elizabeth was a complete star with her very well-judged handling of the questions....

.....This is a rather long-winded way of saying thank you so much to both of you - today was one of the top five most enjoyable days of my life, and I greatly look forward to joining you again!"

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I was a strong remainer and couldn't think of a single benefit of being
out.. till now!

There is no doubt being out has helped us to be a lot more nimble in
getting vaccines in. Even the head of the EU desribed it as a juggernaut.

The way the EU reacted to our gamble of buying up vaccines early would
make me consider voting out if there is a next time. It really showed its
ugly side. I wonder if its poor vaccine response will lead other countries
to consider getting out.

Also we know how badly the govt has done in various parts of the pandemic
but on this occasion big congrats on the amazing vaccine rollout. I know
a lot of people over 75 and they have all had it, and what's more they found
the whole process really easy.

Looks like I am getting mine by May !

It is staggering to see Lab behind in the
polls, it should be miles ahead. Part of its problem lies with Keir Starmer.

He comes across like a John Major type. Dull, worthy and all. The main problem
is Lab needs to win back northern seats yet they chose another London centric
dull lawyerly better to have risked an actual northerner like Lisa
Nandy who I bet had to fight her way to where she is but also obviously cares
passionately about the north and Lab ideals.

Not that any of this matters, after all the election is years away. Hang on then
why bother writing this stuff Robbie? Yes why oh why, anyway I wrote it and
can't be bothered to delete it so there.

With all this hotel quaranteening and masks and security and red lists why would
anyone even think of bothering going abroad this summer unless you really had to?

Anyway I can live without it. Sometimes after all the hassle of getting there and back
you do wonder whether it was worth the bother. I'll wait for Dubai at Xmas, I have got
a million marriott points waiting so the hotels will be free. Yes, worth going for that!

Who agrees it is time to get rid of VAR? Let's go back to the ref decides, some will
be wrong but surely luck all evens out in the end.

Who cares if a hand is offside, let the goal stand! Surely it all makes the game
more exciting?

The Founder (****) AmazonA nice find. Super film about the start of McDonalds. It's more
dramatic than you'd think. Imcredible how the brothers who
started the burger giant dreamt it all up and how they nearly failed.

The real drama in this engrossing movie is how they were shafted
out of millions by a two bit salesman - I won't say more except it
keeps up the tension right to the end! (You will probably want
a big mac after watching it).

Call My Agent (****) Netflix
A French comedy that is being raved about and quite right it is
funny. Follow a company of agents trying to keep hold of its acting
talent. There's a whole lot of bitchy fun

Soulmates (****) Amazon Prime
New to Prime this very week this is a six episodes series of standalones
targetting how dating in the future might look like. This first episode is great,
funny and thoughful.

In 2023 a new company revolutionises dating with a new tech that definitely finds
your solemate, the one. Trouble is previously happily married couples get curious,
take "the test" and so all over the place couples spilt up to be with the "right one". Great
concept and if you liked the "Black Mirror" takes you will love this.

It's A Sin (*****) Ch 4
Brilliant series all about how aids hit in the 80s. Funny and sad all
at the same time. Lots of nostalgia too if you were around in the 80s with
lots of music and backdrops.

Greenland (**) Amazon
New movie - but the story is rather familiar: Asteroid is about to wipe
out most of the earth watch how a family including obligatory cute kid
avoid getting killed (while everyone else does). That is about it but
it might be worth a fast ish forward through for some decent scenes of
the world being hit. Other than that why make such a cliched story?

Ramy (****) Ch 4/all4
Very funny series about an american muslim. He is torn between
the culture of the west and that of muslims. It feels very true to
life indeed. I like the way you can see the point of view of his
uncle regarding drink but he is also a rascist. Episode 2
especially has lots of cracking lines.
Fortnum and Mason has suspended sales to Europe.

They're not missing much. I'm not being ungrateful but if you get one of its
£100 xmas hampers the contents are usually Chai Tea, (wtf is that?) ground coffee
(yes but only have a nespresso machine) ginger and almond biscuits (urrgggh)
Posh dark chocolate (no a twix is better) and Pomegranite chutney (arrgggh).

Oh and a box that takes up space and a whole bunch of straw and sawdust - you will
still find some when vacumming six months later. (And
a £90 mark up for F and M I reckon)

Apparently losing your sense of smell to covid can put you off sex.

Frankly, on one or two occasions (obviously before I got married) losing
my sense of smell during sex would have been a massive bonus.

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(Feb date is sold out)
If you want more than the book and see me do it live, come and spend a day with me and live markets online! See trades from my own accounts, research, level 2, and finding great shares from scratch. Also psychology, websites to use, when to buy and when not with live examples, building portfolios and tons more, no experience necessary and no question too stupid! And chat to me direct. Also chatroom all day.

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You must have been to a previous seminar to qualify. Mail with
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Next markets update: Mar 4th

I've had many queries as to when I will be getting the "Naked money" podcasts up and running again. A series where I teach a novice trader how to do it and
every week we pick a share.

Glad to report the 6k we invested together is now
over 9k, a 50pc return over 5 months.

Soon I hope as soon as the osteopath fixes the slipped discs and can sit for more than 15 mins. If you didn't catch it search for naked money whereever you get podcasts from.

My more entertainment based podcast with fun and music as well as lots of shares chat "The naked trader radio show" I hope to get going again soon.

If you never caught that google it, there are four shows, the latest "the naked trader radio show podcast 4"

Remember in the last update I said I was getting inundated with mails from those
desperate to become day traders - lots of signs of a mad overheated market and all.

Well you can see it's all over the papers/media now.

In essence, the story is portrayed as the heroic younger crowd on reddit (bulletin boards)
(yeah!!) taking on the evil hedge funds shorters (boo!!)

The reddit "gang" keep buying a share Gamestop which is ok but worth what it is worth
and with no prospects of making a profit anytime soon. The hedge funds were rightly short
as it looked overvalued.

I would love to be a crowd pleaser and so yes! Up with us small guys against the might of the
funds and investment banks. I mean who doesn't like being a crowd pleaser.

However I am going to be a party pooper. Boo to you Burns - you're just being a miserable git right
now cos you've got slipped discs. While that is true I'd say the same whatever.

The brokers began to stop taking trades in Gamestop (the rotten bastards) . But the young
crazy gambling crowd should be grateful as that stopped them buying Gamestop at the
top of the market and losing their dough. Of course as is ever the case Gamestop quickly
fell back to where it should have been.

And really the youngsters are being misled. Or course there are a bunch of fat cats
behind all the market manipulation.

Every week then the reddit gang are deciding what to gamble on next. Inevitably it ends
up some horrible company with no real prospects but never mind, the pack pushes up
the price then it goes back down again.

This is no different to what is termed pumping and dumping except usually that's done
in tiny penny shares.

This time the pumping is backed by big money.

Guess what's going to happen? Yes exactly the "clever" people in the know about the
next one make the money. The hapless youngsters trying to follow will end up holding
the baby when the music stops.

It means the last month thousands of new gamblers have come to the markets hoping for
a quick buck. And as usual with gamblers they will end up with nowt.

They had a go at MetroBank on Monday and pushed it up a bit - the hilarious thing
was the pumpers who claim they are trying to bash the bankers were pushing up
the price of er... bankers..

I believe there is a moral to this ongoing tale. If you get greedy and try and make money
too fast the market (is it karma?) will dump on you and while you may have one or two
wins you will also get giant losses.

I can promise you having been a full timer for 20 years - just be patient, make your
money slowly and it can turn into a giant pile over time. Don't chase it.

Anyway back to the world of ye old fashioned share trader who just tries to make money over time
and I know how out of fashion I am but I'm going to carry right on with that.

So here ye - some olde fashioned shares I've bought, There is no chance of any of these going
up 300% in 2 hours.

Now you know what why the hell are you reading the diary of an olde
farte trader? Stop right now (thank you very much) and get back to reddit for the next pump and dump!
And ps would you believe ye old farte is working off just a crap old chromebook and doesn't
have six big screens. And get this: he has never ever sent a text !!!

I bought some Solid State (SOLI). This one came up on a screen at the zoom seminar last week. What the hell you do that for?? No-one on reddit is pumping it,
and it has nothing to so with games or bitcoin, you are a complete idiot. Why? It's never going to
go up 300pc!!

Just leave me alone kids. Leave us olde worlde traders alone to our pathetic 25% a year
A YEAR!!

Solid State is based in Redditch near Birmingham. That was where I had my first job on the
Redditch Advertiser where my first front page story was about someone who had done a shit
in the town bandstand...

I lived above a fish and chip shop, was paid not much in cash and therefore lived off discounted
chips. There was a guy in the upstairs flat who had a glass eye, pissed out of the window
and shouted "AV" all night in his sleep. (He was an Aston Villa fan).

I soon learned to never open the window and put my head out to ensure I didn't get
a "golden shower".

I digress, obviously. This looks on the cheap side with a dividend, some cash and a lowly rating.
One of those under the radar ones that no-one talks about that could suddenly wake up.

It makes and supplies computing technologies, electronic components, antennas, microwave systems, secure communications systems and battery power solutions.

It recently won a decent transport contract and seems to contine to win such contracts and is
going well despite covid. The shares are solidly moving in an upwards state. It also
has some cash and a large unused bank facility from which it could buy others.

Interesting small company then which could over achieve. And there is a dividend while
waiting for news. Downside? The spread is irritatingly on the wide side though it seems
you can get it 4 or five point better than it appears. But that is the risk you take with the small
ones and why if you get it wrong with them wider spreads give bigger losses.

With all this sudden stock market gambling the spreadbetting firms are all doing
rather well. So much action and trading is going on IG even had to stop taking
new accounts temporarily. And its systems were under so much trading pressure
it went down a couple of times.

Someone from a SB company who answered questions from my delegates at last
week's zoom seminar confirmed they were ultra busy.

So I picked up both IG and CMC shares. CMC possibly looks better value.

Downside of buying SB firms? Possible sudden regulatory action.

Talking spreadbets I have shorted the new issue I flagged last time Moonpig (Mpig) ie spreadbetting
on it to fall.

It was floated at £1.2 bln instead of the £1bln originally expected and has flown up to
£1.5bln. This valuation is way too high even taking into account it is doing well from lockdown.

Once lockdown is over it should become obvous this rating is well overcooked. I did do a
quick spread upbet on it first through as I suspected it would be overheated but soon
switched to the short. I haven't gone in big yet as it could easily rise some first as there
is goodwill behind it.

I struggled to find a spreadfirm to take a moonpig short, IG wouldn't but spreadco did.
The max trade allowed when I tried was £5 a point in one go, nice tight spread. I found I
could get more than £5 by leaving it for a bit then shorting another £5.

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up to 20k paid monthly. It also doesn't charge overnight for shorts which makes
the Moonpig short quite cheap.

Another that came up at the zoom seminar from a screen was Gattaca. (GATC) Not much as its market cap is low and so could be
hard to sell if things go wrong. But a tiddler with potential. It's a specialist
engineering and tech recruitment specialist.

I would not have gone near it previously as it had massive debt but has worked
hard to clear it. And it has been making losses.

So we now have cash and if a profit forecast for next year
is right the rating looks too low so looks worth a go. Its bosses all took
a pay cut for covid, rather noble! It is a bit below the market cap I'd normally
look for but taking a chance for the prospects.

I found the shares quite hard to buy at the stated price so could be some pent up demand.

There's a new kid on the block - Supreme. (SUP). I have bought a small toehold.

This one has a decent niche in supplying things like vape juice, and led
lighting.

It is never easy to try and work out fundamentals. Trying to dig out real profits
rather than ebita, debt and all can be tough work.

But scavenging through the admission document the value looks allright so
have tentatively dipped in.

While this new issue looks ok priced another one does not..
As an average upper I bought some more RBG Group (RBGP) which I mentioned
last time). Since I bought the statements look very bullish and after rises it STILL
looks good value with a lowly pe ratio.

So I am in some more and now looking for 100p plus.

Talking of averaging up I picked up some more
K3c despite already doubling my money on the first buys - as you
know I like to average up.

Half year figures are due next week. Judged by the upbeat trading update in
December figures should be good. The shares have risen since then so we could
get the take profits on good results thing on the day. That's quite usual if a price
has run up ahead of results. Usually then shares fall for a couple of days then
jump right back up. In any event is it a long-termer for me which I hope will
eventually attract a bid.

I took profits on Kooth - a decent update however I reckon for now shares are
up with events and banked a profit of £1,163.

I also banked profits of £5,238 on the recent trade in NFC. A very nice trade indeed!

And I also decided to bank a lot of the long term profits on this one too with a small
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Generally, given markets have had a good run
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Trade tables follow! Trades are current open and recently closed trades. Closed trades feature the closing price and the amount I won or lost. All others are open. Trades get updated a little later than the narrative. Trading costs are ignored, however I also do not add in dividend payments and with the kinds of companies I buy, dividends tend to equal or outweigh costs. Spread rollovers ignored for web purposes. Tables as accurate as poss however a mistake or two can creep in and very occasionally if I forgot I sold or bought something it will be added at a later time. Trades first reported in the diary under Markets every other Thursday afternoon.