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LIVE HOTEL NT XMAS PARTY/SANTA RALLY FOLLOW UP SEMINAR DEC 11th, NR WINDSOR 10am-5.30pm and Bar after.

Includes Xmas lunch, snacks, crackers, Yorkshire Tea and I'd probably stick a few quid behind the bar for after. You can also network with some fabulous investors I'll be setting the usual homework, everyone comes up with an idea and there's a prize for the best trade idea of the day.

Of course we will have a good look at how to spreadbet the Xmas Santa rally and there will be plenty of order book and level 2 stuff and lots of trade hunting, and a look ahead to 2024.

If you think you might be interested let me know with "follow up interested" to robbiethetrader

Online December 6th 10am-4.30pm beamed to your place. Beginners/improvers.
See trades from my own live accounts, research, level 2, and finding great shares from scratch. Isas and tax free accounts discussed. Plus how to use spreadbetting for further profits. 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 For more details, costs etc email at robbiethetrader with "Online Dec seminar interested". Early pay discount available.

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RETREAT PALMA MID APRIL
Spend three days with me (shares), Elizabeth (Trading psychology) and Kalpesh (massage/healing/nuitrition) in sunny Spain.

Lots of one to ones, group work, meet other investors.. there are quizzes, nights out and lots of fun!

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A journey far far away has been booked for January.

Frankly I'd have been happy with Palma but the Mrs is ambitious so dammit, I am going to India, Mumbai and a couple of other places.

I shouldn't have googled Delhi Belly but I couldn't help myself.

I always seem to manage to pick up food poisoning when going far away, this time I'm determined it is not going to happen.

I remember two of my worst poisonings.

One on an island in Thailand, Koh Samui.

It was a week of hell, all I can remember was watching massive cockroaches skuttling about the floor of the beach hut.

I can blame my partner at the time - she presented me with pineapple pieces only later telling me she bought them from a beach seller.

Another poisoning event in Gambia left me comatose for a while but this one was on me.

I told my partner at the time: "Hey sure it's ok to eat from the salad bar at a restaurant. I'm sure they wash it with filtered water".

Sadly she took my advice.

Well, at least on recovery day I won £500 at the hotel bingo.

My plan is to take loads of tubs of instant porridge. Hah! Try getting me now, Delhi belly!

Oh hang on, I've got to put water on the porridge.

I'm not much of a consumer. I'm not into bling, jewellery, cars or labels or anything like that preferring the simple life.
The only thing I crave in life is a big fluffy lovely cat and I have one of those but I am happy to waste money on is travelling in style so I do like nice travel and hotels.

It will be business class to India then and we have a company looking after us for the rest of the trip.

Getting a visa for India is quite time consuming there is lots of red tape which they seem to like.

Apparently you can't put "Writer" or "journalist" in the occupation box or you get red flagged.

So I put "sex toy seller". Hopefully that will be a pass.

Me and son went up a tall tower in London to go to a "VIP" event for those wanting to "invest" in property in Dubai.

We were just curious. It was a very swanky tower but as for living there, it would be like living at a Marriott 24/7.

The salesman made loads of claims.

First off you get 8-14% income "guaranteed".

Oh and if we bought this flat off plan (the tower in Dubai will be finished in 2028) for £1 million we'd easily "flip it" for a substantial profit in a few months.

Whenever anyone offers you more than 4pc "guaranteed" alarm bells should always ring.

I mean, maybe it could happen but what of the risks, I asked the salesman.

He looked blank. "Risks, what risks?"

Well," I said. "What if a war started in the mid-east or the Dubai economy collapsed as it did in 2010?

Are there really enough people who want to rent the extra millions of flats being built?"

Salesman grinned and assured me there would be no such problems!

He fairly obviously needed to close a deal out, there follows an obvious stunt where he calls across to a fellow salesman.. "How many flats left in this development? Only one?"

Salesman said we needed to act fast (another red flag of course) and he could give me two plane tickets to Dubai!

We were then closed in by another salesman and closing pressure applied.

You only have to put down 5% then only £41k a month!"

Sadly I had an "important dental appointment" to attend...

Look, who knows, maybe buying off plan in Dubai is the road to 14% income and loads of capital gain too, but the flipside is maybe no-one will want to rent it, and I'm buying at the top of the market!

Anyone offered gains like this obviously carries great risk, unless you are selling these gains.

Still, I guess they are selling these things to loaded billionaires so for them they don't care if they lose on it.

I just hope they don't sell these things to people with a pension pot who can't afford to lose the money.

To be fair, doesn't look like they do judged by the people there.

But I do wonder if higher and higher prices are promised whether it might not be too far away when the last bit of jenga goes in and the tower collapses?
Thanks for all the lovely feedback from the last seminar.

Gary:

Thanks for a great day, I have been to many work related training events and this is the first where time just flew by and was disappointed when it ended, arrangements for the day were spot on.

Seeing Robbie in action was a real eye opener and having a chat with Robbie and Elizabeth in the bar after capped off the day in the best possible way."

Anne:
My husband and I had a lovely time. We learned so much, the hotel was great and the lunch fantastic. We didn't leave the bar till midnight!

Dave:

I've been a teacher for the last 30 years and I'm not sure I could have kept a group of pupils so captivated for so long. Humour and in-depth subject knowledge go a long way!

I loved seeing your thought process in deciding which shares to trade and level 2 was also an eye opener."

Phil:

The seminar was delivered with huge integrity (there was Zero hidden agenda/ulterior motives, it was simple and open with some great laughs thrown in)

As much as I found myself trying to complicate the process and make it more sophisticated in my own tiny brain.

You also took the time to answer "every" question anyone posed. And it was every question. Loads of shares ideas to boot, but more importantly the process to find your own. Brilliant!

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Intervals at cinemas are on the way back apparently!

What a terrible idea, films are getting way too long as it is without extra time.

I guess cinemas should be happy: more popcorn sales (the margin on popcorn is amazing).

I have a better idea, how about "Short Showings" instead?

You can either view a full movie, or a cutdown shorter version.

Some of these movies are three hours. I'd vote to see the two hour version instead, that last James Bond one for example, so much you could cut there.

I bet you could cut a lot without losing much - like people getting out of cars and walking into a building, loads of small cuts taking time out.

I reckon 90 minutes is the perfect viewing time for any movie.

Maybe call it the "90 minute cut". I'd actually pay more to see less.

If it's one thing I've noticed regarding life generally, less is more. And more is less.

Time I cut down on these way too lengthy website updates.

Bodies **** Netflix
High concept detective caper which must have had billions spent on it.

Where does Steven Graham get the time to be in absolutely everything?

He plays the big baddie who can travel through time.

There is everything here with the timelines: we have costume drama from 1890 and 1941, a present day police murder saga set in 2023 and a futuristic 2055.

Something for everyone!

This isn't one to fiddle with your phone through, if you don't concentrate the plot will escape and you'll have no idea what the hell is going on.

Invasion * Apple
Absolutely terrible sci fi, the usual aliens arrive and want to kill us all.

But it's ok, some drama school kids will rescue the human race.

It's like a bad Doctor Who with lots of long pauses, stilted dialogue and terrible acting and nonsensical science.

Trust me: life is short, don't waste 8 hours of it on this pile of steaming doggy doo.

Pain Hustlers *** Amazon
Another well done drama on the awful addiction to opioids over in the US where many are addicted to pain-killing addictive pills.

This time is it fentanyl and how this drug went from nowhere to big time as it was pushed to doctors by young women.

As with Oxycontin it was so addictive users were crushing it up and snorting it. A terrible tale of greed but a whistleblower kind of half saves the day. The drug is still in use.

Bosch Legacy **** Amazon (freevee)
Ah, just a nicely told detective story, no flashbacks or forwards, told in sequence and very relaxing.

Features retired detective Bosch and his police cadet daughter.

Nice easy viewing, probably best to start with the first series though.

Billions *** Atlantic
A decent send off for Axe and co in the Billions finale and the last ever episode.

First few series were great but it then lost its way before coming up with a silly but entertaining finale.

The last scene though "let's go and make some f*cking money" was.. I dunno.. how much money do they all need?

Plane *** Amazon
Action movie, plane forced to land on an island full of gun toting despots.

Lots of gun fire, hostage taking etc. Some drama but it's a bit meh in places.

Fancy being a TV reviewer? Send me your review of something good or bad, I want a mark out of 5, keep it short and sweet, or not sweet.

Maybe something you found by accident on a streaming service, or something that was so bad we need the tip off to avoid it. 100 words or less, as I said, life is short.

I can't believe people really pay £3.50 for a "costa" coffee at a petrol station.

Mugs" is the word that comes to mind.

It's a flipping vending machine! The coffee is not going to be good.

For that money I want a proper coffee made by someone and with cinnamon and chocolate in a nice cup with a saucer and a spoon.

More politician revelations: this week another dob* is uncovered and one whose book is mainly copied off wikipedia and the rest written by "research assistants".

The great news is she is going to be Chancellor soon.

(*Dirty Old Bastard)

Oh and another one who reckoned best to kill off the old geezers and ladies anyway, after all it's what nature wants.

And .... you know what? It's best to just not watch the news at all.

Bookies Entain said today it had been hit by "customer friendly results".

That means its punters have been winning.

It's fairly obvious what to do - just bet on Manchester United to lose every game!

That is pretty tempting for this Saturday when our team Fulham plays them.

Let's hope they continue to screw up and I just hope Ten Hag has a face of thunder by close of play on Saturday.

Plenty of AI meetings across the world with the topic "How do we stop AI destroying humans?"

I met an AI last week.

He told me "Humans are doing a pretty good job of destroying themselves without us getting involved".

The AI, which was developed in Ireland, added: "In summary, humans are just a bunch of fecking eejits."
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Go on, I know exactly what you've been doing over the last two weeks if you like smaller shares.

You've been muttering or shouting bad words at your computer haven't you.

What! THAT bad word. I am so shocked.

Ok, falls haven't been for all shares though and if yours have held up well, that's great.

If you've been hit really badly it could be you've got caught up too much in illiquid small caps led by online tipsters.

You need to change tack if that is what has been happening for you.

This has been common judged by people I've met at seminars and as in anything in life once humans have stuck to a course of action it is hard to get them to change.

In the world of psychology this is known as "Sunk Cost Fallacy".

This is where people are reluctant to abandon a course of action because they are so heavily invested in it even when it is clear abandonment would be more beneficial.

If you feel you have sunk cost fallacy such as following tipsters and then unable to sell the junk you bought, or you won't sell at a loss, or you are stuck in a fear loop you need Elizabeth!

She has been sorting a lot of you out and changing mindset and she is an expert at getting you out of any sunk cost fallacy.

Email her for more info on how she can help with that and other trading mindset problems at elizabethburns2

There is good news though regarding some recent falls.

Good news Burns you cry? Don't give me that, I am done with sodding markets!

The good news is first of all there are loads of fantastic bargains out there just waiting to be bought.

Think black Friday sales. Yes, folks shares on offer at bargain prices!

There are also a number of bids coming in and I got one at last myself this week.

And I know I am all get out quick and use stops and all that but I do suspect we are getting near capitulation where there are no sellers left.

When there is a rebound it will probably be sudden and fast and you may struggle to buy.

We are coming up to the time of the year when shares are strong.

The Xmas rally might not be far away and if we're lucky and inflation falls a bit and interest rates have stabilised the back end of this year could be fantastic.

I'll be concentrating a lot on how to play a Santa rally online Dec 6th for newbies and at the hotel on Dec 11th for those who've been to an online or hotel seminar before.

If interested mail me at robbiethetrader with "online interested" or "hotel follow up interested"./#

I had been stacked up with quite a few ETF and spreadbet shorts but profits have been taken on those and I've been using quite a bit of spare cash I had to do some buying on weaknesses.

I've bought some Vesuvius, this is the kind of share that ticks a lot of boxes for me.

As you know, I do like ticking boxes. if I get bored I look for amazon boxes around the house and put big ticks on them with a felt tip. Very relaxing.

The stocko algos love this one - over 90 on all the scores which is tough to find.

It trades on a very low multiple probably because it didn't have a great year but plenty of signs of recovery in its markets especially in India.

Net debt has been reduced substantially and the last results were ahead of expectations.

It expects "modest" growth from here but downside? Well things could turn down for them again, but is that already in the price given the low rating?

The market thinks it's undercooked at under 400p and overcooked once about 450 so it's a potential nice trading range play if you are into your spreadbetting.

It trades in a bit of a range at the mo from roughly 390 to 450 which makes a get out quick easy at 375 380ish.

There is a risk here though, last year it gave an update on Nov 15th so an update could be coming and maybe markets could have weakened. That's the risk here!

If shares drop much before the update we can probably guess the update won't be great, but we'll be out!

(I don't know who "we" is by the way. Or is it we are?)

Bodycote kept popping up on various screens at the hotel seminar. I kept meaning to buy but level 2 kept stopping me as did a fall below support.

But buyers seem to be coming in now, though it has to be a GOQ as it might be a falling knife.

The algos like this one which trades on a low ratio and packs a decent dividend over 4pc.

Downside, there is some net debt though it's within reason.

I have bought some more IQGEO after a top up was sold for a loss of £360.

But I was happy to buy back on weakness and the shares are gaining once more.

Given these types of software companies are getting bought up, this has gone pretty high on my list of potential bid targets.

It's winning contracts and lots of positives in general.

It's running an event for likely investors and funds on Nov 29th, be interesting to see if any buys come in then.

I reckon IQG will get a bid and won't be with us within the next year.

I bought Oxford Metrics OMG which recently got stopped out.

Its new CEO looks like he's about to at last use its massive cash pile and has made a start.

I'd expect soon to see more acquisitions and if he gets it right there could be lots of upside.

I topped up Advanced Medical Solutions which got a boost with a statement that it's won hospital distribution agreements.

These look good and could start to propel AMS shares higher, they are now going up nicely.
I also topped up the Cerillion trade as the shares are on the up.

Nice announcement today from Cerillion, it's won a major new contract win with a tier 1 telco.

Very well run company and there should be more to come here.

I bought some more Equals - the company pretty much said yesterday it had put itself up for sale.

No guarantees here, but it looks like there could be more than one interested party.

It's a bit odd that Equals has made this move so it's not without risk as why would you want to sell up?

One to keep an eye on but would suggest a stop would get you out if it sinks.

This could be the time to buy some GB Group after a terrible couple of years where it tried to overexpand.

Profits are starting to rise again for this global digital identity outfit and there seems to be some green shoots but net debt remains high.

This might be the time for it to be rescued by a bid from a giant which doesn't mind the debt, others have been bought out that were carrying debt. It reports on the 28th.

I've added some more Spire: it's made what looks a decent acquisition of the Vita Health Group.

Spire always seems to have a massive debt but this is ok here as it has a ton of property assets that more than cover the debt pile.

This acquisition should make Spire even more valuable and you wonder perhaps next year whether a big US provider might be tempted to take it.

I have my first bid in a while! I must admit I was getting jealous of companies getting bid for I didn't hold and at last....

The bid was for Sopheon which I have held for quite a long time - the share price had been doing nothing for ages but out of the blue a very generous bid at a tenner which has doubled my money.

For the website it's a profit of £8,810.

Personally I got a profit of £40,000 from it but it's my sipp which got a major boost as I had about 70k in there.

I see no reason why the bid shouldn't go through, it's a very good offer indeed given the shares had been doing nothing and it might have taken 1-2 years or more for the share price to double.

For the brave, if you think the bid is a done deal you could buy shares this morning at 900p and so assuming the bid goes through you would get more than 10% on your money if you held and waited a a few weeks for the cash payout. Risk though as what if the deal did fall.

Knights went for a profit of £256 and TTG for a loss of £135.

A stinky statement from Asos but I closed the short out after the fall for a profit of £93 and the Bellway short was closed out by a trailing stop at a profit of £490.

The Spirax short was closed for a nice profit of £4,206.

So, interesting times as we build up to Xmas and a possible decent December.

I'll be going through Xmas rallies in detail in the December seminars.

I've been asked about psychology books.

There is mine which I love re-reading in the bath that is here

And there is the great Your Money and Brain link here:

(The hardback is cheaper than the paperback on that one!!)
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I discovered a SB firm that does just 0.6 on the FTSE and tight spreads on 100 and 250 shares, also handy right now if you are shorting given the such tight spread

Just a 0.6 spread for the FTSE which is fantastic and the best I've found.

That is going to be great for the Xmas rally bet.

Spreads on FTSE 100 and 250 stocks are really tight, I shop around SB sites when I am about to trade for the best spread and this one keeps coming out the best.

Here's the link if you want to sign up, on this link the lovely Lorenzo will help out if you run into trouble or make a fat finger trade.

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Let me know if you run into any problems with it but seems a no brainer for the Xmas rally or a short.
LIVE HOTEL NT XMAS PARTY/SANTA RALLY FOLLOW UP SEMINAR DEC 11th, NR WINDSOR 10am-5.30pm and Bar after.

Same hotel I saw some of you in last week, be great to see some of you again for a Xmas knees up event, you must have attended an event before to qualify to come so this is not for total beginners.

Includes Xmas lunch, snacks, crackers, Yorkshire Tea and I'd probably stick a few quid behind the bar for after. You can also network with some fabulous investors I'll be setting the usual homework, everyone comes up with an idea and there's a prize for the best trade idea of the day.

Of course we will have a good look at how to spreadbet the Xmas Santa rally and there will be plenty of order book and level 2 stuff and lots of trade hunting, ways of trading a down market and a look ahead to 2024.

If you think you might be interested let me know with "follow up interested" to robbiethetrader
Online December 6th 10am-4.30pm beamed to your place.
See trades from my own live accounts, research, level 2, and finding great shares from scratch. And Xmas rally segment. Isas and tax free accounts discussed. Plus how to use spreadbetting for further profits. 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 For more details, costs etc email at robbiethetrader with "Online Dec seminar interested". Early pay discount available.

RETREAT PALMA MID APRIL
Spend three days with me (shares), Elizabeth (Trading psychology) and Kalpesh (massage/healing/nuitrition) in sunny Spain.

Lots of one to ones, group work, meet other investors.. there are quizzes, nights out and lots of fun!

If interested mail with retreat interested to robbiethetrader
I've finished the book on AI - "The Coming Wave".

It's a must read for any investor - I've learned a lot, the writer co-founded Deepmind, one of the world's leading AI cos.

It's fascinating, some of the conclusions are scary and it's good to try and understand it, though in the end he concludes AI will being a lot of benefits. It will also drive some shares down and some up.

Buy and read! Amazon link:

One or two of you asked about how we got our car back after it was stolen, we used apple airtags, hide them in your car or under your bike seat and get your car or bike back, amazing.

Amazon have them, link here:

The steering lock we were recommended and bought you can get from amazon, link here:
I love companies with decent cash piles and I've developed a screen for shares with cash with Sharepad to go with my new book.

The screen goes with one of my strategies from the new book "Dash for Cash".

The idea is it picks up sensible shares with a cash pile for further examination.

I don't mean it to be "just buy any share on the screen." My idea is it's a start for further research as just because a company has a cash pile doesn't necessarily mean it's a great company.

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For small caps try Spreadex say for the moment they will carry on with most of the shares so that could be another place to deal in shares IG won't.
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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.