Reply to: $10 a barrel

[GJABS]

If you were looking for a stock to make money on since the April lows, I can only say one word: "plastics".
Specifically, Tupperware. Yes really.

Price in April 2020 $2.52
Price today $32.39

Tupperware Brands Corporation (TUP) Stock Price, News, Quote & History - Yahoo Finance

[minestrone]

What you mean is Microsoft was up more from the beginning of the year, but I didn't buy them at the beginning of the year I bought them in April after they'd been beaten down.

What I mean is that I have FCA regulated qualifications.

And performance is based on 12 months.

[BlasterBates]

I'm bound by FCA rules. I cannot be misleading.

What you mean is Microsoft was up more from the beginning of the year, but I didn't buy them at the beginning of the year I bought them in April after they'd been beaten down.

[minestrone]

COBS 4.5A Communicating with clients (including past, simulated past and future performance) (MiFID provisions) - FCA Handbook

b) the information must include appropriate performance information which covers the preceding 5 years, or the whole period for which the financial instrument has been offered, the financial index has been established, or the investment service has been provided where less than five years, or such longer period as the firm may decide, and in every case that performance information is based on complete 12-month periods;

You dont have to read this stuff, I do.

[minestrone]

Microsoft price on 24th April = EUR 160
today EUR 182

Show us your "math"

I'm bound by FCA rules. I cannot be misleading.

[BlasterBates]

Please review your numbers.

Microsoft price on 24th April = EUR 160
today EUR 182

Show us your "math"

[minestrone]

No not really, Microsoft was only up 15%.

Please review your numbers.

[BlasterBates]

Christ, Microsoft beat all that. You're on a computer programmer's site.

No not really, Microsoft was only up 15%.

[minestrone]

BASF up 45%
Allianz 25%
D. Telekom 25%
and Siemens 65%

+ 7-8% dividend on each of those

He who dares

Christ, Microsoft beat all that. You're on a computer programmer's site.

[BlasterBates]

That is one bad selection of stocks.

BASF up 45%
Allianz 25%
D. Telekom 25%
and Siemens 65%

+ 7-8% dividend on each of those

He who dares

[minestrone]

My stock tip last year was twilio.

I think it still has up.

[BrilloPad]

110 dollars the SNP promised.

I think that was the cost of wee krankie glove puppets...

[minestrone]

Very nearly but no I didn't the thunder and lightening, headless horses etc put me off instead I went for "safety". Most interesting US stocks are already up, but Europe is lagging somewhat
so I bought:

BASF
Siemens
D Telekom
Allianz

I'm calling market bottom and my "Corona Virus crash" chips are now officially on the table.

That is one bad selection of stocks.

[minestrone]

110 dollars the SNP promised.

[BlasterBates]

Is now the right time to walk through the valley of the shadow of death, and fear no evil, as fire raineth down from the heavens and the heads of the horses are like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceed fire and smoke and brimston...

...and buy Exxon Mobil

Now is the time and Alibaba as well.