I did not make bank unfortunately. I ended the year down about 16%, but I made some terror mistakes early. H1 of the financial year was negative 30%, H2 was positive 20%. So I guess that is something to take heart in. Pretty overweight BDR in my overall portfolio. If it goes as we expect in the next 6 months past mistakes will be well erased.
My losses also equate to about 2-3 months savings (I haven't put myself in the deep end so all in good spirit)
Sorry to hear that binwood, but I'm finding this forum is very informative for making trading decisions and simply learning stuff about firms. Of course there are overly positive people around who continually talked up stuff that will happen 'soon' or 'not long now' or that 'funding must be just around the corner' that I'm very cautious of, as they are also the same people with the most to lose if the stock goes down. I've also made dumb, seemingly 'uninformed' mistakes over the years, AYN, DML, ADY, IMI, VRE and almost KCN to name a few, oh and the divorce took half
but somehow pulled a 286% gain on my superfund since January trading BDR, TRY and IVR. I think to succeed you need to read as much as possible and not leave your investments unwatched for too long. Also, take onboard the views of people who seem to be able to predict the next SP move from charts, they won't always be right, but right more often than not. Never underestimate the extent of a correction, as they always return to support levels that were once resistance. May the force be with you in the new year!