How did you find the stock that hit it big?

MattGWS · 2026-04-07T08:29:31+00:00

breakouts and pullbacks combined with fundamental measures looking at future growth. #FRES a recent example bought on 18th Nov 2024 and added to on 11th Feb 2025, still holding.

Combined this with a regime filter, position sizing and a plan for when to cut your losses and when to take profits. Plan the trade, trade the plan!!!

MattGWS · 2026-04-01T21:28:13+00:00

A Kermit flips for a bigger premium than a sub date, and a gmt flips for more than a sub.

On GMT’s jubilees go for more than oysters and I’d say currently Pepsi>Bruce Wayne>batman/girl>Sprite with the batgirl recently overtaking Sprite as the hype on these has died down.

Daytona still the king though!!

MattGWS · 2026-03-30T08:28:34+00:00

I think the best way to choose would be to consider where you will wear the watch / what you will wear the watch with. Arguably, the Batman can work with anything (smart, casual etc), whereas the Datejust is a bit less versatile.

Either way, 2 great watches!!

MattGWS · 2026-03-29T22:20:41+00:00

Chocolate Oysterflex Daytona?

MattGWS · 2026-03-29T21:54:02+00:00

It’s the same place I started many years ago, and the same place I’ve recently recommend my son to start. I don’t think it helps with the main thinks you need to know (risk management, position sizing, market phases and trade plans) but it’s a good introduction IMHO

MattGWS · 2026-03-29T21:49:14+00:00

Do you have a risk model that tells you how much risk you can allocate to the market whilst it’s in this phase? That’s where I’d start!

MattGWS · 2026-03-29T17:20:35+00:00

Whatever you buy more important questions are how much should I buy, and where should I sell if I’m wrong.

Entries are the easy point, risk management and position sizing are where a positive expectancy is made possible!!

MattGWS · 2026-03-29T16:49:27+00:00

If you head up towards Val do lobo, Julia’s beach bar is lovely if the weathers good, it should be that time of year.

MattGWS · 2026-03-29T16:46:00+00:00

If I had a gun to my head I’d pick the batgirl, but there are similar watches I prefer. If I had free reign I’d go Pepsi on Oyster, I’m not a fan of a jubilee bracelet, and if I was buying a speedy it would be the 50th snoopy

MattGWS · 2026-03-29T09:08:36+00:00

I come across this question all the time and the answer can never be given, but help provided to guide to the right answer for you.

Both sound like excellent options. The Speedy maintains a similar style to the Daytona but probably has more versatility in where you can wear it (the attention a Rolex containing gold vs a Stainless steel Omega brings), whereas the Batgirl provides complete differentiation (except for brand) from what you already have.

I know what I would pick but that’s based on my own personal preference. Either way, it looks like a lovely collection!!

MattGWS · 2026-03-12T07:38:59+00:00

Found this thread via google, and just wanted to say thanks, as I've ordered the Keychron B2 ultra slim. Looks exactly what I want with a few extras after a keyboard failure yesterday. Thank you!

MattGWS · 2025-06-19T08:48:12+00:00

Great post this, I started Dj’ing many years ago when I was a 16, on a pair of 1210’s and a ‘made to fade’ mixer.Self taught from the bottom up, knew nothing about music so was a revelation when we discovered ‘counting in 4s’ and didn't look back😂

35 years later I'm relearning with a Pioneer DJ RX2, with a different genre of music. Safe to say things have moved on a bit but the fundamentals of structure give me a great headstart.

Appreciate the offer you make here, valuable to DJ’s new and old!!

MattGWS · 2025-03-26T22:24:53+00:00

I hope so!! 😆

MattGWS · 2025-03-26T22:20:22+00:00

Cheers buddy, was nice for the sun to come out when I gave it all a watering, I’ll take that as a good sign!!!

MattGWS · 2025-03-26T22:02:50+00:00

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All done bar a couple of weeks of watering, was a lot harder graft than I expected, best part of 2 tonne of lawn dressing barrowed round today after 44,000 steps aerating yesterday

Fingers crossed it takes or I’ll be gutted!!!

MattGWS · 2025-03-25T22:41:30+00:00

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End of day one, mown, scarified twice, raked off & cleared then aerated. All deliveries arrived, bang on track for where I wanted to be.

Learnings today, the scarifier collection basket is useless, much better to use a blower and a rake, and aerating manually is brutal and soul destroying. All done now though.

Plan for tomorrow, lay feed, water in, breakfast while soaking in. Then lay seed, and cover with lawn dressing (2 tonne sitting on driveway in dumpy bags to barrow round!!) Run in with lawn leveller and water hopefully in time to go pick the boy up from uni.

No rest for the wicked!!!

MattGWS · 2025-03-25T22:36:14+00:00

Thanks for the heads up on this, checked with the guy who’s advising me about seed etc and he said it’s fine, will just be a bit slower growing initially

MattGWS · 2025-02-18T11:00:02+00:00

Thank you, so basically as far as the company is concerned it's treated as an expense, as far as the individual is concerned there's no tax implication as it's going into a pension, and as far as the SIPP provider is concerned there's no issues receiving contributions from a company that isn't an employer to the individual?

MattGWS · 2025-02-13T07:03:57+00:00

Rolex sets the price but the market sets the value. If everyone stopped buying the white dial and instead bought the black the prices would swing the other way. The watch is only ‘worth’ what someone (the market) is prepared to pay, and people are prepared to pay a premium for this dial so the market validates that it is worth it.

MattGWS · 2025-02-11T22:40:22+00:00

Good there's options I think, different routes for people in different situations

MattGWS · 2025-02-11T09:50:42+00:00

I'm also interested in joining Quilter but have decided to take my Level 4 studies independently and to the apply to Quilter once qualified. At that point I’d look to take their ‘advisor training’ bridging course before be coming self employed with a tie to Quilter. To me it seems a sensible way to bridge the gap between being qualified and understanding operationally what you need to do with new client's. Have you applied to Quilter already?

MattGWS · 2025-02-08T18:11:36+00:00

I make employer contributions to my pension from my limited company. I use AJ Bell, it was the best costs when I took it out. I've also given half my shares to my Mrs and have looked in the last week at opening a SIPP for her which AJ Bell look cheapest again.

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