*****NEXT UPDATE WILL BE SUNDAY DEC 18TH - A BUMPER XMAS EDITION with a review of the year and look forward to next year! (Ie there is no update next wednesday, it'll be Sunday!)***

The all new edition of my book Naked Trader 3 is out now !!!

Markets change so I have learned a lot since 2007 and it is all in the new edition.

But lots of new strategies including my top 20, lots more mistakes to avoid, loads of new trader tales, cartoons and a bit of fun too.

Those who bought NT 2, there is plenty of new stuff in it for you and if you are a beginner, you can buy NT 3 without having to buy NT 2.

I hope you all enjoy it - and can tell I put a lot of effort into it and I really hope if it just stops one person from making the mistakes I did it will be worthwhile.

Indeed I hope the book is worth it even if you read about other people's stories, it is amazing how so many make exactly the same mistakes.

Anyhow if you buy it I hope you enjoy it! Click here:
http://books.global-investor.com/books/818560.htm?ginPtrCode=10453

** My book about spreadbetting , you can order it here:

http://books.global-investor.com/books/401334.htm?ginPtrCode=10453

*****NEXT UPDATE WILL BE SUNDAY DEC 18TH - A BUMPER XMAS EDITION with a review of the year and look forward to next year! (Ie there is no update next wednesday, it'll be Sunday!)***

My plan for last weekend? Stay out of Accident and Emergency departments!

I've ended up in there 3 times recently and if you read last week's update last weekend I was being told I was about to be knocked out and operated on to get a fishbone out!

Which by sheer fluke I managed to avoid by getting out of there fast and going home and by the time I got back it had fallen out.

I was health and safety all weekend. What was about to attack me this weekend?

Taking Christopher to football I wondered if a flying football from a wayward seven-year-old was going to bang me in the face and knock my teeth out... same when he went to tennis, I survived.

I walked slowly and checked everything, especially food. I even didn't eat grapes in case one got stuck. Saturday I stayed out of A and E.

I felt fairly confident by Sunday afternoon until Mrs NT went out and a giant Xmas tree was delivered.

"You need to saw the bottom off," advised delivery man as if that was an easy job.

"Aha," I thought. "That is it, instead of sawing off the bottom of the tree something awful is going to happen. Let me guess: will I saw off my willie or something...?

Or something unexpected... Hmm, perhaps fall on an Xmas tree branch which lodges in my bum?

I could see them in casualty now, Here he is again, last week a fish bone got stuck. This time, an Xmas tree....

You can't blame me: I refused to have any dealings with the tree whatsoever turning down all entreaties of can you lend me a hand with the tree etc... and I was having no interactions whatsoever with a saw.

Lucky a handy friend of mine owes me a favour. So he came over with his saw.

He's a mad QPR fan. Last time I saw him I'd invited him to watch Fulham VS QPR with Christopher,

Fulham won 6-0 but he'd already legged it when we hit 5. "Do not say anything about the Fulham game," I warned Christopher not wanting my friend to leave without sorting out the tree.

As my friend arrived Christopher giggled: "six nil" ... I swiftly got Christopher away and soon the work was done!

And now I have to admit that I deserved to get the fish bone stuck. It served me right.

What I didn't tell you in the last update was before I cooked the fish I did chase Christopher around the place with it shouting "Fishy is coming to get you..."

So the fish quite rightly got its revenge on me... All I can advise is: Do not eat Sea Bass. They are evil.

Don't you think pre Xmas is quite stressful...

What I hate is e-Christmas cards. You have no idea if you download it whether there might be a virus hiding inside and also you can't help but think: "Lazybones, either send me a card in the post or don't bother."

(So if you are thinking of sending me an ecard... please don't! I don't want to sound ungrateful but honestly? It just causes me stress. Donate a quid to charity for me instead.)

I went for a spot of shopping at M and S, parked the car and went to the machine to pay for half an hour's parking.

"Got change for a fiver?" asked a guy standing by the machine. I didn't have enough but I saw I did have enough to get my parking and his.

So I just handed over some money. "There you go," I said. "It's on me."

He said he couldn't possibly take the money. "Go on," I said.

"Why not? It's only £1.50, you might help someone the same way one day, take it, sometimes you should just take..."

He went on to say he couldn't possibly, it was bad Karma. I tried one more time but he just said he would go to the nearly bookies and get change there.

How odd! I would have taken it. Strange that you try and be kind and it's not accepted! Almost some kind of suspicion. We ought to be able to help others if we want...

I do think sometimes it is fine to take. For example if I happen to be out with friends and someone offers to pay I'll accept and say thanks.

Because usually if someone wants to get something, they really do want to.

I know when I offer to pay I mean it and I want to. So I think it is fine both to give and receive (I know what you are thinking, you and your gutter mind).

I have to say though when I offer the Big Issue guy £20 and don't expect change, luckily he is happy to take, and quite rightly!

I've had a yellow card from Mrs NT. This is for two persistent offences:

1 - Not putting the top back on the milk cartons
2- Consistently eating all the grapes.

This is pretty fair on the whole. Milk tops do fall on the floor but when you have hot toast and tea I just well haven't got the time to pick it up.

Nothing must ever get in the way of getting tea and toast into mouth asap. And definitely not milk tops.

I think I'll replace the top after tea and toast is consumed but then, I just forget.

I do eat all the grapes. I can't help it. I eat one, I have to eat them all. I have in my defence told her to hide them.

This morning I could feel the grapes of wrath heading my way.

There was a rumbling in the kitchen. "Did you eat all the grapes? What am I going to put in Christopher's snackbox?"

Phew, it was okay, I knew this time I had resisted them by not even eating one. However they had mysteriously vanished. I thought back, no it definitely wasn't me but somehow I still felt in the dock.

They turned up in the bread bin. Lesson is, if you hide the grapes, you've got to remember where you hid them!

I really enjoyed the last seminar and bowled over with the feedback I'm getting on this one.

I have to say I was pretty flattered when I looked up at 9pm and so many of you were still there. Indeed I think if I hadn't run out of steam at the amazing hour of 10.30pm some of you would have still been there in the middle of the night!

I just got a mail from one delegate who tells me there were some of you STILL at the bar at 4.30am still buzzing from the day.

And I thought I was the one with stamina!!!

So thanks a lot for staying the course and for being such a great crowd.

Glad also on the day there were some trades available to do live, and also some to place directly onto the market, and I think doing that seemed to help you.

A pleasure to meet some of you and chat over lunch and the breaks - what I love about trading is it is such a leveller and I love to see all kinds of people who wouldn't normally meet begin friendships and I know many have endured from seminars past, it is wonderful as trading at home can be a lonely business.

And the concentration from those of you who came was marvellous. I know I obviously make a profit from these events but the real reward for me is seeing people getting a greater understanding of the market. Realising it is not just about finding the right company it is all about timing.

And if I think, as I say on the day, that I help many of you to understand who your opponents are in the market, create a trading plan and avoid the silly companies and I know from emails afterwards you got this, that is a terrific reward.

I hope some of you go on to great trading success.

If you missed this seminar or couldn't make it, I've booked a date for the next one - the date is Friday January 27th.

Many of you said you couldn't make it in December so the end of January seemed a good date!

So booking for January's seminar is now open! The good news is as I am only just starting to take bookings there is a very decent early bird discount on offer!

For details on the new Jan 27th date , email me at robbiethetrader@aol.com with "seminar interested" in the subject line. I'll send you everything that I cover and all about the day itself.

Do not forget to claim the decent early bookers discount!

Beginners and improvers welcome! Come and spend the day with me, the markets and some lovely people - and of course, lunch!

If you mail me I will then send you details and a full agenda of what is covered. Also more details below somewhere.

My seminars are designed for beginners, dabblers and improvers and deals with everything from how to look for winners, how to research, spreadbetting, level 2 use how to time trades and short, how to use advfn properly and run your portfolio without having to spend money on systems and tipsters.. and tons more.

A lot of the day comes directly from the live markets and I show you many of the tricks I use to get good prices live. And there might even be the odd live trade or 2!

For those of you who've been to one of my seminars already and would like to improve further, there are two follow up seminars planned for next year.
Follow up with me is on March 8th where we do level 2, research and stock picking, timing and placing live trades all day. Always an interesting session. The last one went really well. For details mail me with "follow up" in the subject line.
Technical Analysis seminar: on Saturday Feb 18th learn with top trader Susan how to use TA to take the emotion out of your entry and exit points - I am there too all day to back up with a bit of fundamentals! It's always best to learn from someone who really trades not a rip off merchant in a suit who doesn't! And Susan has been trading successfully for more than 6 years. Email me with "TA seminar" in the subject line for details. There is a special offer if you'd like to book both. Mail me for that with "both interested" in subject line
I get quite a few mails asking what magazines or news services I subscribe to etc. Well, hardly any!
However I do take (£8.99 a month though take the yearly option at 20% discount to that) a daily email which is my main source of news about such things as broker upgrades, main news items, analysis of stocks and markets, forthcoming company statements and events, stock recommendations and targets from the top brokers, what kind of earnings expected from companies and a whole heap more useful stuff.
I sometimes get ideas from this for companies to watch or monitor or even buy. And it's handy to get a summary of what the brokers are saying and looking at future earnings etc.
It usually arrives around 5ish every day.
I contacted the people that put it together and they offer a free 14 day trial of it to my readers - so you can cancel after 14 days if you don't feel it's useful enough.
Once you cut and paste this link into your browser, click "uk 14 days free trial" then I would go "yearly option" which gives a 20% discount making it just over £7 a month, as you can still cancel seems worth it. Hope you find it useful like I do. It's one of the few paid for news services that has really impressed.
http://bit.ly/eBPXuG

I do also get the Investors Chronicle delivered by the newsagent every Friday. It's always worth a read and brings to my attention things I may have missed.

An interesting email from a reader. The thrust of it was he was going to buy a share after doing a lot of research but then it went up 12% and he hadn't bought it yet. So he felt angry.
How does he stop/halt the feelings of anger?
Well, you have to take the emotion out of trading. Which isn't easy.
I suggested he should read this book.. by Jason Zweig
http://books.global-investor.com/books/256158.htm?ginPtrCode=10453
This is the one to read on psychology. Great read.
Fancy getting the naked trader updates direct into your inbox? And a bit before it gets updates on the net including news from my pension trades made from my SIPP?

All you have to do is take a phone or energy service from the Utility Discount Warehouse at www.utilitywarehouse.org.uk/fabdeal.

I get some commission and you get the service! On top of that you ought to make some amazing savings on your phone, broadband, or energy use or all! There's even an internet phone where you can make free calls from wi fi hotspots!

Prices are guaranteed lower than the top 6 suppliers but even better you can get huge discounts on your energy/phone bill if you shop at places like Marks and Spencers, Boots, Sainsburys and a whole load more. 5% of your spend comes directly off your billl. Many are saving a fortune from their energy bills.

So save a few quid, and get my stuff in your inbox! A win win? Mail me at robbiethetrader@aol.com with "mail service" in the subject line and I'll send you details.

Spreadbetting firm Tradefair Spreads has upped its offer exclusively to Naked Trader readers to a £100 credit. This offer is exclusive to me and not available anywhere else...
I've been using them for a few weeks to check that I'm happy with the service. As you know I don't take ads or allow referrals on the site unless it's a company I've used and I feel confident about.
What I like about it is it's easy to use, spreads are surprisingly tight on the smaller companies and interestingly an automated stop loss is applied to each trade - so beginners know what their max loss is from the outset.
Anyway they now offer a £100 credit as long as you deposit £100. You get the credit after you placed 5 trades (Terms and conditions apply)
If you'd like to apply for an account with Tradefair Spreads and get the freebie click this link:
http://www.tradefair.com/promo/spreads/nakedtrader100/

The number of emails to me is nearly reaching saturation point and I'm struggling! I'm getting 100s which is lovely in a way but killing me in another.
The main problem is the length of some of them, indeed some run to the length of novels, so, please, help save my eyes and please keep mails to under 150 words.. you can do it! It's close to the stage where I am going to have to say I will answer all mails but those over 200 words will get deleted. Keep them short and sweet, please!!
Also, it's possible the answer you seek from me is already in FAQ's. And do remember I can't discuss individual shares with you as it would be classified as investment advice which I'm not authorised to give.
Many of you enjoy the cheap advfn toplists bronze deal through me as do many of you with the cheap level 2. However many of you say you want a half-way house to include real-time share prices always on.
So I'm pleased to announce I've managed to seal a new deal with Advfn for its "Silver" service - that's always on real-time share prices for a good saving (Bronze toplists etc are included in this).
The deal is via me you can save £30 for your first year by paying just £138.06 inc vat via me instead of £167.47.
Just mail me for full details if you'd like it with "silver" in the subject line.

They've just re-published "The Zulu Principle" by Jim Slater who's written a 2008 update at the beginning.
This is a brilliant classic book. Reading this is a real pleasure and it was a great idea to republish.
Jim believes like I do the best gains can come from smaller stocks and in an easy to read style takes you through how to evaluate smaller companies that are about to become bigger ones - he uses some excellent examples.
Really this is a must read for all more longer-term investors or anyone looking to grow their money... a number of you have also written to me about this book and praising it.
Here is the link to buy it:
http://books.global-investor.com/books/167207.htm?ginPtrCode=10453
Here's a very topical one: The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets by Peter Schiff.
The book is all about how to keep portfolios up in a down market. He focusses a lot on how to play commodities and win with some sensible advice especially on natural resources and precious metals. He is very much a realist and there is no rubbish here: some straight talking and some interesting strategies.
Everyone who invests should think seriously about keeping portfolios up in bad times so this book should be read.
Well worth picking up at this link:
http://books.global-investor.com/books/271958.htm?ginPtrCode=10453
To order my new book Naked Trader 2 for next day delivery click this link... or the cover of the book top right!
http://books.global-investor.com/books/27120.htm?ginPtrCode=10453
Several people have asked me for a recommendation on a book which shows how to study accounts in a reasonably easy way. The one I like the most is http://books.global-investor.com/books/15717.htm?ginPtrCode=10453 by Robert Leach. Ten crunch questions to ask before buying any company.
It' s a decent easy-to-read book with several key chapters and it's highly recommended. It's one I keep and dip into from time to time. To order, click this link... http://books.global-investor.com/books/15717.htm?ginPtrCode=10453
The best book on charting and easiest read on the subject is http://books.global-investor.com/books/15618.htm?ginPtrCode=10453 by Alistair Blair. Click here -> http://books.global-investor.com/books/15618.htm?ginPtrCode=10453
Another good one is the second edition of http://books.global-investor.com/books/23792.htm?ginPtrCode=10453 by Peter Temple. Included in this one is how to use spreadbetting, CFD's warrants and trackers to reduce risk. And there are some decent trading strategies too.
This is an excellent book for new investors and also experienced ones. It explains all the things you may not be sure about in the markets and will explain the tools that are there. To order The Investors Toolbox by Peter Temple (new edition) click the following link for delivery in 24 hours... http://books.global-investor.com/books/23792.htm?ginPtrCode=10453

**** BOOKING FOR FRIDAY JANUARY 27TH NOW OPEN

Fancy spending a day with me, learning all the ways I have learned over the years to find good shares and play the markets? Well, you can at one of my seminars!
Booking is open for the Naked Trader seminar on Friday Jan 27th

Price is £550 plus vat. There is an early bookers discount available.
That includes three course lunch, coffees, snacks etc.
The seminar is mainly aimed at beginners and dabblers though improvers are welcome too.
Topics covered using live market feeds all day include: Market psychology, level 2 - a simple guide to how to use it for better timing; how to value companies; finding companies that are about to rise. I will also cover techniques for handling events such as the recent meltdown and volatility.
Spreadbetting: How to use it to gain an edge and go short. Market makers - how they work and how to beat them; how to stop losing money and make it instead and plenty more.
How to plan trade entries and exits - how to research companies and understand reports, plus all those niggly questions you always wanted to ask. How to set stop losses and targets. Charts and how to use them.
Also covered: Market maker tricks: How to spot tree shakes and use them in your favour, How to tell when NOT to buy a share. I use live ADVFN all day with lots of level 2 and looks at all kind of live market data.
The idea behind the seminar is SIMPLICITY. I don't use jargon or fancy words - everything is in PLAIN ENGLISH! No question is too stupid and the event is held in a friendly relaxed and supportive environment.
The idea is you will come away from the event I hope a wise and better investor with lots of new ideas. I try and translate complex topics into easy bite size pieces. I also aim for it to be entertaining as well as instructive.
If you are interested please e-mail me at robbiethetrader@aol.com with "seminar interested" in the subject line and I will send you full details of the event including comments from those who have come to previous seminars and you can then decide whether you would like to come. See you there!
One seminar attendee Clare wanted to write a testimonial about her experiences at the seminar which follows now!
"I've just come back buzzing from one of Robbie's seminars. What a day! He's just brilliant, and manages to pack an awful lot into one day, and with his enthusiastic and humorous delivery the day just flies by. There are no gimmicks, no sell, no "˜get-rich-quick' promises, just his own solid, sound approach which he has learnt over the years and which works.
He shows you how to minimise the risks and maximise the profits and points out the banana skins on the way. Where the seminar really comes into its own is when he teaches using live level 2. Hearing him talk through his thought processes and reasoning is invaluable, and really brings home everything from the book. He has endless patience answering peoples' questions, and really seems to care that everybody understands.
On top of that, you meet some really nice like minded people and swap e mail addresses, you're plied with
chocolates and coffee all day, have a great lunch and spend the evening getting tiddled with Robbie in the
bar afterwards! You might even get to see the amazing crocodile boots . . . .
Don't worry about the cost, it's easily worth it, and you'll soon make it back with your new-found investment skills, and in what you're no longer losing. If you're thinking of going along to his next seminar, whether you're a novice or an experienced trader, don't hesitate ""just go!
Thanks Clare, did you want the tenner in cash, or will a cheque do?

I've started using Tradefair for spreadbetting - I like the auto generated stop losses which help to maintain discipline and that's good for beginners I think. And exclusively for Naked Trader readers they upped the offer to £100 credit.
So there's now a £100 credit on offer for anyone opening an account via me. You get that after 5 spreadbets (terms and conditions apply)
To get the offer, click here:
http://www.tradefair.com/promo/spreads/nakedtrader100/

I've got a great idea! Let's downgrade the ratings agencies!!

In fact let's ban them! Just as confidence returns a bit and at just the wrong time they bring fear back into the markets. What is the point of them?

Every time I tune in there is more bad news.

I fully expect any day to hear: "Authorities across the world announce we are all in the s***. We've run out of ideas. But remember... We are all in the s*** together. There is no money left! Man the lifeboats!

Do not blame us, your leaders. It is all YOUR fault. You bunch of GREEDY b

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!

You had to have it now didn't you. That's right. YOU. You borrowed on your credit cards to buy stuff you didn't really need. And you knew you'd never be able to pay it back.

YOU had to have the latest I gadget didn't you. Not happy with a phone that just made phone calls were you?

You wanted a mega latte every day didn't you and paid for it using money you didn't have didn't you. You wanted a plazma TV you couldn't afford and bought pizzas on your credit card to enjoy the X Factor.

And it was YOU who bought a house you couldn't afford at a silly price and a silly interest rate. And it's YOU who wants a big pension that can never be paid out because we're all living longer.

So don't blame US that you spent all the money and there isn't any left.

But don't worry! We think we can just about b-s you all into thinking things are okay for another couple of years. Yeah, we have come up with a new plan pumping BILLIONS into the market.

And we'll buy BILLIONS of bonds. And now here comes some jargon none of you will understand and nor do we. But if we just keep saying BILLIONS you'll be fooled. If it gets any worse then we will make it TRILLIONS.

We just hope we can keep things going till we can hand the giant mess onto..... someone else!!!

Erm. I have no idea who wrote the above, I just went out to lunch and someone went crackers and wrote all that. Do excuse me!! I'll shut down my computer next time I go out to lunch..

Phew, Fulham Vs Liverpool. What a game that was! Christopher and me thought Fulham would be lucky to get a draw and they go and win (though a sending off rather helped!)

Even Nrs NT watched the last few minutes and cheered when we scored the winner. Our next door football stadium looked amazing decked out with Xmas decorations.

It's a lovely old fashioned ground, if you ever get a chance to watch a game there, go, it is very family friendly and neutrals are welcomed.

So I see the two best looking blokes came first and second in I'm A Celebrity. The only people who vote are young women... hmmm..

Still, to be fair they seem perfectly nice blokes and if Christopher turned out anything like those two I would be happy (I think!) Me? I was a Pat Sharpe fan!

Boardwalk Empire continues to be the best series around.. if you haven't caught this get the DVD!

The Devil's Dinner is quite fun on Sky Atlantic. Say what you really think about people you just met at a dinner party.

Shows our initial impressions of people are so unfair. But that's life.

The new Ricky Gervais vehicle has turned out to be a bit of a stinker, Life's Too Short. He seems to be playing an unpleasant bully with no redeeming features.

Problem is nothing new here and just a rehash of his old jokes. He needs something totally different now. If I were him I would take a break for a couple of years and come back with something new. No doubt though, a talented man.

The spreadbetting firm I use for sports betting is here:
Via this link Open a Sporting Index account and there's £100 cash offer - please check terms and conditions which apply.

http://www.sportingindex.com/?tpid=6755
Do remember if you do bet you ought to treat sports spreadbetting as entertainment - and expect to lose! Also with spreadbetting work out what your max loss could be and make sure you can afford it! In other words if you say backed the favourite at 15 for a fiver and they come nowhere your max loss is £75.

Chris writes :
Chris the builder from sunny Wigan here, fan from day 1, (well about day 323 but who's counting eh?)

Anyway....I feel the need to say THANK YOU again for staring at me via (the first book) on Waterstones bookshelf on that faithful Christmas weekend a few years back, then the seminar at posh Heathrow that i drove to in my van! Ha!

Patience is free, watched my portfolio turn to poo, then back into gold, bought another house with profits, ISA is crammed with good earners, and KENTZ? Need I say another word? Here's one... wow, and another, did I mention thank you Mr Burns

Thanks Chris, I remember you well! In fact I remember you giving me some "humble builder" type nonsense and so glad you've done well and I helped with the book and the seminar. One thing you picked up is the ability to hold onto the good winners for yers to get the real rewards.

I'm happy for you. Great thing about trading is it doesn't matter who you are, what you do, or how you perceive your "status". We are all equals in trading and that is just great.

Duane writes:
Wanted to say a big thank you to you and Mrs NT for an amazing day of learning and fun at your seminar.

The way you explained the share trading from start to finish was understandable and really interesting, well worth the seminar fee!
It was great to hear such down to earth and honest assessment from a successful trader like yourself. The way you explained everything was good revision from your book and gave further insight into successful share trading.

I particularly liked your live trades and going through your accounts when you gave snippets of why you invested in certain shares and why you kept/dumped them. Also helpful was the way you searched for prospective shares and within minutes discounted them or put them on a short list for further examination and correct entry points. Amazing!
You could really tell that you loved doing what you do and your energy levels to keep going till 10pm was well....... I had to leave at 9pm I was shattered!

Thanks again Robbie I am keen to put into practice what you have taught me. Even though you make squillions from your trades and I am sure don't need to do the seminars for financial gain, but please keep doing those seminars for newbies like me!

Thanks Duane! Don't expect to be doing them foreever but very rewarding for me to help people so expect to carry on for a while longer.
Gabriel writes:
If you are reading this, you are perhaps considering going on one of Robbie's Seminars. You maybe asking yourself (like I did) the testimonials are all well and good but once the euphoria and excitement of attending a Seminar has died down ..... and I am back home in my normal routine and faced with the "graft" of putting it all into practice... will I become a better trader and be financially better off?
Let me tell you that in my case it certainly has!
Book your place pretty sharpish....... is what I say !

Thanks Gabriel!

Terry writes:
Fantastic seminar.

I have always been sceptical of the public testaments you see on web sites
saying how great an event was. Now I'm one of those people!. I
genuinely believe that the tips and techniques as well as the overall
approach you demonstrated will radically improve my trading performance

Thanks Terry, well all the testaments are real but know what you mean and glad you feel it was worth it!
Stephen writes:
I read your book and did the course - and I wasn't sure if I'd recoup the cost, it's been 2 years and I've made £38k + saved a loss transferring a Jupiter ISA heavily invested in BP. I can't tell you how important this is or how grateful I am. That's just me, who knows how much people have made with your help and saved by not making mistakes. I wanted to get into shares as they recovered after the crunch, but I assumed I had to put a large amount in one company I thought would make a big jump.
But what happens when you make £1m on the website, will you still do courses? I don't know how you do your ISA and SIPP investments, write the website, books, courses and answer e-mails. But please don't give it up. Couldn't you do the courses and have a standing website which gets updated with your trades say once a month so people can see what you do..

Stephen thanks so much for such a nice mail and much appreciated! Dunno about the future, I feel like I'm getting jaded. It's possible I might just reduce it all at some point to twice a month after going weekly - that would probably help. The other problem is other people's angst is getting to me and the email workload becoming overwhelming. I think after ten years it might be time for me to quit. Anyway good luck with your trades and hope you make a lot more.

I have 3 great offers from ADVFN.

SAVE OVER £120 !
First great deal: If you want level 2, though me it is only £305 for your first year including VAT!
This compares to £432 direct from advfn so this deal saves you over £120! ADVFN level 2 also includes all the live trades made through Plus Markets which I find invaluable.
To accept this great deal just e-mail me at robbiethetrader@aol.com with "Level 2 offer" in the subject line and I will tell you how to get it. Level 2 gives you access to all the market maker positions and the order book and I would not trade without it! More on level 2 in my book and I spend hours on it at my seminars.

Deal two is ADVFN's bronze subscription - normally £72 pa - available from me for only £41! (inc vat) That's a saving of over £30! You access to the premium bulletin board which contains my discussion forum with direct access to chat to me and some very good traders. Plus you get ADVFN's premium top lists which I think are a must for finding great stock picks. That includes great lists like ex dividend dates, market maker buys plus chart breakouts and downs. All as explained in the book.
To take up the offer, e-mail me at robbiethetrader@aol.com with Bronze in the subject line and I will tell you how to claim the deal.

Bronze is included inside the level 2 deal.

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Just a note for those of you who only read this bit of the website (and who can blame you, whatcha want to read about my life for, have you nothing better to do?)..a reminder the final update this year will be next SUNDAY rather than Wednesday but it will be a bumper edition with a review of the year and a look forwards to next year and what I plan to be doing.

(It doesn't matter how many times I put it in this update, I know I'll get mails on Wednesday night "Why didn't you update your website" etc.)

And for those of you who mail me and say is the website ending now... the answer is not right now, but it might not be too far off and don't be too surprised if I disappear suddenly. One mad email may tip me over the edge. But I plan to be here for at least the first quarter of 2012. The catayst for me to say goodbye may be finally reaching a banked £1m profit for the site.

But good news for those who want me to keep going is since going weekly it's been way easier for me and almost back to being an interesting hobby which is all I wanted rather than a total hassle which I didn't. I'm about to start writing the fiction book I always wanted to. Bottom line is if the website interferes with my new ambition it's going.

I don't know about you but I've had enough!! Every single day at least three news items designed to put fear into a trader's life.

It's a DOWNGRADE!!! Help!! ALL countries will be downgraded!! says the newsreader sternly.

Or else it's a EURO CRISIS! Or it's Inflation fear, deflation fear, currency fear, bank lending fear...

And when the totally irritating Robert Peston appears consistently on the news, you know we're in trouble.

"I am going to strongly emphasise the wrong WORD which is really ANNOYING, words like CRISIS and words you don't UNDERSTAND like Euro bond debt swap yield wife swap easing downgrade X-Factor rating default God I can't STAND this any MORE there must be a comedy on the OTHER channel...."

However for right this minute anyhow the markets amazingly seem to think the future doesn't look so bad and the last week it's risen well. Though they could easily change their minds in the next 5 seconds.

(The market will self destruct in ten seconds, please stand clear...)

I had selfishly rather welcomed the previous falls hoping it would hit 5000 and then nicely into a superb Xmas rally. Now it's gained already it makes it a bit more puzzling. Have we had the santa rally already, or can we have more rises on top taking us up to an unexpected 6000 by year end? Answers on a postcard please.

No use asking me, I don't have a clue. Ask one of the bullshit experts you see about the place! I'll try and carry on following the market rather than trying to guess it.

But the recent rises coupled with bad news stories have made it a head scratcher - and we have the Euro meetings going on this week. All designed to make it hard work to figure anything out. Maybe someone will say the magic words.. the two that seem to work are "bailout" and "quantitive easing". Someone say one of them!

Right what have I been up to then? Well for the time being I'm steering clear of adding anything that is too volatile. However there are still some trades about.

I've bought some Innovation Group (TIG) - this one came up on a screen at the last seminar and I thought I would just wait and see results first.

Interesting - results are really good on this one and so is the outlook. The shares went down on profit taking however I decided to buy and used level 2 to judge that and got 20,000 shares at 17.47.

Very promising indeed - markets look good and strong, profits are well up and it has an excellent cash pile too, everything I like to see.

My trading plan is targetting its high initially which is around 22p and would give me more than 20% profit - however if it gets there I would re-look at it again because if it bust through around 22p it could easily go higher bagging greater profits. In with a medium-term view on it. The fact is has done well recently bodes very well for this one.

The good news I think for me even in a bad market at the very least it is very fair value and little downside apparent.

GB Group (GBG) is interesting. Made some nice money on this before and I am tempted back in here for 8,000 shares at 46.5 even though it's already gone up a bit this week.

At first glance GB looks fully valued. However I think this one looks like it has a great future and it's one I'm looking at as a longer-term idea for a potential bid on it next year, targetting a near double in price to 80p ish.

Why? I love the area of the market it is in: ID - this is a massive growth area. And it has good contracts with plenty of big companies including Betfair. Its systems can tell companies that it is really you etc. Plus they have lots of applications and even better links with both Serco and Microsoft.

At its current price GB could be taken out for small change and it would be no surprise to wake up one morning next year to see a takeover announcement. Please remember though this is total speculation on my part, I could be totally wrong. GB has also been buying up other companies to expand and impressively raised £8m recently from institutions who seemed happy to back it. Given all that could be a nice one for 2012. Downside? Its price is determined by a small number of market makers who can shake up the price as they like, so I expect to have to be patient and endure some treeshakes.

The Dominos trade turned out to be harder to execute than I imagined. I had targetted 450 which it reached and so I sold some (449) which was fine. I then rather expected it to march up to 500ish where I expected to sell the rest.

That bit didn't work out so well as it reversed fast from 450. Hindsight tells me I should probably have sold the lot at 450. Still, it was a good trade nevertheless. For site purposes some are sold for a profit of £1,030. Interesting though if it falls to the low 400s a new repeat trade could present itself.

I had to bank part of the Carpetright short. it simply kept rising daily - those of you that came to the seminar saw me pushing the stops down into profit on the more recent shorts and they were hit at 419 for a profit of £250.

However the original short up in the 650 area I am keeping and despite the rise that is still in profit by nearly £2,000. I have no idea why it's gone up and looking to re-enter for a new short any moment. I can't see how it is worth more than three quid. It definitely ain't worth five. (Watch for a bid at 7 quid tomorrow, as that would serve me flipping well right).

Portfolio highlights;

It's been another very good week for the portfolio - plenty of decent profits around, the knotty problem is, take some profits or wait for a santa rally?

The Supergroup trade has worked a treat! Now up 100 points - the tricky bit now is whether to take profits before next week's trading update or not? I think I should take at least half profits. But with the price rising a nasty statement looks unlikely. I'll need a think. If it rises a lot more before the statement the temptation will probably be to cash in.

Gulf Keystone is on the rise, some bid rumours but the price doesn't seem to indicate there will be one. Still, you never know! I'm unsure on the Afren trade. In a nice profit but it keeps running out of steam in the 90s so temptation is there to cash that one in too. Yule Catto has done nicely.

I think in summary with the above momentum trades I suspect I'll be out of all those and bank the profits before leaving for South Africa on Xmas day! (Or even in the next five minutes...)

Coastal Energy however is one I intend to stick with for next year as it could be a really hot share for 2012, as it has been already for 2011. This good news story just keeps getting better and better and I am looking for well over a tenner here, perhaps up to 1400 now - I've now pretty much doubled on the first buy not that long ago and nicely up on the topup. Fantastic share. I have roughly £70,000 ish worth in real life so this is going very well for me, and if it can double again from here I will be sitting pretty and tax free in the isa.

The Ocado short: I keep wondering whether to bank the rest of the Ocado short as there is a profit there of more nearly £4,000 It doesn't go up much with the main market but wonder if I am being too greedy expecting any further falls. Still, I did take some profits on it already.

Excellent results from Alternative Networks yesterday, an under the radar share though not sure why. A very confident statement with dividends to be raised 10% every year - made alot of profit on this one but expect to continue to hold long-term for a decent capital gain and nice income too. I was tempted to buy some more but I see I have a lot tucked away.

A nice statement too from Porvair: up over 2 grand on this one and they are ahead of expectations, looks like some very strong trading there.

RWS has risen nicely above my buy price, some good buyers in there recently. And an unsung long-termer in the portfolio is Aggreko, just continues going up over time, a lovely one!

Telecom Plus has soared to another high and- looks good, in particular the dividend rise of 25%. This is my big income earner, with more than £300,000 worth in real life the yield brings in a fantastic income every year - I should pick up around £13,000 in divs in the net year. Total profits here are well in excess of £90,000 and way more than that personally - plus all those lovely dividends.

Kentz seems stuck around the 450 area. Not sure why as it still looks cheap - some huge contracts, plenty of visibility, long-term work and a whole heap of cash - this ought to hold up if the market tanks further and still looks very cheap - I hope this will be a big winner in 2012.

BTG is hovering around three quid today and remains a nice doubler.
CML begins a rise again - and there are some hints in the statement that look interesting about next year, maybe something they can't explain fully but looks like there is some confidence about the markets they are in. I also wonder whether this looks like a potential takeover story, a bigger rival could easily buy this out for loose change.

Entertainment One looks like it will stay where it is for a bit. I actually think a bid is now in this one for next to nothing! To me the shares are pretty much worth 190-200 quid each without a bid and I would now imagine any bidder would have to pay nearer three pounds than 250.

Long-term superstar Dialight remains where it is for now. But it is in a rapidly growing market. Much is in the price admittedly but with patience there is a tenner to come. Well, I have been patient all the way from 150p to 750 and as those of you who have to my seminars have seen from my accounts my profits in real life are something like £70,000. For the website profits are more than £40,000 - and of course there have been dividends on top.

LOQ has been a tremendous share and this week announced a new link up with a giant - it's bubbling under 200, but looks like at some point it will shoot through that for more gains. Overall I'm pretty happy with everything as it stands and some decent money has been coming in. I have no idea what happens next through and will try and go with the flow.
Biggest three winners in the portfolio are: (rough profits!)

1. Telecom Plus profit £92,000
2. Dialight profit £43,000
3. Microgen Profit £27,000

(which doesn't include thousands of pounds worth of dividends from all three!).

I've been getting e-mails regarding my use of direct market access and who I use. I've tried a few and for me the easiest system for me is here:
http://www.igmarkets.co.uk/?QPID=1079&QPPID=1
Direct market access means you can place orders directly onto the order book bypassing brokers and market-makers with a chance to buy at the "sell" price. I would suggest you ensure you know what you're doing first but IG does provide much education with its "tradesense" educational tool which comes with it.
I also use its spreadbetting service too along with other firms like Tradefair because it now provides trailing stops which to me is a pretty sensible way of trading. Link is here: -
http://www.igindex.co.uk/?QPID=1078&QPPID=1
that also includes a pretty decent educational programme. As usual before opening accounts please read all the warnings on the sites. You can lose a lot of money if you're not careful so pay close attention to them and make sure you always understand what you are doing and what your potential losses are.

I've also started using Tradefair for spreadbetting - I like the auto generated stop losses which help to maintain discipline and that's good for beginners I think. And exclusively for Naked Trader readers they upped the offer to £100 credit.
So there's now a £100 credit on offer for anyone opening an account via me. You get that after 5 spreadbets (terms and conditions apply).
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If you want to get the contents of The Naked Trader website into your mailbox instead of waiting for the update to come through, plus exclusively news on the progress of my SIPP from the old Sunday Times column inc new higher risk Aim buys made for that, e-mail me at robbiethetrader@aol.com with SIPP in the subject line for details of how to get it.

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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 Wednesday afternoons under "Markets" section..