ASX Shares ASX Index, when will it be the bottom?

Today closed 4842.40 after a 3 days up, nothing to hold it now, what will be the next level?

 

Alas, I think it will go back down. My Oz portfolio has performed much worse than my international shares (19% down over the last year compared to 3%) and given I suspect despite this weeks pop international will go back down pending concrete Covid advances, this is likely to continue.

Oz shares seem to be a perfect storm for underperformance in the current situation - exports reliant on China, domestic concentrated in the sectors that are being hit hardest (banks, retail, property, resources).

Dividends were the saving grace of the OZ market post GFC. I'll be very curious to see what arrives in the March quarter, and especially the June one.

I have a chunky bond/cash component, but whilst I might start dollar costing, I wouldn't jump into OZ shares.

Bitter experience has taught me something like VDHG or VDBA is more sensible.

 

@sfdoddsy so I learnt from this was to wait until Mar and Jun-Jul

 

What about foreign markets?
Thoughts on Singapore, Hong Kong, or China recovering faster than ASX?

 

A consensus before the kerfuffle was that emerging markets/Asia were undervalued and likely to better long term than the US.

Were I to take a punt, that's the direction I'd punt in.

 

Totally agree. Spend your time refining your shopping list of assets/companies with super strong balance sheets and with products/services/locations that will be in demand constantly. Hint. It's time consuming but I think it will be rewarding.

 

I agree with and endorse all of this

 

So it is not bottom yet, we need a vaccine asap

The looming economic downturn could reshape society and the way we live our lives

 

ASX is reaching 5200 today, and there is just a big stimulus: $1,500 per fortnight.

Government fires $130 billion in 3rd rescue package: Here’s what it means for you

 

Not questioning your advice at all, but it amazes me that people were happily dollar cost averaging before the crash but deem it too risky now.

Willy

 

I'm still dollar cost averaging in super.

 

Yep that is ridiculous

 

I’m still a proud dca’r

no one knows where bottom is

 

This is exactly why people say being successful at investing in the share market is simple but not easy.

I happily dollar cost average but simple test I use for myself is when VAS was at $90 I asked myself would I be happy to buy VAS at $85 if given the option. The answer is always Yes definitely, then when it is at $85 I would just remember my thought process and would not hesitate to pull the buy trigger.

Now you know if I was happy to buy VAS at $85 what my answer would be when it is at $60. Needless to say I have been very pleased every time I purchased over the last 5 weeks even though some purchases have been at a higher dollar value at the time of purchase the only thing going in my mind was jeez look at how many extra shares I got at for eg. $75 compared to if I was buying at $90 just a few days ago.

Cheers,
Oracle.

 

Not advice.

 

This has hit the nail on the head! DCA really makes sense when it’s for the long game, we seem to always look past that.

If you have a solid plan, and stocks you want to buy then DCA takes all the thinking and emotions out of investing. Just buy the same amount of the same stocks at the same time. Then come on here and blab about home brew and coffee.... not pointing the finger at anyone in particular

 

I have no idea when the we'll hit the bottom or what that might look like. Health wise, my layman opinion is that we won't be among the worst hit countries but that we should not be complacent and none of us really know.

Economically, the government has shown that it is willing to do what it can to stave off financial armageddon. Sure, as it stands there are grey areas, some areas that need to be sorted out, and there will some who are going to fall through the cracks; but these are early days and these things will take a little bit of time to sort through. The feds appear willing to do what it takes and at this stage have already pledged 16% of GDP to economic stimulus.

Hopefully this will facilitate some sort of confidence and eventual recovery on the market and in the broader economy when we get through the other side.*

ASX All Ords so far:

- 7,255 Feb 20, 2020
- 4,564 March 23, 2020 (37% drop from peak)
- 5,194 March 30, 2020 (volatility abounds - up 6.56% today and up 13.8% over the past week from the lowest point but still down 28% since the peak on Feb 20)​

All Ords during the GFC:

- 6,873 Oct 31, 2007
- 5,222 Jan 22, 2008 (24% drop)
- 3,111 Mar 6, 2009 (54% from peak to trough)​

In this downturn I've made a small purchase of VAS at $63 and will be looking place further orders (an active DCA approach if you will) with a long term view to hold. I'm also patiently watching the progress of a number of individual stocks with some interest.

Keeping the thread's title in mind, anyone think the All Ords might drop as low as 4,000 points (which would be a 44.8% drop from peak to trough)?

* My post is fence sitting rather than advice or prediction.