Investing In Video Game Stocks

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Coppercentage 16.7.2018 klo 9.02

Since games are so popular now it always did seem like a good idea to invest in games. Though I had no idea stocks like EA and Activision went up in value so much. It's crazy like 1 share of EA costs more than 2 new games. On the other hand the surge in stock value started about the same time games really took a nose dive in quality. What do you people think about investing in those stocks? Good investments but they ruin the quality of games.

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Danksama 16.7.2018 klo 9.06

Buy low, sell high. That's what matters most.

Coppercentage 16.7.2018 klo 9.19

Yeah but just the whole idea of profiting in part from the direct decline of games for profits can be a kind of dilemma for gamers.

mikel3113 16.7.2018 klo 9.20

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Since games are so popular now it always did seem like a good idea to invest in games. Though I had no idea stocks like EA and Activision went up in value so much. It's crazy like 1 share of EA costs more than 2 new games. On the other hand the surge in stock value started about the same time games really took a nose dive in quality. What do you people think about investing in those stocks? Good investments but they ruin the quality of games.

https://youtu.be/QsFQXj3Xhi4

Just because you're a gamer and you are familiar with the game industry somewhat, doesn't mean you should blindly invest in video game stocks. I have a pretty large stock protfolio for my age I think and don't own any video game company stocks( unless you count AMD and Nvidia). There are better investments out there and no way I would start there. Not saying they're a bad buy, but I could name 30-50 stocks that I would buy first. Also 401k/403b, IRA's and mutual funds would be where to start if you have no investments anyways not individual stocks. You have to diversify first to protect yourself then take some gambles with individual companies later that you can afford to lose.

Coppercentage 16.7.2018 klo 9.23

Exactly you know what you're doing with investments. Most people put game stocks closer to the speculative category and make their positions accordingly smaller.

bear 16.7.2018 klo 9.53

Hmm gaming companies are one thing I neve gave much thought about investing into. Its actually a very interesting concept because often you find news of games early in the development cycle. AAA developement cycles are anywhere from 3-5 years typically so if you heard about something groundbreaking or you think would be a hit you could get in on it very early. Id imagine a successful game launch would only do wonders for the stock price.

Im interested to look up past trends and see if there is a strong correlation that would make it worth it. I find the market pointless unless you have something other than your gut to work with.

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mikel3113 16.7.2018 klo 9.55

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Exactly you know what you're doing with investments. Most people put game stocks closer to the speculative category and make their positions accordingly smaller.

Just because you know about gaming doesn't translate to knowing what you're doing in video game company investments. "most people" that you are referring to trade stocks for a living. They're not looking at just upcoming games and the quality of games. They're looking at companies from the fundamental buisness model and up, to include the info that you may know better, but that is one part of the puzzle. Buisness deals, mergers, aqusitions, partnering, contracts, p/e ratios, dividend yeilds, RSI, market capitalization, global trade policies and world events and yes last but not least is the quality of the games they release. They're not considered speculative by any person I know, but like I said, due to what the company does they can only go so high.

Example. A company stock I purchased in Feb of 2014 to now I've made a 1,383% return on investment. When compared to Activision if I would have purchased same month I would have only made a 317% return. It's all relative. Yes 317% is great, but 1383 is better and I could say most of my investments have done better than activision as the stock market helped all companies past few years. However the stock market will change between now and end of 2020 most likely into a negative growth curve. So your $80 value activison may go up to $100 this year but at any time could drop with thes rest of the market and leave you losing money. be careful and do more research