Typically, bear markets have four stages and the FI market is no different.

Stage one is recognition. Almost everybody shrugs off a bear market’s initial slide as being an ordinary event. The markets rise, and they fall. Treating any normal bad day or week as the bear’s arrival would not only shred one’s nerves, but would cause poor performance, should a trader act upon that instinct. Nine times of out ten, realising a quick 5% or 10% loss would not result in a permanent 5% or 10% loss, as shares would quickly return to their previous level.

The FI bear market started slowly in early February 2020 with the realization that football in China was being postponed in late January 2020 due to the Coronavirus. Stage 2 gained traction on “Brown Sunday” (February 24th) when the masses realized something was up when prices started to fall quickly due to the new platform mechanics that were in place. 300 shares could drop the price by 1P, so it did not take much for a negative snowball to take hold. While many blame FI for removing IS as the cause, the simple fact of the matter is FI would have introduced massive spreads in the event they kept IS under there remit as they would have had to accept full liability for the mass un-listings which in essence would have jeopardized everyone's investment.

Stage two is panic. This occurs when traders realize that the standard advice issued by many of the FI guru’s is failing. Buying on the dip in this stage is not the easy money, as it is nine times out of ten. Rather, it leads to greater damage. Along with the pain (and regret) of unexpected losses comes the surprise that the conventional wisdom was wrong. Investors’ faith is tested, and some are found wanting. Many sell first, then ask questions later.

This stage is a difficult period for traders/investors as it is difficult to apply rational analysis when so much happens, so quickly.

Stage three is stabilization. Prices in player shares halt their decline, thereby ending the impression that they will do nothing but fall. The panic subsides but the situation remains grim. This period is marked by turbulence. Shares rally, sometimes furiously, only to be knocked back down. Investor sentiment varies between guarded optimism that the end is at least remotely insight, and despair that the hope was false. This is typically the bear market’s longest period, extending for several months or years in the case of some business markets.

Stage four is anticipation. This is when shares start their recovery. As with the bear market’s beginning, almost nobody recognizes its end until after the fact. The news at the time tends to be almost unrelievedly grim. However, some traders will anticipate the value and yields on offer and thus make bids, and shares begin to rise.

CONCLUSION – I believe we are currently late in stage 2 or bordering in early stage 3. I would be absolutely shocked if this platform failed as the passion shown by everyone, no matter what opinion they hold is truly amazing. For those who are here for the long term, this period will stand you good as you will be well prepared when it happens again in years to come.

Stay strong, offer good advice to those that need it and I look forward to competing with everyone on the other side of this.

What's happening presently with FI is all part of a functioning bear market.

Go back over the S&P 500 for the last 100 years and you will see plenty of bear markets with 50-80% drops.

There is nothing strange about the current FI market as if the market didn't go down it would just be a Ponzi scheme.

Cryptocurrencies are just beginning to come out of their recent bear market and will increase again to a new all-time high until the next bear market forms.

Markets go up and down so people need to learn how to trade them correctly and understand it is virtually impossible to consistently pick the bottom and top so a savvy investor would never even try.

If you held in this long with your FI losses, stop selling now and start to average down. For those who have trust in this platform, you will be rewarded again on the way up but keep an eye on your player's next high resistance level to see if they breakthrough or if the price meets resistance.

All markets act in the same way so don't be worrying about micromanaging your portfolio and look at it in its entirety and once proper money management is in place you will do very well over the long term (Years not Weeks or Months)

Happy Christmas to everyone and a toast to a great 2021 for us all 👌

Hopefully, we will hit the bottom soon. It's nice to see the negativity taken a back seat a little as I am sure many are fed up giving out without much happening.

My port is still hemorrhaging as I am on the "Buy Now" option but I am at the stage now that I couldn't give a fuck what the drop is as if FI was the titanic, I will be the
cunt playing the violin as it goes down

FI has been a Godsend for me and something that I have been looking for in my life for a long time as I am a natural risk-taker but was disillusioned with mainstream bookies

I've been Football mad most of my life but my thirties got in the way and I lost touch with footie for about a decade.. FI has reignited the Love I have for the game and for that FI has gained my trust as I honestly believe this platform is revolutionary

I like nothing better now than to research the next up and coming players and enjoy watching these players progress through there footie careers

Most of all I am grateful for the football community as I have never in my life come across a product or service where other people actively try to help each other despite the fact FI is a competitive platform

You do absolutely nothing but add to your holds at different negative levels.. This is a three-year game and if you panic sell at the first sign of a drop you will lose..

Fear is why markets and life have ups and downs..

Personally I think FI has done a great job to date and my confidence in the platform is at an all-time high..

FI is at a young stage in its growth and is the market leader in how bookies will be run this century, so my advice is to stay calm and ride out this transition period so as you don't miss this "bitcoin" style opportunity 😉🤦‍♀️ ..

There is nothing like this platform anywhere else which is why Nasdaq sees the benefit of becoming a strategic partner with FI. Take on board that the planet has just shut down and is only starting to reopen, you can logically see why there is not much movement in the market presently.

Best of luck with whatever you decide and stay away from the doom and gloomers, as they thrive on negativity.

@Karl The point of the post is to raise awareness that dividends have only increased over the last 5 years. We currently see a temporary reduction in dividends and people are losing their shit.

People need to start to think long term and stop the short term panic that happens in their own heads.

I fully get people can have a hard time managing risk but if they have a long-term view when this happens they might be able to form a more balanced opinion.

Look nobody on here knows what's going to happen in the future, but if I invest in a business based on research I have done, then surely it is a good thing to share that view and counteract the tsunami of negativity of others.

Cant understand the negative sentiment here.

It is no longer a buyers market as once people stop selling at low prices (they can see market debt now), then prices will start to rise. Anyone selling at low prices and at a loss, deserve fully to be taken advantage of.

Sit tight while the masses figure out the new mechanism and then the market will settle down and rise slowly over time.

TIME is king here

All I can say is Wow.

I always knew this platform was going to be huge, but with the potential of a new financial license, there is going to be huge money entering the platform

There will be plenty of scope for long term investors as well as short term traders..

Delighted I found this platform so early on..

Get your portfolios ready boys and strap yourselves in for one hell of a ride

They can only mint up to 1 million shares.

"We will only ever issue a maximum of 1 million Shares in any given footballer"

It is short term pain for long term gains. Once the customer base and revenue grow then player prices will grow as fewer shares are mined and as they approach 1 million shares.

FI are claiming that there won't be an over-supply which means prices will stabilize and be less volatile over the long term.

"To give our customers assurance that there will not be an over-supply of Shares in the market, which may be important when traders have the opportunity to ‘enter’ their Shares into future tournaments and competitions that we may introduce."

Long term play very much alive at FI

Absolutely over the moon with this announcement. The long term growth of the platform is even more secure now.

This is a huge step forward and anyone who thinks differently needs their head examined. (You know who youse are 😜

Portfolio after taking a nice little jump in the right direction but not worried at all if it reverses as would like more time to keep buying on the cheap.

@AndydfopT Thanks Andy, I am already over there and will be spending more time there than here.

Just thought I might be able to offer some friendly advice to people on the forum, but it is a fruitless exercise.

@thelossadjustor reply to my previous friendly advice just sums up perfectly everything that is wrong with the forum.

@thelossadjustor If that is what you think then who am I to tell you anything different.

If you want to get your £400.00 back, perhaps you should DM @Ericali and ask him very nicely if he would be willing to show you how to manage your portfolio so as you can retrieve any losses. I believe Eric is an excellent trader and if you have not annoyed him in the past he might be willing to help you out.

I am going to take a back seat from the forum moving forward as the negative energy on here is horrific and counterproductive to the progress of the platform. I am surprised FI has not closed it down yet, but I can see it happening.

I hope everything works out for you in the future.👍

@NewUser469373 As FI is a tech company as opposed to a bookmaker per say, I am hoping they have delayed the next announcement due to working on something big that will bring life back into the market.

I worry how people will react if they offer something mediocre and to be fair to users they deserve something concrete from the company.

Hopefully, in the next two weeks, we will start to see a glimmer of change and an injection of hope back into the market.

@Honeylight I play Football index as I enjoy the emotions it brings when watching football. I also play Football Index to grow any funds that I have lodged.

As I said above, I have not lost any funds yet and don't plan on losing any. In order to trade in a bear or negative market, you have to remove emotion. I have worked very hard over the years to remove the conditioning of money which is placed on all of us from a young age. If my investment returns a nil return then I will not be upset as I have everything I need in life without money and thankfully I am able to make more.

Just because I have this view don't think I am financially rich, it is just I don't have the same relationship with money as others do.

I have won and lost large sums of money through many different investment vehicles and my tolerance to risk is high, however, I would not recommend anyone put more money into FI until they are completely comfortable.

Let's try to be nice to each other. I get 400 quid is not a lot of money to some but it is to others. Let's try to respect that.

Remember, we are all in this together.

@thelossadjustor I disagree with you there. I see people seriously going out of their way to help this company. They produce marketing documents, offer sound advice on how to progress and attend trader meetings all free of charge because they love football and love the concept. To be fair to FI, i was out of football for over 10 years and this concept has reignited the love I have for footie.

You seem a very sceptical person who finds it hard to trust, but if I am being massively naive then so be it. I took an educated risk and if it doesn't pay off then onto the next one.

If you lose your love of money then you will be able to trade/invest rationally. I know that is not an easy thing to do but its the truth.

@o_O Thankfully I have no emotional attachment to money.

Money is merely a form of barter and while 30K is a lot of money to some it is only a number to others.

@MUFC Keep the faith, things will turn around.

FI is in a transition stage. They have employees, directors, shareholders, regulators, family, and friends to ensure they do their best to succeed.

I don't think AC wants to be looking behind his back for the rest of his life if he tries to screw people over.

I have never been involved in a product before where a companies customers are so passionate.