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One note of encouragement......there was an article in the FT this morning that gave some hope that this bull market may indeed last into 2019. The argument goes that this bull market is not as long as it is reported to be according to which criteria is used. This was some important encouragement as it looks like I will keep the shares in my portfolio past the XD date. Also I wonder if you are familiar with the 18 year cycle rule? Well 14 +4 =18. 14 years of growth and 4 years of decline....apparently 2012 marked the beginning of the 4 year decline.......so it was bang on with the return of growth in 2017 which most people were not expecting.

Thank you JD, that explains things nicely. So the reports of share dealings on this site are misleading at best! In the past i have read too much into the buying and selling reports. Its all a leap in the dark isn't it? One note of encouragement......there was an article in the FT this morning that gave some hope that this bull market may indeed last into 2019. The argument goes that this bull market is not as long as it is reported to be according to which criteria is used. This was some important encouragement as it looks like I will keep the other shares in my portfolio past the XD date. Also I wonder if you are familiar with the 18 year cycle rule? Well 14 +4 =18. 14 years of growth and 4 years of decline....apparently 2012 marked the beginning of the 4 year decline.......so it was bang on with the return of growth in 2017 which most people were not expecting.

The actual buying price of the share genuinely reflects the real interest in the share! We both know it does not necessarily reflect the true value either it overshoots too low or too high. Basically, shares are like footballs that just get kicked around...... and that is why its a bit like a casino or backing the horses. If everything went true to form....we'd all be rich. I guess if institutions take out a massive put option out on the share that will depress the price. But maybe things will change next week....as Friday was triple witching.

Absolutely no doubt that ITV produces some ace programmes and will continue to do so....and for sure they have to be an effective way of reaching people through advertising. I cannot see that will ever be any different! Trouble is, that shares tend to move in cycles.......five years of feast and five years of famine....no matter what is going on within the company. They do pay a reasonable dividend....so that is something in its favour!

Yes true, I bought 100,000 and when they went to 40p I sold because everything was doom and gloom and the same old arguments are being repeated here as they were then.......that there was no future in TV advertising! Then takeover rumours started to be circulated.....it was some Italian buy who might be interested.......but no bid came. Then it seems new management took over and the price soared beyond my imagining. I am cautious about buying in at the moment. Because as someone has commented advertising seems to be in decline.....look at WPP! The shares could have further to fall before a new cycle begins. My other concern is the wider picture.....what happens if Wall Street takes a fall? All boats sink as the tide goes out. Investing is never just about an individual company however good it is. One thing I am very certain about....I take takeover talk with a large pinch of salt.....often after you have bought a share for this reason, it falls a lot further and stays down for years until something happens.

As far as I or anyone else is concerned, the only thing that matters is that this depression in the oil cycle does not go on so long as to put Premier out of business! If the oil price was to go down to ridiculous levels that is always a possibility and in times past, it was only when the price of oil got so low and everyone was saying that it would go even lower that there was a big bounce back! Premier have been in business for over 40 years.....I remember when the shares were 12.5p for year, and years! They were invested in Burmah and seemed to be very out of favour for ages.....they were a very boring investment, but they still kept in business and did not go bust. Then their share price soared......I cannot remember the exact trigger....I think they found oil in the Far East....and obviously the price of oil started to rise. Political sentiment also began to change.....but I believe they became a 10 banger share, so patience was rewarded!! There ARE risks......but this share is as near to the "perfect punt" as one is ever likely to have!!

6.5 million sold and 30.5 million bought! And despite what others say....More shares appear to be bought each day than sold.......and STILL it falls! I should imagine that someone is buying....institutions? Come on CNA.......we want �1.60!!!

It is good to see all this positive comment. I have been watching DTY for a long time, waiting for the price to fall from what seemed to me to be grossly over inflated levels. I had not expected the drop when it came to be so severe. Having said that, I still have not bought......partly because I always think it wise for the dust to settle. As far as the Directors are concerned, many times I have rushed in after a director or two have bought shares fairly soon after a share tumble.......and what happened? They fell even more shortly afterwards. The market sets traps! I am going to wait a while. My other concern is when the next wall street correction takes place. It could be before the end of this year.....what will happen to share prices then? I'm sorry to be so cautious, but this is the reality of the stock market! Long term, this is obviously a defensive stock and is a safe investment...so long as people do not stop dying!!! I will be more confident when I see a number of Directors piling in heavy.....and it will probably be at much lower levels!

Yes the share is drifting.....but who is setting the price of this share? Maybe we do not have the full information of buys and sells on this site. But it seems to me that for the last fortnight at the end of each day there have been more buys than sells....and at least and even balance between buys and sells.....so what the hell is going on?

Always helpful with intelligent well researched and sensible comment. I was looking at the other shares you have passed comment on.......and I sincerely hope you have made some money! They look a pretty rum bunch! Did you make anything on HNT? I ask this because you were there way back in the difficult times...always with some encouragement and wise advice. I wonder what your thoughts are on two other penny shares that I think could make money. I have just bought 50,000 RKH AND ALSO HAVE 100,000 OXB I feel, that though all oil minnows are risky, this one has fantastic potential. I got into this share 8 years ago.......and saw 80p go to 5.00.........I baled out at �2.00 and then saw them dive to 23p. I've bought back at 25p. The amazing thing about his share is that when I bought 8 years ago it had no proven oil reserves ....it was an EXPLORATION company. Now it has millions of barrels of proven oil!!!! Things are slowly beginning to move....and I think this share is a no brainer.....I think by 2019 these shares will be considerably higher!! Any thoughts?

I have been watching DTY for a long time....I remember 5 years ago when they were around �7 but they paid a lousy dividend.......then to my amazement the SP climbed beyond �20 a share. Actually, had it not been for my losses on CNA recently, I would have definitely bought in at around �7.50p as I had been waiting for the fall....and it actually exceeded more than I could have wished for, But because of CNA.....which dropped....and then took another big plunge after that, I wondered if DTY would become even cheaper. As you say the markets are so unpredictable and treacherous at the moment. One thing I would say, is that DTY are a good defensive share!!! People are not going to stop dying.......and as they own most of the Crematoria they have a major competitive market advantage. Presumably, they can charge their competitors more for the use of Crematorium than they need to charge as they own them. This will surely drive many independent Funeral Directors out of business in time and they will have a monopoly. I cannot say that I like Dignity as a company that much.......the old family businesses took some beating.......but as an investment.....I feel sure they will be a winner!!

To be fair, they were one of very few who remained positive about the future of this share and tipped it at least two years before it doubled in value. I still think this share is worth hanging on to......it pays a steady dividend , which has just increased. The company is a growth stock and is still expanding in the health care sector, which could greatly increase its value. And who knows who might make a bit for the company. At this price we are talking �1.30 or more.....not to be sniffed at!

This is usually the best strategy......but often one needs a lot of patience. If it is any consolation, I have made �80,000 this year. But it has taken me four years of waiting for HNT to turnaround after falling from 75p to 38p at one stage where it stayed for about two years! But they paid dividends and I did not sell one share! Unfortunately, I took profits a little to soon on 50% of my holding.......had I kept in there, I would be sitting on a �180,000 profit. It seems to me that CNA as a stronger chance of regaining its former highs that HNT which is a much smaller company.......and there were times whe I thought I might lose everything. But there borrowings were moderate and although there profits were flat lining........they were always making some profit during the turnaround.

Im, not surprised that the shares are in the doldrums. My experience is that shares take a lot longer to recover than they do to decline. But it seems to me that most days there have been far more buys than sells.....so it is a mystery that the share just stays still and worse still...... declines! However one tries to make an exact science out of shares, they always seem to defy reason. They will go up when everyone has stopped watching them! It's like watching a kettle boil. "A watched kettle never boils" Apart from the "nationalization issue" I see no reason why these shares should not return to �2.00.....so long as the Tories stay in power......but there are risks on the way. What happens when we get a major turn down in Wall Street? BE WARNED never take you eye of the WHOLE picture! So easy to become mesmerised in the outcome of one tiny share and lose money however good the share might be!

A very nice buy from someone today around 9.00a.m today .........it's all looking good! And one broker suggests a �1.09 future target!!

While your waiting for CNA for get back to normal levels....take a look at two shares i have been following. I have doubled my money on HNT and I still think it has further to go. As for RKH they are sitting on millions of barrels of oil and before the oil price crash they were �5 a share! They have now done all the hard work....they have found the oil and plans are to start farming it by 2020. Now is an excellent time to buy....for sure the oil prices will turn once the new cycle gets going and this share could easily become a 10 banger!!!

https://www.fool.co.uk/investing/2018/03/06/2-small-cap-dividend-plus-growth-stocks-id-buy-today/ HNT is still good value in their view!

This is a very encouraging write up from Investors Chronicle! It looks like this share has a very bight future!

Sorry about typing error.......yes, if the markets remain buoyant this share will be a quid sooner rather than later!

As you say Gotrader, healthcare seems to be the flavour of the month. Lots of growth and merger activity in the healthcare sector in the USA, which will be good for Huntsworth going forward. It looks like we are on a roll! I'm just hoping that the markets can remain buoyant for the rest of the year and into 2019....maybe that is asking too much.....fingers crossed! I think 2019 may be a year for oil stocks to pick up.....so I may stock up on some of these.