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We are in a bullish consolidation phase. Overnight holders locked in profits at the open auction, early sellers bid aggressively, selling pressure has subsided for now. Next we may have a slow bleed which will make shorts with newly opened positions happy, or another squeeze, if the narrative holds well. Shorting with the possibility of lucrative bids is a bit risky, so short positions may be closed on low volatility if the price holds steady for a few days.

That's my guess anyway.

I would sell and wait for a lower entry point too. Being in a bid situation, I don't want to miss out on a major announcement (ideally a positive one).

Is IQE a hyper scaler? Last I remember is that they were downsizing their manufacturing capability (I may be wrong though)

@Camelot1968

My take is that there may be some nervousness about the supply of critical materials for manufacturing but I know 'zero' about their supply chain.

Having said that, AXTI reached a $2.5B valuation, about £2B pounds.

Price retreated to yesterday's close. Perhaps we reached a stable range while we know more about takeover bids.

Top slicing is more psychological than strategic.

I would let my winners run rather than top slicing and put money back in the losers.

JD sports is heavily dependent on supplies going through the strait of Hormuz.

A spike in energy cost is inevitable now, more inflation to come, possibly higher youth unemployment and higher interest rates.

JD will not have a good time I. 2026/27.

Another investment of mine bound to suffer a lot is Hilton Foods. They were in the process of starting a venture in the middle east, but that will likely have to be paused or even written off.

I hate defence stocks and I won't invest in them, oil producers will do great too.

F1Driver if the black cabs were operating uber services then yes.

F1Driver current or projected revenue? That makes a massive difference in investing.

86KB I have to say you are doing a great job today. Thanks for sharing.

Perhaps the prospect of increased military spending is driving the share price up right now. I may get a further boost if the US defense stocks open strong.

Gotreal the company performance do change with higher energy cost, access to critical raw materials, employment and spending.

The market will be very nervous tomorrow due to the (illegal) attack by the U.S.A and its allies to Iran.

I expect oil price, defense stocks, possibly gold to skyrocket, everything else probably down. Bitcoin (if we want to include it in the 'investments' category) will probably will crash further. Dollar may show weakness (not sure about that really).

IQE may have a rosy day, as "in-house" production of tech stuff, will become more strategic.

I have read about the booming photonic markets for the past 3 years.

Order intake is improving for IQE to a modest extent. We need to see some hard data in the company accounts to make such statements. I halved my exposure to IQE to reduce my risk exposure. But I am reducing my exposure to the upside. I will be happy to be back in at a higher price on good news.

Congrats to those that top sliced yesterday. I can see lots of downward pressure. In absence of news it may persist going into next week.

Im skeptical around how well knowledged this Serenity guy is.

He should write an article to justify his price prediction. If he can give a price figure, can he also project revenue and profits? Can he tell how negotiations are going behind closed doors? He has pulled that 1000% figure out of his proverbial TBF.

Suitors showed up when the price was 5p not when it was 20p or 30p. I doubt an all share offer will be made at 200p, a staggering £2B valuation.

@TungstenInvestor

Who is Serenity?

It won't run out of money, the bidders will make sure the company is taken private/incorporated based on its production capacity and order intake, regardless of its cash position.

It is dropping fast from the peak now.

I was expecting a bit of a breather after the surge today