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Given what is going on in the world, war in Ukraine, pandemic impacts on the world economy, etc it is unlikely that we will see a permanent reversal in the SP trajectory any time soon. That will only come once these issues are behind us and the forward outlook is clearer. The coordinated shorting operation taking place will not outlast good news and an improving outlook. So best dig in for the longer term as only patient holders will be rewarded.

Just stick around. We know what your motivations are Melissa. When it all goes wrong for you just have the good grace to stick around, and not be one of those bulletin board cowards who disappear when the tide turns. As for my stake, it may well be getting added to soon. Worry about yourself.

Doesn’t bother me, you have your own motivations Melissa. Having seen your like before the only thing that irks me is that your like slink away when the position starts going against your predictions. When you start looking a bit foolish, so to speak.

No real surprise that supply chain issues persist, as general supply chain issues across the world will not get closer to normal until end of year, or early next year. UK growth a positive and return of ROW too. Still a stock for the long term in my view, and by that I mean several years. As for market reaction, I have no idea … I’m always surprised by it.

Totally agree. You have to differentiate between an objective valuation of the company based on its future prospects and a financially engineered selling price. Otherwise you participate in an enormous wealth transfer ... from you to hedge funds.

The same would have been said about Hitler when his tanks were rolling over half of Europe. You look strong and powerful, until that day when you don't. Tanks rolling into cities, air strikes on key facilities, is the easy part. Hand to hand fighting in cities where you have to get up close and personal is a different thing entirely. And what about motivation, you think Russian troops are champing at the bit for this? I never underestimate North Vietnamese rice farmers, or Ukrainians.

The media has built up Putin as some mastermind and the Russian military as all powerful. Russia has oligarchs but it is not as wealthy and powerful as people think. Watching Putin with his comrades was interesting. The spy chief was berated for not following the script correctly. He looked terrified. He reminded me of the General’s getting scared of Hitler as he descended into delusion and madness. He went too far, and ended up blowing his brains out in a bunker. I don’t think Putin’s adventures will end well for him. But the West need to grow a backbone, because he only understands strength.

I think I know where BooHoo is planning to re-list.

Creepy uncle’s know … lol

Doom mongers up early today. Given the news overnight no one’s portfolio will look pretty today, and no doubt the organisations gaming BooHoo will be taking advantage and doing what they can to drive the SP south. My plan is to keep calm and do nothing. I wasn’t planning on selling in 2022 or in 2023, so nothing changes.

I bet you regret that learn how to spell comment? :-)

Other than that, I agree. Hold and forget, and don’t dwell too much on a manipulated SP. At some point all games come to an end.

NOFEAR
That's a great tag name.
For a guy that has no holding in BooHoo, and no declared short, but puts a lot of effort into inducing fear amongst people about the dangers of BooHoo.

Good luck with heavily indebted Capita.

When I bought my shares I looked at the numbers and thought about the company's growth prospects, and was comfortable with the decision to buy. My view was that I would make a decent return on my investment as long as I could hold the shares for a few years. Nothing has changed for me, except perhaps that I missed an opportunity to buy at an even lower price. That's investing.

Unless I see evidence to the contrary, it looks like the intrinsic value of the company and the market capitalisation have disconnected. The selling pressure day after day has been unrelenting. I'm not selling, I don't see much evidence of institutional selling, so who is? To answer that question you only have to look at the professional hedge funds that are appearing and disappearing from the short tracker updates. This share is being systematically shorted by a large group of participants, and every trick in the shorting playbook is being used to push the share price down every day. And that includes bulletin board trolls, with no declared holding or short, who show up every day to taunt holders. And planted stories in the media prior to another push downwards. It's called short and distort and the aim is to break your spirit and take you to the point of capitulation. A wealth transfer from private investors to hedge funds. I hold, an engineered fall in the SP isn't a good reason to sell.

That made me laugh. Capita with a debt ratio of 106%, with Boo less than 4%.

Funny thing is all of the averages quoted are well below the pandemic lows in 2020. Six months ago you’d all be delighted to be holding at such bargain prices.

BooHoo being priced like a company that is a few months from Administration. That’s how crazy this is. I want to see the update, let’s see whether they hit reduced guidance and can offer up a positive forward statement.

If it ever gets to 50p, and there are no nasties in updates, then I will definitely be a buyer. I don’t see it, to be honest.

Reardon, when you said £20,000 I’m presuming what you paid, rather than the number of shares?

I worked your numbers out as 25,601 shares at around £1.31. Approximately.

Streets36 … agree. I see D E Shaw put their heads above the parapet of shorters. They are an algo driven hedge fund. They know how to manipulate a SP and drive it down. A big game. So I’m guessing the short positions are much greater than you see in the disclosure.

The SP is being systematically gamed. The SP isn’t justified by the fundamentals (including the recent profit warning). It’s all designed to break your spirit, and drive you to sell. At some point it will reverse … investing is not for the faint hearted.

Anyone reading the "how you know your stock is being shorted" note please read the section on price anchoring.