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I don't think the concept of a shy Trump supporter is any less surprising than a shy Tory over here.
We have survived 4 years of the orange bafoon, so I think we will survive 4 more.
It may also prove to be the better result for the UK in light of minimal effort by the UK government to build any relationship with the Biden camp and it will give us so wiggle room in resolving Brexit

Oh well can't say there future looks bright in the short or long term. Sad to hear that the better future is orange :(

If Biden is confirmed as US president next week is it likely we will see a bounce to reflect that the orange bafoon is gone and the world has become a slightly more predicable place?

I think I could get behind that idea. The commons seems like a public school at times, all having the same short hair cuts would be an extension of the school uniform.

Mark Kemode makes me chuckle. I do find him thought provoking though. I totally disagree with his interpretation of the end of the 1978 Superman film. I was quite impressed how he could completely miss the ponit :)

I think Jenny's ponit about TA is the right attitude, it is more reliable when traditional market forces apply and "market manipulation" and the unexpected are not so significant factors. I use TA as a way to manage risk more than anything. The purpose however is in the name, Trading Analysis, i.e. it's a tool for trading rather than investing. There is nothing wrong with being a trader, we are all here to make money after all, but the invester is not looking for a quick buck, they are looking to reap rewards from holding shares over the long term as the company grows and releases the potential the invester spotted. I freely admit I fall into the trader camp as far as Val goes, but my more recent purchases are long term holdings.

Wow you're bouyed up Iceman! You on the cough syrup? Lol
On a serious note though I think Suzy handles the reigns with a lot more competence.
However at the most fudimental level success for Suzy and for all of us is having something of quality to sell.
The reassuring thing about having a competent CEO is that they have the skils to ensure that the quality in the company does not go to waste. Gla

Looking back over the charts we have not had 4 consecutive down days in recent times.
The last time we had 3 down days that was not followed by a rise was 20/8/20 which was followed by a doji (open and close price the same and an indication of indecision in the market ) and which itself followed by another down day on 22/8/20.
Could be interesting to see what happens today, the recent pattern would indicate this would be a blue day, but this is hardly a scientific approach. (oh BTW I am not predicting a big rise, more an rise sufficient to demonstrate that a resistance level has been tested this week) Gla.

So how did my little prediction go? Well I said open at 24.5, we opened at 24.75, but dropped to 24.5 within the 1st hour. I said a low of 22.5, the low was 23.5, well I guessed it would go down, but I am not complaining it didn't go as low as I predicted. I said a high of 26. Well got that wrong. I was tautologically right about the close, i.e. somewhere between the high and low. Think I will have to be honest and score this reading of the runes as a 3/10 effort.!
In answer to question raised earlier, if we breach the 50 dma it could indicate that longer downward trend. I wouldn't panic yet though. I wouldn't think a continued downward trend could be predicted on the back of dipping below the 50 dma for one day. Also this share moves on news and expectation of news. Further, the most recent low was 22.5 which looks like a minimum support level and we didn't breach that today. I would say this is a time to keep some dry powder back and top on the dips.

My post has disappeared. Appears my reading of the runes this morning was not appreciated lol.

OK, going to stick my neck out and try and make a prediction for the day.
Open 24.5, low 22.50, high 26.00, finish not sure.
Let's see what happens, I won't mind being wrong if we finish nice and high. Gla.

For shame :( :(
If I had the funds though I would probably top up.
Also I suspect this has been blown out of proportion as well, so those with the funds to top up could very well be smiling next week!
Good luck all.

So when I sold my half share I reinvested in boohoo. Mother of all face palms lol! Oh well.
Looking good here today so at least I am winning a bit, lets hope it continues.

I liked bananaman too, can't blame him he played a good game, he took a risk, realised that doubling his money was a good result (let's face it it objectively is) and walked away with his profits (the timing of his selling might indicate that he used charts too). More importantly he hasn't been back trying to deramp to get back in, but just moved on to the next thing.
Grace, sorry to hear that our mutual friend may not be in a good place right now, hopefully focusing thier energy somewhere else other than lse BBs will allow them to get back on an even keel.

I think a target of 28 to 29p is about right over the next week or two. Broadly I would agree with iceman in the broader brushstokes and overall view, it why I would view my own critism nit picking. However I would like to ponit out that there hasn't been a doji of any discription since 14/9/20. Also I pay attention to wick length, personally I get very excited by a marubozu (we actually saw one of those 22/9/20). It's great that iceman is making serious posts and making forecasts on a time scale in which they could be accurate and that those forecasts are based on evidence that people can review for themselves. The key ponit of course is that even a credible forcast does not mean you can skip doing your own homework, I also hope people are googling the chart terms themselves.

Should read :
but I do think their enthusiastism convinced others to take the risk of buying on the way up.

Sorry I have to say I am a little less sold on the efficacy of rampers /derampers influencing sp I am surprised anyone could expect to be paid for such a service.
I think where rampers /derampers are effective is in making traders take risks they might not otherwise take. I don't think ST who was a stand out ramper leading up to results day had much of an effect on sp, but I do their enthusiastism convinced to take the risk of buying on the way up. The sudden drop on results day could not have been the result of deramping, the drop was far too severe. It is overwhelming more likely that the rise and full was that result of more significant agency. Of the two rampers and derampers I find that derampers are the lesser evil, they at least encourge people to think about thier position rather than inculcate a corrosive fomo like the rampers.
I wonder if ST will make a return in November leading up to q4 update.

I reckon it must be £10 a share at least! ;)

Don't think the spread has helped any :(

Iceman spot on, excellent post, very much recommend.

It's nice to see some happy posts congratulating Jenny on good news (I 'll add my own congratulations as well), but do we want to do that on a thread headed SAD??
Best wishes Jenny.