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We know all the positives about Whitbread. I was trading these at £35 to £36. The trading range is now £30 to £31. Why?

PSK. I think I might jump ship on these before the ex-div date. I agree as soon as they go ex we will see a drop below £31, even to £30. I think I would prefer to have my cash in my pocket and use it elsewhere rather than sitting watching these go nowhere. When the short positions are gone and we know more about the restaurant disposals I think this share will stay in the doldrums.

At what stage do they have to cover this short? The share price is moving back up.....albeit very slowly. I am in at £30.50 and in profit today (2800 shares). I was tempted this morning to purchase some more, maybe even double the amount of shares that I have.......but I have this thing inside me that won't let me, after seeing them as low as £30.......I was trading these earlier in the year at £35 and selling at £36.50. I am not sure why I don't just buy some more because I think they will continue to creep back up to those prices....

Although, I would be reluctant to buy these shares now that there is a seller with millions of shares who is offloading them and happy to take £1.12. If they drop back to that price, and I think they might, I will consider a purchase.

Must be some nervousness about next Tuesday's results? I'm back in today at €30.50. Fingers crossed.

Any thoughts on the 40m shares sold by Alchemy at £1.12?

I sold two large holdings. One lot the day before the results and the second lot on the day of results. I couldn't not take my over £20K profit. Of course I immediately regretted my decision when they headed toward the £5 mark. If I had waited there was another £9k to be had. Lots of people decided to wait until before they went ex-div, knowing that they would fall back on the ex-div date by the dividend amount plus more. This has happened. I have put them back on my radar but only if they drop below £4.40. My plan would be to try and make 20p per share and then get out. At the moment my funds are in Taylor Wimpey and Haleon.....hoping for a 10p profit per share.

Any thoughts on why this share is dead in the water?

Did I read that Haleon bought some of these at £3.08 to be cancelled? I may be wrong but would this not indicate that the share price might hang around at the £3.08 level for some time?

I sold one lot of my shares 13000 on the Wednesday before results at £4.56. I thought it would be a "Buy on Rumour" sell on results type of day. I was wrong......I then sold another lot of 13000 on results day at £4.68.......and a further lot of 11000 at £4.74......I had the feeling that the profit takers would move in and take their profits. I was right. I am not sure how the share will perform in the next week or so and if it will move higher as we get to the ex-dividend date. If it drops back to £4.40 I will buy back in again....but even though the dividend is very tempting, I would probably sell before the ex-div date...as I think the price will fall back after.

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Let's see how the market opens.

I am not sure why this share has been struggling over the past week. With results and dividend amount to be announced this Thursday I thought that the price would be a lot stronger. I think everyone is expecting good results. Unless of course investors have been taking their profits after the run up from 420 to 440?. Do we normally see a jump in the share price when the results are announced or is it a buy on rumour and sell on news type of share.

Aviva car insurance here in Dublin €310 for me and €310 for Mrs. Box. Lowest price available from Aviva.

Not much upward movement in the share price today and yesterday as we get closer to the results. I am still hoping to reach £4.60 before the results.....probably sell one of my tranches before the results, just in case they fall back on news.

I see that there is a mention of a short position on this share. How is this affecting it's share price at the moment?

I am hoping for 460's as well as we go toward the results and then a jump. However there is always the old adage. Buy on rumour and sell on news. There could be a sharp exit on the results. Today, the share is a little sluggish....probably the profit takers moving in after a few good days plus the Friday sell off to get the price of a few pints over the weekend. If the dividend declaration is good it may sustain the price towards the ex-div date.

I have two tranches. 25000 thousand shares and 14000 shares. One lot purchased at £3.97 and the second at £4.25. I was tempted to exit and take my profits, pay for this years summer holidays. I think that as we move toward March when results are due and amount of Divi announced we will see a gradual increase in the price. My happy dilemma is.....do I sell before the ex dividend date as the price increases or wait until after, when the share price drops by the amount of the dividend plus the rest.

I have been doing the same with Aviva and Whitbread. My stake is £158k. I buy on lows and exit on highs. I am also watching the share price trend in about 5 other shares at the moment. Barclays is one of them. I have not yet purchased this share though, but if I have cash free I will do so when they drop below £1.40 and exit on £1.50. Happy enough with smaller profits as I go......in my mind.....that's another bill taken care of or holiday flight. Doing this 30 years now and I have simplified this strategy after having two boom/busts in the 30 years of trading.

I have been tracking this share for awhile. I am ready to make a purchase because I think their prospects are good but the share price seems to be falling and I don't understand why? Does anyone else have an insight as to why this is the case.

I have two tranches of Aviva. I bought one tranche last week at 4.23 and sold yesterday at 4.36. As I write they are dropping back and will have a look again if they head back toward the 4.25 mark. Any thoughts on how the weather storms might impact on the share price?

Does anyone see a problem with the container issues in the Red Sea. Could there be stock shortages. I read recently that cost of hiring a container has become very expensive....also the container ships now have to take the long way round....causing delays.