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RDS (ADVFN) - after some trouble i got myself registered on this site ..... i sometimes think theere's a load of crap spouted on here, of which I am prime contributor ..... but compared to advfn, this is a positive fount of wisdom and considered thought.

MRP - cap is a bit small for me, but certainly that Orion signing must be good news for this tiddler, especially as there are proven gas reserves ..... only caveats to watch for are (a) it is very "dirty" gas so will be expensive to clean up and (b) drilling will not start for probably another 2 months (early Q2) with a further delay of ??? until gas actually starts flowing .... so, although there will almost certainly be an early rush by the lemmings, the shares may well come back quite a bit before the gas actually startts flowing ..... perhaps an interesting one to trade first off.

RDS (DOW) - well I may have got THIS one right ..... Dow has surged through that 10930 resistance on the back of some good trade figures released today .... it is already flirting with the psychological barrier of 11,000 and with luck will have sufficient impetus to go straight through ..... even if that fails tonight, indications are that that should be breached imminently, with the next target being 11,250.

RDS (GOLD) - think I may have made a slightly dodgy call yesterday, or at least today's Telegraph reckons so .... short article there reckoned that gold (and copper) were now on a downward trend..... certainly there has not been the vif=gous rebound that has been been seen on more recent dips .... with that in mind, i shall endeavour to take a (fairly) quick profit and then sit and wait for a bit.

EOL - I noticed the sudden move too ..... glad to see my slightly derogatory term for the great unwashed (lemmings) seems to be gaining a following ... but then lemmings do follow each other!

DOO - please don't shout .... tried your contacts without success, but no notice that i could spot on the main London Stock Exchange page either ..... What date?

DGM .... to echo AM, the report I read earlier even brought into question whether or not the so-called t/o predators were real let alone serious .... to repeat .... if you ain't already in here, stay out!

EUM - don't take me for an expert, cos i'm not .... just a pretty active trader ..... however, i am almost certain that the press release concerning the new contractor implied that physically starting production could be some time off - well a matter of months at least

DGM and other minuscule stocks - movements expressed as % are pointless and even misleading in stocks of this size ..... 58% yesterday equated to perhaps a little over 2p, while todays 14% fall is just 0.75p.

DOO - josh - not that I doubt you, but the only recent reference I can find to directors buying was a small tranche of 11,500 shares at 217p (not 270p) on 18th January ..... Where did you pick up your info?

DOO - you may perhaps be right rosh, but as i said before, your credibility would be greater if you gave any supporting logic at all for your fancy price projections.

EUM - another Kazak mining company, as of course is CER (qv) .... from what I can see, from a very brief look, is that this company does not currently have any decent cashflow, so is totally dependent on the faith and goodwill of its bankers ..... it may well be that in due course this Kazak project will be a real moneyspinner, but that seems to be quite a way off. Meanwhile, commodity prices look to be slackening at least for the moment, and interest and enthusiasm for these sectors generally falling away, except in "special" cases .... while this of no direct concern to EUM, it will inevitably impact their sp. In conclusion, it is not a share I would rush out to buy.

EUM Warrants - I know nothing of this stock, but warrants are tradable in exactly the same way as shares ..... As they are almost inevitably geared and the warrant price will be (significantly) lower than the underlying share price, your profit or loss will be magnified relative to the sum invested.

EOL - it would not surprise me at all if the final announcement was not made until after close of biz on Friday ..... that will force a lot more punters out of the action at a loss! In truth, it will be interesting to see the level of the settlement and its effect on the sp.

AFD - having bought in haste and now repenting just slightly, I was thinking of dumping these from sheer boredom if nothing else ..... However, though activity is scarcely scintillating, the majority of deals at least look to be purchases ...... Anyone got any views?

DGM - nominee - if you've got them then best of luck ..... buy them? .... not likely; far too many unknowns being interpreted as certainties!

DGM - good luck to you punters here .... here's hoping for you that John has not inherited some of his mother's "more interesting" charateristics.

DGM - my advice remains the same ... if you ain';t in already then stay out! ..... a bid or MBO or whatever may materialise and may in fullness of time, actually complete .... on the other hand, all may fall very flat indeed, for without a successful bid, is the company actually worth it's current price ..... easy answer - NO!

PXC - fletch61 - the new news is old news ... tnat is to say PXC are unlikley to remain independent to the end of 2006 .... the same can be said of KCOM by the way .... there was considerable speculation that BT would announce a bid several days ago, but that did not materialise ... nevertheless, if BT don't then someone else will ..... for myself, i have put money where my mouth is and may well buy a further 25%.

RDS (INDICES) - while FTSE now seems to have settled above the chartists resistance of 5770, DOW is having trouble passing what should be a minor obstacle at 10930 ..... nevertheless, there still feels to be fair momentum behind the market. Google, down about 20% in 2/3 weeks, must have some influence, but once that is forgotten, there is good hope that the psychological barrier of 11000 will also crumble.