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Sully - just got back in and read your reply, see the ask is up here today. Still a large spread though.

Will take a look at qlt.

Got to catch up on a few aim's now before end of day, one is having a bit of a wobble and may be worth a few quid before the close.

Gerry

Scully - just popped in to see how okyo is going for you.

Did a dummy buy and its up a little, just out of interest, have done no research so not investing here.

There's not a lot going on with the aim's i have on my radar, 1% / 2% up and down here and there today, but no major swings

Those naughty MM's have too many wide spreads today for any little trader to make much today lol.

Hoping that the bulls on one get excited then i can get 10% on an out lol

Overall it looks like a mostly blue ish day on my FTSE div stocks, so all good there. Am off out for a coffee and maybe a bit of lunch. Will look in later this afternoon

Cheers Gerry

an interesting day sp is nicely placed.

the bulls will look to the ask @ 1p

the bears will look to the bid @ 0.95p

gla

now offered 0.9375p to buy - oh decisions decisions !!

just did a dummy buy at sub 1p

scully - i may well be in on the weald, at the mo. but i tend to choose a different player you'll prob know which one from my posting history, going back over the last 18 monhs.

generally speaking news should take all players in the same direction, be it good or bad over there.some will move at different rates than others.

if i am in i won't be posting though just in case news turns out differently then hoped or expected.

my father had a saying - god gave you two eyes and two ears but only one mouth for a reason son.

so i tend to read, listen, then make a judgement..but i tend not to publish it lol.

scully - just replied to you over there.

offered a couple of thoughts for you.

again in my posts i don't look to get in at the bottom, that's not easy, nor do i look to get out at the top, that's risky imv.

i look to make a decent return, try not to stay in aim shares to long, others may make more, and that's great for them.

i am only really concerned about my own trades and shares.

think i saw some sells at circa 1.17p on friday morning, AST closed with the bid down to 1.05p and a potential 9.52 % spread - probably less than that in reality.

all will change again tomorrow but looking back at friday those that held have given back about 11% of their gains, against those that sold at 1.17p.

its hindsight i accept but the position over the weekend.

tomorrow is another day.

gla

scully - have been in and out of alba, but its not my weald first choice, have mentioned that to you before. to me it's got its fingers in too many pies, some a long way from pay off.

did you not notice that degsey, had pretty much stopped posting there after his rampy period of a couple weeks. one bit of advice i would offer is to have his account up on your pc. see where he is focusing his attention and why but once he stops posting if you are in be careful as he has probably sold out leaving others to catch a crab. imv trust no one on here.

one more thing on alba - many tried to re rate it on its link to jay assets. not sure they are still doing so now as jay has dropped back from 22p - 13.85p in aug so far !

am aware we are off topic here so will call time now.

gla all in okyo

scully - now you know i trade aim shares based on full research. got about a dozen on my what list,

okyo is not one of them,

i'm not making any assumptions on okyo.

i merely posted your trading decisions based on the info from your own posts.

i don't have an opinion on okyo.

my only observation is that, if one invested all the money you have put in so far at Friday's price then that person would have a lot more shares for their money.

i'll take a closer interest - just for fun over and weeks, though.

maybe we will have a few chats on here too !

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scully - as you say you are very open about your buys, i've learnt to keep mine closer to my chest, when i'm in i tend to keep quiet, and let sentiment, hype, rumour, news do its work for me.

to me once an aim is on a bull run on hype rumour or news either get in and out quick with a profit, don't hang around too long.

there is always another aim share to hit the news almost every day, so not long to wait fir the next opportunity.

sentiment is an interesting thing though. it can change very quickly.

if a share is being ramped, its a bit like a blue fin tuna fisherman who has hooked an 800lb blue fin on a light line. no use in fighting it early doors, let it run, play out the line and wait for it to tire. then reel it in a little. no doubt it will fight for its life again so let it go, then reel it back in again. sometimes those guys can take hours to land, but its usually the patient fisherman the catch.

lets see where sentiment sits on AST next week, luckily as i am out i won't be glued to a screen - tend to go the the gym 4 mornings a week and monday is one of them so i'll look in lunchtime and see how things are going.

gla

scully - no prob my old stick, you do recall we have agreed on other bb's don't you, in the past.

here on AST i accept there are many locked in at 2p + if they didn't average down on the dips.

i have said the oct placing was a big red flag to me, here. good old CH eh. however without it where would AST be.

i have done ok here with my trades, so AST owes me nothing and however it finally pans out i'll remember it fondly. maybe time for one more cheeky little trade but not at 1p + for me.will have to see.

if permits come followed by a t/ o then some lth's will finally recover their money, which will also be good for them.

however many have had their money tied up here for a very long time, which may have prevented them from taking other trading opportunities over the last say 18 months. its always worth considering or factoring in the potential lost opportunity cost of being locked in.

lets hope as many as possible make a return on AST. then we can all look back at it with positive memories.

gla.

gregorio - lol and there's no charge for the tickets !

scully - now i'm a berk, lol , no need to get stressy fella.

scully i am not trying to discredit you, i'll leave that to you and your posting history and trading decisions.

yes have tracked koovs too, there are a couple of resident rampers over there with posts mostly in a positive nature. i watched its rise up to 23.5p in june, looked like it was being pumped to me. now its dropped back down to 12.65p. how much did you lose there ? its on my watchlist though.

i'll look over on the okyo bb for your words of wisdom.

are you deffo going to eat your hat if alba does not 4 bag in the next 9 trading days ? actually i'm with you on the weald hoping for a good rns next week, its gone deadly quiet over there.

returning to AST are you planning another 400 posts next week ?

Scully - Again i need to pull you up old boy.

I am now 58 years of age, been retired for 3 years now. I first invested shares in 1982 ( SAYE ), then new issues, in the early 80's.

I have built a portfolio over 30 years, thorough bull and bear runs.

As you know from both my posting history and from out previous chats, i hold a decent sized growth and income portfolio.

I only trade with between 5 - 10 % of my portfolio, you know this. To call me a trader is as you know, is not the full picture - i trade in and out on aim shares, mainly for fun as I don't like to get spiked ( as you are on OKYO )

I am not interested in getting it perfectly right - i buy in low and attempt to get out before the rise stalls.

I don't listen to the ramps from others, but they are useful for quick profits, thanks again for all your efforts last week - very helpful to me - just a couple of clicks to buy in and a couple more to get out again, have you calculated how long it took you complete your 400 + last week ?

I agree we don't always get it right - i have a couple shares in my bottom drawer.

To me you seem to get emotionally attached to shares - ( OKYO is a case in point, BTW feel free to answer my questions over on that bb ).

So as a chap with over over 35 years of trading, i regret i am not a newbie and cocky, i certainly don't chase losses ( check out your trading history on OKYO - that's chasing losses matey )

Am i criticising your trading decisions ( notice i said Trading not investment decisions ), well yes i guess i am. I can only comment on the decisions you have made - sorry if that's not to your approval.

You mention that you are up over time, but i'm sure you posted somewhere about a week ago that you were hoping one of your trades would come good to claw back your losses - or did i misread,that post of yours.

I generally don't like rampers, people tend to lose more following their views than the views of those with a more cautious viewpoint. I don't personally ramp shares i find i tend not to need to, as their are rampers on most aim bb's who do that job for me. When I am in a share i tend to keep my thoughts close to my chest. It can be embarrassing when it goes wrong ( as i guess you know from your trades on OKYO ).

As for ALBA don't forget to get a nice big hat for to eat for 4.30 on Aug 31st, lol.

Clearly you wish to influence others on here with your 400 + ramps, ( perhaps I do too ) but imv its important for any potential newbies here, to understand how well posters, actually perform in reality.

Bet of luck buddy

GLA.

Scully - OKYO

24th July - You bought in at 5.49p for 110K

Everyone sold out on the spike to 7p. ( you stayed long and strong - quoting a prediction of 40p !! )

1st Aug - You bought more at 3.75p - despite those warning you too be careful.

8th Aug - more buys from you at 3.5p - to bring your average down to 5.2p

9th Aug - you posted to acknowledge you got impaled.

Brainer / Investor 111 / nomlungo all warned you to tread carefully along with others.

Fri 17th Aug - you bought another 350000 share at 2.174p !!

The bid price for OKYO is 2p going into the weekend, and the spread is 25%

So my reading :

You struggle to know when to take a profit
You don't listen to the warnings of others, in fact you buy more !
You trade down trying to reduce your average.

How many share do you now hold ?
How much cash have you put in there in total ?
How much profit did you turn down when your friends over there sold out at 7p
What is your average now ?

Hope it does come good for you buddy, but one final question if you calculate the total amount you have poured in so far, how many more shares could you be holding, if you had bought at 2.0p on Friday ?

Scully - in response to your post ( 14.14 ) - you clearly don't read my posts - i took a 30% day in day out profit here based on your ramps last week - I'm not in for bags.

I Invest in FTSE 100 and some FTSE 250 stocks for growth and divs. ( but you know this as we have chatted before on other bb's ).

I only play on aim with bet 5 - 10% of my trading portfolio, again i have mentioned this many times before.

Like everyone i look to get in low and get out with a profit ( profit is profit after all ).

I'm not keen on getting spiked, like you ( OKYO ) i trade on aim based on rumour, news, timing, sentiment, and research.

I can be bearish on a company as i am on AST ( CH ) but still see a quick profit,as per Wed thro to Thurs last week on the back of the conference call. MY view is the run up last week has stalled - lets see where we are by next weekend - assuming no news.

Sorry for ribbing you on OKYO - hope it comes good for you, as for ALBA - lets hope for good news - not wanting you to have to eat your hat.

Scully - I know i wind you up - remember those days over on your Weald share, a few weeks ago.

You know you only have 9 trading days in August for ALBA to 4 bag to 2p over there or as you promised you'll eat your hat. As you know several posters over there have offered to send you a hat if you don't own one.

Hope you appreciated,my offer of some tomato sauce, to help with the "tough chew" lol. Why do you get so emotional and get drawn into silly posts !

I did notice you were a little quiet on here on Friday,so had a quick look round to see where you were, and surprise surprise, you were over on OKYO, defending your position, over there. My God, reading back your posts and arguments over there bought tears to my eyes - the best read i've had on here for days.

24th July - You bought in at 5.49p for 110K

Everyone sold out on the spike to 7p. ( you stayed long and strong - quoting a prediction of 40p !! )

1st Aug - You bought more at 3.75p - despite those warning you too be careful.

8th Aug - more buys from you at 3.5p - to bring your average down to 5.2p

9th Aug - you posted to acknowledge you got impaled.

Brainer / Investor 111 / nomlungo all warned you to tread carefully along with others.

Fri 17th Aug - you bought another 350000 share at 2.174p !!

The bid price for OKYO is 2p going into the weekend, and the spread is 25%

So my reading :

You struggle to know when to take a profit
You don't listen to the warnings of others, in fact you buy more !
You trade down trying to reduce your average.

How many share do you now hold ?
How much cash have you put in there in total ?
How much profit did you turn down when your friends over there sold out at 7p
What is your average now ?

Hope it does come good for you buddy, but one final question if you calculate the total amount you have poured in so far, how many more shares could you be holding, if you had bought at 2.0p on Friday ?

Anyway - sorry folks - back to AST the bst post i saw yesterday was from the guy that suggested that CH should be wired up to a lie detector machine for all TV interviews lol

GLA

Afternoon all.

Just looking back at the debate from today and those nervous enough to stay up on a Sat night lol

I see several choose not too understand my posts yesterday. Hey ho.

Scully - I didn't think you would filter me for long, once again you have my grateful thanks for your 400+ ramptistic posts last week. You helped me with my quick in and out trade here last week ( around 30% profit - very happy with that ).
My view for next week remains - without news i anticipate this will drift down. If it does i may have one more small trade, but i'll wait and see. Don't want to get to close to the cliff edge.

We will have to see how things pan out next week, but I would suggest you'll need at least another 400 + ramps over the next 5 trading days Scully, to see any upward movement without news.

Having said I trade this and am looking for nervousness, I'll come back to my thoughts around 1.2p to buy. At that price you'll need a buy out at 2.4p for a bag !!

Most i asked yesterday, confirmed for various reasons they would not buy or top up at 1.2p ( but if they are holding shares in AST you can bet your bottom dollar they certainly hope others will to improve their positions )

Those in at 0.4p should already have taken their bag, last week. ( well done to anyone on those trades ).

At an entry around 0.8p you only need a buy out at 1.6p for a bag, much more attractive imv !!

So are people going to keep buying at higher prices - maybe ! But as the risk reward falls away in peoples minds buys will dry up.

My views are based on no news. Will it be an Anxious August. ( tricky days possibly )

GLA.

mister positive - i saw some buys at 1.2p and mentioned the largish buy at just after8.00am yesterday in my post friday.

i would hope those in at 0.4p took their profits, i certainly would have done.

i am not sure if i would buy in again.

if it fell on no news, maybe, not sure if i'd be pushing my luck on this one.

regrettably i have to get ready for this evening out with friends.

will look in again tomorrow.

sure we shall all have fun debating the pros and cons with AST over the coming days.

gla

monarch - the rns on 28th nov 2017 confirmed the result of the court decision, re the IPPC, on the 6 aug, CH had given up, produced the armageddon rns and was off part time probably looking to re do his cv.

its now 9 months on and we are now told that ARSO will look favourably on the required amendments, but my understanding is that there are no gtee's.

you are a pi here do you have a full understanding as to why the Ippc and well stimulation permits are still outstanding, does the fault lie with ARSO or with AST, or are there other reasons.if you do perhaps you could enlighten everyone. or are you too in the dark on this ?

i for one don't see any positive news next week, perhaps i will be wrong, sure you will let me know.

gla

monarch - i think been clear in all my posts, not sure where you are struggling.

i have traded this a few times.i have said in earlier posts both my trading view and my view on the company's precarious operational and financial position.

given AST has little money left in the kitty, having received the £1.5m placing boost last oct, and revenues, since production, added to which with pg - 11a pretty much out of the equation, and income from pg- 10 drifting downwards. it's a t/o or bust.

you are no fool, i have read your posts - my view on sentiment is based on no news coming through next week.

the point i make around buying at 1.2p is detailed in one of my posts yesterday, if you'd care to look - not really bothered if you don't to be honest.