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Hmmm --- very disappointing for all , i know atm !!-- In danger now of dropping out of the fragile 3 month uptrend !! --- Must hold around the 406 /410p level --- otherwise that famous 380p flag might get a dusting off again . JMVHO everyone but i hope i'm wrong !!. GLA ---- a bit of faith needed again now !!!.

Morning , buddy ----- closed out @ 1215 , not the morning low and only +30 points i know but they all add up . Inverted head & shoulders on the 5 minute with 1206.5 as its low point and around 1215 has held as support several times since then !! So , as those well known dragons say ---- i'm out !!! I have an order back in now for any drop below 1200 . !!! Dow , Dax & Ftse100 are all still looking very weak altho' the Dax has recovered very well from this mornings big drop and cost me a 20 point loss on a short triggered at 10510 . Banked 100 points on my Dow swing short limit so not all bad then (lol) --- Very wet here in the Marches ---- needed a bit of rain , i suppose now !!! GL sir ----

Morning All :--- Optimus :-- Hope you got your AHT short banked today !!! I closed mine at 1215p ( an inverted H&S on the 5 minute . but has dropped back to that level now anyway ). Not the low this morning but 30 points will do for now ---order in now for any break of 1200. Got my Dow swing short closed as well on my + 100 point limit --- happy with that also . A Dax short was triggered at 10510 and i got stopped out for a loss of -20 points .--- the Dax is shooting back up as i post this (lol) . Gs ------ very fortunate with your phone !!!! Rain has finally arrived here --- shame !!! GLA ----

British Bulls say the last pattern detected for AHT was ( and i quote ) a ----- "Bullish Homing Pigeon " -----so i'd better look out with that short posn. !!!--- I ask you , who writes this C. A. R. P. ----- I use classic / basic TA but this even amazes me !!!! (lol) --- GLA ----

Are you still in your AHT short posn. or did that rise early today take you out ?? --- For what it's worth i still see it dropping back further yet ---- but don't hold me to that now , ya hear (lol) . My Dax short closure at 10580 ( +120pts.) this morning seems to have been nicely timed even tho' i say so myself . I just wish Gold would give me some sort of direction now !!!!! GL -----

Discodave ---- yes, only 15 points to the good atm. on that short posn. but over the last couple of years or so i have banked very good profits on AHT ( trading up & down ) . It just happens to be a very " tradeable stock " --- IMG is / has been another good tradeable stock . Esure was another one altho' haven't done much with that lately . And of course AVIVA has given me very good trading profits as well !!--- Dow & Dax look to be struggling with support levels atm . ---- my Dow short is still running but my Dax short closure at 10580 this morning seems to have been nicely timed !!. If the Dow does retrace further then i suspect AHT will retrace with it !!-- That's the theory anyway ----- in practice , as you say , this is AHT (lol) . GL sir --- MTB ---- sorry that you seem to have misunderstood my personal brand of " humour " today over on the Barcs board !!!! --- I really am a changed man i tell you !!! -- GL to you also .

AHT --- i hope so sir . I'm short from 1245p , so up a few quid already but still hungry for more --- so fingers crossed . Dow, Dax & Ftse100 are all close to or below in the case of the Dax , significant support levels now so could see further drops according to IG !!--- I'm still well up on my Dow swing short and just over a 110 points up on my recent Dax short ( got stopped out of the previous Dax & Ftse100 shorts ) . Still not bothered with Gold again yet --- it seems very undecided on any steady move in either direction atm. Had a good day out in Chester yesterday ( wednesday ) ---- been almost 40 years since i was there last but nothing changed much in the shopping centre . Today ( thursday ) looks to be shaping up weathe rwise for yet another fine day , so may be out again tomorrow if my bank balance can stand my wife's insatiable appetite for spending money on " tat" (lol) . Somebody's being mischievous and recommending every post atm., i notice ----- usually Dierich (lol ) . GLA ----

Will " NOT " be disappointed is what i meant to post !!!!---- GL -----

Morning sir ----Barmouth was an excellent day . Off to Chester soon but i guess you already know that (lol) . Yep, making the most of the remaining Summer sun but costing me a lot of my profits !!!! Don't expect to make too much out of a small short posn here but it has been one of the better " trading" stocks for me over the last couple of years . Didn't want to mention my short posn. here on the board as may be accused of de-ramping and that's not want it's about !!! Dow, Dax & Ftse100 are all in short term declines below support levels atm. AHT will see higher levels in the coming months so anyone holding thru' any present weak period now will be disappointed --- JMVHO !!! GL ----

Bit of profit taking today --- that's ok , they have had a phenomenal couple of months or so & were skirting around short term overbought anyway atm. !!! Fingers crossed for that 1140/50p to be the floor again should it decide to retrace deeper !!!! GLA ------

Will you use one ID or the other ---- stop switching between the two for goodness sake !!! Off to Chester tomorrow ---- looks like the last good weather day for a while over this neck of the woods . Optimus :--- went AHT short this morning before heading off into the sunny wild blue yonder of Bridgnorth, Ludlow & Telford . A few quid up atm. On the Magners Irish cider today ( pear not apple ) ---- cheap as chips and very refreshing . Smoked Bacon, Melted Brie & Cranberry Jelly Baguette ( and chips , of course ) by the river -- lovely jubbly (lol). GLA -----

Just got back from Barmouth --- another glorious sunny day !! We were on the beach enjoying ourselves and just reflected for a while on the two teenagers who tragically lost their lives their just a few days ago !! Funny old world at times !!! ------ AA --- where on earth were you going that time of morning ?? i didn't get to bed very early after all ---- stayed up to watch Andy Murray's match and then Usain Bolt , so didn't set off until 10am . Gs ----- yes, can't beat a spoons pub for value , usually do a daily deal of some sort or another !! Optimus ----- got stopped out of my Dax and Ftse100 swings short for b/e ( altho' had banked a few points on some daily scalping the last few sessions ) . Still in a Dow swing short running around b'/e but made a fair few points on that as well on a couple of days scalping . Haven't bothered to go back into Gold again yet --- Looks like i may well be second in the comp. after today's rise --- if it holds till friday (lol) , Got an AHT short order in for tomorrow morning --- looking overdone in the short term ( fingers crossed). Markets do look very bullish tho' atm so i'm going to have to be a bit careful with any short trading atm. GLA ---- looking for somewhere to go tomorrow as it may be the last sunny day for a while (lol) .

My maths are all over the place atm . (lol) ----- 42.6% it is .!!! GL ---- got an early start to Barmouth in the morning , so up the wooden stairs very soon now for me !!!!

I'm only third after all ( it's actually 42.8% but still only third .) ---- Thanks AA for the update !!--- GLA -----

Optimus ---- glad to hear you enjoyed the film !!! Pity about that gorgeous thing " Nicky " getting killed off .------ i did enjoy the film but i think the storyline is a tad played out now tho' . Damon is one of my all time favourite action heroes ---seen most of his work over the years . Gs ----- enjoy your day , i'm still " stuffed" from last night's Hog Roast and rather expensive watery lager at Shrewsbury Flower Show . Fireworks were impressive , as always . I just love a good firework show ( must be the arsonist in me ) ----- always setting fire to things as a child , luckily tho' it was only wasps nests and rotten logs (lol) . GLA ----- still waiting for JDF's opinion of the film !!!!

No, Lloyds can only redeem them if they wish on a specific " call" date ---- it is around the end of december , i think, in this case !!-- At that time Lloyds , if they wish , will buy them back at the market price at that time ---- BUT if they choose not to " call" them in then the remaining term could be at a much reduced rate / yield as they do not have to continue to 2021 with the current 10.75% yield !!--- I have to factor these types of things in when i buy Bonds at times !!--- By my reckoning still , if you bought them at the current price of 106.25 p ish ( 1000 is minimum tho' i think ) then you will get £107.5 annually for every 1000 Bonds at Par Value ( 100p) --- That equates to 107.5( yield ) divided by 1062 ( cost of 1000 to buy) x 100 = 10.12 % .or there abouts !! Your figure of 10.263% is calculated using Mid Price not Buy Price , but near enough , i suppose --- They may actually be worth a bit of a punt ----- but just remember you may only have till december ( 4 months ) before they are redeemed or offered back at a much lower yield !!-- GL ----

Don't know much about " subordinated fixed notes " ---- they are tradeable , obviously , thru' H&L but they are not tradeable on ORB , which is the main Stock Exchange for retail bonds . I stick to ORB tradeable Retail Bonds myself but the Bond you highlight apparently pays 10.75% annually . The redemption value i have no idea about ( possibly 100p the same as ordinary bonds ?? ) but there will be a "call" date before then when LLoyds could redeem them early if they want to !! They are traded over par at the moment so that 10.75% will be diluted down somewhat if they are treated the same way as normal retail bonds ( 106p -100p = 6p or 6% ) . Below is a bit of info i found about them and the LSE ORB retail bond site listing all ORB Tradeable Retail Bonds. -- " Moving on to the various asset classes, in general, subordinated bank debt is firm. This is part of the general "risk-on" shift that we are seeing in January. My personal favourite is the Lloyds 10.75% 2021. This bond steps up to LIBOR + 9% in 2016, so the assumption is that it will be called at that point. In the meanwhile, holders can enjoy a big fat coupon. The bonds were offered at 99.75 last week, but I believe you would have to pay about 102.5 this week. I expect this instrument to trade higher in due course, although the relatively short period of time to the call will tend to cap the upside." http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/prices-and-markets/retail-bonds/retail-bonds-search.html GL ---- ask Hargreaves if they " act" the same as normal ORB Tradeable Retail Bonds .!!!

45.6% ---- that would put me 2nd .!! Just looked quickly at the others ----- yep, i 'm 2nd ( yippee) (lol) ---- GLA ----

What ya doing to me !!!--- i was desperate to know if the ETO bid has put me on top or not ??? -- Will have to look for myself now !!!-- GL ----

" there you go again , always with the negative waves Anth99 " (lol) ---- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDsKR2hggck GL ----