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@Aimless - isn't it funny how I send a message to you (the clue's in the title!) and for some dumb reason others on here have to make some stupid comment which says more about them than it does me lol

Well in response (far too busy for this, but anyway)...

@HHH81 I never said I had reinvested back into Capita. For now, I am on the sidelines. Thanks though for if it were not without your comments previously, I would have still be in and taken a beating! Well, you'd know all about that as your Capita investment looks as rough as that old rusty, crusty bomb of yours...your 1964 Morris Minor car.

@M007j 'JamesOxford - you are an amazing investor.'

Sorry I didn't read the rest.

@Hezam "jox talking about himself in the third person is so funny"

Hezam talking about JO's post when JO sent his post clearly to AimMaster is funnier.

JG68 Huh? I actually thought you were normal and that we had a few chats over coffee next to the fire in other LSE discussion rooms. Are you losing your marbles old man?

@M007j 'JamesOxford - after making a profit trading Capita shares did you go for a spin in your silver birch Aston Martin DB5? Maybe a vodka martini at the bar of Claridges Hotel followed by a night of baccarat at Mayfair's Clermont Club? I want to be you JamesOxford.'

Yes. Yes. And No it cannot ever happen you can never be JO...you will always be a 'M'ale '007' with a little 'j'.

Well done Aimless you won our little bet, credit where credit is due! Lol

I bought a total of £125,000 of Capita shares at an average of .169p when the Capita share price dipped to .168p on mid AM on 4 December and rode the wave upwards. I actually planned to increase my stake to £200,000 by 17 December i.e. buy on the dips and all that. However late afternoon the next day 5 December 'HHH81' made a typically negative post - this time directed at me (for reasons only known to him) about 'klan members', which I called him out on and asked for an apology, he never apologised. Based on that, plus my 'hunch' (JO's hunches are always right!) that maybe the market wouldn't react well to the expected drop in revenues, I sold all my Capita shares at circa .176p later that afternoon on 5 December and went on my merry way. A tidy, but not spectacular profit.

I've not given Capita a second thought since then. However, last night my diary showed Capita update, so I had a quick look AM today and well, the rest is known...what a damp squid.

So Aimless you were indeed the AimMaster - on this one and only occasion. JO was also a winner (I have HHH81 to thank for that...not that I will thank him...Ho, ho ho, merry Christmas! Lol).

My advice to you Aimless is to close your short position on Capita soon, as the sell-off is overcooked at the moment. I have already banked my profit on Capita. I suggest you do the same...before the other shorts beat you to it!

Capita at the current price of 15.9 is ripe for a slow re-bound to circa 17p-17.5p over the next month or so as investors realise that Capita is actually firmly on track for a good 2025. In fact at 15.9p Capita is starting to look a good entry point once more...I will have to watch this Capita space once more! JO loves a bargain!

Tonnes of fish...not tinnes of fish! LOL

@TomBeef I doubt Nike etc. would ever make an offer to buy-out any retail company. Typically the people and mindset of manufacturers (materials, processes etc) are different to teh people and mindset of retailers (sales, marketing etc) . Completely different beasts really.

Does a sucessful fisherman who lands tinnes of fish every other day want to open a series of seafood restuarants on the high street? Probably not for the same reason. Different attitudes, skill sets etc.

Would a father who makes tools (a toolmaker) ever seek to show his son the door to become a politician or PM? Er, hang on... Lol!

@TomBeef - Good feedback. The most popular retail shops are usually located in retail parks and major shopping centres in cities, not so much on the high streets. That could be the reason...also 4pm Wednesday (hump day) is probably the grave-yard shift! Lol

@Adon30 Agreed. A very sound summary.

@Pokerchips I know what you mean - it's the younger/now/it generation.

It does make for a more interative website, and appeals to their target market.

Who knows it may influence Taverham's 71 year old relative to try on a Nike hoodie!

@Garonne. Sorry maybe I have mis-read your posts/intentions. You have always seemed seriously worried about the ups and downs of the Prudential share price. I had you down for a young lad of about 20-23 years who is very impatient and anxious i.e. always moaning/cheering about the woes/hikes of the share price movements, without adding much in the way of value. My apologies and feel free to carry on.

@Garonne With comments like that, you ought to sell ASAP. This is not a stock for you. Whatever your Prudentail buy price is (at a guess I would say cica £6.85), then as soon as it hits that, sell. I would add too that with your jittery investment personaility, you ought to keep away from the stock market and put you pennies into a Term Deposit with a reputable bank instead.

The stock market is not a 'get rich quick scheme'...far from it. I know 'investors' who have gambled and lost it all.

I too have been adding while the JD Sports share price is hovering around the £1.01 mark. When Santa comes, and the younger investors receive their pocket money, no doubt there will be a surge upwards between Christmas and New Year and maybe thereafter. At the moment, I view this as a very nice entry point.

JD Sports will consolidate their acquisitions made recently and look to streamline synergies and all aspects of operations. This stock should be a very, very good prospect going forward.

I always thought that the drill would not start in Q4 with Christmas around the corner, finance to be arranged, equipment to be booked etc. CH realised that pretty early on, so provided an updated RNS to state commencement in Q1.

Personally, I am confident that in line with CH's RNS updates that the drill will be fully funded and the drill will start Q1 2025. I am happy to wait until the end of Q1 and/or drilling results.

If at the end of Q1 progress has not been made, then I will look to ask questions. No doubt so will the investor, who has financed the drill to the tune of USD$7 million. That said, if the results were not favourable, the investment would not have been agreed.

I will add to my investment in Zephyr significantly as soon as the drill is underway and some updates are known.

I expect that by the end of Q1 the results will be there for all to see, and the share price will take off. Hopefully I will have the chance to add before the share price takes off like a rocket.

@Garrone. Well just remember that owning stocks is like driving on the road. No road runs in a straight line upwards. There are ups, downs, twists, turns, bumps, hills, pot holes, rubbish, traffic lights, round abouts, bikes, trucks, country roads, motorways....you get the idea! You have to take the rough with the smooth....cripes, another analogy!

Definate 'buy' theme in play for Prudential...

Barclays broker views (last updated 4 December 2024): Prudential Plc has 11 buys, 2 neutral, 1 sell.

https://research-centre.barclays.co.uk/shares/prudential/broker-views/

@Garonne - To be honest, I'm not sure that Prudential Plc is the right stock for you. If it keeps you awake at night, best to sell. IMO

As predicted a while back, more institutional investors have started to 'wake up and smell the coffee' and are now starting to invest in Prudential Plc.

Barclays raised Prudential to a 'strong-buy' rating in a report on 15 October. Others have Prudential as a 'hold' or 'sell' ('rocks in head' comes to mind). However, it matters not.

The 'proof is in the pudding'. When institutional investors add/increase investment in Prudential with real money (not empty words), then you know you have invested well. Follow the money trail. Pretty simple stuff.

Next up, we will see analysts write-ups and recommendations to buy Prudential. See it all before. The early bird always catches the worm though (which is where JO is already at)! Lol

See link below (published today 11 December)

https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/point72-asset-management-lp-acquires-shares-of-69100-prudential-plc-nysepuk-2024-12-11/

@Garonne Prudential Plc will continue it's slow and steady rise between now and mid-late February. But you do seem impatient, so you may want to sell as soon as you break-even (or when you are a few pounds in profit like ypu mentioned a day or so ago), so you can look at other 'faster' (i.e. risky) investment opportunities. Jut a thought.

@winklebelly. You could take any reference and make it look good or bad. For example, it's far worse if you look at the 5 year chart (i.e. 5 years ago vs today). Whereas if I look when I purchased more recently at circa £6.00 to £6.05p it's up to current levels circa £6.75p so is fine for more recent investors like myself.

Historic charts have a place but can be easily used/manipulated to fit anyone's narrative/message. Far more important to look at the 'here and now'. Prudential has strong revenues, strong profits and the forcast is for this to continue. Buybacks are back on. As I've mentioned previously, this stock is a slow burner, however, the share price trajectory is clearly on the upswing and for good reason. This share price has a huge ceiling, so plenty of room for the share price to continue it's run. If you're a patient investor, it's a very nice stock to own.

I won't predict the Zephyr share price 12 months out as anything can happen. However, I am confident that in line with CH's RNS updates that the drill will be fully funded and will start Q1 2025. Once the drill is successful, needless to say the share price will rocket..and all the patient Zephyr shareholders (includes CH himself) will be richly rewarded. IMO & DYOR

On a macro level, Trump has made it absolutely clear he wants to drill, drill, drill! He makes no bones about it. Trump is pro-business and pro US - all of which benefits the US consumer. Zephry is perfectly positioned to benefit from Trump's polices and administration.

I never watch highlights of interviews (always poorly edited by main stream media to support their own agenda), so if you want to hear Trump himself talk about drilling, click on the link below (interview recorded 8 December).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b607aDHUu2I

@TomBeef - Great, please update - much appreciated.

BTW York is a fab place to visit!

@Lordlucan. I didn't count the number of checkouts in either store. However, I know that all checkouts were open at Horwch, and only one checkout appeared closed at Trafford centre. All were really busy.

I know it's the lead-up to Christmas (i.e. peak season), however, other fashion retail stores were very quiet in comparison. JD sports sales will definately be up over the peak season.

As an aside my son always (22 years) shops at JD sports (he's into Nike trainers, shirts, jackets etc) and he easily spends circa £200-300 per visit, 1-2 times a month. He is a big fan and has been for a few years now. He would be JD Sports target market age range and profile (i.e. 'upwardly mobile' in terms of employment, lifetime spend etc).

JD Sports share price is currently very cheap, so I plan to continue to add in the dips. I will build my investment to £250,000 initially. I plan to hold for 2-5 years.