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FunInvestor, what he says about getting 30 Million to Polling stations in 1 day for general election voting resonates and I have to agree with Piers Morgan about throwing the kitchen sink at it.

Interesting his comments also on the Johnson and Johnson vaccine approval about the end of Jan (and we have pre-ordered 30 million doses).

It's ammunition for the journalists to keep the pressure on at the Monday Briefings and questions.

More details on the attack plan tomorrow.

Its 14 minutes and 31 seconds long. Maybe watch it first rather than posting 2 minutes after posting as what he has to say makes perfect sense.

It was he who suggested give everybody 1 jab first rather than 2 jabs per person.

I thought all Panto's had been cancelled under lockdown. Lol

Interview from this morning. he thinks 3 million doses per week is feasible scaling up to 4 million.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA9Ms5-D-f0

A watched kettle doesn't boil.

Yes it can be frustrating FunInvestor but not if your focus is on the end goal which for CINE is the vaccine working, key Covid statistics falling and in consequence we get the Announcement of Reopening.

The same happened today with Tullow Oil where the likes of BP were up 6%, GKP at one point 10% and TLW was actually in the red at one point. Likewise with a holding I have in ASOS, the online fashion retailer. They have just been gifted a lockdown where the full of the High Street is closed for 2 months and the FTSE goes up 3 odd percent. It ends up marginally with about 0.75%.

Others fared much better and fortunately that is why we diversify.

appollo,

Yes its pleasing to see that Next fared better than expected yesterday and part of that will be down to its website presence, just exactly as ASOS has.

The moving of large regions of the country to Tier 3 and then into Tier 4 in the months prior to Christmas and excluding individuals from travelling from a higher Tier areas to a lower tier areas to shop should also have helped to drive more Festive trade online at a key time of year. I actually speak from experience for I used both Next and ASOS in December for that very reason.

You also have to appreciate that you couldn't try things on in the shops as well as all the changing rooms were closed. You can though in the comfort of your own home with home delivery.

Not only that but it is worth researching the Augmented Reality technology that ASOS utilise to help you size up. Its mentioned in one of its last updates.

All this happening at a time when ASOS at last reporting were already benefiting from having adjusted the business to cope with the pandemic. They had implemented Cost reductions for instance, Models rather than having to attend expensive photo shoots in studios were able to do so from home. Safe working practices in its warehouse hubs in Barnsley Barnsley, Atlanta and Berlin were also implemented and significantly they were seeing less items returned and the associated processing costs.

Now look what has happened in the UK as they have just been gifted virtually two full months of exclusive trading with the full of its High Street competition fully closed. Similar lockdowns prevail in Europe. No High Street discounted January sales.

I hold and intend to keep holding as I think it points to another very good year.

Its no secret from my history what shares I have interests in.

Here's a tale of two of them.

Easyjet. It had been flying planes back and forth out of the UK during the pandemic. Then as of last week a Full National lockdown. Same in Scotland and Ireland and with people advised to stay at home. Last night an announcement that you have to be in a possession of a negative Covid Test before you can get back in the country. Burdensome and discouraging to travel. Lots of costs involved in running an airline what with leased aircraft, 2 pilots and air hostesses fees, landing slots and jetfuel and all with the price of oil on the rise. Some countries only last week expressed a reluctance to let UK flights land due to a highly contagious new Covid varient. The only one plus point overnight being that there is the mass rollout of the vaccine coing with the AZ / Oxford vaccine.

The Easyjet share price is up 6.39% when I looked.

Cineworld. Already has taken mitigating action with all its cinemas closed, staff furloughed or made redundant and so lockdown cannot affect what is already closed. Cost limitation exercise whilst awaiting its cinemas to reopen and prudent. It is funded and waivered until June. Neither is it impacted by the need for -ve Covid tests to re-enter the country, unless you are thinking of flying to Israel to watch a film. It also finds itself on the receiving end of the same good news last night of the PM's accelerated mass rollout of the vaccine and more details to come tomorrow, Thursday. It will be one of the biggest beneficiaries of any vaccination program for it has been waiting for vaccine rollout news since October 9th when it closed its cinemas.

Cineworld up 0.74%

It has to be pointed out that vaccines for both represent cures and mass rollouts will ensure a swifter return to normality and without the need for lockdowns or restrictions.

One also imposed social distancing (CINE) to limit transmission. The other still happily packs them in sat rubbing shoulders with the next passenger.

Having waited since October's closures for vaccine rollouts I shall happily now wait for the vaccines to show its impact in the daily figures we are now getting.

Incredible really how things initially get translated in the City of ours, but then again the comparison only serves to reinforce the value gap that presently exists in CINE.

You can transpose Easyjet for IAG (British Airways parent company) or TUI of you like.

Ommitted the link

https://www.tullowoil.com/investors/events/

Are based on an oil price of $45 per barrel.

Whilst we are hovering just under $54 per barrel (Brent) and the oil price has strengthened well in recent weeks I think everybody can see that should exceed present expectations if things continue as they are. I personally expect a further strengthening of the oil price as mass vaccination programs roll out and take effect.

Great start to 2021 and it should give us a good run up to the Trading statement on the 27th January.

Rocklawn I think you need to add a little more to those percentages. Gulf keystone is another one that is flying off a resurgent oil price.

For mass vaccinations read cure. With cure comes recovery and that is why the markets are blue today. Tullow benefits exactly the same from a rising oil price and on any plans to improve production.

It should easily make up the ground with the others as it is presently the value proposition.

If not it then it always translates into profit when the next update is.

Patience only required.

I am watching several of my shares this morning catapulting ahead on vaccine optimism with the likes of banks and oil stocks racing ahead. BP up over 6% as the oil price recovers, MTRO and LLOY up over 4.5 and 5% respectively etc etc. etc. In fact it is a sea of blue on all I hold.

The one share though (CINE) that stands to gain the most from a successful mass rollout of vaccinations has only just started to stir and awaken.

The abundance of vaccination updates to come, daily statistics, risk group milestones met and regular news that should follow should hopefully start to attract recovery investors. Then the momentum investors, the herd or call it FOMO if you wish then come along thereafter to swell the mood.

On a successful mass vaccination program (cure) my own Target Price is double money when our cinemas reopen. Optimistic TP of three times the present SP as we get through the slate of movies that are stacked up and ready for release.

I have to agree with you FunInvestor that the share price has felt different the last few days with less volatility and it has seems to be edging up and building. It also seems quieter give or take the odd strange comment. lol. Maybe the change in mood has caught some of the trading fraternity out that were trying to trade circa 60.0p to 64.5p.

We are though now where we want to be with mass vaccinations rollouts as it is they that should cure the virus, get us back to normality and to trading without capacity restrictions and then what a brimming full slate of films that has built up to open into.

If we can close above 65.5p into tomorrows PM update with more details on the vaccination program and rollout then we might see a new higher trading range established.

Vaccine optimism?

I think it is down to vaccine optimism

Watching the Oil Price and Share Price strengthen.

The profits of a rising share price always lets me hedge against any rises in my heating oil.

A bit further to go here yet I would think.

If Mass vaccinations work do you think we will be at 66p?

A slow and steady adjustment upwards will do just fine.

I am in no hurry.

Are we starting on a breakout?

It shouldn't be too long before we see a breakout.

Mass vaccinations and it ramping up in the UK is what we want to see.

Netanyahu in Israel is doing our 11 Cinemas over there proud with his personal stewardship of the Israeli vaccination program ans Bidens 100M vaccinations in 100 days and mask mandate should be starting not long after his inauguration on 14th January.

A lot of stocks and shares went up yesterday based on optimism associated with the rollout of mass vaccinations. There are however very few stocks whereupon it is more directly relevant.

I was heartened last night by the PM's Briefing and like the transparency of his approach particularly with the commitment to daily updating of vaccination numbers across the key groups and now a weekly meeting on Monday to keep us all updated (and the pressure on Ministers to keep delivering and to bring us good news)

Vaccinations hold the key to a return to a normal life without lockdown and restrictions.

Lets hope William Hills offer us some odds.

With the pressure of daily figures and briefings and awkward journalist questions combined with endless money being thrown at it I'd be backing it to happen. Its now got the PM's name on it and being as he likes Churchill it's a Dunkirk moment.

Fortunately our share price should move on good progress being made towards reducing infection rates, R-rates and death rates and as we anticipate reopening.