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Either that, or MA has taken another slug. This one is really compelling viewing. I am part glad to be on the sidelines, part missing the white knuckle thrill of being on the ride :)

Yeah, the AIM ones do not give me much confidence in the system, I am inclined to agree with you.

Fingers crossed.

The boss signs off on all RNS's. No great fan of NOMAD's (although some are far better than others), but you cannot blame them if the RNS was lacking any material at the point of release. They could always add an updated RNS if they wanted to.

Perhaps the tweet was a belated effort to add this meat to the bone, although I have not seen the tweet in question, so will take your word for it, biffa.

I have got no 'feel' for the chart here at the moment in either direction; obviously it would be good to get back above the 50 DMA and the 200, but that is hardly charting excellence :)

I was about to type the same thing :) I do not know many people in the 30-40 year old category who are not impacted by interest rates, and plenty of them seem to be juggling rising credit card debt too. The inflation tax hits everyone though.

If ASOS do a Next, IMO the SP will react far more positively than their one has on their positive update.

Anyway, I continue to watch with interest. Good luck itmustbeluck. Opportunities are always around, as long as you keep enough dry powder mate.

A poor update by JD Sports though. So, will ASOS do a Next or a JD in their update?

I am going to sit on my hands for a bit with this one I think, although to my mind, the chart is starting to look bullish again. GLA.

Shorts do not generally know something that we do not. Could be profit taking, or de-risking due to their fears of better than expected trading here, a perception of improving macro conditions that will boost discretionary spending etc.

All of these factors, if they come to pass, means being short is likely to be costly to them :)

Not what I see. I mean, not tanking like Xmas 2018 post Fed speech, but not a rally like we saw after JP's speech (U-turn) in December a few weeks ago, either.

So - if I had to make a call, I would say a mild red day across the indices tomorrow, but I would not bet on it :)

Well, I guess I am, insofar as I saw nothing in the minutes to change my target here or a few other positions either at the time of print.

78p and I will add. 90p and I will sell. I think I will be holding this trading tranche for a bit longer, which is fine by me. GLA.

And happy New Year to you too, Mr A and others here.

An exit before earnings is probably wise as a general rule, although who knows?

I will be watching the results, and particularly forward guidance, closely. Probably not going to return before then, but never say never. GLA.

I see I missed a bit of pile on earlier. One of your colleagues backing you up perhaps?

You certainly both seem to approach these chat boards in a remarkably similar fashion, from your respective posting histories.

If anyone apart from you two cares to waste their time exploring mine, I am confident that they will not conclude that I am a 'manipulative trader'. But I suspect you both know this already.

Meanwhile, and back on topic, we have been punished today due to the lack of clarity on company financing arrangements for 2024 and general market sentiment on wider overbought technicals, IMO.

US Fed minutes shortly will IMO influence the short term direction of travel across the indices.

I set a buy order this afternoon that did not get filled. Depending on the above, I may (or may not) get it locked in tomorrow.

We all have the same aim here. And life is too short to waste on trivial nonsense. Let's all play nicely eh, or at least be civil. GLA.

Probably explains the rise the other day, but I'm never unhappy to see reducing shorts :)

7pm UK time for Fed minutes. That will shape the short term direction of travel for our markets (as well as theirs) tomorrow and probably at least a few days afterwards.

Standing by my trade target price here, unless JP says something black swan-like. GLA.

I think I am going to add a few if we revisit (and hold) that little double bottom on the monthly of 530p ish.

Although 520's is probably wiser at the time of print, IMO.

Yeah. I did not entirely expect this degree of a drop either, prior to news from some of the competitors anyway. Then if they are good = good SP reaction here, bad = bad SP reaction here IMO.

I mean, I did to a degree, based on those overbought market technicals I alluded to whenever it was, but more of a drift down rather than this, really.

Getting very tempted to put in a buy order, but am staying disciplined...for now :)

Agree. I am still very much long here, even if this one rarely seems to give me a good update :)

Fair enough, Pokerchips. Perhaps I could have worded it better. I did not mean to suggest they are wildly out of control, just that with those factors that you have highlighted in your post, they need to be as careful as possible with what they can control.

And by your posts, your personality is clear to see also.

At least my posts are relevant to this company and in the spirit of what these chat boards are for.

Personal attacks on posters who are not 'on point' are tedious, but as a free speech absolutist, go right ahead as far as I am concerned.

I appreciate that, but IMO the BOD need to box clever here.

If trading has been good, then tell the market. If it has been softer than anticipated, tell the market.

IMO radio silence is going to be music to the ears of shorters.

All that said, MA might just buy another chunk at these levels as has happened before, and we go back to those delightful spikes and get the shorts sweating.

I have been pondering this overnight. I think the BOD need to confirm if they are going to give an update in January, as that IG article seems to suggest they will.

If they are going to remain silent until March, or whatever the date given in the last RNS was (I forget the specifics now), then I think the SP is going to be driven lower.

Even if trading has been poor, better to notify the market now, not then. The market is not going to be fooled by delay tactics or spin. This is where the BOD earn their corn. They need to show strong leadership IMO.

Looks like the market agrees with the 'show me the money' sentiment.

Although in fairness, most of the market movers are not back at their desks until next week, so that might be a better time to make a short term judgement on the SP direction of travel.

Anyway, GLA while we continue to await the news that matters - black and white financing, and MDA conclusion.

Not at all. I will be delighted if they confirm a funding deal that is not poor for existing investors. The proof in the pudding etc. Same for the never ending story of 'ongoing talks' re Songwe.

I guess on an anon chat board it is difficult to see sometimes if a poster is being genuine or trying to 'buy in cheaper'.

All I can say is I am not playing any games with my words/opinions, which you can choose to believe, or not.

And I do remain hopeful that the geopolitical importance of this will ensure a good funding arrangement.

But like I said yesterday, I have been around this space too long and been burned too often, to blindly trust any company.

I hope we are not going to have to go down the bucket shop equity raise route (and FWIW, I am slightly more optimistic than you about this), but I have wondered about finance for a few months now.

A good while longer actually. My scepticism about the MDA sign off has continued to grow with each tweet and rehashed article about imminent conclusions etc. Causing mirth and criticism from a few posters here along the way. My concerns that I voiced then have been entirely validated so far.

Took a punt after the CEO post-raise purchase, and I do like the magnet stuff, which is the only thing that has kept me here the past few months, in truth.

But I took profits on the last spike in the investment pot holding, and if they do a raise in the fashion that you fear they will, I will dump the small trading ones for a tax loss next financial year and put this in the bin.

However, let us continue to give them the benefit of the doubt until they prove deserving of a different opinion.

If this is as geo-politically important as we think it is, then funding should not be a problem - and also on terms that are not destructive to LTH's.

Seen this play out with too many other micro cap pre-revenue juniors over the years to give too much benefit of the doubt though. So I am watching closely and keeping my cynical hat on. GLA.