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Not anymore bp.or

My 3.09 was looking good although I have my fingers crossed for Spights prediction now. Go on my son...

.. together with a rising oil price.

A good kick off tomorrow hopefully.

No problem Never.

Although my joint predictions of £3.09 is probably the kiss of death for Charlesroxin !!

Revised prediction......£3.03

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Happy Bank Holiday to all.

For those troubled by pay firewalls. Telegraph article.

Oil and metal prices set to surge as US and Britain go on spending spree

Reopening of global economy set to lead to an unprecedented jump in demand for commodities


Oil and metal prices are poised to surge in coming months as Britain and the US launch a once-in-a-generation infrastructure spending spree and the global economy roars back to life.

Market strategists are bracing for the biggest jump in oil demand ever after drivers returned to the roads en masse. Crude is forecast to hit its highest level in three years, ultimately driving prices higher at the pump.

Meanwhile president Joe Biden is about to launch a $2 trillion (£1.5 trillion) programme to rebuild America's crumbling roads and bridges, while in the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has talked about the need for a recovery led by investment in green energy.

Goldman Sachs has predicted a 14pc jump in commodity prices over the next six months, pushing a broad measure of metals and oil up to its highest level in more than six years.

The Wall Street bank expects copper to rise by over 10pc to reach more than $11,000 per ton by the first quarter of 2022, while Brent crude, the UK benchmark oil price, is set to hit $80 per barrel – a level not seen since 2018

A sea of red accross the Global financial markets at present so BP up 1% seems understandable.

A fairer judgement on the SP would be when markets are a sky of blue then a 1% rise with excellent results would be disappointing.

Not BP specific but a rational explanation for part of the reason why the SP is not rising much.

Stocks are in a 'holding pattern' on a quiet day.

(Sharecast News) - Stocks were trading slightly lower in early trading despite better-than-expected results out of BP and HSBC.

Restraining risk appetite, investors were waiting on the US Federal Reserve's latest policy guidance with the central bank's two-day policy meeting set to get underway later in the day.

"What looks like a holding pattern across most major stock markets seems set to continue, investors so far shrugging off the widening signs of inflation in prices and earnings call commentary.

Covid armageddon stories by the media less believable and more tiresome each day.
Industrial and economic surveys reporting expectations of boom years ahead signalling an irreversible global recovery is underway.

This is clearly now just a matter of timing as to when, not if, the SP will respond accordingly.

GLA

MarkGo Onwards and upwards

Ftse down today. BP 2nd biggest riser ( not much %wise I appreciate but still 2nd biggest riser ) , Brent back at $66

Just a duff day for the results announcement.

J

The whole market is flatlining this morning, so no big deal on the SP. Once the market picks up, I would be surprised if BP doesn't start to rise with it. If I would had the availability of funds, and happy to hold for 12 months, this SP is a bargain. Although fully understand the frustration.

Apologies 295 is possible

......to add under £3 is certain 395 is possible

Based on the last month when most of the good news was already out there,be it not the finer details, the SP was never going to take off today. If fact, a drift back down to sub £3 is probable if not certain. For the SP to move north large scale investment is needed and institutional investors are still cautious. I believe by the end of the year, if the Poo, profits and a more positive market towards the transition stays positive then long term investors will be rewarded. I am content to wait and happy to top up at current levels.

After BP's impressive market performance today, the managed release of a quartet of good news stories designed to tease the market into near orgasmic anticipation prior to Q1 Super Tuesday Results Day and the giddy heights the SP achieved today (20th highest ftse riser at 1.5 % dragging RDS behind it ) I fear a sleepless night of adrenaline pumping through my veins.
Might stay up all night and watch Yawn of the Dead SP box set or Deepwater Horizon.

All in (semi) jest.

Good luck to all LTH. Onwards to 2022

MarkGo

.... and it SHOULD.

“Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.” – By Paul Samuelson ( The godfather of the index fund, economist Paul Samuelson that is.)

Investing in stocks over a long period of time is as incredibly boring and often involves hard work. It is not as exciting as many think it is. Paul Samuelson wants you to realize not to expect a thrilling experience from investing.

For that, he suggests you go to casinos.

Make sense, must remember.

Good day all. MarkGo

What will it take tomorrow, that has not already been released by BP in its April update, to move this SP. The April update debt reduction, buy backs excellent trading quarter is already priced in by the market I would have thought. Near every prediction for where the SP would be by now has been shown to be way off and over optimistic and certainly not an optimism shared by the market. It looks like tomorrow's eagerly awaited results are not going to putva rocket up the SP to anywhere near where we all expected. My pessimistic 317 during the Q1 results day poll now looks optimistic today, especially looking at todays flatlining SP.Onwards to year end in the hope that patience in BP will pay off.

Oh for the heady days of the 320's a month ago and posts of predicted gains to 340s, 350s and beyond from early April onwards, maybe more with a cautious Opec+ meeting.
An excellent trading update early April and fast forward to today, two business days before the Q1 results, and here we are. A multi pronged attack on Oilers. Sleepy Joe's posturing on the world stage. Threatening unachievable targets, that have no chance of being agreed or achieved (China and India pi*sng themselves laughing at the West ) NYC in their pi*sing in the wind compensation scam attempt, shorters doing what they do. All depressing and suppressing the SP.

That being said, all logic points to all this noise and shenanigans just being temporary. Patience will be rewarded by the year end.

What a difference a week makes.
One week ago on the 15th April, a poster started a for fun Q1 results day SP poll. The SP at that time was 307.45

A week later, most of the opinions now look very optimistic. I'm still happy to maintain my 317 ( maybe the favourite) in the hope that my conservative opinion pick on the 15th April proves to be very pessimistic and incorrect. Will be happy to lose to ' House of Gold '

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BP p.l.c. Common Stock (BP)
$24.735
-0.225 (-0.90%)
DATA AS OF APR 22, 2021 9:06 AM ET - PRE-MARKET

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Also thanks from me for your ' plain English ' explanation of options. May even give options a trial run.

Cheers MarkGo