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Whilst it is undoubtedly entertaining to see a load of geriatrics acting like bar-room brawlers, please can you tone it down before someone has a stroke.

It must be time for your afternoon nap and Jell-O.

" How does Blackrock purchase 20 million shares and the price falls? "

You've been watching it for the last few weeks or even months. Just take this as your rite of passage, review the BB, look at the delayed trades, manipulations, bashing, games and when you see it again, you may recognise it for what it is.

It may continue ..... for all we know, they may want 50 million.

It is an endorsement of the positive view. They would not be doing this if they didnt think it was worth it.

Do you agree with tem ? If so, act accordingly.

I believe that patience will be rewarded.

Anyone who doesn't have the stones to stomach a +/- 5% volatility, and willing to wait a few weeks for events to unfold, is either waaaaay too leveraged, or an amateur with no conviction. Best spend your stake and get some therapy for your lack of self control.

Don't sleep too soundly, speedy, or you won't hear the burglar climbing through your bedroom window and searching through your sock drawer to find those gold and silver Brits.

.... vote Reform .... in 2029 .

In the meantime.

LOL Gammonzilla is stirring.........

( love the image ..... )

Nice one Paddy. Wanna do a C21 double act ?

Traded benches and trees for slavery . Well done, the North American Indians would give you the golf clap.

The Eu didn't give us ' free trade' I should know, I was import / export UK and USA products.

The EU always had an import tax on postal USA goods, The reverse was not true.

The EU was a free trade area WITHIN the EU, from outside it was a fortress of tax and regulations.

Trump has equalised the trade. No more free lunch for the EU.

" to give US billionaires,more tax cuts? "

To reduce the spending deficit. It's unsustainable and a betrayal of future generations of our children.

Of course the SP is all over the place, as there have been a number of stale bulls ( only natural after a nearly 2 year downtrend ) who have been de-risking or rebalancing their portfolios ( me included ) Saying that, I still have a good chunk stashed for the bright future, and some cash to spend on a retrace.

Yeah, after Buffett had done his insider dealing and manipulation. Martin Armstrong's tale of Buffett's 1980 manipulation of the silver market, for example, makes for interesting reading. Buffett is anything but the nice, wise old grandad investor which he projects.

Lionel80 - You sound like a nice bloke, but you are either wealthy enough that you can afford to indulge your little investment peccadillos, or are too passive to be assertive when you are disappointed. I have never heard any pro tipping the sitting, waiting and hoping approach to investment, but maybe you have found an unexplored niche.

Anyone with half a brain would have sold half on the double, pocketed their cash and said job well done. Obvious that the selling would have capped the rise. Go to bed, sleep and rinse and repeat.

GD thanks for your gracious reply. If your average is below 2p, then it's easy to sell some, but if your average is 5p it's still in the balance, so fingers crossed. ( I still have most of my investment left in here, btw ) ( I guess the lesson is to find something which is beaten up and buy in big, but that is easier said than done - for example, I am big in ORR but it has not left the launchpad so far, and some of my investments over the years, such as in AFR and FRR were a disaster ) I am not a BSD by any means, or I would be large-ing it on a Caribbean island and not chatting on here.

D-C it's more important than ever to have rules and discipline on the AIM market, as it is more chaotic and capricious, so you have to be strong and draw your lines and stick to them. Back in the day, I learnt a lot from my investment in a firm called Nightcrawler, which had a huge pump and dump, and I made ( on paper ) then lost a fortune on that manipulation. If I had sold half of my holding into the rise, then I would not have lost any money. I like to sleep well at night.

My message was not just idle boasting, there are ( at least, but here are 3 ) lessons to learn from it. If you are a beginner, this may be vital new info, if you are a gnarly old pro, then you will be nodding in agreement.

1) Have an exit strategy - quantity and price. Even if you have impulsively bought , you should have time to then analyse and consider when to complete the trade. This allows you to avoid the panic or random selling, or selling because you need the money, which is an amateur's flaw. I decided on 9.8p as my exit, and how many to sell to recoup my investment, and now I am on a free ride, with zero stress. Anyone who thinks that's not a good idea, please tell me why.

2) " Bulls get clawed, bears get gored, but Piggies get slaughtered. " A fine saying. I stuck with my plan, didn't get greedy to go for that 12p top, as some have chided me for, and am happy with my trade. Anyone think my trade was not a successful one, again please tell me why not ? Hanging on for trading the top will leave you frustrated, if that is your standard measure of success. You can rarely be the one who rings the bell. Regretting the last 20% is a fool's game. This ties in with point 1.

3) Don't pretend you are a BSD ( Big Swinging D*ck ) pro trader. Unless you have DMA ( Direct Market Access ) to trade in real time, with no fees, you are at a 'uuge disadvantage to the pros and their algos, and should not set your bar that high. If you capture 60% of each trade, and get 60% of your trades right, you are gonna make out like a bandit. You don't need to risk so much, so leave the first and last 20% for the insiders and pros, and just pay attention, follow your own rules to the letter, never stop thinking and learning because the market never stops, and have fun. ( And after all of that, celebrate a job well-done on the Bulletin Board; you deserve it )

You know, when I was new to speculation, I used to read and follow Bulletin Boards to hear about other investors' successes, as it would inspire me to keep looking and learning, and especially of they explained something of the mechanics of the successful trade. I never saw this as tall poppy syndrome, or looked at it with a Puritan morality. If you, Gus and Phil, make some good money through your trading, then mazel tov to you both.

Why so salty and bitter over someone else's success, gus0 ? Envy is a bad look, you know.

Yes, but the Wishbone crew are hanging out with the Jocks, Cheerleaders and the Cool Kids.

ORR is in the corner with the trainspotters and nosepickers.

Sentiment is everything. We are definitely the red-headed stepsons.

Looks like the excitement her is over for now. I had a slug at under 2p, and sold some at 9.8p a few days ago, so well done me.

Let the last 20% go to those with DMA. Time to back off. This is still a runner and I have free ride ..... Yehaaaa.

Another further 20% fall on what, exactly, Plode ?

Sentiment and short selling. I can't wait. The squeeze will be epic.

I wish I could take you seriously as a Cramer signal.

But you are a nobody.