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Strange lack of movement (except first thing this morning) on surely better than expected results.

FTSE up but looking at the main movers it seems the 'dodgy' stocks pushing it up.
Certainly happier here than in IAG or RR but still a bit annoying the last couple months it's like you should put your money in the company most likely to go bankrupt as those are the shares that suddenly fly.
Investors seem to prefer a game of pass the parcel hoping they sell out before the music stops.

355 (approx same jump as from bottom of yesterday to closing )

thanks 'usually_right'
Good additional insight 'Ableton'

I think if you can understand why something happened it usually helps improve future decision making.

Interesting this whole 'mind the gap' thing.

Assuming no crash in next ten minutes it's a decent bounce of today's lows.

On results day there didn't seem any reason to drop 15% except that someone pointed out there was a gap at 325.
Is there any actual reason for gaps to be filled (about 90% of the time) or do we think these are more like self-fulfilling prophecies where people because people expect a gap to fill they sell down to that level then pour their money back in making it bounce back?

@Steve I said i may be showing my age!

Right time to retire that sweatshirt :)

it's not so bad a choice is it?
They will only buy the rights to brand like with the other acquisitions not the staff or buildings.

FCUK is a pretty well known logo isn't it (maybe showing my age but used to be!)

Possible but maybe Fraser group are buying them (if anyone)
I think Ashley has about 25% of the shares.

TBH almost any UK company with strong fundamentals is a good buy at the moment.
I would expect after this pandemic and Brexit are in the back window that this time next year the FTSE will be back around 7000.
I think this is a good price if you're time frame is that long or longer but unlike many (it seems) on here I would never but all my money in here. This is one of a few growth stocks I am happy to put some money in but the majority of my holdings are FTSE 100 companies (and a couple funds to give exposure to US and Asia).

Thank you Nelson that is very helpful.

Didn't realise they almost went bust but did read about Zhevago and his bank.
The debt levels look pretty low for a miner and with lots of countries promising to bankroll infrastructure to build try and build their way out of the recession this certainly should have a bright future.
Better if you can trust the board though!

This seems an awfully cheap share so thought I would see if there is any insight here on issues for the company?
I know the world has changed since the start of the year, but just looking at the last end of year statement the company seems to now be valued at less than it's total tangible assets!

I have bought a small position here today as prefer to ease myself into new companies but except for perhaps a concern over Russia taking a bigger bite out of the Ukraine are there any dark clouds around here?

"An AIM company must issue notification without delay of any new developments which
are not public knowledge concerning a change in:
? its financial condition;
? its sphere of activity;
? the performance of its business; or
? its expectation of its performance,
which, if made public, would be likely to lead to a substantial movement in the price of its
AIM securities. "

However 'substantial movement' could be open to interpretation I guess.

This will not move much today unless big news comes out (unlikely) or there is a big move in general market.

At mo market is generally down almost 1% but Boo is still slightly up.

Majority who want to be in for tomorrow already are and majority that want out already are so expect it to end around 379/380 unless general market crashes or flies.

Fool I would not take too much notice on what they say about companies.
I saw they still have contributors talking about a 2nd market crash (possible but can't see FTSE100 under 5500) which i thought was interesting but then discovered they have run the same headline through 2017, 2016.

Maybe if you pay for their subscription you will get better guidance but I only view their free posts because they sometimes mention companies I haven't heard of and think are worth doing more research on.

Free advice is worth listening to in case you get something of use, but I would never make a decision off it alone.

Hi I have entered a small position here as I think this company's tech has a big opportunity in the new world especially next 6 months or so when virtual queueing is needed during social distancing.
Anyway was reading up on the history and see the share went high back in 2018 only to crash down at end of that year/early 2019.
From what I can tell it was mainly due to a failed acquisition but was wondering if anyone here who was holding or tracking this company back then has any more insight?
Also see end of last year this seems to have been an acquisition target itself, has that gone away now (I didn't buy on the hope of a quick buyout just interested in the lay of the land)?

Oh gosh please do a bit of reading before starting to buy shares otherwise you are going to lose money.
There is no set amount of share per company there can be as many as the company thinks it can sell.
The total value of the company divided by the number of shares gives you the share price so for example yes ASOS share shares are worth £53ish each but there is only about 101 million shares available hence the total company is valued at about 5.3 billion.

Boohoo shares are only £3.70 each but the company value is around £4.7 billion so there must be around 1.2 billion Boohoo shares in the market.

To hammer home how wrong it is to assume you can understand the size of a company only from it's share price Vodafone's shares are currently about £1 each but that is a £30 billion company!

Just bought here (yesterday). I think this is a good business model for the new normal.
Doesn't seem great with amusement parks etc closing down but with socially distancing I can see all restaurants, bars, etc needing some kind of virtual queueing so people can know when they can turn up at establishments.
This could fall further in the short term (like any stock) but confident it's long term winner.

There was a lot of talk yesterday about this being stuck and not exciting, hope those people were able to control their selling urges for 24 hours.

@Draft can't speak for others but for me I note Wincanton revenue has not really moved in last 5 years whilst Clipper has increased about 80% in that time.
Also Clipper has less debt so I would expect they can put more of their earnings back into the company even though interest rates are low.
Wincanton does seem cheap for it's revenue amount but I am put off adding it to my short list due to the lack of revenue increase over last 5 years

probably best to check what a company does before buying shares but everyone has own tactics.

They are have the haulage side with trucks/warehouses, etc and IT side offering logistics and supply chain solutions. Mainly in the retail sector for companies like Superdry, ASOS & Asda.

"Clipper Logistics plc is engaged in providing value-added logistics solutions and e-fulfilment and returns management services to the retail sector. The Company operates through two segments: Value-added logistics services and Commercial vehicles. The Value-added logistics services segment provide three business activities, which include e-fulfilment and returns management services, non e-fulfilment logistics and central logistics overheads. The Company's commercial vehicles segment includes sales, servicing and repairs. Its e-fulfilment and returns management services include the receipt, warehousing, stock management, picking, packing and dispatch of products on behalf of customers to support their online trading activities, as well as a range of ancillary support services including returns management, branded as Boomerang. It also undertakes retail support services, including processing, storage and distribution of products. It also provides consumer electronic repair services."