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I am 71 and been in the stock market since my 30's and experienced so many ups and downs and gone through times of severe misfortune to raging successes as a result of being in the market with all the emotions each brings. More stable with diversification and always having cash for opportunities am in a good place . I am positive about THG and though trade on volatility I have long term holdings. After yesterday's turmoil I thought of a famous quote that seems appropriate to share......along with others.... to reflect on, motivate us over the long weekend...........
Don't let yesterday take up much of today............The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient............The only limit to our realisation of tomorrow will be our doubts of today...........You've got to be in it to win it.............Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm............The only limit to our realisation of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.........Be persistent and never give up hope". Whether ot not THG gets taken over now or later, whether SP goes up or down short term, so long as you do not need the money you have invested in THG in the short term I believe the current SP will be towards the bottom of the SP graph in the future, be it in a few days, weeks months or years (not too many years though for me personally!)........Now any more famous quotes you want to add for me to reflect on / motivate me?

Whether the deal is dead or not we will have to wait and see. Such a drop suggests it may be dead. I always sell some of my holdings in a rapidly rising SP, maintaining a good holding for the longer term. This crystallises some profits and reduces the potential loss if SP falls back. I sold some holdings at 114, 96 and 90. Time and time again it has proved a good strategy. Now I have to decide whether to sell more, hold or buy more. If the deal is off the SP could stabilise at a much higher level before the Apollo interest was announced.....is that about now in the low 80's?. We know the potential for THG and so does Apollo otherwise the approach would not have been made. I do not see the SP dropping back to 60 or below. If it does it is time for that buy button to be pressed even if I buy higher in next few hours/days. Just before posting this the price is above 90p so people see the opportunity/potential for longer term growth if not short term (if the deal is not off). Interesting times.

Short squeeze and FOMO will keep this simmering or self feed to keep it boiling ever higher. We know for a fact there will be an RNS on or by 15 May, in 2 weeks time. Like everyone else who holds stock I want a good bid price, notification of other interested parties or at least an agreed extension to the deadline. I see party time booking a possibility at last but being 71 and been in the stock market since I was in my 30's I have seen serious upsets. My own advice is if you are thinking of coming into THG now or adding (probably for good reason in my opinion) do not put money in that you are going to need short term. If Apollo walks away, which is hopefully not going to happen, and there are no other expressions of interest the SP will fall back heavily. Even if that happens there is so much I like about THG the SP will rise longer term. That will be an opportunity to top up but I think my shares will be going soon after a recommended high price bid or better still a bid battle. Just be careful if you are thinking of buying for FOMO. I remember a post in a similar rising situation when someone said " I just put the rent money in". The shares fell and continued to fall for a long time. I do not want anyone to do something similar. Good luck to us long term holders.

19.1p was a good entry point. My first entry point was 22.475 and my second buy after was 19.89. I am happy with recent rise and general concensus is the company is in a good position. Showing over 15% up on second buy and over 10% nett gain overall. The recent trend upwards and still low current share price but rising in a lacklustre market suggest more rises are likely. They say "the trend is your friend" so am waiting in expectation for further rises, barring anything negative hitting the overall market big time. Just noticed SP over 24p so higher than when I started writing. Looking good.

Early days, but results today indicate the possibility of better times going forward. I have traded this share profitably over the years in addition to long term holding and feel this company now is on the up. There have been added share purchases by by people connected with the company in the past who obviously saw beyond short term issues or had hopes it would get beyond them. I also believe this company might attract interest from others or it could go for acquisition again once continued profitability is confirmed, which in itself should stimulate a rally in the share price.

In answer to Boom 278....a 100% premium to the share price before the bid is extremely rare. Fortunately I was into Amryt Pharma when it went from 7 U S dollars to 14.70 dollars overnight on the bid announcement. Amryt was a U K listed share for years then went dual listing with Nasdaq, then wholly Nasdaq few months ago. I do hope something similar happens here but I do not see it somehow. Hope I am wrong though. As usual I top slice on a bid announcement crystalising profits. Being 71 years of age and in the market over 40 years I have seen bids fall by the wayside and SP collapse. Yes I may miss out on further increases on this holding sold but I still have big holding in THG hoping for a good premium on current price. If the shorters smell a good deal that is in our favour as they will have to close and a good short squeeze will be nice to see for once adding to the SP rise. I cannot see the results, even if less than expected, having much downside effect in view of the bid but if the worst happens and SP drops on opening I may buy back in. Looks all positive going forward in view of bid, future premium listing and golden share going ...... and if others come into the fray then we might see real fireworks.
A good day today and hopefully just the start.

If you were holding at 28/29 March at circa 48p as I was, why sell on todays update where the price at time of writing is around 63p. All the bad news is out and SP has bounced from 56p when I bought more this morning. Nothing is guaranteed but I think, long term, we will see a sustained rise from here. Being in shares for over 40 years I know unexpected events happen to knock me for six. Never have a share that dominates a high proportion of your portfolio in case the worst happens.

Calnex was profitable for me when I sold at 157p. The price continued to rise later which was not that pleasing to see but after the plunge today I have bought at around levels previously bought at. May fall more but longer term am positive.

A jump like this indicates something positive. No news yet but I expect something. A nice surprise as I was scanning my portfolio generally today. I bought in at 29.618p on 16 Dec 2022 so a little way to go yet to break even but I was looking long term anyway.

Re my last post , correction Finwittrader post was 8.48 am and not 8 am.

Replying to Finwittrader at 8 am -I agree. I have traded the volatility of this share for ever it seems and short term profits have offset falls in the long term holdings. I was fortunate to top slice and sell part of my holdings at over 5p and over 4p before the raise which I subscribed to. Bought back again today. To misquote the Bay City Rollers song lyrics I say "Buy Buy Baby" and soon we will be Up Up and away! (5th dimension song lyrics). I am optimistic but Petro Matad represents a small part of my portfolio as this is not risk free. But what oil exploration company isn't. We are debt free which is a plus.

Replying to Not Sure I noticed Interactive Investor debited my account today with the cost of the shares I applied for then credited my account with that part which was unsuccessful. The nett cost divided by 2.5p a share meant I got 77.92% of the shares I asked for. I do not know if other platforms have updated clients accounts but it is worth checking, then you can work out what allocation you got then.

Just dipped my toe in the boot company. For an iconic company with forecast earnings (before the usual considerations) of circa £5 million a week with admitted temporary issues in the states this fall in the SP is overdone in my opinion. The temporary warehouse issue will be sorted at some point and even though its effects will be felt in the next reporting season this should be reflected in the price now. The dividend looks safe and cost of living pressures may not affect this tough old boot company for long, if at all. The falls in the SP since listing could now attract bid interest and a shareholder who still has 36% will not wish to sit and do nothing if the slide continues. They would be key to any corporate activity should any appear. If they start to sell down gradually then perhaps they see major issues going forward but I hope this does not happen. But no company is risk free and events and market often surprise so make sure your holding in this company (and any other you have) is not a major percentage of your portfolio. I hope for a bounce soon.

Sailormoon at 10.57. I agree with you that shares can be risky and that my strategy works only if there is spare cash and patience to ride out any paper losses. Three good points readers should note, especially if they are relatively new to the stockmarket. My split between stock market and cash is 50:50. During the pandemic crash of 2020 my cash moved into stocks heavily so I became heavily weighted in stocks 90% risky, perhaps, but I was optimistic we would get a vaccine, which came earlier than expected. In the rally that followed the vaccine I sold a lot to increase the cash again. Bonds for income is an option and is an area I have not looked into seriously or know too much about, though I am fully aware of there usefulness in a portfolio. Income is not a prime motivation at present for me with several pensions (and a SIPP I have not converted into an annuity or drawn down from yet). I enjoy following the market most days in addition to other interests. Over the years I realised I am not risk averse being quite happy to jump out of planes (with a parachute!), paragliding, sea kayak in rough seas, riding big motorcycles etc on a physical level. I have the same attitude mentallt towards the stockmarket. I just find it absorbing and motivating. Just who I am, part of my psyche now. Hopefully my nephew, who I fostered when he was young and is the main beneficiary of my "estate" will not curse me if there is a stockmarket crash and I am fully invested (unlikely) the day before I pass on! At 71 I still feel like I am too young to take a more conservative and possibly a wiser and sensible approach. But you make good points and I now may look at putting some part of my cash into bonds as most commentators say you should have bonds as part of strategy. Perhaps I should take the advice now at last. Better late than never perhaps. As I said in my earlier message I often get a different perspective after reading posts on this site. Thank you. Regards.

Just read post by MARYBr190 at 18.03 Wed. I am 71 years old and been in the stock market since the 1980's. Despite setbacks like the 30% 1987 crash, which looks like it never happened on the ftse historical graph, other collapses, mistakes like putting too much in falling stocks "that surely won't go bust", like Polly Peck and others, not being diversified and not keeping cash reserves, I never gave up. I learned the hard way, from my mistakes unfortunately. Reading the post by MaryBr190 was like a mirror image of the strategy I have evolved into and use. We get it wrong sometimes, of course, and the market throws up unexpected surprises. Take this year for example. I am in awe at the strength of the new year rally and because of now being diversified the fall in Direct Line shares has been more than made up by rises in other stocks. I sold a few Direct Line which were in profit after recent rises, on 6 Jan, keeping the rest for longer term. Those I kept suffered of course this week. I bought more Direct Line yesterday. Trading in addition to longer term holdings in a good stock helps mitigate falling prices. Averaging down when good stocks are falling is not a bad strategy so long as you are prepared to look long term, so long as the increased holding is still within a diversified portfolio and where the increased holding is not a huge percentage of your portfolio. Always have cash available to enter the market if prices fall and this cash should be in addition to cash you may need for unexpected life events apart from the stock market. Try not to let emotion get the better of you when making decisions (not always easy). I find the stock market interesting and absorbing and never regretted it despite huge swings up and down. Time in the market has proved a good strategy I have learned rather than trying to time the market. They say to become old and wise you first have to be young and stupid. I do not agree young means one is stupid. I just know in hindsight in relation to the stock market I was stupid in the beginning. 71 years old now and yes, wiser and hope my input helps some. I often get a fresh perspective on a matter, despite my experience, after reading someone's comment on this site. Internet, blogs etc were not around when I started my first investment, wish they were. Best wishes to all in 2023.

I have been with Amryt from the beginning, and before, when it was originally Fastnet Oil. I was skeptical of its transformation into a pharma company but stuck with them. I was stunned at the 100%+ rise in SP today. Well chuffed and on top of good overall portfolio rise in the New Year Rally. Half heartedly believe things come in threes. If so an ITV bid would be "the icing on the cake" start to 2023, another stock I have stuck with and traded in addition to long-term holdings. Best wishes for 2023 to all.

Quoted 4.12 to sell with Interactive Investor. Not selling. I bought again at 1.695 on 10 November to add to previous buys on the way down. Rises like this do not happen often but I still think believe 100% + rise is going to be multiplied several times or more on positive news. Too long in the tooth to get euphoric before the event but this is one of my strongest good "gut feel" shares. Have made good profits trading some of PM shares but keeping my finger away from the sell button despite recent spike in SP. The graph of PM's share price over recent years show the potential and how dramatically the price could rise overnight on positive news.

With investing it cannot be said that "all things come to those who wait". Some stocks/companies will collapse/fail to deliver. However I have never had any thoughts that this stock was heading for disaster. Been buying as the price fell and the update today is positive in my opinion and "yes" we have to wait till 2023 at the earliest for pumping up the oil but the share price will start pumping up well before then, possibly from today.
"Taking the long view" and "Time in the market" has proved a good strategy. However no stock is without risk, Petro Matad included, but we all know that when we click the "buy" button. I expect payback time is approaching with Petro Matad. Even if they do a "raise" I will be in the queue to buy more if it's an open offer to all.

Interesting burst of activity today and 20% rise. No news as I can see. Been buying for a long time and did so again recently keeping the faith that this company will plod on through thick and thin and eventually come right. Is that about to happen? I wonder , and watch for news.

With expressions of interest, World Cup coming up and ex div soon the share price is unlikely to go down no matter what the market does in my opinion. At least we know ITV is being seriously looked at, albeit for just the Studio Production side at present. If this looks like it could happen it could flush out others to bid for the whole company if they have been casting their eye over ITV, as another member suggested. Held for years and it really looks like positive catalysts are arriving. I think it really is now or never considering the share price, low market capitalisation and a weak pound making ITV an attractive proposition. I certainly Hope so!