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MarkBell. Yes, I use them as my on-line execution Broker and I then have access to Smart Investor. The latter gives me pretty much all that I need to make (hopefully!), well informed decisions!! (Errr yeah right!!) In terms of Brokers covered, I really couldn’t say to be honest; but enough again to hopefully make an informed decision. Sorry, I cannot be more specific but, by and large, I’m happy with the service. My personal rule of thumb is that every channel is just one tool; so I don’t rely on any one thing. I prefer to pool my research tools and go with what I feel is the overall picture that I take from them all. Usual stuff really I guess. . .ATB

Two or three weeks ago, when it suddenly shot up to 27p after 4.30pm. It will return tomorrow morning, to where it was, at 4.30pm today!! Sadly . . .

A shirt load of money, with my substantial holding here. Well, I should point out, that I have already made a fork load of spondoolies, having originally bought in at 42p. Sweet as a Cherry Nut.

DOH85 - and a very sensible ‘opinion’ it is too!

Tick Tock the Avacta Clock. We’re getting very close now. If you don’t own shares in this Company, then you had better get a shift on. Because Avacta is, in my opinion, about to become a Best in Class, Global Game Changer. And my word, how the world is desperate for its pioneering technology. ATB

I use the “Smart Investor” site which is part of the Barclays platform for trading etc. I think you need to be a paid-up Barclays customer but it has a lot of pretty good stuff on it; from Technicals to Broker Ratings, Historical Trading etc. It’s just another tool to help me make my trading and investing decisions, so it is to to be used only as part of my information gathering. I have a good feeling though on Plus500, going forwards...as it seems does Barclays! ATB

Sleepydave. Exactly my feeling and I have been writing exactly the same, since early August. This month, I feel, will be THE month that turns Avacta into a ‘Best in Class’ Global Game Changer. It’s target market is simply too big for any of us to comprehend here. It is every person on this planet!! It’s time to buy, for those that haven’t done so yet. ATB

Finally, we have reached what I have always referred to myself as the "Magic Month" of October. I have always said (and very specifically on this Board) that this month would be THE month. Yes, it's only one month out of three Q4 months, I know, but I reckon October will be our time. The BAMS RNS was the precursor and a necessary one. But the really tasty news is yet to come. Always assuming of course (as nothing can ever truly be a 100% given) then this will absolutely race away to £4+ which is not to be sniffed at. We have only (up to) four weeks to wait now . . . .ATB

You can view it both ways I reckon. One person holding over a quarter of a publicly listed company can be pretty risky unless they are, and remain, closely aligned to the strategy aid out by the Board of Directors. That said, having looked at what he has done since leaving Saga, I am actually happy that he is a) a sticky holder and b) will hopefully help put a better CEO in place - as I don’t rate Euan Sutherland personally. Jokes and personal feelings aside, I’m happy to have him here and the influence that he will be able to exert going forwards, as such a huge shareholder. He’ll give the all mighty Institutions a good run for their (easy to gain) money for a change! Good Luck to us all from Monday onwards. ATB

...Today, as we have FTSE futures looking pretty grim for 8am. Yet we also have President Trump and the First Lady now sitting in isolation, having both contracted Coronavirus. The way I see it, is this ‘May’ shine a light on Avacta today (& other Covid related companies), in a favourable way. We may actually rise here, when pretty much every other share in our portfolios will fall. It will be intriguing to see how this plays out. Either way, it’s not going to be a great day on the Stock Market this time around. It will be wet and windy on the Markets for sure, just like today’s weather! ATB

Hello MarkBellUK - I have only just got back, so apologies for this late response. So, I’ve taken a look and Barclays now have it at £16.94p. It certainly wasn’t this morning though. Good News!! This is going to £20 for sure....

"Sell"!! That's absolutely ridiculous. This is one of THE hottest FTSE250 companies out there!!

Next resistance point (according to Barclays) so we can expect a bit of huffing and puffing here, before we blow the door down. I'm very confident that we can reach £20 in 2020 as more and more people continue to trade on-line and from home. Another RNS to this effect and a subsequent "trading ahead of previously estimated numbers", would come as no surprise at all. It's a money making, share buy back, very well run machine, this company! ATB

Will only quote me 136.5p and it keeps falling with every 15 second refresh. Ouch

In their edition that’s just hit the shelves this weekend to “Take Up” your allocation (and that was at a higher press at time of going to print). So, they think that the share price will rise going forwards from here...obviously! ATB

Zztop - Things will be very very carefully orchestrated and rehearsed. They will say enough to excite, going very well, clear path etc but nothing absolutely concrete. Why? Because they can’t. It’s way too price sensitive, so it’s better that they play it down until a RNS is released, as nothing is a slam dunk in this very sensitive high risk sector. I was in MTFB where they said it was totally de-risked! Errr right. The II’s lost many millions. I lost a ton of money too, sadly. Lesson learned - the hard way! That lesson! —- Patience and that nothing is a slam dunk, until told otherwise! ATB and enjoy your day!

If there’s news that could ‘materially’ affect a share price, then a company must issue that news without delay. I would suggest that in this case, if there was news, it would be released on Monday morning. But only if there is news. If no RNS appears then they won’t be saying anything to the contrary, in a live presentation Q & A type session. He is a responsible CEO not Santa Claus. This date was scheduled long ago, as mentioned. It’s not a magic wand designed to appease the impatient here; it’s a presentation/update/Q&A! Next month for me, and it should be well worth the wait. ATB

This is a “time filler” and nothing else. It merely leaves me 100% totally convinced that nobody will be hearing anything (that will accelerate the share price), until next month. This is designed to try to prop up the ever dwindling share price, which will not happen today. FTSE futures are down and Avacta will follow suit again today. It is frustrating of course to receive yet another “blah, blah, blah” RNS, but entirely as expected....well, by me anyway. October is going to be a seriously important month for Avacta; again, only in my opinion. This is AIM, where investor patience, tends to come in rather short supply. Tick Tock

In my opinion, at this price point, this model will sell - and sell well. . . ATB
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Yes, there will be little doubt that Al will be kicking himself for getting far too excited about what might happen with the test kit back in April and May. The timescales are much longer than even he imagined, leaving quite a few people feeling a bit let down; understandably. I believe it will happen next month and have always maintained that here. He was very naive to be so explicit with timings that were never going to be achievable. BUT - that’s not uncommon on AIM where many CEO’s have zero previous experience of that role in a listed company. Yes, it was naive but he will have learned a lesson from it! Next month is vital, as November will see people selling out of Avacta. I do believe personally that October will put smiles back on investor’s faces here though. ATB and things will all come good here in a few more weeks. . . .