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Qouted directly from below -

''Long Term:

Although on the 23th of march lows at 198p were reached, lower levels than the previous reference lows in october 2022 at 281p the current bullish trend has been able to rebound, thus advancing by 98.8% and above, again, both levels, with highs, at the moment, in quotas of 393p

Technical Comment: BUY '' ENDquote

If Barclays reall did write and publish that they need a regulatory warning. Maybe they have been hacked?

Is it not best if the short positions stay? Waiting with dwindling hope of success watching losses increase is better than closing out and accepting the mistake. They could wait until £ 4 + and double down. Might work.

Assuming the declared positions are correct of course. I have my doubts about that.

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I was right all along. Nothing at all out of place. Good trading update. On track for my 10,000th customer party this time next year at latest. 145 + patents, wonder what they are valued at?

Do those figures include stamp duty and dealing charges?

Yes, looking forward to the results. After my top-ups below 275 this a.m. I expect to be celebrating throughout results day and into the following weekend.

To add to points 1,2 and 3 on this thread. Elon Musk has been accused of insider trading in crypto currency markets.

He was named as Tesla CEO in the article I read. It appears unbelievable but this was mainstream press. No link posted due to potential copyright and security issues.

Musk could be heading for disqualification from being a director, jail, or bankruptcy.

The positive side is that all this raises awareness of online dangers.

Quote -

''Goodwill arose upon the acquisition of Cybersprint, which is recognised as an asset at the date control is acquired. Since the acquisition date, the goodwill balance of $40.9m initially recognised, has decreased by $2.7m as a result of foreign exchange effects on the balance.''

End quote - (copied directly from Darktrace reports).

I think it is a good time to advise ''Do Your Own Research''.

Any serious investor will understand currency exchange fluctuations, I am not going to even speculate on here how this factor could result in an increase(or decrease) in any of the figures in the upcoming results. It is not very long to wait.

Having spent a far greater time studying this company than any individual member of any auditors thus far I know only too well how long an audit can take.

Be patient and don't pay any attention to any conspiracy theory peddlers.

There is nothing unusual going on.

There could be a period of instability in the FX markets. Maybe the NASDAQ will crash 10-20% or more next week. Tuesday is JULY 4. When is Amazon Prime Day, if it is allowed to go ahead this year? Who will win the Musk v. Zuckerburg fight? Will Twitter be suspended from operating during any investigation into blatant copyright infringement? Will the US Dollar whipsaw up down or down up? Will OPEC+ collapse into chaos?

Maybe Geopolitical events will create heightened levels of uncertainty?

So all good for the cyber defense sector. In my opinion. Agree/disagree as you wish.

There may be a 'seismic' event approaching. I could be the only person with that feeling but;

1. It is not feasible to allow the level of criminal, nefarious, disruptive, outrageous and (ad nauseum adjectivus) activity to continue online, or offline. There is therefore no other way forward than massive change.

2. The online environment has deteriorated beyond breaking point. That is my opinion. Please note I do have some qualifications which allow me to contribute to the process of determining when 'breaking point' was reached.

3. Legislation is being introduced to help ensure the problems can be addressed.

4. I will do my best to help.

I am sure you will agree those 2 suggestions are better than short-selling the World leader in cyber defense technology.

Easiwynns, 2800% in 10 hours? WTI crude, April 2020 spread-bet. I thought it would fall 10-25%, it crashed to zero and then another -$39 a barrel. Probably never happen again.

Spot the opportunity approaching, research accordingly, plan well, if/when it works, maximize upside.

Another disaster-based strategy, less profitable in my experience. - Wait until the next stocks crash and trade the VIX down again from as near the top as possible. The VIX goes up, must come down.

The skill is in removing as much risk as possible and maximizing the return.

Same advice, ignore at will to Gabriel Grego(or is it Gabriele). Maybe he drops in here occasionally to see what folks are talking about.

This is laughable. Tourist, will you be announcing a short position above 0.5%?

My advice, ignore it if you want to. - avoid false assumptions, impatience, greed, mis-interpretation of facts and or figures, poor research practices, laziness, lost sleep, stress, anxiety.

Wait for the right opportunity to present, they are often obvious. Then act. I managed 2800% in 10 hours once on 10% of my total wealth.

EasiWynns -

''Darktrace, on the other hand, have no doubt engaged EY with a more limited scope of investigation.''

I have researched Darktrace extensively since before IPO and particularly(forensically) from end January to date.

Where did you read about the 'scope of investigation' mentioned in your earlier post?

[face emoji obscured by bright desk lamp to the rear of image] - another in my series of jokes, ONLY on Saturdays.

...makes good reading. Let's hope Earth survives the rise of the A.I. threat, possible mass extinction etc. Darktrace are ahead of the rest. It is obvious.

Online safety/security legislation coming in US, UK, Europe.

Don't be fooled by questionable claims regarding AI. This should tank further tomorrow when more investors have read the whole dismal story. If the news gets any press coverage there might be a good recovery-play opportunity, buy below £1.50, maybe £1.25, poss. £1.00. OUCH

Surprising they didn't spot the looming impairment charge and offer some warning. Still some goodwill left to play with though. Who makes these numbers up?

The Fool could try reading the Darktrace website to gain some understanding. He does point out the risk of not being able to make any trades for 10 years if the market closes. I hadn't heard that one before.

Last years dividend was 2 x 9p and 2 x 9.2p total 36.4p.

If you provide more detail about this FT article, I will chase them. They should publish a correction if that is really what they wrote. More likely someone making up the 26p figure.

Apparently 40 Wall Street is worth 60 - 80% less on a tax return than it is if it is put up as collateral on a loan application. IT IS HILARIOUS- particularly for those sharp folks who bet on the April 2020 WTI crash. I brought all the cash back to the UK LOL, thats a lot of pizza