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Yes been frustrated with the same thing. Anyone have any ideas ?

Agreed. Expected this too. So many times we've fallen on good results. Too many shooters have to close positions and the other side of results is the time they will attack. Fundamentally there is no more news to come out. So, time to add over the next few days. ATB to all.

Is this another tree shake before results ?

Its what the LSE calls the midday auction. It happens to all shares and lasts a couple of minutes or so and then returns to normal trade prices...

So can you confirm that those large trades are after hours trades, or late reported trades?

These won't be after hours buys. In fact there is no trading after hours, but usually late reported trades that happened earlier in the day. Looking at the IQE page on HL I can see three big trades, one for roughly 35000, 175000, and 515000 respectively, totalling about 725000. If they are late reported trades I suspect they may in fact be sells, as at around 16.15pm today there was a sharp drop in SP, from around the 130 mark to around 127. These trades could be the reason for that sharp drop. The prices of just under 130 and 129 that these trades were executed also suggest that they were the reason for the drop in SP, and look very likely to be sells. This could therefore be another short position opening, as they were only published after markets closed. When shorters sell, they usually have to drip feed the sales as they dont actually want to tip the market. They need to offload their shares at the best possible price, hence the reason they like to delay any reporting and hide any evidence of the trades until after hours etc. These look to me very much like a shorter selling. Lets see what happens to the SP tomorrow. All the best.

This mornings opening price was huge, only to travel down through the day about 14p. Could this be a new short opened by a current shorter to hedge one of their lower positions? Guess we will find out in a couple of days....

Like watching paint dry.......

Yes that�s true. The 16.35 big trade was the UT. I was referring to the two at 17.11 for 139p at 100,000 each. I reckon they are late published trades. I�m sure I saw 139 flash up during the day on my google page.

I think the 139s were late reported trades . Did anyone see this price flash up during the day ? Or was I dreaming .....

Is this a bubble that will deflate ? Or is it a lasting surge creating a new level ?

Extremely low volume today. Just over half a million shares traded so far. The story of this week up to now.

Yes, think you might be right Pro. We have usually had rise after they open, but may not today.

Cheers Bud. Always cautious )

Small volumes again today. Looking like a repeat of yesterday. so maybe a push upwards after the US opens.

The bid and ask price currently is as much as 2p apart. Ive just seen a bid of 106.90 and an ask of 109. Never seen such a wide split. Wonder why?

There looks to be about a million shares bought in three big trades after hours. A shorter closing hopefully. Could rise the price tomorrow morning IMHO.

Looks to me like KPMG were appointed in Dec 2017 under a competitive review process, so the decision to change auditors is about three months old. Plus PwC have provided a written statement to the effect that there were no matters the they had found that needed addressing. So looks good I think.

Some big buys coming in. 250,000 bought at 14.25. A short beginning to close maybe?....

IQE appears to be following the FTSE today with last nights US and Asian pressures taking its toll. Doesn't look like a short push at the moment. Volume is well within the daily average, though more sells than buys, reflecting the global retrace in equities. My guess is that money wont come in to buy until the world sell off calms a bit. If the US stops falling today (and their futures look good at present) then we may hope for an up on Monday. Heres hoping.