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hiya finn. i don't have a strong view on short-term price movement, not much a day trader generally (altho' playing a bit on bp currently) ... share had a very good strong run above 700 over relatively short space on time on back of the nicely synergistic acquisition, then positive media/analyst comment on that. but probably natural anyway that there would be a consolidation/pause for breath after such a good run, and then on top of that the market as a whole has seen china/oil/greece/august hol issues so many shares down or dampened. personally, i'm fairly satisfied with how clinigen has held up in that context. seems to be some profit taking, but also buyers nibble. but like i said, not much of a short-term trader, & global news shocks could affect clin just as much as other shares. i am in with a nice 500s average, & have various trailing stops set to lock in profits if there are nasty falls, so happy to sit and wait. if no horrible shocks, i intend to take a profit slice (maybe circa 20%) at 800, then another slice around 850. treating it as a longish term investment (say, one or two years unless horror shows!) obviously, depends too on one's overall view re pharma sector, & how much one looks for increasing m&a activity. - you'll have to form your own view re rylidan. so far as i can see, he's never actually been an investor in clinigen, and doesn't know much about the company or the sector. appears perhaps to have started posting here after he got irritated because addicknt and I are not so keen on some companies that he likes. (tho' addicknt & I also differ on one or two, of course). --- but not relevant to clin sp. atb.

hiya, i've been notified that you sent me a private message, but as i don't pay any subs to lse, i can't view it, sorry. anything you'd want to raise/chat about here? atb.

i am indeed pretty negative on rt & qpe. as have said before, but i have no strong view on either dan or imtk as companies, tho' the association with rt is enough to make me avoid. but of course, you will believe what you wish. regrettable you continue with this tendency towards personal insults and hyperbole, when any views are expressed contrary to your own, but nonetheless i'm sure you will keep on doing it.

three lives gone?

some good posts, thank you.

wot, again?

welcome on board finn.

because they (mms/traders) can?

can we keep him?

perhaps the cat is sickly, but not yet terminal? two lives gone, seven left.

it sure seems tempting, but i am trying to be reasonably disciplined about stops these days. what i've discovered in the past is that i set stop levels and use them well, but then have a tendency to buy back in too quickly. so with utw, i bought back a few shares this afternoon that i had got stopped out on higher, but overall have left myself with a reduced stake compared to pre-results (2/3 now). i am hoping the drop on day one was largely about that underperformance issue, but then the drop on day two more about aggressive trading to target stops /bruised holders. seems consistent with the apparent buy back at the close, tho' i may misjudge as am not an active day trader myself.

well played george! (hopefully, assuming sp doesn't halve tomorrow)

3.28 mill up to 3.29 mill wow, shock and awe! will the tsunami of news never stop?

of my dullest shares. it seems not to care about chinese money, oil crises, rob terry, jeremy corbyn, jennifer anniston, that nuclear strike on paris this afternoon, etc etc. life in the old dog yet. people always gotta drink beer & eat steaks.

thanks. for sure, BK has a very different history /stance on actually paying their taxes compared to google, which can help with some regulators.

mate, too quiet they're massing for another attack. (let's hide)

entirely o/t for utw, sorry folks. gs, just curious, do you have an opinion re whether on a 5-10 yr view google (alphabet) is a good play? i have never tipped my toe in that water, but am wondering about it now -- i like what i understand of the new structure, tho' it's pretty complex and they have been a bit cagey about the next phase after. (have noticed a few commentators saying that there are some similarities to the berk .hath structure, wondered if you see much connection/echo?) thanks for any comment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFnZVU0mIig

never that sure how meaningful it is to quote buffet about most aim stocks though? people often quote that one, fear/greed etc, but buffet also very much tended/tends to stick with companies that have an easy to understand product, very well established track record of earnings & profit, with strong/dominant market position so that there is both pricing power, and substantial entry barriers. not many aim companies would fit with those criteria. buffet tends mainly to stick to fairly 'boring', and usually bigger stocks, rather than these racier aim-ish ones. atb.

threeputt, thanks for good posts, agree with christian, refreshing to see a bb with some variation to the discussion and without personal abuse. i still have a holding here, although have had some slices stopped out higher. obviously, pretty disappointed, but some you win, some you lose, and i still like the company, but clearly sentiment hard hit. agree woodford's holding RNS insignificant as an amount, but prob meant to signal intention. (but no binding promises, lol).