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Traders Thread - Friday 16th January (BOOT)     

Crocodile - 15 Jan 2004 21:05

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US: Despite Strong earnings from IBM and a mega merger in the bank industry the stock market was flat near the close, with investors showing some disappointment about the broad tech sector's earnings and forecasts.

Boots reported Christmas sales in line with expectations and promised to lower more prices and extend opening hours in its battle with the grocers. Like-for-like sales at its core chemist chain were up 4.1 percent which was in line with the range of analysts' forecasts of 2.0-5.9 percent but above the consensus.

Peacock low-cost clothes retailer said its performance in the third quarter meant it expected to meet forecasts for its financial year to end-March. Like-for-like sales fell by 0.3 percent in the 13 weeks to December 27, but grew by 4.8 percent in the 39 weeks to December 27

Geest said annual operating profit would be in line with expectations as it increased prices to help offset higher raw material costs. Total sales rose about 12 percent in the year to January 3, with UK sales of fresh prepared foods its key market up about six percent
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13.30 Nov Business Inventories 0.2% exp. 14.15 Dec Industrial Production 0.7% exp. 14.15 Dec Capacity Utilisation 76.1% exp. 14.50 Jan Preliminary Michigan Sentiment 94.0 exp.

 

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ThePlayboy - 16 Jan 2004 10:59 - 11 of 36

Melnibone one of the toughest ftse futs weeks in a while, the day you wait for your sigs to buy its the top, the day you buy off sup with no sig it fails and you think, i should have waited for a signal, roll on next week! Us closed Monday btw!

Melnibone - 16 Jan 2004 11:08 - 12 of 36

Hi TP,

You're right, as I said yesterday this market has got
me puzzled at the moment.
Not sure if I'm losing the plot.
I can't seem to get much right at the moment.

Melnibone.

ThePlayboy - 16 Jan 2004 11:12 - 13 of 36

40pt cash trading range this week, i want that a day:) Good avg a week is 100 imho, so really down! After having a crap Tue roll into Wed some mug has now debited my Credit card for food at SBRy, i never go there, cancelled cards, have not lost them but some low IQ person on the til has punched in the wrong number if it would not swipe, a great start to 2004!

Melnibone - 16 Jan 2004 11:13 - 14 of 36

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MKS looking sickly. As you can see above it's very close to the last
lows about 7 weeks ago.
200 and 60 EMA's not looking good.

If the FTSE gets a downturn this may be the Bears chance to close
below the March lows.

Usually buy at this point for a bounce, but with my current run
of luck I'm leaving it alone.
Discretion and valour and all that.
(Cluck, cluck.) :-)

Melnibone.

little woman - 16 Jan 2004 11:25 - 15 of 36

I had a short MRK this morning (closed +1) watched for a bit and now long, (closed most of it .5+) will close the balance if up another .25

All left now is a SBRY long.

Closed Long STAN & Long MSY after hitting target on both.

Melnibone - 16 Jan 2004 11:39 - 16 of 36

I agree Testex, as I've said before it's a bit of an oddball.

What I'm saying is the MKS sentiment is negative at the moment,
and if the FTSE turns negative as well then this will compound
the MKS situation.

If it is enough to drive it below the March lows then they
will turn from support to resistance.

With my track record this month though, probably best if you
ignore everthing I say. :-)

Melnibone.

little woman - 16 Jan 2004 12:15 - 17 of 36

Closed MKS - happy with the results.

Only small long left of SBRY, as taken most of todays profits. Small Short GSK, which I will turn Long soon.

Melnibone - 16 Jan 2004 12:23 - 18 of 36

Small Short GSK

Grrrrr. ;-)

Melnibone.

little woman - 16 Jan 2004 12:25 - 19 of 36

Closed SBRY

ThePlayboy - 16 Jan 2004 12:33 - 20 of 36

look like a pos brk out to the upside on the card for the ftse

little woman - 16 Jan 2004 12:42 - 21 of 36

closed short GSK, now long GSK

Melnibone - 16 Jan 2004 12:42 - 22 of 36

I hope you're right TP.

I was hoping for a FTSE low to 4380/4400 and then a bounce
higher this week, but seeing as we aren't getting it then
the next best thing would be for the 4450/4460 level to
hold as support at the top of the old trend channel.
(Which would now be the bottom of a possible new channel.)

Melnibone.

ThePlayboy - 16 Jan 2004 13:35 - 23 of 36

business inv .3 better than exp

little woman - 16 Jan 2004 13:35 - 24 of 36

Reduced by GSK long @ breakeven - typical now gone up pass it, although not for long.

ThePlayboy - 16 Jan 2004 14:20 - 25 of 36

ind prod worse than exp at .2%

little woman - 16 Jan 2004 14:27 - 26 of 36

closed GSK tiny profit, but scalping BT.A & STAN, trying not to make any mistakes, while so close to todays target!

Melnibone - 16 Jan 2004 14:52 - 27 of 36

Good afternoon,

Consumer confidence figures way up causing markets to spike higher.

Melnibone.

Melnibone - 16 Jan 2004 15:44 - 28 of 36

Titter ye not, SHEL will come good again. ;-)

Took a chance that GSK has peaked for today on that last bounce
and sold for a 35p loss.

If I've got my touch back again I'll get them back cheaper.
Wish me luck.

Melnibone.

Melnibone - 16 Jan 2004 15:50 - 29 of 36

Looks like my CMC trading platform has frozen up again.
It's been doing this since last Friday's upgrade.

I hope they sort the bugs out this weekend.

Melnibone.

Melnibone - 16 Jan 2004 17:03 - 30 of 36

It's taken me an hour to get my trading platform back
on line again.

Anyone else been having problems?

Not too bad a day, ended up in profit in the end so maybe
Lady Luck is smiling on me again.

Be interesting to see where the US ends tonight.
With the US closed on Monday, I'm expecting the UK
to open up to match the US close and then range trade.

We shall see.

Melnibone.
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