Recent problems with the new T5 Terminal at Heathrow have resulted in more problems for BA when will they recover their No1 position.

hyleo has posted so many ridiculous posts on so many threads........i actually think its a secondary schoolkid who is trying to play the stockmarket.

anyway if he has placed shorts on smdr, bay, yell etc then he would be bankrupted by now

and hyleo has disappeared from whole of moneyam!! i wonder why, lol

cynic,
the financial sections of press covered the shorting story very well.
do some google searches and you will see articles mentioning that BA is heavily shorted stock.

shorters have been burning since the 1.20 level.

Well.... this aint going back below 2.00, big boys gonna pile in, and an rns confirming Iberia merger will send these rocketing up.

Where is the RNS re IBERIA,come on BA,get your finger out!.
We are hovering around the 200p mark as the city is probably bracing itself for strike and strife at BA.
I can see this retracing ,should we get news that ba and its staff have reached an agreement and news on IBERIA,a rapid move to 250.

bad numbers etc etc have been so heavily flagged in the press etc, and some institutional shorting too, that i wonder whether sp is now at or close to its nadir and that a sharp bounce will follow the results and trading update later this week

what is the strange green chart line that shows above? ...... have been into charts and can't duplicate

call on post 200 was pretty damn accurate, as was the prediction that bad numbers were already reckoned into sp ..... looks like pretty hard bear squeeze now underway .... shame i already held these from 6/8 weeks ago or might have been tempted to buy

Cynic - green line is 200 dma

It's actually the 200 EMA (exponential moving average)

16% of BA's shares are out on loan, the highest in the FTSE 100. Shorters unhappy for a change!

exponential meaning what exactly?

Harry - where are you getting the % short - advfn no longer carry it!

Here you go Cynic - Exponential Moving Average - clear as mud!

That's exactly what I thought Skinny! Sounds impressive though!

You've actually managed to find a much more intelligible explanation than I came across

16% figure came from the FT today, but was an isolated bit of information. I still haven't found a website that provides multi short positions.

do i sense a strong smell of burnt flesh in the air ...... bears burning their paws badly while running fast for cover by the looks of it

Unconfirmed rumour:
"Iberia's supervisory board meets today to decide on merger with BA, according to sources familiar with the situation. With no last minute hiccup, the merger will be announced in a few hours' time, or, much less likely, the termination of talks.
After 16 months of negotiations, the exchange ratio has been established at
45/55 IBLA:BAY. according to the same sources."

from Reuters at 11:49 today ....

The boards of British Airways and Spain's Iberia are holding separate board meetings to consider a merger to create the world's third largest airline by revenue, they said on Thursday.
"Further to recent market speculation, British Airways confirms that the British Airways and Iberia Boards are holding separate meetings today, 12 November, to consider a potential transaction," BA said in a statement.
"However, no decisions have been taken and, at this time, there can be no guarantee that a transaction will be forthcoming. A further announcement will be made in due course, if appropriate."
Iberia also said it had taken no decision on the potential deal and there was no guarantee a transaction would take place.

looks as though it's a done deal, even though not officially confirmed ...... deep fried shorters are today's tasty special!!

MADRID, Nov 12 (Reuters) 13:56 - Spanish airline Iberia's board has approved a merger with British Airways , El Pais reported on its website on Thursday.
Iberia chairman Antonio Vazquez will be chairman of the new company, whose headquarters will be in London, the newspaper said.
Iberia declined to comment on the report.