BARC Q1 Trading update on Friday should clear matters up and perhaps give us all a clue regarding direction.

From today's Times.
Barclays may go to FSA over rumours
By Patrick Hosking, Investment Editor
BARCLAYS is threatening to call for an official inquiry into possible short-selling of its shares by traders spreading false rumours about losses in its investment banking arm. (Full story below)
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9063-2201229,00.html

From a chart point of view, BARC may well be a good buy, assuming it can break through the (slowly rising) 200 MDA ..... I see that sp is now at the bottom of its Bollinger Band range, though I confess I would like some enlightenment as to how those are formed.

Cynic perhaps this real BARC thread should be revived as the "loony tunes" have hijacked the other one.

Hear Hear, loony tunes.

Must be right yorky if you are here, do they still have gas street lighting in halifax.