Why are we again at 10.5p bid?

It doesn't add up...

Good Results + Strong buying pre results + Christmas online buying soon = Price drop

Then again some companies that have debt for equity hanging in the balance, poor results and bankruptcy around the corner and they go up!

Why sell now at a loss?

Wont that be a kick in the teeth when we see 13.5p 14p again!

Best of luck all.

pachandl - Well, I know there's tons more mileage in RTD yet and am looking forward to the sp passing the last conceivable resistance point at around 60p this year and slightly longer term I believe that we'll be looking at well over 1.

It appears that I'm not the only one to think this either - institutions are buying in heavily and taking all the shares away from the bulk of the retail holders (apart from our good selves of course).

We're getting very close to the point where all Joe Punter's sales have been absorbed. Any solid trading news from this point is going to attract large insti. buys which will continue to push the price up nicely.

Fuel prices in Oz continue at all time highs - as RTD get a sizeable chunk of their profits from this business, they must have had a very healthy 2005 so far.

In addition, the Federation Stores deal in the US is huge business, though many of the small investors here failed to realise the potential (more buyers from the US came in as result of this though).

Well done Fred ......... at 15:45 I would't have bet much in fact nowt on your
prdiction post 2307 ..

:o)))))) ( how nice to have a big smile again)

Douggie, Isn't it time for you to pack your bags and go on holiday for a week or two. Preferably taking BPRG with you.

8<(

As Aussie petrol prices are so high presumably we can expect another rns from RTD which states that trading is "materially" ahead of expectations. I suppose that would normally occur in late May but with the AGM coming up we might get a sneak preview (hopefully).

pachandl - that would be a fine thing indeed.

I reckon another trading statement like that would light the blue touchpaper on RTD again, sending the price way past 40p.

Hi FRed it sure is,... best I can aford at the mo. is a North sea ferry trip next Tue. two nights asleep onboard and a day walking round Keukenhof gardens(bulb fields)....

need these to double again then I will feel I can start taking some profit,
don't want to dilute my holding yet, in meantime bit of a cash flow problem! ;o\

Mournin all :-[ another unjustified drop -1.25p on600.000 traded!..????

I suspect Douggie it is just reflecting what the rest of the small caps market seems to be doing today. Hopefully they will all recover some ground on Monday.

B2B

I reckon we're all doomed ! Lots of talk of NY & London market meltdowns. London paticularly at risk due to retail recession, fall out from bad IBM results (tech. stocks going to take a big hit.) & election upheaval. the recession and the worsening economic backdrop is the reason why Blair (sorry, Brown) is going to the country now.. the city knows that after the election, and the assumed Labour victory will mean higer taxes to fill the "black hole"
The governments runaway tax & spend plans (with no real tangible results) is now coming home to roost.
I predict footsie down to 3800-4000 within 3 months. (hope I'm wrong of course)
but it's looking decidedly iffy.

Will see where RTD lands before going in again.
(imho)

Sky high. I expect you are short on everything in the market.

nope !

It will be interesting, which way the market opens here, and in the American colony to-morrow. Unfortunately, I am fully invested. But looking around there doesn't seem to be much good news. At the moment my favourite way to make money for myself and help all of you in the market is to shoot The Bl---- Liar and his cohort Bush and then justifying my actions, as I thought they were threatening me.

Of course I would write a book about the application of The New Christian (Labour) ethics to justify my actions, should sell as well as Teflon Tonys Autobiography of a con man.

I would be surprised if the FTSE drops more than 5% over the next 3-4 weeks, if it does, I would be even more surprised, if it takes RTD down more than that. My guess is if the market is lower to- morrow, then RTD will be down 1 to 1.5p at the most.

whats all the doom and gloom

the ftse will probably open down 40-50 points

19 April 2005
TALKFREE CALLS ON RETAIL DECISIONS
Palo Alto, CA (April 19, 2005) Retail Decisions (ReD), (LSE: RTD), an international leader in payment processing and card fraud prevention services, today announced that TalkFree Telecom, a leading facilities-based international Voice Over IP (VoIP) carrier, has selected ReD as its credit card processing backbone.


TalkFree Telecom, which provides an extremely low cost PC to phone calling service to and from more than 200 countries worldwide will use ReDs full hosted payment processing and fraud prevention services to ensure purchases for VoIP calls made with payment cards are processed quickly and securely.

Mike Scheele Co-founder and President of TalkFree Telecom said:

"As TalkFree Telecom enters its next phase of growth in the worldwide VoIP market, it is critical that we continue to protect and serve our customers."


"We chose ReD for its proven telecom industry expertise, established international presence and ability to customize services that can scale with our business."

Xavier Kris, CEO of ReD USA, added:


"Rapidly growing VoIP businesses need a payment and risk management service provider who has a demonstrable track-record in both the telecommunications and e-commerce industries."


"Based on ReDs 17 years of experience in providing payment processing and fraud prevention services to leading telecommunication and e-commerce companies, such as AT&T, T-Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Walmart.com and Travelocity, ReD is ideally placed to provide TalkFree with the necessary services to stop fraud while enabling them to grow aggressively."

No posts for 5 days!

There's a real lack of interest here in RTD these days.

What with oil prices still high the company must be bringing in a fortune from the Oz fuel card business and the profits from the Federated Stores deal should be starting to come through also - I'm sure we're going to see another "expectation beating" trading statement later on in the year, so the buyer apathy is baffling to say the least.

A positive statement coming from the AGM this Friday is guaranteed to rekindle the buying action - get ready folks...

I second that Overgrowth, anticipating some enthusiasm from the masses but it doesn't seem to be appearing! Watching and waiting ..

OG/Chiv - agreed but if volume is low then the MMs would be stupid not to tests the less confident seller, especially in the run-up to the AGM.

agree with your summing up on rtd. however, there's a general malaise in the mkt at the moment..nobody buying much anywhere.. once election is out of the way i reckon the mkt will dive to around 3800/4000 within 2/3 months. imho. (sell in May & go away)
Hope I'm wrong but I can't see any positives..... growth going down. Inflation going up, unemployment goin up, maybe interest rates going up again. Taxes definitely going up..council hse tax going up in the next yr or so.. All in all not a very good backdrop for investors to part with their funds. Batten down the hatchets and put a tin helmet on ! it's going to get turbulent..come back in the Autumn.
Blair & Brown preparing to hike taxes and doing nothing to get things going for the saver/investor. Economy slowing down, that's why Blair wants to go to the country now as it will be alot worse in 12 months time.
Apart from that,, everything will be fine.

Sky High I have similar anxiety about a drop in the market in general Ftse perhaps dropping 4700 but probably bouncing off 4800. I doubt it will drop further. Interesting to see Dow this pm As far as RTD is concerned I think it will recommence SP growth about 3-5 weeks time. AGM set for 30/5/2005

Longterm it is a winning company. I am still a longterm holder.

It will be interesting to see the effect of the DOW on closing prices to-day.