It seems THE Colt could be on its way back from yet another Year Low .

The stock is now at a very vunerable level at market cap level of only 500million -

My own opinion and that of other investors is great time to tuck away as a recovery from the present lows looks set to start...

What goes down must come up...

France Telecom still looks set to the main bidder though CABLE and Wireless is another contender named...

DYOR AS ALWAYS AND HAVE SAFE INVESTING ON YOUR MIND...jULES99

60-80p is the comeback target...

Even in a competitve industry a stock can be oversold and undervalued...
Oversold is for sure, and a rerate is also due, the anaysts will pickup on this as always...

Marconi
mmo2
voda
thus

all up this week...!

Little movement on COLT this am, Bought some fresh stock in order to take advantage of low levels at 46.5 for long term investment, reason being Telecoms have are back in favour Ifresults from this weeks reports are to go by...Sticking with this one..

Enjoy Weekend.. Jules99...


dyor AS ALWAYS...

Searched Net for articles on Net...Some positive Insights to report -

Colt Last Tipped in the Gaurdian at 41.5p, as Oversold, have a long way to go as Coltsters long ans short term know -

Shares closed on Friday at 46.75p, no movement, whilst rest of market rattled upwards...IF history is to be followed then a few weeks back a similiar trend occured, whilst the General Index/Markets rattled Up, strongly, Colt Tel remained unchanged at 42p give a take 0.5p, When the Ftse retreated, What happened was Colt Telecom "Surged upwards"...! - Analysts noted Investors were trailing after "value" in the market...As the Colt has not gained (actually went into profit taking) last week at all, it may surge forward this week as an oversold and Under valued Stock...break past 49p is needed 49p - 57p....


HAPPY TO HOLD AS HISTORY COULD REPEAT ITSELF THIS WEEK... DYOR....stay happy Jules99.


Reuters
Tuesday September 14, 2004
The Guardian

The corporate services company, Colt Telecom, has reorganised and beefed up its management in order to boost revenues two months after a profits warning, sending its stock surging upwards yesterday.
Colt said it would set up four business areas - Britain, France, Germany and Strategic Markets, which comprises 10 European markets - merge its sales and marketing arm, set up an innovation and products unit, appoint three new managers and reshuffle other top posts.

"These changes are designed to provide the company with a world class leadership team and strongly position Colt for long-term revenue growth," said chief executive Jean-Yves Charlier.

Colt's stock, which almost halved after the group warned in July that second-quarter trading had been tougher than expected and margins were under pressure, leapt 10% to 49.25p.

Other:

The analysts mention that the company has achieved the preferred supplier status with all its customers. COLT Telecoms objective is to increase its share of the current customer telecom spending.

The analysts mention that Colt Telecoms financial position is stable, with the 850 million in cash reserves.The analysts believe that the company is attractively positioned to benefit from the increase in corporate spending, expected in 2004/5


What's new at COLT? Check out this section frequently to get the latest.

COLT announces roadmap for profitable growth

COLT reveals new strategic direction - "Future in Focus" which will accelerate revenue growth, deliver positive cash flow and profits and re-establish the company as an innovator and as one of the top three players in each of the metropolitan markets in which it operates across Europe. >more



COLT SecureIT 'inspires first customer with hassle-free, secure, affordable service

In line with "Future in Focus" COLT launches SecureIT for small and medium sized organisations, in the first in a portfolio of services to extend COLT's IP management services to the local area network and desktop environment. >more



COLT announces Q3 2004 quarterly results

".......COLTs underlying financial position remains strong: losses are reducing and we have taken action to reduce interest payments through the early redemption of some of our bonds, reflecting our confidence in the future." >more



COLT wins WCA Best Customer Care award for fourth consecutive year

For the fourth year running, we are pleased to announce that COLT has won the World Communication Awards highly prestigious Best Customer Care award.

The judging panel said: COLT's customer comments are really powerful testimony to the efforts the company has made to maintain its leadership in customer care. COLT puts customers first - it is as simple as that. The company has continued to invest in facilities to improve customer service, right across its network." >more

COLT manages global voice services for Bosch Security Systems in France

COLT has been chosen by Bosch Security Systems to provide voice services for the companys global operations, from standard phone traffic and intelligent network services. Read more about COLT Voice Services.

COLT and Intrada celebrate three years of partnership

COLT and Intrada, the classical music label, have celebrated three years of partnership with the release of a CD tribute to the works of Georg Friedrich Handel, played by the Armenian pianist Vahan Mardirossian. >more

Growth Comet of the Year

It's official: COLT Denmark is the fastest growing company in the Danish IT market.COLT Denmark has been awarded the title of "Growth Comet of the Year" by ComputerWorld, justified by a 157% revenue growth from 2002 to 2003.

More secure than ever

COLT has achieved BS7799 accreditation all European Internet Solution Centres and the COLT customer European network monitoring, management and support services. >more

Pan-European marketing and customer service made easier

Organising pan-European customer service and marketing campaigns carries a significant administrative overhead, if you are using multiple telecoms operators to provide multiple response numbers. More than 100 businesses have cut out this overhead during the past two years with COLT International IN Services. Conferencing specialist Genesys is one, and it says it can now offer more competitive services. >more

Storage for competitive advantage

Data storage per megabyte is now so cheap that it would be almost free if it weren't for an explosion in the amount of data we want to have available. Per Andersen, Managing Director of the analysis bureau IDC Nordic, says: An analysis by the University of Berkeley has shown that the amount of information created in the past two years is greater than the information created in the preceding 1000 years." >more

COLT launches high-speed wide area network solution at land area network prices

What do we mean by switch-based CPE Solutions? It means we own and manage a business'customer premises equipment (CPE). It means we can provide network connectivity up to 1Gbps and typically reduce customers' total cost of ownership by up to 20 per cent. It means you have a networking solution that is tailored to your specific requirements, but managed by a third party: it is built from their premises outwards, whereas they would usually have to buy a network-based service themselves and build a solution around it. >more

The pros and cons of the virtual network operator (VNO) - which is right for your business?

You know you want an IP VPN to enable your employees to access your network from anywhere, but unravelling the complex world of network providers is proving a bit daunting. A number of network-provider models now exist, but how do you choose which model is right for your business? Dr Daryl Szebesta of COLT Telecom demystifies the jargon, breaks down the critical differences between the network owner versus the virtual network operator (VNO), and provides practical advice on what to look for in your network provider. >more

COLT identified as most competitive wholesale data carrier in Europe

A recent survey analysis published by BroadGroup, the telecoms consultancy titled Where next in wholesale? The profit challenge for voice and data has named COLT as 'the most competitive carrier in Europe' for wholesale data. BroadGroup has found that 'wholesale has reached a transformational point, the impact of which will be similar to the emergence of refile following liberalisation in the US and other OECD countries.'

6 month and 1 year charts of ctm - Breakout point quite obvious - third time lucky hopefully patience has been required so far...

sorry clicked on post reply by accident...hence 2 mails..


CTM appears to be hovering last few days now between 45p-49p (10.5%), perhaps time to pick a few more up on the downside just for short term gain, will make mind up in the morning....

A CTM Trading update at Dec-end could prove useful for all...

however time for kip now I reckons...

zzzz....zzz...z...Jules99.....

i for 1 picked up sum colt 2day at 45..gotta be a bargain

yes i'm in to see it go over 50

good day with the market down,colt rises....on a bad day go for quality....still way under valued i feel.?
any views whats holding the price back?

PD4WCUF, ISM4EEL..

Welcome aboard, glad you guys know a bargain when you see one...

On a positive note - Luckily Colt is not affected by the Dollar as it's main networks are in Europe...

I think it's largely been a case of fear as many investors will have been burnt 5 months back when price dropped from 85p down to 55p and then as low as 36p...

Naturally when this happens investors are wary...perhaps put off..

However I think this is about to turnaround one can just feel it, this time last year or so Colt hit 1.29p...Now the company is about to come out of the red and into Profit in 2005, Directors buying again recently on dip, new management inplace and you can be pretty sure predators such as CW, France Telecom will be watching like hawks...Also A takeover/buyout of stock from Fidelity would not be given for less than 95p, valuing Colt at around 1.1Bn analysts beleive.

I'm confident Colt will hit the magic pound again...

Jules99 is advised not to sell...

How To Spot A Chart Breakout based on the last Colt Breakout...

A MUST READ FOR COLTERS - CHECK THIS AN EXCELLENT HISTORIC INSIGHT ...This what happened the last time Colt was trying to breakout from 49P...

http://money.msn.co.uk/investing/Insight/SpecialFeatures/MultiplyYourMoney/chartbreakout/default.asp

By Nick Louth, MSN Money special correspondent
Last updated June 3

Heres a technique for spotting the chance of big rises in shares before they happen

The last week has been a great one for shareholders in Colt Telecom. Shares in the alternative telecommunications carrier jumped by 50 per cent in less than a week, reaching 76p by the close on Monday. Luck of the draw? Not at all.

Colt Telecom's latest share price

Not luck but probability

Far from being a random move, by studying the chart of previous price movements in Colt it was actually possible to see that the share was likely to make a substantial upward move a week or two ahead. How do I know? Because I spotted it myself and bought in at 48p on May 13th before the rise had begun. The technique of chart breakout detection can be learned by anyone, and though it doesnt always work, it can bring big profits quickly. In my case I sold at 76-3/4p on Monday, for a 60 per cent gain in a fortnight. I have to admit the results are rarely quite so spectacular.

A chart breakout occurs when a share price breaks through an important barrier, and is free to move beyond. These barriers can be an absolute price level (in Colts case it was 50p) or a trend line drawn on the chart of past movements. All it really means is a signal of a change in the pattern of price movements. Quite often, the longer a price has been confined, the more spectacular its behaviour on escape will be.

New to charting? Read this article on the basics of charting

See Colt's monthly chart

In Colts case the big move happened on Thursday May 29th, and on Friday the papers said that Colt had been helped by a credit report from Moodys Investor Service which changed the groups outlook from negative to stable.

See news report on Moodys update

Clearly this is good news, but it is hard to see why on its own it should propel the shares of this alternative carrier so much higher. Looking through the newspaper share market reports we find all sorts of after-the-event explanations for such dramatic moves, but as someone who spent years writing stock market reports I can assure you there is often more post-hoc rationalisation than real insight in this.

Indeed, the facts in the Moodys report merely reflected what anyone who looked at Colts results and balance sheet over the last six months could see that the company is increasing its operating earnings, chipping away at its huge debt and slowing its capital spending.

What the chart says

What had really changed were the characteristics of the share price chart in the two weeks leading up to this big move. What was there to see in the charts? Lets take a closer look at Colts movements over the last year.

Colt's 12-month chart

Since October last year, Colt shares have been unable to get above 50p. You perhaps need a more detailed chart to really show it, but since the most recent market low in the middle of March, Colt shares climbed nearer and nearer to 50p, a resistance point which had held for over six months, but at each attempt to move above that level, they were rebuffed.

Detailed Colt chart

However, the fall at each attempt was successively smaller. This indicates a tussle between buyers and sellers which was gradually coming to a crisis point. This point can be seen clearly on the monthly chart we looked at earlier. There we can see trading volume shooting way above normal on both May 15th and 16th, which is a confirmation of the significance of the move about to be made. Colt tentatively eased itself over the 50p barrier on May 16th. It didnt go far, but in the following sessions executed a most important manoeuvre. One of the concepts in chart analysis is that of confirmation, so once the price had moved above resistance at 50p, it had to re-test that level as support, a new floor for a new trading range. In the following few days, Colts share price temporarily eased back below 50p, but fresh buying lifted back again. It is at this point, we can say the chart breakout is confirmed, and which should mark the purchase point for those who want to be sure the move is valid.

Other examples

making a comeback from fall this am...Now all sellers seem to have been taken out..

holding steady for now

NASDAQ (up 2% almost..) and US telecoms also up last nite, Colt most likely to follow up again:-)))))

Target remains 49p+ once it does, the classic chart break from 49p (that all Colters have ben (very) patient) should take effect..

http://money.msn.co.uk/investing/Insight/SpecialFeatures/MultiplyYourMoney/chartbreakout/default

Hopefully it happens this week!

(Thanks Nasdaq..)

http://www.moneyam.com/action/quote/processGetQuote

4 COLT DIRECTORS have just Bought SHARES!

See thread...!

An announcement on the company progress is round the corner for sure -Obviously Positive by the looks of things, do check thread above ...

Look like the turn around is coming...

CTM is on fire today - up over 4% and flying. What's happening?

telcos heating up...check out ESY (up for other reasons but the pricipal in intact!)

Prop, it's me Joe you're talking to! I'm already on the ESY crusade too remember

jules99...i agree with your chart breakout spotting at 50p...(see my comment on 15/11/2004). I think it will go to 70p soon.

It seems everybody is listening now....

CTM ...With 5 director Buys all buying in the early/mid December as well as the appoinment of a New Director With Vast Knowledge and experience from the States...

Analysts know positive news of a great nature is on the cards...hence the move and sizable trades going through again.


Results due out in Early Feb perhaps according to some investors...dont know exact date at this moment, though I think a trading statement may be also made very soon...Very Positive by the looks of things...

My personal is 70-80p is likely if the news is all good and true...The directors look well to make a whack themselves...!

More buyers will start to flood in as the rise starts, its the nature of the beast...


Enjoy ...Jules99.....

Do Check the chart, CTM could well rise to 80p this appears like the break out target from 55p...With Ctm so low, just One single majot (positive)statement could very easily acheive this...

Watch this space...