red = 25dma
green = 50 dma
black = 200 dma


The Telegraph says the banks like Southern Cross Healthcare, and so it seems to have an almost endless supply of new capital. It recently secured �300m to fund acquisition plans. It also develops its own sites and hopes to add 1,000 beds this year. A good operator with a proven model, Southern Cross is well worth buying.

annual reports etc available from www.schealthcare.co.uk


have just bought for myself at 355

Updated TA

Back on track from the dip earlier this month. 600 by month end?

Time to shout 'SHORT' again :))
SP seems to have halted its march northwards for now although sitting on previous trend support, but I can't see this being especially robust. RSI turning down, MACD turning down, both from resistance. Setting an initial target of 556p possibly 545p dependant on where it finds support.

pth

So far so good :))

i see i top-sliced at about this level (559) ..... if 545 is hit, may well buy them back

Might be lowering my target a bit, perhaps 535p

good! ...... even better level to buy back (lol!)

Mr P, have sold today at a profit, so please feel free to 'call the shorts' ;-)

Mr C, thanks for enlightening me to SCHE. (I still hold both VPC and PFC, both looking positive at the moment).

Darradev ..... imo, SCHE are very good hold into the future ...... though PT may well have called the dip in sp correctly, i do not see it as particularly deep or long-lasting ...... as already posted, i have top-sliced but have every intention of reinstating those in due course.

PFC i also still hold and shall continue to do so
VPC i do not know at all, but will now look

SCHE update

Darradev, a wise decision.

I have slightly redrawn this chart; I adjusted the shallower trend a touch over the weekend (purple lines) which is the reason I dropped my target from 545p to 535p. There are two other trendlines, the blue one through March and earlier this month. This is where it bounced today. It remains to be seen if this is valid support, I would like to see further reactions from this line to prove the case. The lower trend is drawn from Dec and March and provided support on numerous occasions before the trend became steeper earlier this year.

I'm not convinced that the support it bounced off today will hold and I do favour the bottom of the channel at 535p. I have also drawn a tentative channel on the RSI, the upper line is ok, but the lower guesswork and I think there is more room to the downside than shown.

The MACD channel is much clearer and shows room for quite a fall yet and after all, this is the indicator that led me to believe this was a shorting opportunity in the first place!

I am beginning to wonder if the SP will drop out of the channel and head towards the longer term trendline (green jobbie) in which case I will need to amend my target to 500p. Everything is pointing to the downsdie at the moment.

pth

for myself, i am happy to hold this stock long term; a rarity for me it must be admitted ...... having top-sliced 40% at 559 (from memory), i am very sanguine about the prospect of sp dipping even to 500 where i would assuredly buy more, even if already having done so at +/-535

thanks chaps, it's good to see that people can have differing views about a stock and still have civilised and meaningful discussions without the 'verbal nonsense' posted on some BBs.

Hit my target of 535p this morning, wondering if 500p is on the cards. Were I actually trading this stock, would set a trailing stop now at 540-545 and be happy with a 35-40pt profit if stopped out.

pth

500p was on the cards after all. With this market might even be 490p ??

i am already o'weight here, for otherwise i might be tempted to buy again ..... i have asked PT to check the entrails, but i think the bounce off the rsi of 30 indicates a buy signal .... certainly sp is recovering nicely after this morning's rns, and as well publicised, i reckon this is an ace company in the a growing(dying!) sector.

for info, following is an extract from Newswatch stuff .....

"The broker thought further acquisitions are likely to continue driving consensus upgrades, while the announcement today has renewed overall confidence.
Morgan Stanley maintained its 'overweight' stance and 570 pence target.
Elsewhere, UBS reiterated its 'buy' rating and 660 pence target saying today's news was reassuring."

I am very into this company and bought again at 440p yesterday and 480p today to add to my holding. A market correction does nothing to detract from their business model

i think it's a cracker ...... in similar vein, you may like to look at CTH though stock is not easy to acquire ...... may not be so bad in the current market (lol) but i found it easiest to place an order with price and instruct part fill

Thanks, though I'm fully invested again. Been in SCHE since it was 300p and thought we wouldn't see 440p again. But I@m in this one for the longer term

Richard

A few thoughts on SCHE. As you can see the SP has been in a deep downtrend since reaching for 600p. Initially a break above 500p to break out of this trend and then a further break through above the long term uptrend (currently resistance) would confirm a reversal. Although difficult to see on this screenshot I would also wish to see a break through RSI resistance (nearly there). MACD seems to have bottomed out, although no confirmed buy signal yet, but it is a lagging indicator (arn't they all!). 440p should certainly be the base if the markets go pear shaped again.

pth

PT ..... hope you are well as have not seen you around for a while .... time for golf?

Others! ..... SCHE continues to pull off really good deals, as it has again anounced today ...... i tout this share unashamedly!