Every where you look the news is full of doom and gloom about currencies and the markets, and rightly so. But, and it's a big but, some companies will ride out the storm, offer reasonable dividends and offer a buying opportunity. Obviously the 'cranks' will say their small cap tiddler is worthy of a huge upgrade in share price but maybe a flight to quality is where we should be ( I can't believe I am saying this!). Maybe the collapse in share prices might be an opportunity for some quite juicy M&A activity.

So here is my list of a few stocks I am watching for buying opportunities and why:

Misys; M&A activity bidder Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) walked away last week and shares came in for big sell off. Unlikely FIS will bid again just yet but if price continues to collapse might return.

SportingBet: M&A activity bidder Ladbrokes? Still rumoured out there with 70p bid. Perennial bid favourite but might be one to get dirt cheap.

Lloyds. Madness, yes I know, but below 28p I might just put some away for a rainy day, a pure punt.


Anyone else got some stocks to watch?

I am hiding behind the sofa. I nearly bought some stares yesterday. Thankfully I bottled it.

it's rude to stare M.

I guess he likes being looked at :-)

voyeur?

Martini no need to hit the bottle ;-)

I'm watching for opportunities in companies, particularly the banks, where there is big sized Director buying:

eg,

5.8.11 Several at LLOY

5.8.11 Sheila Noakes, RBS, acquired 210,000 shares at 28.3126 pence a share.

4.8.11 Simon Fraser, BARC, purchased 25,000 shares at 209.53 pence a share. He now has 79,514 shares.

2.8.11 Marcus Agius, Chairman, BARC, bought 115,660 shares 215.50p. He now has 232,244 shares.

(I'm also looking out for Scrip to become CEO of Betfair and/or his friend WB to have given him a job).

VOD

Anytime, any place, any where :-)

WEST HAM v CHALTON POSTPONED. CHEERS.

I daren't look at some prices....just gutted...never seen anything like this ever.....

Rf, yes you have. Three years ago. Read the header of this thread and digest!

Or even last summer!

Or even when DES had it's duster!

I'm not selling anything .....will hang on....delighted about Rockhopper....at a guess...minimum of half a billion barrels probably......feel sorry for the shop owners in the big cities....so much news...just can't take it all in.....

I agree on banks, bought some VOD as an opening gambit and am looking at adding to insurers. Most of these are for the SIPP where I'll take advantage of the opportunity to get good yields from cash machines. :-)

Don't you just love indiscriminate sell-offs.

BTW, will also be sitting with ready available cash for the future, as I always do. :-)

Oi Limpy if you are reading, got a super wizzy new chart system, going to make us all billionaires, great chart for RBS, shall I buy , shall I sell or shall I get a new chart package. :-0)

looks a bit like his toupee Bully :-)

Hmmmm.......someone's brazilian needs a bit of a trim..........

Is that the Eastender's theme music I can hear?