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?

single garage. keeping on the domestic theme, i recall reading about 30 years ago that all the gold ever mined would fit into an average semi detached house.that got me thinking about photos i'd seen of the gold reserves in fort knox, and whether they were faked.

Excellent viewing - Gove accuses Harman of 'double dealing' on riots cause

Another quiet day on the markets then! At least the cricket is looking good.

Buy end of the day, and sell following day before 11am works for me.

Time to think about panicking again? :)

Some great buying opps, I am shorting on my day trading, but ready to build my long portfolio. Shorting is despised by many, but I have made more money in the last two months shorting than in the last two years on my long portfolio.

sofa so good martini :-)

Is that like settee? :-)

Don't panic my dear , its only a Comet

http://www.advfn.com/cmn/fbb/thread.php3?id=24238375

Link not working have to be a member. I would rather join the BNP than that bag of mental retards.

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-135

Bernard

A very brief summary

Alert-27th JUNE 2011 Elenin enters solar system t 1.7au to earth
Alert-27th SEPT 2011 Elenin is between earth and the sun at 0.381 earths North pole will be pushed south leaving the earth in darkness on the northern hemisphere for 20-days and expose the southern hemisphere to daylight for 20-days exposing this part of the globe to extreme heat from the sun with temps above 200 degrees.
Alert-17th October 2011 elenin nearest point to earth at 0.232au the North Pole will correct causing huge tidal waves as Elenin starts to leave orbit.
Alert-9th November 2011 this is Elenins name spelled backwards nine-eleven those who survive will think it is all over as they see the twin brown dwarf star move away from earth but on this day earth will pass through the tail and be bombed by thousands of debris from the tail.

"Alert-9th November 2011 this is Elenins name spelled backwards " - really!

Also in "American" parlance, nine eleven is September the 11th.

I prefer 'BOLLOCKS' so much more succinct! :O)

Elenins name spelled backwards is Sninele , which is Egyptian for your f***ed

Looks like black Friday again this week

Martini
I hope you have plenty of supplies with you behind the sofa.

It's only Thursday!

I was refering to tommoro brov.

A re run of two weeks ago Thurs/Fri/Mon maybe. Best short all till next week.

There is a bug on my stockwatch screen it has suddenly turned a strange bluey colour.

Should I panic?