Its come along way since these were a pair of old boots,just bought today mid 280s,spent a few pounds in there of late,so why not!

Still above 50DMA, so short not a done deal just yet?

Looks like a bearish engulfing candle......

Stop to entry for risk free trade.

Stop to 386.0 to lock in + 10

Out for now @ 377.0 + 21

Half Yearly Report

Key Points For The Half:
· Strong Q1 for Retail followed by +6.6% LFL growth in Q2 despite the tough prior-year comparator
· Focus areas of Cycling and Car Maintenance performed particularly well
· Retail management team strengthened, including the addition of Emma Fox as Commercial Director
· The Getting Into Gear programme in Retail progressing well, including: the launch of new recruitment process and colleague training programme, a new Halfords.com website and a number of store refurbishments
· Autocentres performance driven by both market and operational challenges; new Autocentres CEO to be appointed
· Interim dividend of 5.2 pence per share, in line with prior guidance

JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 0.00 405.00 440.00 Reiterates

N+1 Singer Buy 0.00 - 540.00 Retains

Buy Halfords, the Sunday Telegraph’s Questor column advised. The shares jumped almost 15% when the car maintenance and bikes group beat profit forecasts but there could be further to go in its retail revival. The post-Olympic cycling boom and warm summer prompted more cycle sales than expected and Halfords is overhauling its stores and marketing to tap into cities’ push to improve infrastructure for those on two wheels. Questor said buy at 303.5p in October 2012 and, with the group’s revival taking hold, it repeated the advice with the shares currently trading at 476.5p.


http://sharecast.com/news/sunday-share-tips-talktalk-fyffes-halfords/21282650.html

Ex-divi wed 18th Dec (5.2p)

Up 4.3% today,

TS on 16 Jan.

Interim Management Statement

Key Points for the 15-week Period
· Cycling: significant growth across the board including an excellent performance from Accessories and Children's bikes
· Car Maintenance: strong sales of Workshop tools partially offset by subdued demand for parts and winter products. Fitting of parts reached record levels despite the mild weather conditions
· Car Enhancement: improved year-on-year Car Cleaning performance outweighed by an increased decline in Sat Nav
· Travel Solutions: seasonal and kids' offers resonated well, accompanied by growth in Travel Equipment
· Online Retail: sales grew by 13.8%, with online representing a record 11.7% of total Retail sales
· Autocentres: improved LfL performance with a further four centres opened; new MD of Autocentres appointed

Financial Position and Outlook
There has been no material change in the Group's financial position which remains sound.

Whilst the mix of sales in the period towards Cycling will have adversely influenced the Retail gross-margin performance, our expectations and all guidance for the full year remain unchanged.

Investec Buy 484.55 520.00 520.00 Reiterates

JP Morgan Cazenove Neutral 0.00 460.00 460.00 Reiterates

Deutsche Bank Sell 0.00 410.00 410.00 Reiterates

Citigroup Buy 492.50 492.50 545.00 550.00 Reiterates

Annual Financial Report

Financial Highlights
· Group revenues up 7.9% (Q4 LFL: Retail: +9.9%; Autocentres +4.3%)
· Cycling LFL growth of 19.4% (Q4 Cycling LFL: +41.6%)
· Online Retail growth of +17.7% (Q4:+27.5%);
· Retail costs and margins in line with guidance
· Basic earnings per share up 4.0%
· Capital expenditure up 61.7% to £30.4m, supporting the first year of the Retail Getting Into Gear strategy
· Free cashflow of £39.5m, after a one-off tax settlement of £21.0m; Net Debt to EBITDA at 1.0:1

Business Highlights
· A year of Cycling underpinned by a major cycle-range refresh and an increased presence in the Parts, Accessories and Clothing market
· Strong results emanating from our Service Revolution, with a significant rise in customer-feedback scores
· 27 stores trading in the refreshed format as our Stores Fit To Shop rollout continued
· A new Retail website launched in November 2013 with a material increase in conversion
· New leadership for Autocentres focusing on colleagues and the customer experience

Investec Buy 485.35 520.00 520.00 Retains

Cantor Fitzgerald Buy 485.35 500.00 500.00 Upgrades

Breakup on the cards????????

N+1 Singer Buy 493.90 480.00 540.00 600.00 Retains

Halfords HFD

Yep break out looks very positive this time.

What about the falling macd?

what about a sudden drop of 23p to 487.5?
i don't have any position in these, but just noticed this and no obvious news
general malaise?