Crocodile
- 08 Mar 2004 21:23
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Hays recruitment reported higher first-half
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cautious about the outlook for staffing.
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Bodycote metals engineer met forecasts with
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ThePlayboy
- 09 Mar 2004 07:12
- 4 of 18
TUES FTSE PP
R2 4570
R1 4562
PP 4554
S1 4545
S2 4537
Ftse closed above the pp on Monday but lost 1.3 in the auction, wedge forming on chart, pp right in the centre point of the wedge, looking to 50 down and 58 up for a brk!
edit gap down atm to 31, right at bottom of LT wedge, ready to buy the dip 1st the pos sell the bounce! ss3 4517 btw
Crocodile
- 09 Mar 2004 07:38
- 5 of 18
Morning all ..
Melnibone
- 09 Mar 2004 09:10
- 7 of 18
Morning all,
Gap open lower just about closed after the first
hour of trading. Should get some direction now.
Melnibone.
Melnibone
- 09 Mar 2004 09:14
- 8 of 18
A swift look round gives a similar picture.
UKX, EUSTOX50, CAC, DAX, all hovering around S1/S2.
Melnibone.
Melnibone
- 09 Mar 2004 09:29
- 9 of 18
EUSTOX50 and DAX now on S2,
CAC dropped below S2.
Melnibone.
Melnibone
- 09 Mar 2004 09:38
- 10 of 18
EUSTOX50, DAX, CAC, all now moving below S2.
Can't see why UKX should move higher.
Melnibone.
Melnibone
- 09 Mar 2004 09:59
- 11 of 18
CMC seem to be holding their UKX cash quote
4 or 5 points above the actual market this morning.
Why's this?
Melnibone.
Melnibone
- 09 Mar 2004 15:07
- 15 of 18
Re-appraised SKP and sold the rest when it went over a 64p bid.
This stock usually moves more than this when the volumes
go into the millions. As it hasn't, that raises the possibility
that it is just churning.
When in doubt, discipline says get out. So as usual I'm maintaining
discipline. Hope it continues to rise for those still holding.
Melnibone.
Fundamentalist
- 09 Mar 2004 15:13
- 16 of 18
Mel
I'm having a bad enough day already only to read you've put the hex on SKP lol. Good to see you're following your disciplined rules - as I said I have a longer term outlook for these and am still holding - hope to see you back in soon (when they break upwards hopefully)
stockbunny
- 09 Mar 2004 15:19
- 17 of 18
My money is on the FTSE ending either down or back where it
started this morning - hypothetical money you understand as
I don't 'do' the indices!
Hope things are better for one and all later on today!
Melnibone
- 09 Mar 2004 15:23
- 18 of 18
Hope it comes good for you Fundamentalist, your timeframe is
different to mine.
If it closes the deals that it was meant to close last year
then the price could double.
If it doesn't, then it may have to raise some cash to meet the
convertable bonds due next year and get itself more into hoc
with Paul Capital.
Still all to play for if you fancy it as an LTBH play.
Melnibone.