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!

BB, that wasn't a tip, just a strategy that I was thinking about, with the drop in HFD I hope to get my timing better if I do decide to go ahead.
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just used it for short typing, i have also looked forward to that div date and saw it listed. didn't expect hfd to drop so close to div date......don't think any of us did. BB

Hmmm - worth a read - Halfords hit its lowest in three years on Monday on fears about deteriorating sales and a dividend cut.

HFD -- strategy was right, execution too soon
FGP -- strategy was right, execution too late.

Timing eh! That was Jimmy Jones wasn't it?
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Kicking myself too george but seeing as FGP has until the 11th before ex div have dipped toe in.....not very far. Hopefully a bit more to come next week.,.

I would have thought so BB, but then again that's what I thought about HFD. Good luck with FGP. I'm not in, yet.
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tell me, why 2571 is it your inside leg measurement.,.

I didn't realise you were numerically dyslexic BB.
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twit.......ok 2517 lol was expecting bigger things.,.

Well 5217 "thats another fine mess you got me in to" Saddled with these for a while now, timing all wrong.,.

Halfords has dropped drastically, heard sales will be affected again soon as weather is wet and nobody buying bicycles and outdoors gears. SELL now at 220p

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thanks harry, needed to see that.,.

Yep, sorry about that! Not a share I hold atm, but was interested to see how things were doing! I'm afraid even turning the chart upside down doesn't help things much!

Yes HFD are now ex-divi and have dropped further than the dividend they are paying, this is not unusual and hopefully over the coming days/weeks will recover somewhat. Of course trading and consumer sentiment weigh on all retail stocks atm. In the short time I have had an interest in these I notice that volume is never much to write home about.
BB the strategy is (I believe) right I missed VOD and didn't buy FGP (+10p ish) since I highlighted them. Maybe it's just HFD.
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longer term chart - support here or to fresh all-time lows?
Doesn't look pretty.

Panmure Gordon and Barclays both downgrades Halfords.

Decided to bite the bullet and take the hit, so HFD fortunes could improve now.
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You are certainly a brave man.

The Tour de France may be in full flow, but that didn't stop Halfords ending up at the back of the pack yesterday. The bike seller came close to finishing at its lowest-ever share price last night as fears continued to grow that the recent terrible weather means its upcoming update could be a shocker.

Bicycles and tents don't tend to be much in demand when the rain is pouring do, so the fact that last month was the wettest June on record does not exactly bode well for the group's first-quarter statement in a fortnight.

Yesterday, Kate Calvert from Seymour Pierce added to the gloom by drastically lowering her expectations. The scribbler cut her pre-tax profit forecast for the year by 15 per cent, warning she did "not expect pretty first-quarter sales numbers" and saying that, as well as the torrid weather, Halfords was also being hit by rivals' discounting.